Pre-application lodged for major student development at site at Westside Shopping Centre

Galway Bay FM Newsroom - A pre-application has been lodged for a large student accommodation development at a site at Westside Shopping Centre.

The applicant Westside Shopping Centre Limited has submitted the pre-application to An Bord Pleanála for consultation.

Under the initial proposal, the strategic housing development would involve 250 student bed spaces at a site at 2 Seamus Quirke Road.

An Bord Pleanála is set to issue its response in October.

This will advise whether the application is ready for formal submission.