Westwood Hotel Site, Dangan, Upper Newcastle
Demolition of the Westwood Hotel to build a 394-bed student accommodation scheme.
BP301693 · Galway City Council · Lodged 25 May 2018
- Reference
- BP301693
- Authority
- Galway City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 May 2018
Summary
AI-generatedAn application has been submitted to An Bord Pleanála for the demolition of the Westwood Hotel. In its place, a student accommodation scheme containing 394 bed spaces will be constructed, which will also serve as temporary tourist accommodation outside of academic terms.
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Official record
Development description
Shd application to an bord pleanála - demolition of existing westwood hotel, construction of student accommodation scheme (394 bed spaces), pedestrian and cyclist links to thomas hynes road and n59 upper newcastle road and associates site works. The complex will be used as visitor or tourist accommodation on a temporary basis outside the academic term times
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide residential development and for associated support development, which will ensure the protection of existing residential amenity and will contribute to sustainable residential neighbourhoods”
National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Tudor Lawn, Newcastle, Galway | May 2026 | €490,000 | 54 m |
| 18 Dun Daingean, Newcastle Rd, Galway | Sept 2025 | €580,000 | 108 m |
| 10 Clifton Dr, Newcastle, Galway | Sept 2025 | €445,000 | 140 m |
| 18 Dangan Court, Dangan, Galway | Sept 2025 | €390,000 | 152 m |
| 42 Tudor Lawn, Newcastle, Galway | Aug 2025 | €515,000 | 164 m |
| 5 Cherry Park, Newcastle, Galwaynot full market price | Dec 2025 | €383,333 | 173 m |
| 6 Cherry Park, Newcastle, Galway | Aug 2025 | €640,000 | 179 m |
| Ashley Park, Dangan, Galway | Apr 2026 | €1,540,000 | 192 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 received25 May 2018
- Decision due19 July 2018
- Decision issued19 July 2018
- Grant issued4 September 2018
- Permission expiry3 September 2023
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