Galway Bay fm newsroom - Permission has been secured to relocate an entrance door at the controversial student development in Dangan.
Developers have secured permission for the relocation of a controversial entrance door of a café and retail shop at Upper Newcastle Road
The site forms part of a large student residence development at the former Westwood hotel.
The application seeks to relocate the entrance door of the café retail shop from the Upper Newcastle Road elevation to the northern elevation opposite the main reception entrance.
The student accommodations scheme, involving 394 bed spaces received approval from An Bord Pleanala in late 2018 and was led by NTM ROI seed capital LP.
City planners have approved the relocation subject to for conditions.
Meanwhile developer and NTM ROI Seed Capital LP has also sought to make alterations at the northern perimeter of the site at Upper Newcastle Road to improve safe pedestrian access to the permitted retail café/unit at Block A.
An Bord Pleanala is due to issue its decision on that application in late June.
Earlier this year, local residents had raised some concerns after a section of the footpath in the area was allegedly removed from outside the student complex, and replaced by a temporary, higher walkway.
