No 1 Prospect Hill, Eyre Square, Galway
Change of use from a dentist's surgery to two apartments on Prospect Hill.
22291 · Galway City Council · Lodged 9 November 2022
- Reference
- 22291
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 November 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a change of use on the first floor of a four-storey building. The space will be converted from a dentist's surgery into two residential apartments.
- Residential units
- 2
- 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 consist of the change of use from a dentists surgery to two number residential apartments on the first floor of a four-story building
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Prospect Hill, Galway City, County Galway | May 2025 | €200,000 | 72 m |
| 14 St Patricks Ave, Eyre Sq, Galway | Sept 2025 | €300,000 | 114 m |
| 5 Amhra House, Bothar Na Mban, Galway | Jun 2025 | €285,000 | 131 m |
| 12 Amhra House, Bothar Na Mban, Prospect Hill | Nov 2025 | €270,000 | 131 m |
| Apartment 1, Western Court, St Bridgets Place | Jan 2026 | €320,000 | 146 m |
| 7 The Cobblestones, Eyre St, Galway | Aug 2025 | €375,000 | 147 m |
| 4 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway | Jun 2025 | €286,000 | 163 m |
| 10 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway | Apr 2025 | €290,000 | 163 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 received9 November 2022
- Further information requested11 January 2023
- Further information received8 February 2023
- Decision due7 March 2023
- Decision issued24 February 2023
- Grant issued30 March 2023
- Permission expiry29 March 2028
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