Belfast's deputy lord mayor says new apartments could cause 'lasting damage' to city's skyline.
End of twitter post by Housing Executive
The Ulster Architectural Heritage organisation has concerns about the lack of water treatment and sewage infrastructure at the site. However he did express reservations about the effect on other historically significant sites in the area, including the cranes, the Drawing Office and the dry dock."No, it overshadows Belfast's historic past," Mr Anderson argued.The tower blocks will be located on the site of Harland and Wolff's former Mould Loft - a large room where designers known as loftsmen sketched out life-size drawings of ships.
However, the NIHE is supporting the project and its chief executive said she will ensure Clanmill can access grants to fund the construction.She explained the Loft Lines development is part of a wider, 10-year-old masterplan which proposed 5,000 new homes in the Titanic Quarter alone.
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