Locals have submitted objections, citing an overbearing scale in the plan, and arguing there would be a loss of privacy, a loss of daylight
Two new social housing blocks have been planned for the site of the former Mount Masonic Hall in East Belfast.
Councillors at Belfast City Council have agreed a site visit on land at 45 Park Avenue, off Holywood Road.
Next month elected reps will consider at the City Hall Planning Committee an application to demolish Mount Masonic Hall, for the erection of 35 social housing units in two blocks.
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The plan includes proposals for associated private, shared, communal, and public space, 29 private car parking spaces, new vehicle and pedestrian access from Park Avenue, improvements to pedestrian steps linking Strandburn Drive to Sydenham Park, and demolition of a garage. The application is by Newpark Homes (NI) Ltd.
Locals have submitted objections, citing an overbearing scale in the plan, and arguing there would be a loss of privacy, a loss of daylight and overshadowing results if the application was approved.
Objectors also raise concerns about a loss of existing views and visual amenity, inappropriate density and overdevelopment in the application. Issues of noise, disruption, and construction impact have also been raised.
It is understood that the applicant has made amended plans after engaging with objectors.
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