GrantedCommercialDecided 18 August 2017

No. 80 Prospect Hill (known as Shannon Dry Cleaners) No. 82 Bohermore No. 84 Bohermore No. 86 Bohermore, and including part of the former railway tunnel (to Clifden), Galway

Demolition of existing buildings and construction of a 139-bedroom hotel up to four storeys high.

1741 · Galway City Council · Lodged 14 February 2017

Reference: 1741
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 14 February 2017

Summary

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The development involves the demolition of a commercial building, a dwelling, and a rear extension of a protected structure. In their place, a part-two to part-four storey hotel comprising 139 bedrooms and related facilities will be constructed.

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Storeys: 4
Floor area: 5,310 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development for the construction of a hotel, on an overall site of 0.29 ha (0.73 acres). The development will consist of the: demolition of the existing single-storey commercial building at no. 80 prospect hill; demolition of the existing two-storey dwelling at no. 84 bohermore; demolition of the existing part-single, part two-storey rear extension to no. 86 bohermore (a protected structure, ref. No. 1201) and associated garden shed; construction of a part-two, part-three, part-four storey hotel over lower ground (with fourth floor level setbacks to the south-east) in 2 no. Blocks (the north-western block fronting prospect hill/bohermore) and the south-eastern block (located to the rear of the site) connected at all floor levels comprising 139 no. Bedrooms and related hotel facilities (including: reception area; lounge area; dining area; 2 no. Bars; storage; associated signage; administration and staff facilities; plant (including substation with associated switch room); waste storage area; and delivery and dispatch area), with a total gross floor area of 5,310 sq m (including lower ground level of 1,269 sq m). The development includes works to protect and conserve the older elements of no. 86 bohermore and also the existing former railway tunnel (located beneath no. 80 prospect hill) that will be integrated into the overall proposal, which includes for a change of use of these areas from residential use and infrastructural use to hotel use, respectively. The development will also include the provision of: vehicular and pedestrian access via prospect hill; 11 no. Car parking spaces; associated lighting; associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply); suds measures, including attenuation tank and sedum roofs; and gardens and courtyards. The scheme also includes: all hard and soft landscaping; boundary treatments; changes in level; and all other associated site excavation and site development works above and below ground

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Enterprise Light Industry and CommercialSI

“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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 1, 74 Prospect Hill, Galway	Apr 2025	€275,000	34 m
12 Forster Court, Forster St, Galway	Jun 2026	€338,500	47 m
10 Forster Court, Galway, Galway	Jul 2025	€567,000	47 m
35 St Bridgets Tce, Prospect Hill, Galway City	Oct 2025	€410,000	53 m
71 Bohermore, Galway	Dec 2025	€750,000	59 m
30 St Bridgets Terrace, Prospect Hill, Galway	May 2025	€286,000	76 m
16 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway	Jan 2026	€392,500	80 m
4 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway	Jun 2025	€286,000	98 m

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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 received14 February 2017
Further information requested6 April 2017
Further information received4 July 2017
Decision due20 August 2017
Decision issued18 August 2017
Grant issued19 September 2017
Permission expiry18 September 2022

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