The House Hotel, Spanish Parade, Latin Quarter
Change of use of the ground floor restaurant and bar at The House Hotel to 7 bedrooms and a meeting room.
2065 · Galway City Council · Lodged 16 March 2020
- Reference
- 2065
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 March 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of converting the existing ground floor restaurant and bar into 7 bedrooms and a reading/meeting room. It also includes reconfiguring the public toilets to expand the lobby dining area, adding a 7 square metre extension into the service yard, and installing a light well. The building is a Protected Structure.
- Floor area
- 7 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development which will consist of change of use of existing ground floor restaurant and bar to 7 no. Bedrooms and 1 no. Reading/meeting room and associated internal modifications; reconfiguration of existing public toilets to allow for additional dining area in lobby; addition of a 7 sq. Meter extension into existing service yard on south west side of building; introduction of light well into existing single storey extension to south west. A protected structure rps 6701
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To Provide for city centre uses”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Helens, Flood Street, Galway | Jun 2025 | €900,000 | 30 m |
| 3 Glor Na Mara, Dock St, Galway | Dec 2025 | €328,500 | 44 m |
| 5 Glor Na Mara, Dock Road, Galway | Feb 2025 | €231,000 | 44 m |
| 6 Portmore, Spanish Arch, Galway | Feb 2026 | €440,000 | 59 m |
| 35d Merchants Dock, Merchants Rd, Galwaynot full market price | Nov 2025 | €190,000 | 60 m |
| 35a Merchants Dock, Merchants Rd, Galway | Jan 2025 | €300,000 | 60 m |
| 35l Merchants Apt, Merchants Rd, Galway | Mar 2025 | €299,000 | 60 m |
| Apt 2, Merchants Quay, Merchants Road | Aug 2025 | €325,000 | 65 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 received16 March 2020
- Decision due5 July 2020
- Decision issued24 June 2020
- Grant issued29 July 2020
- Permission expiry28 July 2025
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