Maldron Hotel, Sandy Road, Headford Road
Modifications to a permitted hotel redevelopment to add 16 additional bedrooms and reconfigure floor space.
17117 · Galway City Council · Lodged 2 May 2017
- Reference
- 17117
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 May 2017
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for modifications to a previously permitted hotel redevelopment scheme. The changes include reconfiguring floor space across multiple levels to add 16 additional bedrooms, meeting rooms, a dry gym, and making external elevation changes, bringing the total to 165 bedrooms.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for modifications to the development permitted, but not yet constructed, under reg. Refs. 16/280 and 16/339 which provide for the redevelopment of the maldron hotel. The proposed modifications to the permitted scheme will consist of alterations to the configuration of floor space to provide the following: ground floor: 6 no. Meeting rooms, associated breakout space and circulation corridor, 13 no. Additional bedrooms, dry gym, ancillary stores and reconfigured kitchen/bar areas; first floor: 1 no. Additional bedroom, 1 no. Linen store, 1 no. Store and 1 no. Office; second floor: 1 no. Linen store. Third floor: 1 no. Store. Fourth floor: 2 no. Additional bedrooms and 1 no. Linen store. In addition, changes to the external elevations are proposed at the ground floor (new cladding) and fourth floor (new fire exit door). All other aspects of the development permitted under application register references 16/280 and 16/339 will be unaffected. The proposal will result in the provision of a total of 165 no. Bedrooms at the hotel, an increase of 16 on those already permitted
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.
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within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coolough Road, Terryland, Galway | Apr 2025 | €1,800,000 | 136 m |
| 147 Gort Na Coiribe, Headford Rd, Galway | Dec 2025 | €315,000 | 208 m |
| 200 Gort Na Coiribe, Headford Rd, Galway | Apr 2025 | €422,500 | 213 m |
| 174 Gort Na Coiribe, Headford Rd, Galway | Apr 2026 | €2,270,000 | 245 m |
| 48 Tirellan Heights, Headford Rd, Galway | Aug 2025 | €362,500 | 266 m |
| 63 Sandyvale Lawn, Headford Rd, Galway City | Nov 2025 | €336,000 | 271 m |
| 21 Gleann Na Tra, Sandy Rd, Galway | Dec 2025 | €316,000 | 280 m |
| 90 Gort Na Coiribe, Headford Rd, Galway | Jun 2025 | €415,000 | 296 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received2 May 2017
- Decision due26 June 2017
- Decision issued20 June 2017
- Grant issued1 August 2017
- Permission expiry31 July 2022
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