12-14 Prospect Hill, Galway
Retention of 11 ensuite bedrooms on the first and second floors for use as ancillary hospitality accommodation.
23119 · Galway City Council · Lodged 16 May 2023
- Reference
- 23119
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 16 May 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for 11 ensuite bedrooms across the first and second floors (222.06 sqm). These rooms are to be used as ancillary accommodation for the ground-floor hospitality business, replacing a previously approved doctor's surgery and duplex apartment.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 222 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development which will consist of retention of 11 no. Ensuite bedrooms over first and second floor levels to be used as ancillary accommodation to the hospitality business on the ground floor level (area 222.06m2), which was originally under planning ref. 93/713, a doctor's surgery in place to first floor level and a 6 bed duplex apartment in place to first and second floor levels at
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Prospect Hill, Galway City, County Galway | May 2025 | €200,000 | 23 m |
| 14 St Patricks Ave, Eyre Sq, Galway | Sept 2025 | €300,000 | 37 m |
| Apartment 1, Western Court, St Bridgets Place | Jan 2026 | €320,000 | 156 m |
| 4 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway | Jun 2025 | €286,000 | 158 m |
| 6 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway | Feb 2026 | €270,000 | 164 m |
| 10 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway | Apr 2025 | €290,000 | 164 m |
| 16 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway | Jan 2026 | €392,500 | 166 m |
| Apt 1, 74 Prospect Hill, Galway | Apr 2025 | €275,000 | 186 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received16 May 2023
- Further information requested7 July 2023
- Further information received29 August 2023
- Decision due25 September 2023
- Decision issued25 September 2023
- Appeal submitted22 October 2023
- Appeal decided13 June 2024
- Permission expiry12 June 2029
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