BDP flags ‘milestone’ for £275m Galway plans
By Jim Dunton2023-09-19T06:00:00
Irish appeal decision paves way for mixed-use redevelopment of 3.6ha city-centre site
A BDP-designed masterplan that will deliver hundreds of new homes, a hotel and new office and retail space in the heart of Galway has been endorsed by a planning inspector.
The practice said its €320m (£275m) Augustine Hill proposals for 3.64ha of brownfield land near Ceannt Train Station would bring 229 new homes and a 130-bed hotel, as well as 2,203m² of multi-use, cultural space the west Ireland cty.
The proposals will see the restoration of eight existing buildings with protected-structure status, including the transformation of a former train shed into a series of restaurants and shops.
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