Commercial new build · Co. Galway
Harbour Hotel, New Dock Rd, Galway
Granted 11 Nov 2025 (final grant issued 5 Jan 2026)
Key facts
- Planning application 2560221 at Harbour Hotel, New Dock Rd, Galway: Development which consists of.
- It was received by Galway City Council on 18 Jul 2025.
- Status: Granted 11 Nov 2025 (final grant issued 5 Jan 2026).
- Work started on site on 16 Jan 2026, according to the commencement notice. It does not say which contractors or suppliers are appointed.
Source: the Galway City Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file
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What and where
Development which consists of
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 (12.7 m²), c) reconfiguring existing carparking with the loss of 1No. parking space, d) associated internal and elevational changes and e) all associated siteworks and services
- Location
- New Dock Rd, Co. Galway Map
- Council
- Galway City Council
- Planning reference
- 2560221
Numbers and dates
- Floor area
- 284 m²
- Project type
- Commercial new build
- Received
- 18 Jul 2025
- Decision to grant
- 11 Nov 2025
- Final grant
- 5 Jan 2026
- Site start
- 16 Jan 2026
Timeline
- Application received
- Decision to grant
- Final grant issued
- Site start
Outlook
What happens next
Work packages named so far
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file 2560221 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
How we know this
From the Galway City Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.
Site starts
Commencement notices for this permission
- 16 Jan 2026Work started · Change of use of leisure and meeting rooms to bedrooms including a small extension...View the site start
A commencement notice tells the council that building work is about to start. A completion certificate is filed when it is finished.
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