GrantedCommercialDecided 22 January 2025

The G Hotel & Spa, Wellpark The Old Dublin Road, Galway City

Internal and external alterations to the G Hotel to add 31 new bedrooms, a gym, and convert retail space into hotel use.

2460369 · Galway City Council · Lodged 22 November 2024

Reference: 2460369
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 22 November 2024

Summary

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The development consists of internal alterations to the ground, first, and second floors of the G Hotel to create 31 additional bedrooms, a gym, and office space. It also includes the change of use of 474 square meters of retail warehouse space at Wellpark Retail Park to hotel use, alongside associated external window and panel alterations.

Commercialhotelretailrenovation

Floor area: 474 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development which consists of; alterations to g hotel ground floor including conversion of function space, store and associated kitchen and wc’s into 9no. Bedrooms
No luggage store, gym and hotel office; alterations to 1st floor existing hotel including conversion of gym, meeting space, and hotel ancillary spaces into 14no. Bedrooms; change of use to 1st floor of unit 7-8 wellpark retail park from 474m2 of retail warehouse use to hotel use, including the provision of 5no. Hotel bedrooms, office space and linen store; alterations to 2nd floor existing hotel including the conversion of large bedrooms and ancillary space into 3no. Additional bedrooms and conversion of 1no. Standard bedroom into 1no. Accessible bedroom; external alterations to unit 7-8 wellpark retail park including the addition of 1no. Window and installation of 2no. Spandrel panels to the southwest elevation and the addition of 1no. Window to the northwest elevation; external alterations to the existing hotel premises including the addition of 5no. Spandrel panels to the southwest elevation, 4no. Windows to replace existing glazed curtain wall and 1no. Spandrel panel to the northeast elevation

Land-use zoning

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Enterprise Light Industry and CommercialSI

“To provide for light industry and commercial uses other than those reserved in the CC zone”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
2 College Crescent, College Rd, Galway	Apr 2026	€450,000	153 m
2 Sailin, Wellpark, Galway	May 2026	€400,000	176 m
10 Sailin, Wellpark, Galway	Sept 2025	€465,000	176 m
74 Sailin, Wellpark, Galway	Jan 2025	€390,000	195 m
45 Gleann Noinin College Rd, Galway	Jul 2026	€400,000	202 m
17 Gleann Noinin, College Rd, Galwaynot full market price	Nov 2025	€185,000	221 m
10 Gleann Noinin, College Rd, Galway	Feb 2026	€290,000	227 m
Apt No 14 Block 2, Gleann Noinin, College Road	Dec 2025	€313,000	227 m

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Key dates

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Application received22 November 2024
Decision due25 January 2025
Decision issued22 January 2025
Grant issued3 March 2025
Permission expiry2 March 2030

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