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City architect ain't no NimbyCity architect Jim Barrett ain't no Nimby and certainly has no problems with a high density housing scheme in the back garden of his Dublin 4 home.

Plans for the demolition of his home at 19 Eglinton Wood in Donnybrook to make way for four three-storey houses are being considered by planners at Dublin City Council. It seems that Jim has an agreement with a Limerick-based developer, one Pat Keogh, to buy his house and has agreed to allow him to apply for planning permission. If city planners approve the scheme, it will see the construction of four homes on the site, located off exclusive Eglinton Road where the large redbricks make several million apiece.