3 Hynes Yard, Merchants Road, Galway
Change of use from student accommodation to short-term letting.
238 · Galway City Council · Lodged 24 January 2023
- Reference
- 238
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 January 2023
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a change of use of the property from student accommodation to short-term letting. The short-term let use would not exceed 90 days per calendar year.
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 consists of a change of use from student accommodation to short term let for a period not exceeding 90 days per calendar year
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Hynes Yard, Merchants Rd, Galway | Nov 2025 | €420,000 | 16 m |
| Apt 2, Hynes Yard, Merchants Rd | Jun 2025 | €400,000 | 16 m |
| 12 Hynes Yard, Merchants Rd, Galway | Dec 2025 | €376,000 | 16 m |
| 19f Merchants Road, Galway | Dec 2025 | €385,000 | 44 m |
| 7 St Nicholas St, New Docks, Galway | Feb 2025 | €310,000 | 61 m |
| Apt 1 Floor 4, St Augustine Court, St Augustine St | Oct 2025 | €261,000 | 76 m |
| 2 Nicholas St, Merchants Rd, Galway | Jul 2025 | €345,000 | 76 m |
| 3 Lismoyle House, St Augustine St, Galway | Mar 2026 | €350,000 | 91 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 received24 January 2023
- Further information requested16 March 2023
- Further information received11 April 2023
- Decision due8 May 2023
- Decision issued28 April 2023
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