Snoozles Tourist Hostel, Forster Street, Galway
Retention of a building mural at Snoozles Tourist Hostel.
1958 · Galway City Council · Lodged 7 March 2019
- Reference
- 1958
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 7 March 2019
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for an existing building mural on the exterior of the Snoozles Tourist Hostel on Forster Street in Galway.
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 rentention for a building mural
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 The Elms, Forster St, Galway | Sept 2025 | €415,000 | 56 m |
| 36 The Elms, Foster St, Galway | Apr 2026 | €410,000 | 87 m |
| 14 St Patricks Ave, Eyre Sq, Galway | Sept 2025 | €300,000 | 171 m |
| 10 Forster Court, Galway, Galway | Jul 2025 | €567,000 | 185 m |
| 12 Forster Court, Forster St, Galway | Jun 2026 | €338,500 | 195 m |
| 12 College Rd, Galway, Galway | Jan 2025 | €750,000 | 204 m |
| 20 Prospect Hill, Galway City, County Galway | May 2025 | €200,000 | 211 m |
| Apt 1, 74 Prospect Hill, Galway | Apr 2025 | €275,000 | 220 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 received7 March 2019
- Decision due1 May 2019
- Decision issued30 April 2019
- Grant issued11 June 2019
- Permission expiry10 June 2024
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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16325Galway CityLodged 5 Dec 2016Commercial
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2112Galway CityLodged 26 Jan 2021Commercial
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