The green light has been given for plans to demolish a well-known bar with overhead apartments in Salthill, and replace them with a more modern building.
The ground floor would continue to be a licensed premises under the plans led by Canfeen Investments Limited.
At the moment, the ground floor at 206 Upper Salthill Road is occupied by Cullinane's, with what's described as 11 "substandard" residential units overhead.
The plan is for the building to be demolished, and rebuilt as a modern development comprising street level bar, and 14 overhead apartments.
The planning application states the existing accommodation appears to have not been used in some time, and is in a semi-derelict state.
The two level basement previously served as a nightclub, though these plans propose to partially fill that space in.
The original spec would have the development one floor higher than the existing building, with a setback penthouse level.
But in approving the plans, city planners have made considerable revisions to that element.
The Penthouse level is to be removed from the plans, meaning the loss of three apartments, while short term letting is not permitted.
The developer can take an appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála in the coming weeks if it so choses.
