Kiltartan House, Forster Street, Galway
Expansion of a hostel including converting retail and office spaces into dining, kitchen, and 25 en-suite bedrooms.
17239 · Galway City Council · Lodged 21 August 2017
- Reference
- 17239
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 August 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves extending the Bunk Hostel at Kiltartan House. It includes converting ground floor retail units into dining and kitchen areas, converting third-floor offices to hostel rooms, and adding a total of 25 new en-suite bedrooms across multiple floors.
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 changes and alterations. Proposed changes to consist of extension of bunk hostel as follows
- Change of use of part of existing retail unit on ground floor at front of kiltartan house to provide extended catered dining area
- Provision of new fire escape hallway and external door from main stairwell to front of kiltartan house
- Provision of disabled toilet and lobby at main entrance
- Relocation of hostel reception to main entrance lobby
- Change of use of existing retail unit on ground floor at rear of kiltartan house to self catering kitchen, dining and common room
- Provide seven new en-suite bedrooms at first floor
- Provide two new en-suite bedrooms at second floor
- Change of use of existing third floor office space to hostel accommodation providing an extra sixteen en-suite bedrooms, common room, and management offices
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 9 November 2018.
Notified floor area: 885 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 St Patricks Ave, Eyre Sq, Galway | Sept 2025 | €300,000 | 108 m |
| 16 The Elms, Forster St, Galway | Sept 2025 | €415,000 | 127 m |
| 20 Prospect Hill, Galway City, County Galway | May 2025 | €200,000 | 159 m |
| 36 The Elms, Foster St, Galway | Apr 2026 | €410,000 | 169 m |
| 10 Forster Court, Galway, Galway | Jul 2025 | €567,000 | 237 m |
| Apt 1, 74 Prospect Hill, Galway | Apr 2025 | €275,000 | 245 m |
| 12 Forster Court, Forster St, Galway | Jun 2026 | €338,500 | 250 m |
| 16 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway | Jan 2026 | €392,500 | 253 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 received21 August 2017
- Further information requested12 October 2017
- Further information received6 November 2017
- Decision due3 December 2017
- Decision issued30 November 2017
- Grant issued12 January 2018
- Permission expiry11 January 2023
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