Maldron Hotel Site, Sandy Road, Headford Road
Retention of first-floor offices and permission to convert them into 13 hotel bedrooms.
16339 · Galway City Council · Lodged 12 December 2016
- Reference
- 16339
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 12 December 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for offices built on the first floor of the hotel site. It also seeks permission to convert these first-floor offices into 13 new hotel bedrooms.
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Official record
Development description
Permission and retention permission for development. The development to be retained consists of the construction of offices at 1st floor level. The proposed development will consist of the conversion of the 1st floor offices to 13 no. New bedrooms
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for light industry and commercial uses other than those reserved in the CC zone”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coolough Road, Terryland, Galway | Apr 2025 | €1,800,000 | 142 m |
| 147 Gort Na Coiribe, Headford Rd, Galway | Dec 2025 | €315,000 | 210 m |
| 200 Gort Na Coiribe, Headford Rd, Galway | Apr 2025 | €422,500 | 217 m |
| 174 Gort Na Coiribe, Headford Rd, Galway | Apr 2026 | €2,270,000 | 249 m |
| 48 Tirellan Heights, Headford Rd, Galway | Aug 2025 | €362,500 | 260 m |
| 63 Sandyvale Lawn, Headford Rd, Galway City | Nov 2025 | €336,000 | 267 m |
| 21 Gleann Na Tra, Sandy Rd, Galway | Dec 2025 | €316,000 | 285 m |
| 90 Gort Na Coiribe, Headford Rd, Galway | Jun 2025 | €415,000 | 298 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 received12 December 2016
- Further information requested7 February 2017
- Further information received10 February 2017
- Decision due9 March 2017
- Decision issued9 March 2017
- Grant issued19 April 2017
- Permission expiry18 April 2022
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