Awaiting decisionChange of use

Mary Mullens Bar and Prospect House, Nos 8 12 & 14 Prospect Hill, Galway

Retention of a beer garden and bar, and conversion of adjacent offices into a restaurant and 32-bed tourist accommodation.

2660146 · Galway City Council · Lodged 1 May 2026

Reference: 2660146
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: In progress
Type: RETENTION
Received: 1 May 2026

Summary

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This application seeks retention for a covered beer garden and the conversion of a vacant building into an ancillary bar. It also seeks permission to convert a vacant betting office into a restaurant/café and vacant offices into 32-bed tourist accommodation.

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Development description

Permission for development which consists of
Retention permission to the rear of no’s 12-14 prospect hill (mary mullen’s bar) and no. 8 prospect hill (prospect house) of
Provision of beer garden area within courtyard, covered with a glass canopy/roof
Change of use and alterations to formerly vacant two-storey office/retail building to rear, to an ancillary bar. On the ground floor, this includes provision of bar areas, customer toilets, staff areas and keg store. The first floor consists of provision of ancillary bar storage
Fire escape, steps and air conditioning units to rear
Permission at no. 8 prospect hill (prospect house) for
Change of use at ground floor level from vacant betting office to restaurant and café, together with internal ground floor connection to the adjoining courtyard/ beer garden area at mary mullens
Change of use of first and second floors from vacant office space, to 32-bed tourist accommodation to complement the adjoining hospitality business at mary mullens
Extension of glass canopy/roof to northern corner of existing beer garden
Alterations to front elevation façade onto street (prospect hill), including revised fenestration, roof design, signage and shopfront details
Alterations and revised fenestration to south-western side elevation, north-eastern side elevation and south-eastern rear elevation
Removal of existing internal stairs and construction of single-storey extension to facilitate an additional fire escape route with steps to rear
Revised treatments to rear boundary wall
Construction of an internal access stairs to roof along with installation of pv panels and plant at roof level, together with all associated site works 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

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

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
20 Prospect Hill, Galway City, County Galway	May 2025	€200,000	27 m
14 St Patricks Ave, Eyre Sq, Galway	Sept 2025	€300,000	41 m
Apartment 1, Western Court, St Bridgets Place	Jan 2026	€320,000	159 m
4 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway	Jun 2025	€286,000	162 m
6 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway	Feb 2026	€270,000	168 m
10 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway	Apr 2025	€290,000	168 m
16 Drom Ard, Prospect Hill, Galway	Jan 2026	€392,500	171 m
Apt 1, 74 Prospect Hill, Galway	Apr 2025	€275,000	191 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.

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Application received1 May 2026
Further information requested24 June 2026

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