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A Site at Westside Shopping Centre, Seamus Quirke Road, Galway.

Amendments to a permitted student accommodation development at Westside Shopping Centre, Galway.

2460365 · Galway City Council · Lodged 19 November 2024

Reference: 2460365
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 19 November 2024

Summary

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This Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) application proposes amendments to a permitted scheme of 240 student bedspaces. Changes include a reduction in ground floor area, omission of the café, reduced building height, internal layout adjustments, and elevational changes.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for lrd development which consists of; a proposed large-scale residential development (lrd) comprising amendments to a permitted strategic housing development (shd) scheme of 240 no. Student accommodation bedspaces and a café (abp-313286-22 refers). The amendments to the permitted development will consist of: (1) reduction in the ground floor area from 1,645m2 to 1578m2 (67m2 reduction) by setting back the southern curtain walling to facilitate services diversion in the south-west corner of the building. (2) internal layout changes at ground floor level including the omission of the café use. (3) reduction in the floor to floor heights on upper floors, resulting in an overall building height reduction of approximately 1 metre. (4) adjustments to stair/lift core layouts to comply with fire safety requirements with minor internal layout adjustments in floors 1
6. (5) elevational changes including fenestration alterations, replacement of aluminium spandrels with brick spandrels and addition of transom lines in curtain walling. (6) omission of telecommunication masts at roof level, replacement of rainscreen cladding with brick finish and inclusion of solar panels. (7) minor modification to landscaping and parking spaces related to fire tender and vehicle tracking. (8) all site development works above and below ground necessary to facilitate the proposed development. This application for the proposed amendments to the consented strategic housing development (abp 313286-22 refers), is a large-scale residential development as defined under section 2 of the planning & development act 2000, as amended

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Enterprise Light Industry and CommercialSI

“To provide for light industry and commercial uses other than those reserved in the CC zone”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

Objective set by the Galway City Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
22 Davis Rd, Shantalla, Galway	Dec 2025	€396,000	179 m
37 Colmcille Road, Shantalla, Galway	Nov 2025	€400,000	294 m
8 Rahoon Rd, Shantalla, Galway	Aug 2025	€397,000	337 m
5 New Avenue Wood, Shantalla, Galway	Jun 2025	€430,000	351 m
2 Costello Road, Shantalla, Galway	May 2025	€317,000	367 m
Roma 2, Oakley Crescent, Highfield Park	Oct 2025	€490,000	378 m
135 Inishannagh Park, Newcastle, Galway	Jun 2025	€330,000	405 m
11 Coogan Park, Newcastle, Galway	Nov 2025	€350,000	409 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received19 November 2024
Decision due22 January 2025
Decision issued16 January 2025
Grant issued25 February 2025
Permission expiry24 February 2030

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