Tour Occitanie de Toulouse: the appeal of rejected opponents
The administrative court of Toulouse rejected the appeal brought by the opponents of the Tour Occitanie project.
The administrative court of Toulouse rejected the appeal brought by four associations and three individuals against the building permit for the Tour Occitanie, issued by the town hall of Toulouse to the company Compagnie de Phalsbourg.
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On the environmental aspect, the court first considered that the Tour Occitanie project had already been assessed during the environmental investigation carried out for the Toulouse EuroSudOuest project, now designated Grand Matabiau-quais d’Oc.
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The court then ruled that the town planning rules applicable in the area were not vitiated by misuse of powers, in particular as regards the specific rules for height, parking spaces and social housing which correspond to the town planning bias adopted. in this area. It also considered that the lack of parking spaces for motorized vehicles in the “Occitanie tower” project was not vitiated by an error of assessment. The regulations of the local urban plan applicable in this area do not provide for any obligation in this regard.
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Finally, the court considered that the risk induced by the regular transport of dangerous materials at the Matabiau station, in the immediate vicinity of the project, was the subject of specific safety measures and was sufficiently taken into account.