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Westside residents to protest at City Hall this afternoon over plans for student accommodation

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Westside residents to protest at City Hall this afternoon over plans for student accommodation

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM

A group of Westside residents are to protest at City Hall this afternoon over plans for student accommodation

An Bord Pleanála gave a green light for the 240-bed student accommodation complex to be built in the carpark of the Westside Shopping Centre in November 2022.

In January of this year, city planners permitted a number of changes to the complex to allow for the protection of existing infrastructure

Residents plan to voice their opinions to city councillors ahead of their monthly meeting this afternoon

Speaking to John Morley on Galway Talks, Bernie Glynn from the Westside Residents Association says their problem is with the location:

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