Galway Bay Fm newsroom – A proposal to renovate two homes at Newcastle in the city has been turned down by the city council.
John Duffy had applied for permission to renovate numbers 4 and 5 Newcastle Road, which are protected structures.
The development at Newcastle Road would have included the construction of a new extension at the back of the existing buildings.
It would also have included the conversion of existing buildings into four new apartments.
In refusing permission for the development, city planners state that the conversion would be contrary to the City Development Plan.
Planners concluded that it would be excessively dense, and would be out of character with the pattern of development at Newcastle Road.
They also state that the proposed extension in a restricted rear garden would seriously injure residential amenities.