O'Reilly's Bar and Kitchen, 232 & 234 Upper Salthill, Galway
Retention of apartment amalgamation and permission to convert five apartments into a hotel with a roof garden.
17384 · Galway City Council · Lodged 22 December 2017
- Reference
- 17384
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 22 December 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention for merging two top-floor apartments into one. It also requests permission to change the use of all five apartments into a hotel with family suites, install an external fire escape, and convert the roof space into a hotel garden.
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 is sought for works comprising of (1) retention permission for amalgamation of 2 no. Top floor apartments (previously nos. 5 &
- Into one unit (2) permission for proposed change of use of all 5 apartments into a hotel comprising of family suites (3) permission for proposed new external fire escape stairs to rear of the building and (4) proposed change of use of roof level open space into roof garden for hotel use, along with all ancillary works
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 Bally Point, Salthill, Galway | Dec 2025 | €365,000 | 40 m |
| 60 Bailey Point, Salthill, Galway | Jul 2025 | €340,000 | 40 m |
| 32 Baily Point, Upper Salthill, Galway | Jul 2025 | €825,000 | 40 m |
| At 70 The Bailypoint, Salthill, Co Galway | Aug 2025 | €385,000 | 40 m |
| Apt 20 The Bailyoint, Salthill, Galway | Oct 2025 | €375,000 | 40 m |
| 18 Baily Point, Upper Salthill, Galway | Oct 2025 | €310,000 | 40 m |
| 45 Baily Point, Upper Salthill, Galway | Nov 2025 | €422,000 | 40 m |
| Apt 81 The Bailypoint, Salthill, Galway | May 2026 | €800,000 | 40 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 received22 December 2017
- Further information requested21 February 2018
- Further information received14 August 2018
- Decision due10 September 2018
- Decision issued10 September 2018
- Grant issued17 October 2018
- Permission expiry16 October 2023
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