BRIARHILL DEVELOPMENT REFUSED BY CITY PLANNERS

Date Published: 29-Feb-2008

Plans for a multi million euro mixed development in Briarhill have been refused by Galway city council.James and Laurence Costelloe had planned to build a 15 and a half thousand feet warehouse for retail use at Briarhill business park .City Planners say they've fundamental concerns in relation to the 'scale massing and general design' of the development.Planners also state the proposed warehouse would have an unacceptable impact on air traffic safety and the visual integrity of the area around Briarhill.