GMIT to build new sports complex at city campus
Galway bay fm newsroom - Students at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology in the city are to benefit from a new multi-functional sports complex.
An Bord Pleanála has given the final go-ahead for the 2-storey sports building with car parking, access for vehicles, pedestrian and bus facilities.The development was given the go-ahead by the City Council in February but the decision was appealed by several people.The objections related to the scale of the building, a lack of car parking and ownership of land for the proposed bus stop.An Bord Pleanála has given the go-ahead with 14 conditions attached.These include the restriction that opening hours must only be from 8a.m to 10p.m Monday to Friday and from 9a.m to 6p.m at weekends.The college must also include a feature or piece of artwork at the sports complex, in an area accessible to the public.