Four councillors pledge to vote against rezoning of Westwood Hotel site

Galway Bay fm newsroom – Four city councillors have pledged to support a local campaign to save the Westwood Hotel in Newcastle. A public meeting took place last evening in Bushypark to discuss the campaign. The Westwood Hotel has been purchased by the Ziggurat Student Investment Fund – which ultimately plans to replace the hotel with high-end student accomodation. Business will continue as normal until January – after which point the new owners hope to demolish the current building and construct accommodation to cater for up to 400 students. Local residents are unhappy with the proposed development – and next week's meeting is being described as the latest step in a campaign to save the existing hotel. Councillors Ollie Crowe, Peter Keane, Frank Fahy and Mark Lohan have all pledged to vote against any re-zoning of the site.