Woodquay Hostel, 24 Woodquay, Galway
Multi-storey rear extensions and internal renovations to the Woodquay Hostel.
18416 · Galway City Council · Lodged 18 December 2018
- Reference
- 18416
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 December 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a ground floor kitchen extension, a first floor laundry extension, a second floor extension for two bedrooms, and a third floor extension for storage rooms. It also includes internal renovations and alterations to the front elevation.
- Storeys
- 4
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 development which will consist of (1) ground floor extension to kitchen (2) first floor extension laundry area. (3) second floor extension including bedrooms 11 &
- (4) third floor extension to including storage rooms, all extension to the rear. (5) internal renovations to existing hostel. (6) alteration to front elevations and all associated site works
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 4 St Brendans Court, St Brendans Ave, Woodquay | Oct 2025 | €300,000 | 52 m |
| Apt 8 St Brendans Court, St Brendans Ave, Woodquay | Oct 2025 | €280,000 | 52 m |
| 7 The Cobblestones, Eyre St, Galway | Aug 2025 | €375,000 | 65 m |
| 7 Mcdonaghs Terrace, Woodquay, Galway | Sept 2025 | €421,000 | 67 m |
| 10 Mcdonagh Terrace, Woodquay, Galway | Feb 2026 | €405,000 | 81 m |
| 3 St Brendan's Road, Wood Quay, Galway | Jun 2025 | €500,000 | 82 m |
| 3 St Anthonys Place, Woodquay, Galway | Aug 2025 | €375,000 | 100 m |
| 12 St Anthonys Place, Woodquay, Galway | Sept 2025 | €325,000 | 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 received18 December 2018
- Further information requested19 February 2019
- Further information received17 May 2019
- Decision due13 June 2019
- Decision issued11 June 2019
- Grant issued26 July 2019
- Permission expiry25 July 2024
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