Galway Bay fm newsroom – There are plans for a major student and holiday accommodation development in the city.
IVS Student Development Bohermore Limited has applied for planning permission to transform an empty building into apartments for students and holidaymakers at the back of Bohermore filling station.
The development would involve changing the exisiting vacant three storey office building over a basement at Sandyfort Business Centre.
The applicant is hoping to redesign the building to provide a four storey building over a basement carpark.
It would accommodate 77 professionally managed student and self-catering holiday apartment suites.
These would be made up of 65 single units, 8 twin suites and 4 two-bedroom suites.
The development would also include a reception area, social spaces and storage areas aswell as a roof terrace, 57 car parking spaces and 63 bicycle spaces.
As part of the plans there would be a new footpath link to Seán Mulvoy Road.
The suites would be specifically designed for use during the college semester by senior undergraduates, post-graduates and visiting academics.
During the summer season the accommodation would be used in the short-term by tourists.