Redevelopment at the Folly

[l'escargot]

That artists' impression looks, well frankly rather biased / optimistic; so they're really going to have trees in front of a lot of the hotel room windows which look out over the river, and what height is the artists' perception based upon, to have all the rooflines magically coincide with the background trees ?!

Many of the trees already exist on the site and the site slopes upwards away from the river. You can see the existing buildings which are about equivalent to two stories are well below the treeline/skyline.

 

[Seajet]

Yes but how many trees will be left when they block the view of the river ?!

If this gets built I'll be more than amazed if it's below the skyline.

 

[Seajet]

It could be far worse. Some moronic bozo might park one of these there:

http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=32719

I feel truly sorry for the people of Gibralta, among whom are fellow forumites; when we describe cruise liners etc as ' a block of flats ' someone must have been listening !

Still as far as parking it by the Folly, they could sell tickets to watch the attempt then even more expensive tickets to blow it up afterwards I suppose...

 

[Twister_Ken]

It could be far worse. Some moronic bozo might park one of these there:

http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=32719

Never get it up to the Folly, unless they filled it with helium.

 

[capnsensible]

Never get it up to the Folly, unless they filled it with helium.

It only draws 5 metres. They dredged here to fit it in. Eyesore.

 

[BruceDanforth]

I expect the expensive flats and houses will be sold to people who will then proceed to moan about the disturbance from the pub and have it shut down.

 

[Blueboatman]

I expect the expensive flats and houses will be sold to people who will then proceed to moan about the disturbance from the pub and have it shut down.

Indeedy. Noise regs can be enforced retrospectively, beware the new neighbours when they sell on! There are boatyards that have closed for the same ' reason ' !