Citypoint, Prospect Hill, Bothar na mBan & Bothar Irwin
Retention of basement car parking and a building management office at Citypoint, Galway.
18131 · Galway City Council · Lodged 24 April 2018
- Reference
- 18131
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 24 April 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for a change of use from ancillary storage, plant, and service areas to car parking across three basement levels, adding 30 spaces. It also seeks retention of an existing Building Management Office at basement level -2.
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 the following
- Retention of change of use from ancillary storage/plant/service areas to car parking at basement levels
- 2 &
- 3 (with an additional 30 car parking spaces)
- Retention of existing building management office at level
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Prospect Hill, Galway City, County Galway | May 2025 | €200,000 | 67 m |
| Apartment 1, Western Court, St Bridgets Place | Jan 2026 | €320,000 | 104 m |
| 5 Amhra House, Bothar Na Mban, Galway | Jun 2025 | €285,000 | 111 m |
| 12 Amhra House, Bothar Na Mban, Prospect Hill | Nov 2025 | €270,000 | 111 m |
| 14 St Patricks Ave, Eyre Sq, Galway | Sept 2025 | €300,000 | 117 m |
| 6 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway | Feb 2026 | €270,000 | 121 m |
| 10 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway | Apr 2025 | €290,000 | 121 m |
| 4 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway | Jun 2025 | €286,000 | 122 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 received24 April 2018
- Decision due18 June 2018
- Decision issued15 June 2018
- Grant issued20 July 2018
- Permission expiry19 July 2023
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