the appeal against the building permit rejected by the administrative court
This is the approach of only a few opponents, often objected Jean-Luc Moudenc, the mayor of Toulouse. Four Associations (France Nature Environnement, No to the Toulouse skyscraper, Right to Housing and Friends of the Earth) as well as three individuals have been trying since December 2019 to have the Tour Occitanie project canceled. On June 1, 2022, administrative justice proved them wrong.
No violation of town planning rules
The building permit was issued by the mayor of Toulouse to Compagnie de Phalsbourg in July 2019. It authorizes the construction of a tower of more than 150 meters high composed of a hundred housing high-end, 11,000 square meters of officesof 2,000 square meters of shops on the ground floor, a restaurant and a 4 star hotel. It will also house the premises of the neighboring SNCF since it will be located between the Arche Marengo and the Canal du Midi a few dozen meters from the Matabiau station, at the top of the Jean-Jaurès alleys.
Justice rejected the criticisms of these opponents concerning the environmental impact study of the project. The court considers that this study has already been carried out as part of the major Teso project, which has become Grand Matabiau-Quais d’Oc. He did not note any breach of town planning rules in terms of heightof parking spaces and of social housing. The lack of parking spaces for motorized vehicles is therefore not a problem since the supply of public transport and private parking spaces are sufficient. Finally, the court rejected the argument of the regular transport of hazardous materials at the Matabiau station, which would be contrary to such an urban project.
The work of the Tour Occitanie approach should have started after the end of the Ramblas construction site, completed in December 2019. But the appeals of the opponents slowed down the. In the event of an appeal, the site will still not be able to be launched. The Tour Occitanie integrates the entire Teso project, particularly in the context of thearrival of the LGV in Toulouse, scheduled for 2032.