The defense stops the record scratching in Stockholm – Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet

The defense stops the record scratching in Stockholm – Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet

Advertising campaign has just rolled out of the big city with offers of interest and the message of “sales begin shortly.”

With its 237 meters, 75 floors and 700 apartments autographed architect Gert Wingårdh would Tellus Tower be a spectacular record scratch.

But now there are indications that the construction will not happen.

When the provincial government went through the municipality’s proposed plan for timothy 17, where the scraper should be , they received a call from the Armed Forces.

It turned out that area covered by a national interest which says that buildings over 45 meters may not be built in the area.

– It is about technical installations affected by defense secrecy. All high-rise buildings must samrådas with the Armed Forces. If you continue from today known conditions can not plan adoption, says Tatjana Joksimović, flat head of unit for planning issues on the provincial government, to SvD.

The height is not the only thing that the provincial government is complaining. It is also about safety around dangerous goods by road E4 which passes just next door – as well as noise issues from the giant road.

Now it is up to the Stockholm city of conversing with the Armed Forces of opportunities for to build higher buildings on the site. A meeting is being booked into.

But it does not look good, if you ask defense.

– From the Armed Forces’ point of view, we have really no way to go around this. We will have a discussion with the City of Stockholm before we say anything definitive, but it’s hard to see that we are to make any changes, said Col. Lars briefing on production management infrastructure department, told SvD.

Bo Bergman manage for urban office floor area in the City.

– It is serious. As the opinion says it is limited to 45 meters and then it is not Tellus tower anymore. This is new information for us, he says.

Bo Bergman says that this project has been unusually advanced stage to be at this stage of the process. Much work has been done, both from the city and the company SSM’s side.

– It would be deeply unfortunate if it would be in vain.

Should not you have discovered this before?

– It is a relevant issue, but that is because it is confidential and we do not have information in the house, we did not know this. Planning processes have a consultation right for this kind should arrive. Of course we’ll see if we can change our routines so that it is not repeated, says Bergman.