1741: No. 80 Prospect Hill (known as Shannon Dry Cleaners) No. 82 Bohermore No. 84 Bohermore No. 86 Bohermore, and including part of the former railway tunnel (to Clifden), Galway
Permission for development for the construction of a hotel, on an overall site of 0.29 ha (0.73 acres). The development will consist of the: demolition of the existing single-storey commercial building at No. 80 Prospect Hill; demolition of the existing two-storey dwelling at No. 84 Bohermore; demolition of the existing part-single, part two-storey rear extension to No. 86 Bohermore (a Protected Structure, Ref. No. 1201) and associated garden shed; construction of a part-two, part-three, part-four storey hotel over lower ground (with fourth floor level setbacks to the south-east) in 2 No. blocks (the north-western block fronting Prospect Hill/Bohermore) and the south-eastern block (located to the rear of the site) connected at all floor levels comprising 139 No. bedrooms and related hotel facilities (including: reception area; lounge area; dining area; 2 No. bars; storage; associated signage; administration and staff facilities; plant (including substation with associated switch room); waste storage area; and delivery and dispatch area), with a total gross floor area of 5,310 sq m (including lower ground level of 1,269 sq m). The development includes works to protect and conserve the older elements of No. 86 Bohermore and also the existing former railway tunnel (located beneath No. 80 Prospect Hill) that will be integrated into the overall proposal, which includes for a change of use of these areas from residential use and infrastructural use to hotel use, respectively. The development will also include the provision of: vehicular and pedestrian access via Prospect Hill; 11 No. car parking spaces; associated lighting; associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply); SUDs measures, including attenuation tank and sedum roofs; and gardens and courtyards. The scheme also includes: all hard and soft landscaping; boundary treatments; changes in level; and all other associated site excavation and site development works above and below ground
- Status
- Conditional
- Lodged
- 14 Feb 2017
- Decided
- 18 Aug 2017
- Type
- Permission
- Council
- Galway City Council
- Council record
- eplanning.ie/GalwayCity/AppFileRefDetails/1741/0
- Town
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- Street
- Sold prices on Prospect Hill (Known As Shannon Dry Cleaners) No. 82 Bohermore No. 84 Bohermore No. 86 Bohermore
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Source: National Planning Application Database (NPAD), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); look the application up on the council's ePlanning register for documents and the current status. A lodged application is not an approval; an approval is not proof of completed works. Applicant names are not published.