Shops/Businesses opening/closing down

ratracer

westgolf wrote: »

Where are we talking about ?

City limits in Oranmore I think.
Wasn't there a recent planning application to change the use of that whole building and turn it into offices?

Whereisgalway

ratracer wrote: »

City limits in Oranmore I think.
Wasn't there a recent planning application to change the use of that whole building and turn it into offices?

Is oranmore city or county?

beardybrewer

Whereisgalway wrote: »

Is oranmore city or county?

Name checks out.

U2sir

Whereisgalway wrote: »

Is oranmore city or county?

County

Webbs

ratracer wrote: »

City limits in Oranmore I think.
Wasn't there a recent planning application to change the use of that whole building and turn it into offices?

Does this include the cinema complex as well?

Milly33

Oh i was wondering about this place. New to the area and spotted City Limits before Christmas went to call last week and sure twas all closed up.. Shame

ronnie3585

A member of staff in the Westwood told me that it will cease to trade as a hotel from February 2018. The new owners are going to re-develop it as office space.

aw

Webbs wrote: »

Does this include the cinema complex as well?

I believe the cinema is a separate business with a separate lease.
As is the restaurant, which is available to lease separately.

aw

ronnie3585 wrote: »

A member of staff in the Westwood told me that it will cease to trade as a hotel from February 2018. The new owners are going to re-develop it as office space.

This is a shame. It's a lovely hotel and certainly needed over that side of the town.

GerardKeating

ronnie3585 wrote: »

A member of staff in the Westwood told me that it will cease to trade as a hotel from February 2018. The new owners are going to re-develop it as office space.

They hotel also told this to the office where I work.

GerardKeating

Gadgetman496 wrote: »

New owners of the shopping centre complex. Lease was due for renewal and the new owners increased it substantially. Leaseholder decided not to renew.

All the new traffic calming measures and the addition of the new medical centre are part of the new owners effort to make their mark too I guess.

They seem to be renovating it this week, changing it to a 24hour unattended self service Petrol station and Car Wash.

biko

Since ronnie3585's hotel comment is corroborated by GerardKeating I'll let it slide - but that is the kind of info we don't really want here as it is still hearsay without an official source (webpage/sign on window etc)

TerrorFirmer

City Limits - to think that at one point they actually had a night club out there....in a business park, a fair walk from Oranmore village, which required a crossing of a dual carriageway. I'd love to know what brains were convinced that was a recipe for success. City Limits was a nice place though, shame it's gone, though the cinema is the real crime...it has to be the worst run cinema in Ireland. Frequently under-staffed, heating seems to be perpetually broken since it opened....it's a vicious cycle, they seem to not want to spend money on it because it's not busy, but the various issues mean most people just avoid it. At this point, most people I know from Oranmore go directly to town to avoid any potential hassle. I'm from Oranmore and even when I lived there we mostly avoided it for that reason and just went to the Eye.

what_traffic

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

City Limits - to think that at one point they actually had a night club out there....in a business park, a fair walk from Oranmore village, which required a crossing of a dual carriageway. I'd love to know what brains were convinced that was a recipe for success.

That would be the brains of the planning Dept in Galway County Council circa 2004.
http://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/fs22502/0

TerrorFirmer

what_traffic wrote: »

That would be the brains of the planning Dept in Galway County Council circa 2004.
http://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/fs22502/0

I meant more from a commerical point of view, I'm sure from a planning POV it was sound.

what_traffic

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

I meant more from a commerical point of view, I'm sure from a planning POV it was sound.

It is fault of both. It never stacked up from an Urban planning point of view so the Council are just as culpable for allowing it to go ahead in the first place.

Ludikrus

ronnie3585 wrote: »

A member of staff in the Westwood told me that it will cease to trade as a hotel from February 2018. The new owners are going to re-develop it as office space.

Bit of an odd purchase if they're doing that with it. There's office space available to buy and rent in the IDA park across the road.

westgolf

Ludikrus wrote: »

Bit of an odd purchase if they're doing that with it. There's office space available to buy and rent in the IDA park across the road.

New owner ? When did sweeneys sell it ?

Ludikrus

westgolf wrote: »

New owner ? When did sweeneys sell it ?

Don't know. The poster I replied to said it had new owners.

spurshero

Ludikrus wrote: »

Bit of an odd purchase if they're doing that with it. There's office space available to buy and rent in the IDA park across the road.

I was told today that supposedly it's going to be changed into apartments for student accommodation

youngrun

spurshero wrote: »

I was told today that supposedly it's going to be changed into apartments for student accommodation

Thats right

If it gets planning ...................

Cheshire Cat

youngrun wrote: »

Thats right

If it gets planning ...................

I very much doubt it. The house of a city councillor and ex mayor backs onto the Westwood

youngrun

Cheshire Cat wrote: »

I very much doubt it. The house of a city councillor and ex mayor backs onto the Westwood

http://connachttribune.ie/1000-student-bed-spaces-to-be-created-in-e75m-plan-899/

Imagine there would be a bit of opposition alright

serfboard

what_traffic wrote: »

It is fault of both. It never stacked up from an Urban planning point of view so the Council are just as culpable for allowing it to go ahead in the first place.

Except the council are in an no-win situation. If they refuse permission (which they probably should have) you get developers crying to the local media that "the bureaurcrats in the council are getting in the way of a fantastic business opportunity bringing x jobs to ..."

Councils took the same attitude to developments during the Celtic Tiger too. The attitude seemed to be "If the private sector thinks it can sell 300 houses in a village in Longford/Leitrim, who are we to say they're wrong. Fire away."

snubbleste

youngrun wrote: »

http://connachttribune.ie/1000-student-bed-spaces-to-be-created-in-e75m-plan-899/
Imagine there would be a bit of opposition alright

He's moved, caller.

D Trent

Caseys Centra wellpark is to become Londis from tomorrow.

Red_Wake

D Trent wrote: »

Caseys Centra wellpark is to become Londis from tomorrow.

Hope nothing changes in terms of suppliers etc, that Centra is brilliant.

Poxyshamrock

D Trent wrote: »

Caseys Centra wellpark is to become Londis from tomorrow.

Same with a few of the Casey's in Limerick.

Fitz*

FitzShane wrote: »

From what I heard, the mini Centra franchise of 'Casey's Centra' (there are 5 of them around Galway/Mayo region) have not renewed their contract with Centra and are changing to a different brand. Whether this is the reason behind the development or not, I do not know.

I said it at the start of December! Where is the poster that said they were not now?! :pac:

Mrs OBumble

Tried Bonda Bistro over the weekend - gets the thumbs up from me at least.

The Black Gate opened on Friday in Francis St (where the original youth cafe was). Describes itself as "Café, wine-bar, venue, mini cinema, library & creative office space." - will be an interesting combination to watch. https://www.facebook.com/blackgategalway/

Long-empty unit across the road from it has a sign up saying it's going to open as a Thai restaurant. Has been being fitted out for months.