Cullen intervenes in round tower planning dispute

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Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2004 / August 3 2004: Cullen intervenes in round tower planning dispute

The Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, has moved to block planning permission for a commercial development in Clondalkin in Dublin next to one of Ireland's oldest round towers. Mr Cullen's Department has sent a letter to South Dublin County Council objecting to a bar/restaurant and apartment complex which, it said, could have "a seriously damaging impact" on the character and setting of the tower and could turn it into a "traffic island". The letter also states that medieval archeological remains could be present on the site and queries an earlier report that the tower would not be structurally damaged by the building works.

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