G Hotel Dublin RoadGalway, Wellpark Retail Park Wellpark Road Galway
Extension and partial change of use of a retail unit to hotel bedrooms at Wellpark Retail Park.
2048 · Galway City Council · Lodged 27 February 2020
- Reference
- 2048
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 February 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves constructing a 136.4 sqm extension to the first-floor mezzanine of Unit 7b. It includes subdividing the unit to create a ground-floor retail space and converting the first floor into 9 hotel bedrooms, meeting rooms, and offices linked to the G Hotel.
- Residential units
- 9
- Floor area
- 136 m²
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Official record
Development description
Planning permission is sought for development which will comprise the following: construction of a 136.4 sq. M, extension to the 1st floor mezzanine level in unit 7b of wellpark retail park; subdivision of unit 7b to comprise : 1 no. Ground floor retail unit (308 sq. M), and the change of use of the 1st floor of unit 7b (523.6 sq. M) of wellpark retail park from retail warehouse use to hotel use, including the provision of 9 no. Hotel bedrooms, 2 no. Meeting rooms, 4 no. Administrative offices and all ancillary stores and breakout spaces ; addition of 6 no. Windows to the 1st floor of the western elevation of unit 7b of wellpark retail park; installation of a spandrel glass section to the southern elevation of unit 7b wellpark retail park; all ancillary works to facilitate the proposed development including creation of links the existing g hotel premises and the 1st floor of unit 7b of wellpark retail park.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 College Crescent, College Rd, Galway | Apr 2026 | €450,000 | 154 m |
| 45 Gleann Noinin College Rd, Galway | Jul 2026 | €400,000 | 174 m |
| 17 Gleann Noinin, College Rd, Galwaynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €185,000 | 200 m |
| Apt No 14 Block 2, Gleann Noinin, College Road | Dec 2025 | €313,000 | 207 m |
| 10 Gleann Noinin, College Rd, Galway | Feb 2026 | €290,000 | 207 m |
| 30 Gleann Noinin, College Road, Galwaynot full market price | Jun 2026 | €175,000 | 214 m |
| 2 Sailin, Wellpark, Galway | May 2026 | €400,000 | 219 m |
| 10 Sailin, Wellpark, Galway | Sept 2025 | €465,000 | 219 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 February 2020
- Decision due17 June 2020
- Decision issued4 June 2020
- Grant issued9 July 2020
- Permission expiry8 July 2025
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