The Connacht Hotel, Dublin Road, Galway
Retention of a single-storey ground floor meeting room extension at The Connacht Hotel.
17227 · Galway City Council · Lodged 9 August 2017
- Reference
- 17227
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 9 August 2017
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought for the retention of a single-storey ground floor extension at The Connacht Hotel on Dublin Road, Galway. The extension comprises a hotel meeting room.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for retention for development which consists of retention of a single storey ground floor extension comprising a hotel meeting room
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
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 Glenina Heights, Renmore, Galway | May 2026 | €600,000 | 73 m |
| 15 Dublin Road, Renmore, Galway | Jan 2026 | €325,000 | 126 m |
| 16 Renmore Park, Galway, Galway | Jan 2025 | €433,000 | 200 m |
| 59 Wellpark Grove, Wellpark, Monivea Rd | Jan 2025 | €408,000 | 254 m |
| 13 Michael Collins Rd, Mervue, Galway | Sept 2025 | €96,000 | 259 m |
| 34 Renmore Park, Renmore, Galway | Jun 2025 | €350,000 | 267 m |
| 16 Renmore Rd, Galway, Galway | Feb 2025 | €300,000 | 302 m |
| 31 Michael Collins Rd, Mervue, Galway | Mar 2026 | €392,000 | 322 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 received9 August 2017
- Decision due3 October 2017
- Decision issued3 October 2017
- Grant issued10 November 2017
- Permission expiry9 November 2022
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