A member of Galway City Council has called for the demolition of a partially built apartment block more than two years after work on the site was brought to a halt by planning officials.
Residents of New Road and Henry Street have pledged to oppose a new application by the developers to have the building retained, 27 months after council planning staff halted construction work due to allegations of planning irregularities.
Marfield Developments have lodged a new planning application with the council to circumvent a ruling by An Bord Pleanála last February, which ordered them to demolish a part of the building which was erected without planning permission.
The developers have applied to the council for retention and completion of revisions to the site which fronts on to Henry Street, New Road, and the Eglinton Canal, with a reduction in the number of apartments and parking spaces. No work has taken place on the site since May 2002.
Residents said they would oppose this latest application by the developer. Cllr Colette Connolly of Labour called for the demolition of the building which she described as "monstrous".
"The decision to grant permission for this development was one of the worst decisions ever made by Galway City Council," she said.
"It looks totally out of place and it is a traffic hazard."