“Opponents claimed the student accommodation facility would impact on the view of the chimney of the former laundry”
Let’s just sink the island and be done with it
Elbon on
Good, students shouldn’t have a place to live.
Important_Farmer924 on
What next, tent cities for students?
croghan2020 on
How is this allowed to happen in this day and age, surely the planning board should be able to push ahead with planning on this as it’s for the greater good for the community and town as whole. Absolute madness!
LucyVialli on
“The inspector claimed the developer had also failed to demonstrate that the development would not lead to an overconcentration of student housing in the area.”
God forbid that we should have student housing near the actual college.
Local residents, blah blah blah. If you can never build something that’s higher than the existing structures, and you can’t build something that’s visually discordant with the rest of the area, then how are we ever going to get anything built in cities?! Pushing everything out to greenfield suburbs is not the answer (especially for student accommodation), there’s plenty space in cities that should be developed for housing first.
notevenclosecnt on
Space for 122 people to live while they’re educated, in the run up to contributing, hopefully, to a brighter better Irish future or an undisturbed view of a /checks notes/ state sponsored institution of torture and abuse. Easy choice to make!!!
anatomized on
“a negative impact on a historical area” am, what? clare street is one of the worst examples of neglect in the city. it has fallen to absolute wrack and ruin over the last 15-20 years. student accommodation and new accommodation of any sort is badly needed in this area as well as all the amenities that would go with it.
hmmm_ on
Oh for fucks sake.
Atreides-42 on
The *student housing project* would ruin the character of the *former Magdalene laundry*?
The most “Maybe I like the suffering” sentence I’ve read in a while. No, we can’t allow houses to be built, they’d spoil the view of the old torture church.
funpubquiz on
Everyone knows that architecture and streetscapes of urban Ireland have to be preserved to their British Imperial Georgian heyday.
adieumondieu on
My face when these spoofers talk about ‘architectureal conservation area’
Griss27 on
The fucking jobsworth An Bord Pleanála inspector who made the decision should be publically hanged – sorry, named and shamed.
Fuck this. It’s beyond parody. The whole planning apparatus in the country needs to be dismantled and rebuilt. The bias is 100% on the objectors’ side, to the point that nothing can be built. The only way is to replace everyone with this inherent bias, which is all of them at ABP at the moment. It needs to be uprooted and rebuilt.
High_Flyer87 on
This is where Limericks newly directly elected mayor needs to intervene.
High_Flyer87 on
I’d love to know if someone is lobbying An Bord Pleanala to object more. Most likely from FG. I’ve a feeling they’ve stats they have been told to work to in order to purposely keep supply low.
Fuck them.
Eviladhesive on
Remember, when you’ve climbed the property ladder, don’t just pull it up behind you – pull it up and smash it to pieces.
InstructionGold3339 on
To cite an overconcentration of student accommodation, literally across the road from the campus of the Limerick School of Art & Design seems daft. The school is located in the former Magdalene laundry from what I can see, so basically the decision is saying student accommodation cannot be provided at any kind of decent scale next to this campus – that doesn’t seem like a very sustainable position.
Garlic-Cheese-Chips on
Auld rotten cunts not wanting young folk to have the slightest semblance of comfort.
Weak_Low_8193 on
For those not from Limerick, that area is a shit hole and nothing about it would be missed or impacted negatively.
demonspawns_ghost on
Sounds like a job for Killdozer.
ashfeawen on
Fuck oooofffff and build some fucking accommodation
senditup on
There’s no point in blaming the objectors (selfish and ridiculous as they are). Blame the ludicrous planning system that facilitates them.
AncientWisdomTooth on
Local residents should be put into magdalene laundry as the reward
Intelligent-Price-39 on
I went to college when there were fees. It was cheaper than now because rents have skyrocketed. These selfish fuckers are part of the reason. The government built loads of council houses back in the 80s when the financial situation was probably worse.
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“Opponents claimed the student accommodation facility would impact on the view of the chimney of the former laundry”
Let’s just sink the island and be done with it
Good, students shouldn’t have a place to live.
What next, tent cities for students?
How is this allowed to happen in this day and age, surely the planning board should be able to push ahead with planning on this as it’s for the greater good for the community and town as whole. Absolute madness!
“The inspector claimed the developer had also failed to demonstrate that the development would not lead to an overconcentration of student housing in the area.”
God forbid that we should have student housing near the actual college.
Local residents, blah blah blah. If you can never build something that’s higher than the existing structures, and you can’t build something that’s visually discordant with the rest of the area, then how are we ever going to get anything built in cities?! Pushing everything out to greenfield suburbs is not the answer (especially for student accommodation), there’s plenty space in cities that should be developed for housing first.
Space for 122 people to live while they’re educated, in the run up to contributing, hopefully, to a brighter better Irish future or an undisturbed view of a /checks notes/ state sponsored institution of torture and abuse. Easy choice to make!!!
“a negative impact on a historical area” am, what? clare street is one of the worst examples of neglect in the city. it has fallen to absolute wrack and ruin over the last 15-20 years. student accommodation and new accommodation of any sort is badly needed in this area as well as all the amenities that would go with it.
Oh for fucks sake.
The *student housing project* would ruin the character of the *former Magdalene laundry*?
The most “Maybe I like the suffering” sentence I’ve read in a while. No, we can’t allow houses to be built, they’d spoil the view of the old torture church.
Everyone knows that architecture and streetscapes of urban Ireland have to be preserved to their British Imperial Georgian heyday.
My face when these spoofers talk about ‘architectureal conservation area’
The fucking jobsworth An Bord Pleanála inspector who made the decision should be publically hanged – sorry, named and shamed.
Fuck this. It’s beyond parody. The whole planning apparatus in the country needs to be dismantled and rebuilt. The bias is 100% on the objectors’ side, to the point that nothing can be built. The only way is to replace everyone with this inherent bias, which is all of them at ABP at the moment. It needs to be uprooted and rebuilt.
This is where Limericks newly directly elected mayor needs to intervene.
I’d love to know if someone is lobbying An Bord Pleanala to object more. Most likely from FG. I’ve a feeling they’ve stats they have been told to work to in order to purposely keep supply low.
Fuck them.
Remember, when you’ve climbed the property ladder, don’t just pull it up behind you – pull it up and smash it to pieces.
To cite an overconcentration of student accommodation, literally across the road from the campus of the Limerick School of Art & Design seems daft. The school is located in the former Magdalene laundry from what I can see, so basically the decision is saying student accommodation cannot be provided at any kind of decent scale next to this campus – that doesn’t seem like a very sustainable position.
Auld rotten cunts not wanting young folk to have the slightest semblance of comfort.
For those not from Limerick, that area is a shit hole and nothing about it would be missed or impacted negatively.
Sounds like a job for Killdozer.
Fuck oooofffff and build some fucking accommodation
There’s no point in blaming the objectors (selfish and ridiculous as they are). Blame the ludicrous planning system that facilitates them.
Local residents should be put into magdalene laundry as the reward
I went to college when there were fees. It was cheaper than now because rents have skyrocketed. These selfish fuckers are part of the reason. The government built loads of council houses back in the 80s when the financial situation was probably worse.