The Dean Hotel, No. 80 Prospect Hill and No's 82 84 & 86 Bohermore, Galway City
Retention of hotel extensions and a change of use to a restaurant and rooftop bar at The Dean Hotel.
2560113 · Galway City Council · Lodged 18 April 2025
- Reference
- 2560113
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 18 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for revisions to a permitted hotel development, including additional floor area at lower ground and third floor levels. It also includes the retention of a change of use of the third floor from bedrooms to a restaurant and rooftop bar, on a site containing a protected structure.
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: retention permission is sought by golden birches limited, at the dean hotel, no. 80 prospect hill and no’s 82, 84 & 86 bohermore, galway city, for revisions to the development permitted under pl. Ref. No. ’s 17/41, 22/19 & 22/248. No. 86 bohermore on site is a protected structure (rps no. 1201). The development consists of (1) retention of additional floor area at lower ground floor level, (2) retention of increased floor area at third floor level, and (3) retention of change of use of third floor from bedroom accommodation to restaurant and rooftop bar, together with all associated site works and services.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for light industry and commercial uses other than those reserved in the CC zone”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 Forster Court, Galway, Galway | Jul 2025 | €567,000 | 36 m |
| 12 Forster Court, Forster St, Galway | Jun 2026 | €338,500 | 37 m |
| Apt 1, 74 Prospect Hill, Galway | Apr 2025 | €275,000 | 39 m |
| 35 St Bridgets Tce, Prospect Hill, Galway City | Oct 2025 | €410,000 | 63 m |
| 71 Bohermore, Galway | Dec 2025 | €750,000 | 66 m |
| 30 St Bridgets Terrace, Prospect Hill, Galway | May 2025 | €286,000 | 86 m |
| 16 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway | Jan 2026 | €392,500 | 87 m |
| 4 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway | Jun 2025 | €286,000 | 105 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 received18 April 2025
- Further information requested12 June 2025
- Further information received7 August 2025
- Decision due3 September 2025
- Decision issued1 September 2025
- Grant issued17 October 2025
- Permission expiry16 October 2030
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