Central Bank headquarters construction to stop because the building is higher than planning permission allows.
Although still under construction, the new £2,500,000 Central Bank headquarters on Dame Street in Dublin dominates its surroundings. Designed by architects Stephenson, Gibney and Associates the building s being built from the top down. The first floor under construction is the top floor.
Planning permission was granted for a building of 120 feet. It has recently come to the attention of Dublin Corporation that the building is 30 feet too high.
The total increase in height involves an extra 9 feet to the top of the parapet and an additional 21 feet to the apex of a copper roof over the roof trusses and plant rooms.
Dublin Corporation has refused a new application for planning permission. This application would have permitted the retention of the 150 feet structure.
The board of the Central Bank has decided the work on the top floor must stop once safety measures are completed. It has asked the architects for an urgent report on how the building can comply with the original planning permission. It is also considering the question of an appeal to the Minister for Local Government against the Dublin Corporation refusal to allow the additional 30 feet.
A 'Tangents’ report broadcast on 4 December 1973. The footage shown here is mute.
