Sandyfort Business Centre, Bohermore (rear of Bohermore Filling Station), Galway
Redesign and change of use of a vacant office building to a 77-suite student and holiday accommodation block in Galway.
1640 · Galway City Council · Lodged 12 February 2016
- Reference
- 1640
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 February 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting and extending a vacant three-storey office building into a four-storey building. It will provide 77 student and self-catering holiday apartment suites, a roof terrace, and use of the existing basement parking.
- Residential units
- 77
- Storeys
- 4
- Floor area
- 2,805 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development which will comprise the redesign and change of use of the existing vacant three storey office building over basement carpark to provide four storey building over basement carpark. The proposed development will comprise 77 no. Professionally managed student and self-catering holiday apartment suites (comprising 65 no. Single suites, 8 no. Twin suites and 4 no. Two-bed suites), together with all ancillary facilities including a reception area, social spaces and storage areas associated signage, a roof terrace and plant area on the third floor and use of the existing basement parking provision (57 no. Car parking spaces and 63 no. Bicycle spaces). The development will include site landscaping and the provision of a new footpath link to the sean mulvoy road. Vehicular access to the development is via the existing bohermore access road. The suites will be specifically designed for use during the college semester by senior undergraduates, post-graduates and visiting academics and in the summer season by short-term tourist visitors. The total gross floor area of the building is increased from 2,257.06 sq m to 2,805.37 sq m
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 Cuirt Seoige, Bohermore, Galway | Nov 2025 | €310,000 | 122 m |
| 60 Cuirt Seoige, Bohermore, Galway | Nov 2025 | €345,000 | 122 m |
| 42 Cuirtseoige, Bohermore, Galway | Sept 2025 | €300,000 | 122 m |
| 45 Cuirt Seoige, Bohermore, Galway | Mar 2025 | €313,000 | 122 m |
| 72 Cuirt Seoige, Bohermore, Galway | Aug 2025 | €400,000 | 122 m |
| Apt 49 - Cuirt Seoige, Bohermore, Galway | Sept 2025 | €282,500 | 122 m |
| 32 Cuirt Seoige, Bohermore, Galway | May 2025 | €315,000 | 122 m |
| 63 Cuirt Seoige, Bohermore, Galwaynot full market price | Mar 2026 | €96,666 | 122 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 February 2016
- Further information requested6 April 2016
- Further information received28 April 2016
- Decision due9 June 2016
- Decision issued8 June 2016
- Appeal submitted5 July 2016
- Appeal decided28 October 2016
- Permission expiry27 October 2021
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