Dublin City Council responds to Liberty Hall decision
Dublin City Council deliberated on the proposals by SIPTU to redevelop Liberty Hall for a considerable period of time. The first application was withdrawn.
Dublin City Council deliberated on the proposals by SIPTU to redevelop Liberty Hall for a considerable period of time. The first application was withdrawn.
An Bord Pleanála has refused permission for the demolition and redevelopment of Liberty Hall. The authority this morning said its board had unanimously decided to refuse permission for the redevelopment,
Dublin city planners have granted permission to Siptu for the demolition of Liberty Hall and its replacement by a taller and bulkier building.
A planning application to demolish Dublin’s Liberty Hall and replace it with a new 20- storey tower has been withdrawn by the building’s owners Siptu.
City planners have demanded that Siptu justify why they want to demolish Liberty Hall in favour of a taller skyscraper. In a fresh blow to plans to knock down the famous city tower,
Liberty Hall in Dublin should be preserved as a “heritage structure of national importance”, according to the Irish branch of an organisation that seeks to protect icons of the modern movement in architecture.
Siptu will today lodge a planning application with Dublin City Council to replace Liberty Hall with a significantly taller building, topped by a “sky pod” that would give visitors panoramic views over the city and Dublin Bay.
Plans to replace Liberty Hall with a 20-storey building are due to be lodged with Dublin City Council within weeks. It is understood the designs are being finalised and could be submitted to the local authority as early as December 10.
SIPTU, the country’s largest trade union, has unveiled the design for the proposed “˜new’ Liberty Hall at its centenary conference in Tralee,
Liberty Hall is to be replaced by a significantly taller building with a “sky pod” on top similar to the Gravity Bar at the Guinness Storehouse,