Dublin Road, Galway
Development of three new apartments at the former Kingsvalley Hotel on Dublin Road, Galway.
1635 · Galway City Council · Lodged 9 February 2016
- Reference
- 1635
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 February 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to develop three additional self-contained apartments (two 1-bed and one 2-bed units) at the former Kingsvalley Hotel. Parking for the new apartments will be provided in the existing basement level.
- Residential units
- 3
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission for the development of 3 no. Additional apartments at the property formerly known as "kingsvalley hotel", namely: 2 no. 1 bed and 1 no. 2 bed (3 no. Total) self-contained apartments with all associated site-works and services. Parking for the new apartments to be provided at existing basement level
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide residential development and for associated support development, which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and will contribute to sustainable residential neighbourhoods”
National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses
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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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 received9 February 2016
- Further information requested31 March 2016
- Further information received20 April 2016
- Decision due17 May 2016
- Decision issued17 May 2016
- Grant issued24 June 2016
- Permission expiry23 June 2021
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