GrantedChange of useDecided 11 November 2025

Harbour Hotel, New Dock Rd, Galway

Conversion of a hotel leisure centre and meeting rooms into 12 new bedrooms.

2560221 · Galway City Council · Lodged 18 July 2025

Reference: 2560221
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 18 July 2025

Summary

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The Harbour Hotel is seeking permission to convert its ground floor leisure centre and meeting rooms into 12 hotel bedrooms. The works include infilling an undercroft area to slightly increase the floor space.

Change of usehotelconversionleisure centre

Floor area: 284 m²

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: galway harbour hotel limited is applying to galway city council for permission for a) change the of use of existing ground floor leisure centre and meeting rooms (271.4 m2) to 12 no. Hotel bedrooms, b) a minor increase to floor area through infilling an existing undercoft area to the front elevation creating additional bedroom space (12.7m2), c) reconfiguring existing carparking with the loss of 1no. Parking space, d) associated internal and elevational changes and e) all associated siteworks and services

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

City CentreUC

“To Provide for city centre uses”

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
29 Ce Na Mara, Bother Na Long, The Docksnot full market price	Mar 2026	€235,000	59 m
23 Ce Na Mara, New Docks, Galway	Jan 2025	€155,000	59 m
68 Ce Na Mara, Bothar Na Long, New Docks	Apr 2025	€350,000	59 m
6 Barr Taoide, Queens Gate, Galway	Feb 2026	€328,000	196 m
27 Barr Taoide, Galway, Galway	May 2026	€330,000	196 m
Apt 29, Barr Taoide, Docks	Jul 2025	€343,000	196 m
7 St Nicholas St, New Docks, Galway	Feb 2025	€310,000	198 m
2 Nicholas St, Merchants Rd, Galway	Jul 2025	€345,000	208 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received18 July 2025
Further information requested10 September 2025
Further information received15 October 2025
Decision due11 November 2025
Decision issued11 November 2025
Grant issued5 January 2026
Permission expiry4 January 2031

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