Archive post: »Surprising U-turns« · 2020-03-13

• Stefan Lydal — Mentioned in the current archived text

Source title: Overraskende kovendinger

Text version dated 9 Nov 2021

Overraskende kovendinger Stefan Lydal (DF), der er medlem af teknik- og miljøudvalget i Sønderborg Kommune, har ved adskillige lejligheder tilkendegivet, at han er stærkt imod en nedrivning og genopbygning af Skansegården. Fredningsnævnet delte ikke hans holdning, hvilket har fået Lydal til at kalde Fredningsnævnets afgørelse for grotesk. ”Det er meget upræcist og elastik i metermål. Og hvad er fredningen af området så værd?” – spørger Stefan Lydal og er bange for, at det kan være en rutsjebane i forhold til fremtidige ønsker om bevarelse af gammelt byggeri; ”Kommer det til en politisk behandling, vil jeg argumentere for en bevarende lokalplan.” Dybbølfredningen omfatter, som Lydal også selv siger, kun landskabet og ikke bygningerne på området.

Skansegården har aldrig været fredet, kun været klassificeret som bevaringsværdig. Lydals kompromisløse holdning i denne sag har fået os til at tage et kig på hans engagement i nogle af de tidligere sager af lignende karakter. Nedrivning i Hertugbyen Augustenborg I Augustenborg er der gang i et projekt, der skal udvikle hertugbyen som turistmæssig trækplaster i stil med Ballum, Fredericia og Christiansfeld (der sidste år blev en del af Unesco verdensarv).

Der er tale om et totalmiljø af meget høj kvalitet og en karakter, som i Danmark har Slotsgade i Møgeltønder som eneste reelle sidestykke. Derfor gør kommunen sig håb om at få del i betragtelige fondsmidler til bevaring af hertugbyens historiske bymidte. Det kræver, at de bevaringsværdige strøg udvides til at omfatte en større del af byen.

Alligevel var Stefan Lydals stemme med til at skabe politisk flertal for at jævne ejendommen Stavensbølgade 24 i Augustenborg med jorden, selv om forvaltningen opfordrede til § 14 forbud. Han udtalte dengang: "Vi har lagt op til, der skal bygges et Augustenborg-hus med krav til tag, farve og materialer. På sigt skal lokalplanen bevare de gamle huse intakte, men det er et blandet miljø præget af tidens udvikling.

Der ligger for eksempel også funkishuse. Dem kan jeg godt lide, men det er ikke, hvad man umiddelbart forbinder med Augustenborg. Stavensbølgade 24 stod ikke til at redde." Tilladelse til nedrivning af Teknikum Da et flertal i teknik- og miljøudvalget godkendte en lokalplan og plantillæg, der muliggjorde nedrivning af Teknikum og opførelse af fire punkthuse i 5-6 etager med i alt 44 lejligheder - var Stefan Lydals stemme med til at sikre flertallet.

Bygningerne var bevaringsværdige i klasse 3 og 4 efter SAVE skalaen, og der kom i høringsperioden ni indsigelser - blandt andet fra Museum Sønderjylland, Det Regionale Faglige Kulturmiljøråd Sønderjylland og Grundejerforeningen Blegen. Pakhuset Da bølgerne om Ewers Pakhus gik højt, var dilemmaet, om pakhuset skulle bygges om til multikulturhus, eller om det skulle rives ned. Lydal var ikke i tvivl. "Pakhuset skal rives ned,” udtalte han. ”Det er ikke bevaringsværdigt og er i en tilstand, hvor det vil komme til at koste rigtigt mange penge at få det sat i stand,” sagde han.

Det kom dog ikke til at ske. Den røde tråd? Som almindelig observatør kan det være svært at se den røde tråd gennem Stefan Lydals beslutninger i de enkelte sager, og vi vil være meget interesseret i at vide, hvad der får Skansegården til at skille sig helt ud i forhold til de andre eksempler.

Da Lydal selv har opfordret til en åben debat om nedrivningen af Skansegården og andre bevaringsværdige bygninger, lægger vi gerne spalteplads til hans svar. Måske er hans vælgere lige så nysgerrige, som vi er? Den tidligere borgmesterkandidat (V) skal ligeledes være meget velkommen til at benytte sig af spaltepladsen, da hans parti endnu ikke har nået at svare på vores spørgsmål, se mere her: https://www.facebook.com/DybbolBankeSkansegaarden/posts/1104166973269541 (Opslaget har tidligere været bragt på vores Facebook side)

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Surprising U-turns. Stefan Lydal (DF), a member of Sønderborg Municipality’s Technical and Environmental Committee, has stated on several occasions that he strongly opposes demolition and rebuilding of Skansegården. The Conservation Board did not share his view, which has led Lydal to call its decision grotesque. ‘It is very imprecise and endlessly elastic.

So what is the area’s protection worth?’ asks Stefan Lydal, fearing a slippery slope for future wishes to preserve old buildings: ‘If it comes to political consideration, I will argue for a local development plan for preservation.’ As Lydal himself also says, the Dybbøl protection covers only the landscape, not the buildings in the area. Skansegården has never been listed, only classified as worthy of preservation. Lydal’s uncompromising stance in this case has prompted us to look at his involvement in some earlier cases of a similar kind.

Demolition in the ducal town of Augustenborg. A project is underway in Augustenborg to develop the ducal town as a tourist attraction along the lines of Ballum, Fredericia and Christiansfeld, the latter having become part of UNESCO World Heritage last year. This is a complete historic setting of very high quality and a character whose only real Danish counterpart is Slotsgade in Møgeltønder.

The municipality therefore hopes to obtain substantial foundation funding to preserve the ducal town’s historic centre. This requires the streets worthy of preservation to be extended to cover a larger part of the town. Nevertheless, Stefan Lydal’s vote helped create the political majority to raze the property Stavensbølgade 24 in Augustenborg, even though the administration urged a section 14 prohibition.

He stated at the time: ‘We have proposed building an Augustenborg house with requirements concerning roof, colour and materials. In the long term, the local plan should preserve the old houses intact, but it is a mixed environment shaped by developments over time. There are, for example, functionalist houses too.

I like them, but that is not what one immediately associates with Augustenborg. Stavensbølgade 24 could not be saved.’ Permission to demolish Teknikum. When a majority on the Technical and Environment Committee approved a local plan and plan supplement allowing demolition of Teknikum and construction of four standalone apartment blocks of 5-6 storeys, with a total of 44 apartments, Stefan Lydal’s vote helped secure the majority.

The buildings were worthy of preservation in classes 3 and 4 on the SAVE scale, and nine objections were received during consultation – among others from Museum Sønderjylland, Det Regionale Faglige Kulturmiljøråd Sønderjylland and Grundejerforeningen Blegen. The warehouse. When debate over Ewers Pakhus ran high, the dilemma was whether the warehouse should be converted into a multicultural centre or demolished.

Lydal had no doubt. ‘The warehouse must be demolished,’ he stated. ‘It is not worthy of preservation and is in a condition where restoring it would cost a great deal of money,’ he said. That did not happen, however. The common thread?

As an ordinary observer, it can be difficult to discern a consistent thread through Stefan Lydal's decisions in the individual cases, and we would be very interested to know what makes Skansegården stand out so completely compared with the other examples. Since Lydal himself has called for an open debate about the demolition of Skansegården and other buildings worthy of preservation, we are happy to make space for his reply. Perhaps his voters are as curious as we are?

The former mayoral candidate (V) is likewise very welcome to use that space, as his party has not yet found time to answer our questions.

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Surprising U-turns

Stefan Lydal (DF), a member of Teknik- og Miljøudvalget in Sønderborg Kommune, has stated on several occasions that he strongly opposes the demolition and rebuilding of Skansegården. Fredningsnævnet did not share his view, prompting Lydal to call its decision grotesque.
‘It is very imprecise and as elastic as a rubber tape measure. And what is the protection of the area worth then?’ asks Stefan Lydal, who fears it could be a slippery slope in relation to future wishes to preserve old buildings: ‘If it comes to political consideration, I will argue for a preservation local plan.’
As Lydal himself also says, the Dybbøl protection covers only the landscape, not the buildings in the area.

Skansegården has never been protected, only classified as worthy of preservation. Lydal’s uncompromising position in this case prompted us to examine his involvement in some earlier cases of a similar nature.

Demolition in the ducal town of Augustenborg
A project is under way in Augustenborg to develop the ducal town as a tourist attraction along the lines of Ballum, Fredericia and Christiansfeld, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site last year. It is a cohesive urban environment of very high quality and a character whose only real Danish counterpart is Slotsgade in Møgeltønder. The municipality therefore hopes to obtain substantial foundation funding to preserve the ducal town's historic centre.

That requires expanding the streets designated worthy of preservation to cover a larger part of the town. Nevertheless, Stefan Lydal's vote helped create a political majority to raze the property at Stavensbølgade 24 in Augustenborg to the ground, even though the administration recommended a prohibition under § 14. At the time, he stated: "We have proposed an Augustenborg-style house, with requirements for the roof, colour and materials.

In the longer term, the local development plan should preserve the old houses intact, but it is a mixed setting shaped by changes over time. There are functionalist houses there too, for example. I like them, but that is not what one immediately associates with Augustenborg.

Stavensbølgade 24 could not be saved." 

Augustenborg

The warehouse

Skansegården

Permission to demolish Teknikum
When a majority on the Technical and Environmental Committee approved a local development plan and plan amendment permitting the demolition of Teknikum and the construction of four freestanding blocks of 5-6 storeys with a total of 44 apartments, Stefan Lydal’s vote helped secure the majority. The buildings were worthy of preservation in classes 3 and 4 on the SAVE scale, and nine objections were received during the consultation period, including from Museum Sønderjylland, Det Regionale Faglige Kulturmiljøråd Sønderjylland and Grundejerforeningen Blegen.

The warehouse
When controversy over Ewers Pakhus was running high, the dilemma was whether the warehouse should be converted into a multicultural centre or demolished. Lydal had no doubts.
‘The warehouse must be demolished,’ he stated. ‘It is not worthy of preservation and is in a condition where restoring it would cost a great deal of money,’ he said.
That did not happen, however.

The common thread? As an ordinary observer, it can be difficult to discern a consistent thread through Stefan Lydal's decisions in the individual cases, and we would be very interested to know what makes Skansegården stand out so completely compared with the other examples. Since Lydal himself has called for an open debate about the demolition of Skansegården and other buildings worthy of preservation, we are happy to make space for his reply.

Perhaps his voters are as curious as we are? The former mayoral candidate (V) is likewise very welcome to use the column space, as his party has not yet managed to answer our questions.

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