Sleepzone Hostel, Bothar Na Mbán, Galway
Increasing the height of a boundary wall next to a hostel.
18362 · Galway City Council · Lodged 12 November 2018
- Reference
- 18362
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 November 2018
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to raise the height of an existing boundary wall from its current height of 1.4m-1.9m to a maximum height of 2.65m. The wall is located on the south-east side of Sleepzone Hostel.
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 to raise height of boundary wall from existing height ranging from 1400mm to 1900mm to a maximum height of 2650mm at the south east side of sleepzone hostel and north west side of access road leading from bothar na mbán to rear of corrib shopping centre
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide residential development and for associated support development, which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and will contribute to sustainable residential neighbourhoods”
National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses
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 26 April 2019.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Amhra House, Bothar Na Mban, Galway | Jun 2025 | €285,000 | 7 m |
| 12 Amhra House, Bothar Na Mban, Prospect Hill | Nov 2025 | €270,000 | 7 m |
| 29b St Brendan's Avenue, Woodquay, Galway | Dec 2025 | €280,000 | 43 m |
| Apartment 30 Amhra House, Bothar Na Mban, Galway | May 2025 | €230,000 | 57 m |
| 6 Caladh Mor, Woodquay, Galway | Aug 2025 | €305,000 | 64 m |
| Apt 8 St Brendans Court, St Brendans Ave, Woodquay | Oct 2025 | €280,000 | 88 m |
| Apt 4 St Brendans Court, St Brendans Ave, Woodquay | Oct 2025 | €300,000 | 88 m |
| 3 St Brendan's Road, Wood Quay, Galway | Jun 2025 | €500,000 | 100 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 received12 November 2018
- Decision due15 January 2019
- Decision issued15 January 2019
- Grant issued26 February 2019
- Permission expiry25 February 2024
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