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Galway City Council · 22335

Victoria Hotel, Victoria Place, Galway

Decided on appeal: granted.

  1. 19 Dec 2022Received
  2. 9 Jan 2024Refused
  3. 25 Sept 2030Approval runs out
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Status
Appeal decided — granted
Decision
Refused · 9 Jan 2024
Council
Galway City Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
2,085 m²

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What’s proposed

Permission for development which consists of the following: demolition of the existing warehouse, restaurant and associated buildings on site (c.798 sq.m total floor area) construction of a new 10-11 storey, over basement, extension to the existing Victoria Hotel providing the following: 109 no. additional bedrooms. Reception, lobby, seating area, bars, kitchen, bathrooms, service/back of house areas, and events area at ground and first floor/mezzanine. Bar/lounge and terrace at 10th floor level. Utilities, storage areas, plantroom and staff areas at basement level. Also plant at roof level. Total floor area of new extension c. 7,106 sq.m Minor alterations to the existing hotel building to provide openings on the western elevations to connect with the proposed extension. Alterations to and change of use (from offices) of Victoria House (RPS: 10401) (c.328 sq.m) to now form part of the extended hotel providing seating area, conference/meeting room and hotel office/admin rooms. existing internal room layouts maintained with existing east elevation window at 1st floor omitted to facilitate glazed link to new hotel extension. Replacement of glazing on front elevation with new painted timber sliding sash window. All associated site development works, services provisions and landscaping

Planning details

Reference
22335
Local authority
Galway City Council
Status
Appeal decided — granted · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
19 Dec 2022
Observations close
1 Feb 2023 (closed 1347 days ago)
Decision due
9 Jan 2024 · decided 9 Jan 2024
Decision
Refused on 9 Jan 2024
Proposed development
Permission for development which consists of the following: demolition of the existing warehouse, restaurant and associated buildings on site (c.798 sq.m total floor area) construction of a new 10-11 storey, over basement, extension to the existing Victoria Hotel providing the following: 109 no. additional bedrooms. Reception, lobby, seating area, bars, kitchen, bathrooms, service/back of house areas, and events area at ground and first floor/mezzanine. Bar/lounge and terrace at 10th floor level. Utilities, storage areas, plantroom and staff areas at basement level. Also plant at roof level. Total floor area of new extension c. 7,106 sq.m Minor alterations to the existing hotel building to provide openings on the western elevations to connect with the proposed extension. Alterations to and change of use (from offices) of Victoria House (RPS: 10401) (c.328 sq.m) to now form part of the extended hotel providing seating area, conference/meeting room and hotel office/admin rooms. existing internal room layouts maintained with existing east elevation window at 1st floor omitted to facilitate glazed link to new hotel extension. Replacement of glazing on front elevation with new painted timber sliding sash window. All associated site development works, services provisions and landscaping
As published by the register.
Site area
2,085 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Appeal 318992-24 (status unknown), not yet matched.

Zoning

M2 — Major town centre

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

S3 — Community infrastructure

Reserved for civic, religious, community, education, health-care and social infrastructure.

Protections nearby 250 m

No mapped flood area nearby.

  • NIAH-recorded building · 39
    water trough; shop/retail outlet
  • Recorded monument · 10
    Graveyard; Bastioned fort

Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.

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Summary

22335 is a planning application to Galway City Council for permission for development which consists of the following: demolition of the existing, received on 19 Dec 2022; permission was refused on 9 Jan 2024.