Hardiman Hotel (formerly Meyrick Hotel), Eyre Square, Galway
Extension of duration for hotel alterations, including 19 new bedrooms across a converted 5th floor and a new 6th floor.
2510 · Galway City Council · Lodged 26 March 2025
- Reference
- 2510
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- EXTENSION OF DURATION
- Received
- 26 March 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of ground floor layout changes, fenestration alterations, and a new fire escape corridor. It also includes converting the 5th-floor leisure centre into 13 bedrooms and constructing a new 6th floor to accommodate 6 additional bedrooms.
- Residential units
- 19
- Storeys
- 7
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development which consists of, (1) amendments to the ground floor layout including reconfiguration of the bathrooms and creation of a fire escape corridor, (2) alterations to the existing fenestration and conversion of a window into a doorway at ground floor level on the south-western elevations, (3) alterations to the layout at fourth floor level including the insertion of alternative fire escape corridor, (4) change of use at 5th floor from an existing leisure centre to 13 no. Bedrooms (5) the construction of an additional 6th floor containing 6 no. Bedrooms, fire escape corridor, and plant areas and; (6) all other associated site development and servicing works
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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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Eyre Sq Centre, Eyre Sq, Galway | Sept 2025 | €338,000 | 153 m |
| Townhouse 16, Eyre Square Centre, Eyre Square | Apr 2026 | €375,000 | 153 m |
| 14 St Patricks Ave, Eyre Sq, Galway | Sept 2025 | €300,000 | 161 m |
| 20 Prospect Hill, Galway City, County Galway | May 2025 | €200,000 | 199 m |
| 27 Barr Taoide, Galway, Galway | May 2026 | €330,000 | 207 m |
| Apt 29, Barr Taoide, Docks | Jul 2025 | €343,000 | 207 m |
| 6 Barr Taoide, Queens Gate, Galway | Feb 2026 | €328,000 | 207 m |
| Birchall, Oughterard, Galway | Feb 2025 | €270,000 | 227 m |
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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 received26 March 2025
- Further information requested16 May 2025
- Further information received4 July 2025
- Decision due31 July 2025
- Decision issued31 July 2025
- Permission expiry27 November 2026
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