Residents groups oppose student accommodation plans for Terryland
From this week's Galway City Tribune - Local residents’ associations have warned that plans for a new student accommodation complex in Terryland – with more than 250 bedrooms – will be “completely out of character” with its surrounds and could lead to antisocial behaviour.
Developer Ray Grehan from Kilkerrin in North Galway has sought permission to construct two blocks on the triangular site beside the Crestwood estate on the Coolough Road, ranging from one to four storeys in height.
There will be 255 single bedrooms divided into 38 clusters. The plans also include a communal laundry; gym/fitness centre and a seminar area.
Each of the bedrooms will be 12.95 square metres, with kitchens in each cluster ranging from 26.6 sq m to 35 sq m. For perspective, the recommended sized of a disabled parking space is 17.2 sq m.
Five of the bedrooms are accessible for those with additional needs and measure just under 29 square metres.
A total of 18 objections were lodged by locals, including the Crestwood Residents’ Association, which noted that the area has bungalows and two-storey houses.
The objection said that the scale and density of the proposal is “wholly out of character” with the neighbourhood and the proposals showed no sensitivity to the existing pattern of development, takes no regard of scale or proportion of existing buildings and has no respect for the neighbourhood.
Concerns were also expressed about visual intrusion and disturbance from rock-breaking.
“Residents of the area have over 30 years’ experience of damage, noise, dust and disruption caused by rock breaking at various construction sites and quarrying by Lackagh Rock." This is a preview only. To read the rest of this article, buy a digital edition of this week's Galway City Tribune for €1.95 HERE. Remember, without advertising revenue and people buying our papers, this website would not be here. Thank you for your support.