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Residents may consider judicial review over Taylor’s Hill convent
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Some local residents at Taylors Hill in the city may consider a judicial review if planning permission is granted to demolish a convent in the area.
Last month, Galway City Council granted planning permission, with 14 conditions attached, to demolish the Dominican Convent at Taylors Hill and build a new one.
However, this decision has been appealed to An Bord Pleanála.
Local homeowners near the Dominican Convent at Taylors Hill are opposed to the demolition of the convent and the construction of a new convent building.
They claim in an appeal to An Bord Pleanála that the grant of planning permission for the development doesn’t co-incide with the zoning for the area.
They say the new building would interfere significantly with their amenity and that it would be built on land that has been zoned residential not institutional.
The appeal states that in the event of planning permission being granted, they “may consider their options in relation to a judicial review based on the zoning issue.”
An Bord Pleanála is due to make a decision on the plans for the Dominican Convent, Taylors Hill in May.