Galway City Council · 2560221
Harbour Hotel , New Dock Rd , Galway
- 18 Jul 2025Received
- 11 Nov 2025Conditional
- 5 Jan 2026Final grant
- 4 Jan 2031Permission expires
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- Status
- Granted with conditions
- Decision
- Conditional · 11 Nov 2025
- Council
- Galway City Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 3,966 m²
What’s proposed
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
2560221 is a planning application to Galway City Council for permission for development which consists of: Galway Harbour Hotel Limited is applying, received on 18 Jul 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 11 Nov 2025.
Planning details
- Reference
- 2560221
- Local authority
- Galway City Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 18 Jul 2025
- Observations close
- 22 Aug 2025 (closed 402 days ago)
- Decision due
- 11 Nov 2025 · decided 11 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Conditional on 11 Nov 2025
- Proposed development
- 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 servicesAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 3,966 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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- Open3 Mainguard Street , Galway , County Galway
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- Open4 New Dock Street , The Docks , Galway
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- Appeal decided21 Shop Street & , 24 Middle Street , Galway
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- WithdrawnGalway Harbour , New Docks , Townparks Galway
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- GrantedThe Lane Studios O'Gorman House , Church Lane , Galway
- GrantedSaint Helen's & House Hotel , Flood Street & New Dock Street , Galway
- GrantedNo 31 Eyre square Ground floor , Eyre Square , Galway
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- Granted22 Middle Street , Galway , Galway
- GrantedUnit 210 Eyre Square Shopping Centre , Eyre Square , Galway
- Granted10 Cross Street Upper , Galway , Galway
- Granted22 Mainguard Street ,
- Appeal decidedFirst Floor level , 36 Eyre Square , Galway
- RefusedDock Road , Queen Street &Bothar na Long , Galway
- Refused21 Shop Street & , 24 Middle Street , Galway
- Granted33 Eyre Square , Galway , Ireland
- GrantedBoots , 35 SHOP STREET , Galway Co. Galway.
- GrantedBoots , 35 SHOP STREET , Galway Co. Galway.
- GrantedThe former Topaz Oil Storage Facility , located at Dock Road Queen Street , and Bothar Na Long Galway City.
- Appeal decidedFormer Connacht Tribune Printworks , 15 Market Street , Galway
- GrantedNo.12 Market Street , Galway City , Galway
- WithdrawnCeannt Railway Station , Station Road , Galway
- Granted16-18 William Street , Galway , Galway
- Granted23-25 Foster Street , Galway , Galway
- GrantedMcCambridges , 38/39 Shop Street , Galway
- GrantedCathedral Buildings , Middle Street , Galway
- Appeal decidedA c. 0.2217 Ha site , at the corner of Lough Atalia Road and Bóthar na Long , Galway
- WithdrawnFinnegans , No.1 & No.2 Market Street , Galway City
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- GrantedNo. 1 Eyre Square & No. 2 Prospect Hill , Galway , Galway
- GrantedNo.s 1-3 Merchants Road , Galway , H91 AT0V
- RefusedKrispy Kreme , 27 William St , Galway
- GrantedTreasure Chest Building , 31-33 William Street , Galway
- GrantedO'Connell's Bar , 8 Eyre Square , Galway City
- GrantedSite generally bounded by Queen Street to the west United Methodist Presbyterian Church to the north , Old stable buildings to the east and former Topaz Oil Facility to the south , Galway City
- Granted23 Abbeygate Street Lower , Galway , Co. Galway
- GrantedNo's 11 & 13 , Quay Street , Galway
- Commenced10 Eyre Square , Galway , H91XW01
- Granted5 Quay Street , Galway
- GrantedKinlay Hostel , Merchants Road , Eyre Square
- Granted4 Eyre Square , Eyre Square , Galway
- RefusedEyre Square , Galway , H91T2CX
- GrantedUnit 9/10/11 Edward Square , Galway , H91 RKT0
- RefusedMurphy's Bar , 9 High Street , Galway
- GrantedThe Lane Studios , Church Lane , Galway
- Refused3 Hynes Yard , Merchants Road , Galway
- GrantedNo. 16 , Dock Road , Galway
- RefusedGalway Depot , Lough Atalia Road , Galway
- Appeal decidedVictoria Hotel , Victoria Place , Galway
- GrantedHarbour Hotel , New Dock Road , Galway
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- WithdrawnNo 23-25 Forster Street , Galway
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- Appeal decided21 Shop Street , Galway
- GrantedNo 2 Upper Cross Street , Galway
- GrantedMurphys Bar , 9 High Street , Galway
- GrantedCeannt Railway Station , Station Road , Galway
- GrantedUlster Bank , 33 Eyre Square Galway , H91 HY96
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- Commenced21 Middle Street Galway ,
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- Withdrawn23 Abbeygate Street Lower , Galway
- Appeal decidedNo. 12 Cross Street Upper , Galway
- Granted47 William Street , Galway City
- CommencedUnit 6 , Edward Square , Castle Street
- RefusedGround Floor , Block C Bonham Quay (the former Topaz Oil Storage Facility) , Located at the Dock Road Queen Street & Bothar na Long
- Granted1 Shop Street , Galway , H91 VOR2
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- RefusedPortmore , Fish Market , Spanish Parade
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Homes nearby
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- SoldApartment 27, Barr Taoide, Forthill Street, Co. Galway
- Sold2 Saint Nicholas Street, Co. Galway
- Sold19f Merchants Road, Co. Galway
- SoldApartment 12, Hynes Yard, Merchants Road, Co. Galway
Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
M2 — Major town centre
City Centre: To Provide for city centre uses
The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- NIAH-recorded building · 13
- Recorded monument · 5
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 349206). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCity/AppFileRefDetails/2560221/0.
Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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