20218: Granted planning record / PlanIntel

Proposed development

Application description published by Galway City Council.

Permission is sought for the development which will consist of construction of an eight storey over basement, 186 no. bedroom hotel with below ground pool plant equipment, tank room, standby generator and pumping station (Gross Floor Area: c. 12,478sqm). The development includes for hotel uses on the ground floor including a reception area, lounge area, a restaurant, a bar, a lobby, toilet facilities, and back of house rooms. The ground floor also includes an LV switchroom, an MV switchroom, an ESB substation, a transformer/LV switchroom, a public entrance to the spa and spa facilities including a swimming pool, a whirlpool, a sauna/steam room, male and female changing rooms, and storage rooms. The first floor incorporates spa facilities including a treatment room, a studio, a gym, a lobby area, a storage area, 8 no. meeting rooms with associated reception area, an office, toilet facilities and a pantry. The upper floors incorporate 186 no. hotel bedrooms. The development also includes for a green roof, emergency fire escapes, an upgrade to the existing entrance/exit from the Business Park Campus, new guest vehicle entrance from the Business Park Campus to the north of the site, 2 no. new vehicle entrances from the west of the site, 153 no. car parking spaces, 3 no. set down spaces at the main entrance, service entrance layby to the west of the site, 28 no. cycle spaces, electrical vehicle charging spaces, pumping station kiosk, signage, associated landscaping and boundary treatments, and all other site development works and services ancillary to the proposed development

Application and appeal history

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ACP-324366-26Submitted 23 June 2026 / decided Not recorded

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Appeal submittedAppeal reference ACP-324366-26
23 June 2026
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Decision details

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Application ref: 20218
Received: 20 August 2020
Decided: 24 February 2022
FI requested: Yes

Authority: Galway City Council
Application type: PERMISSION
Outcome: Conditional grant
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Application fileApplication file on www.eplanning.ieSource portal

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