Victoria Place, Galway
Construction of a six-storey, 84-bedroom hotel in Galway following the demolition of a snooker hall.
18137 · Galway City Council · Lodged 27 April 2018
- Reference
- 18137
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 April 2018
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an existing snooker hall and the construction of a new hotel development. The hotel will feature a basement, ground floor services, and six levels of accommodation providing 84 en-suite bedrooms, alongside the reinstatement of the site's original front stone wall to the new facade.
- Storeys
- 6
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 construction of a hotel development to include
- Basement to provide service and storage areas
- Ground floor to include lobby, kitchen, dining hall, café and associated service areas
- Six levels of hotel accommodation to include eighty four en-suite bedrooms providing 215 bed spaces
- Plant and lift room at roof level
- Associated services and site works
- Demolition of existing snooker hall premises
- The removal and storage of existing front stone wall of site during construction with the reinstatement of same to proposed new façade
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Barr Taoide, Galway, Galway | May 2026 | €330,000 | 136 m |
| 6 Barr Taoide, Queens Gate, Galway | Feb 2026 | €328,000 | 136 m |
| Apt 29, Barr Taoide, Docks | Jul 2025 | €343,000 | 136 m |
| Townhouse 16, Eyre Square Centre, Eyre Square | Apr 2026 | €375,000 | 148 m |
| 9 Eyre Sq Centre, Eyre Sq, Galway | Sept 2025 | €338,000 | 148 m |
| 2 Nicholas St, Merchants Rd, Galway | Jul 2025 | €345,000 | 188 m |
| 7 St Nicholas St, New Docks, Galway | Feb 2025 | €310,000 | 203 m |
| 3 Lismoyle House, St Augustine St, Galway | Mar 2026 | €350,000 | 228 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 received27 April 2018
- Decision due21 June 2018
- Decision issued21 June 2018
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