Ibec today welcomed planned Government measures allowing taller buildings and easing of restrictions on accommodation types.
 
The group that represents Irish business claims this "sensible" approach to urban building height limits will play a significant role in housing Ireland’s rapidly expanding population. Ibec further claims that Ireland's cities are well positioned to attract a new wave of investment and jobs in the post-Brexit era. 
 
Speaking today, Ibec Senior Executive Aidan Sweeney said, "Ireland has long needed an effective approach to tall buildings, which will allow us to address the problems of urban sprawl, housing and commercial space shortages and improved densification. Government is developing a new evidence-base methodology for building heights in urban areas."

He added, "It is not the case that our cities will be overtaken by high rise development. Instead, this new sensibly balanced approach follows established global practices of assessing the overall suitability of an area, the location and the context for development. Taller buildings can make a beneficial contribution, besides accommodation, to urban regeneration and to their surrounding streetscape and skyline."

Source: www.businessworld.ie