30m-high student accommodation building is ‘too tall’

what_traffic · 22-03-2021 6:25pm

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I wish I could attach an taisce's initial submission to this post but GCC's planning portal makes it a massive pain to find and extract exact pages of correspondence from a planning application

Big time, I hope at least "the scanning" of all these documents are somehow automated?
Does make it difficult to find information alright. Would seem to make the process easier if all the documents were digitally uploaded when submissions are been made.

22-03-2021 7:50pm

Not sure. I know the county council use a very similar system, even the webpages are identical however you can browse file by file on their system. Way easier to use

Wompa1 · 22-03-2021 10:01pm

Question for anyone able to actually read that document. It's very hard on the eyes...will there be much non-residential parking? I know it's a bit taboo but wondering how attractive those retail spaces may or may not be. With the picture, if they have the retail spaces facing back toward the current student accommodation that will mean there will be Scotty's across the road with very little parking as it is already plus I'd guess depending who takes up the spaces the other space already available there where the small shop used to be and that row COULD become prime real-estate.

But if there's no parking, it might only attract businesses purely focused on the student clientele

22-03-2021 10:48pm

There was only to be a handful of residential parking spaces. No non-residential spaces. Keep in mind, you have the Dyke Rd car park right behind this development so there's ample, cheap parking at that location, not to mention the retail park

ben.schlomo · 22-03-2021 11:14pm

Wompa1 wrote: »

Question for anyone able to actually read that document. It's very hard on the eyes...will there be much non-residential parking? I know it's a bit taboo but wondering how attractive those retail spaces may or may not be. With the picture, if they have the retail spaces facing back toward the current student accommodation that will mean there will be Scotty's across the road with very little parking as it is already plus I'd guess depending who takes up the spaces the other space already available there where the small shop used to be and that row COULD become prime real-estate.

But if there's no parking, it might only attract businesses purely focused on the student clientele

Scotty's across the road? Scotty's is in Dun na Coiribe, this development is opposite Lidl?

what_traffic · 13-04-2021 10:32am

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This has been appealed to ABP by An Taisce

http://www.pleanala.ie/casenum/309607.htm

https://www.galwaydaily.com/news/appeal-lodged-against-254-bed-headford-road-student-accommodation/?fbclid=IwAR3TKL3Ihjz_RlR1Hxe5HP1686HZK4pogUsoQZi5lEylbEYQepreJkUDsF4

Original planning application, with An taisce's original submission is here - https://geo.galwaycity.ie/ePlan5/AppFileRefDetails/20184/0

I wish I could attach an taisce's initial submission to this post but GCC's planning portal makes it a massive pain to find and extract exact pages of correspondence from a planning application

https://connachttribune.ie/plan-for-student-block-on-headford-road-faces-appeal/

The board is due to issue its decision in July (13/07)

ben.schlomo · 23-07-2021 7:51am

https://www.galwaydaily.com/news/housing/an-bord-pleanala-approves-headford-road-student-accommodation/

Go ahead given for this one.

what_traffic · 23-07-2021 8:42am

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117649939#Comment_117649939

Ya - with a condition of getting more appropriate bike parking spaces for the residents here thankfully.

Thanks to the Galway Cycling Campaign for getting that in.

18-10-2022 8:32pm

This one is not done yet it seems. The developer wants to increase the amount of beds from 223 to 272, and additional 49 beds

https://www.galwaydaily.com/news/housing/developer-seeks-to-add-more-bed-spaces-to-headford-road-student-accommodation/

The developer is now seeking approval from the city council to amend those plans, with modifications to the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth floor layouts of the complex.

This would only increase the number of units by one, to 69, but the number of bed spaces within those apartments would be increased to 272 in total.

Approval is also being sought to replace a gym on the second floor with communal spaces, and for amendments to three retail units, while a forth would be converted to offices.

The number of bicycle storage spaces in the student accommodation complex would also be increased from 134 to 157.

Decision from the council is due end of Nov

Ficheall · 18-10-2022 11:42pm

Any info on student accom monstrosity beside the river?

29-11-2022 10:14pm

The additional 49 beds have been approved

https://www.galwaydaily.com/news/green-light-for-dozens-more-bed-spaces-in-headford-road-student-accommodation/

30-11-2022 2:54pm

Looks great. Delighted to see things like that get approved.

Mrs OBumble · 30-11-2022 3:05pm

Thus is a location where that many stories makes sense.

munchkin_utd · 30-11-2022 3:23pm

The floor plans have been modified to incorporate ‘clusters’ of single rooms grouped around a communal living room/kitchen, with the remainder of the units being single or double bed space units with an internal kitchen and living area.

I had this in student accomodation abroad. Worked great apart from needing to manage the use of the kitched, but ffs, the apartments are built for students (and not for tourists and not for eventual change of use into apartments for young professionals) so this should be standard across the board.

As for too many student beds, I dont think so. Theres 19,000 students in UCG, 4000 of those are foreign students who would struggle to get accomodation in advance, and many 1000s 1st years who also have the same issue AND all this in the face of an accomodation crisis when working people prepared to pay well over a grand a month cant get their own accomodation.

The college has only 1000 beds, for 19000 students. GMIT "has" 680 beds for 12000 students (throuigh some private partnership) . That doesnt seem like oversupply to me.

If as many students are taken out of the accomodation loop as possible, theres more houses and flats for families and working people to rent.

what_traffic · 30-11-2022 3:58pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119939735#Comment_119939735

Yup its exactly like Westside - low density retail

zell12 · 11-09-2023 12:15pm

Any sign of this getting started construction?

30m-high student accommodation building is ‘too tall’

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