Western Hotel, 33 35 & 37 Prospect Hill, Galway
Alterations, extensions, and change of use to hotel use at the Western Hotel, Galway.
17201 · Galway City Council · Lodged 10 July 2017
- Reference
- 17201
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 July 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention for converting two apartments to hotel use, and permission to convert commercial space to hotel use. It also includes a single-storey foyer enclosure, four new bedrooms on the roof deck, and minor alterations to protected structures.
- Storeys
- 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 (a) retention of change of use and associated amalgamation of apartment 1 & 2 to hotel use, (b) minor alterations to the front elevation, (c) change of use of basement and ground floor accommodation of no. 35 from existing commercial use to hotel use, (d) provision of single storey enclosure of existing deck yard for use as hotel foyer, and (e) provision of 4 no. Additional bedrooms on existing roof deck at third floor level. These are protected structures- rps 7801 7802 & 7803
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 22 March 2019.
Notified floor area: 524 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway | Jun 2025 | €286,000 | 21 m |
| 10 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway | Apr 2025 | €290,000 | 30 m |
| 6 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway | Feb 2026 | €270,000 | 30 m |
| 16 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway | Jan 2026 | €392,500 | 31 m |
| Apartment 1, Western Court, St Bridgets Place | Jan 2026 | €320,000 | 36 m |
| Apt 1, 74 Prospect Hill, Galway | Apr 2025 | €275,000 | 72 m |
| 35 St Bridgets Tce, Prospect Hill, Galway City | Oct 2025 | €410,000 | 81 m |
| 30 St Bridgets Terrace, Prospect Hill, Galway | May 2025 | €286,000 | 82 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 received10 July 2017
- Further information requested29 August 2017
- Further information received8 February 2018
- Decision due9 May 2018
- Decision issued9 May 2018
- Grant issued13 June 2018
- Permission expiry12 June 2023
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