GrantedCommercialDecided 16 July 2020

The former Crown Equipment site, Junction of Monivea Road and Joyces Road, Mervue

Amendments to a permitted hotel in Mervue, including an additional floor and more bedrooms.

20102 · Galway City Council · Lodged 17 April 2020

Reference: 20102
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 17 April 2020
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 100 m²

Summary

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This application seeks permission for amendments to a previously approved hotel building. The changes include adding a 6th floor with a lounge and outdoor seating, internal alterations to increase the room count to 180 bedrooms, and increasing the overall height to approximately 25.5 metres.

Commercialhotelamendmentexpansion

Storeys: 7

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Official record

Development description

Permission is sought for the development which will consist of amendments to the hotel building (block f) of the previously granted permission pl ref 18/363. The overall footprint of the building has been retained as per the scheme granted under pl ref 18/363. The gross floor area of the proposed hotel in 10,258sqm, an increase of 1,583sqm. The development consists of a) provision of an additional floor at 6th floor level incorporating a lounge, kitchen area, ancillary facilities and 2 no. Outdoor seating areas on the south-eastern and western elevations; b) internal alterations to existing bedroom sizes on all levels resulting in an extra bedroom per floor, which equates to 180 bedrooms in total; c) an increase in the permitted floor to floor heights. The overall height of the proposed development, including the proposed additional floor at 6th floor level extends to circa 25.5 metres above ground floor level; d) minor internal amendments to the first to fifth floor levels including the provision of additional linen stores and plant areas; e) elevational changes to accommodate the above, including the use of self-finished acrylic render, stone and curtain wall glazing, in lieu of the previously permitted stone and curtain wall glazing; f) ammendments to the upper basement level b1 including internal alterations to the meetings rooms; g) amendments to the lower basement level b2 to include additional storage rooms, communication room and staff room and waste storage facilities, resulting in a decrease of 24 no. Car parking spaces at this level and h) all associated site services

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Enterprise Light Industry and CommercialSI

“To provide for light industry and commercial uses other than those reserved in the CC zone”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
9 Monivea Rd, Galway City, Galway	Feb 2025	€490,000	151 m
22 Monivea Rd, Mervue, Galway	Mar 2025	€400,000	187 m
2 Parnell Ave, Mervue, Galway	Nov 2025	€200,000	326 m
7 Parnell Ave, Mervue, Galway	Dec 2025	€371,000	329 m
17 Radharc Na Greine, Monivea Road, Galwaynot full market price	May 2025	€189,000	361 m
13 Tara Grove, Wellpark, Galway	Jun 2026	€487,000	364 m
13 Mullan Mor, Tuam Rd, Galway	Oct 2025	€301,000	367 m
17 Parnell Ave, Mervue, Galway	Oct 2025	€381,000	386 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received17 April 2020
Decision due18 July 2020
Decision issued16 July 2020
Grant issued24 August 2020
Permission expiry23 August 2025

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