Kiltartan House, Forster Street, Galway
Change of use of second-floor office space to hostel accommodation.
16239 · Galway City Council · Lodged 19 August 2016
- Reference
- 16239
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 August 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe project will convert existing second-floor office space into hostel accommodation. This will provide 14 extra suite bedrooms, a common room, kitchen, and dining area to an existing hostel, alongside alterations to the external fire escape.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for change of use of existing second floor office space to hostel accommodation. Proposed new hostel accommodation to provide an extra fourteen-suite bedrooms, common room, kitchen and dining area to existing hostel granted under pl. Ref. 12/148 and 14/293. Development will also include alterations to existing external fire escape stairs
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To Provide for city centre uses”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Galway City Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 13 February 2017.
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 St Patricks Ave, Eyre Sq, Galway | Sept 2025 | €300,000 | 97 m |
| 16 The Elms, Forster St, Galway | Sept 2025 | €415,000 | 134 m |
| 20 Prospect Hill, Galway City, County Galway | May 2025 | €200,000 | 147 m |
| 36 The Elms, Foster St, Galway | Apr 2026 | €410,000 | 175 m |
| 10 Forster Court, Galway, Galway | Jul 2025 | €567,000 | 229 m |
| Apt 1, 74 Prospect Hill, Galway | Apr 2025 | €275,000 | 234 m |
| 16 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway | Jan 2026 | €392,500 | 242 m |
| 12 Forster Court, Forster St, Galway | Jun 2026 | €338,500 | 242 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received19 August 2016
- Further information requested12 October 2016
- Further information received18 October 2016
- Decision due14 November 2016
- Decision issued11 November 2016
- Grant issued19 December 2016
- Permission expiry18 December 2021
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