Planning application · Co. Galway
Mary Mullens Bar and Prospect House, Nos 8, 12 & 14 Prospect Hill, Galway
Granted 28 Aug 2026 (final grant issued 15 Oct 2026)
Key facts
- Planning application 2660146 at Mary Mullens Bar and Prospect House, Nos 8, 12 & 14 Prospect Hill, Galway: Development which consists of.
- The applicant is Eastat Ltd. The agent is Enviroplan Consulting Ltd.
- It was received by Galway City Council on 1 May 2026.
- Status: Granted 28 Aug 2026 (final grant issued 15 Oct 2026).
- Permission was granted on 28 Aug 2026 and the final grant issued on 15 Oct 2026. No site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.
Source: the Galway City Council planning register, checked 23 Oct 2026. Open the council's file
What and where
Development which consists of
Permission for development which consists of: 1. Retention permission to the rear of No’s 12-14 Prospect Hill (Mary Mullen’s Bar) and No. 8 Prospect Hill (Prospect House) of; • Provision of beer garden area within courtyard, covered with a glass canopy/roof, • Change of use and alterations to formerly vacant two-storey office/retail building to rear, to an ancillary bar. On the ground floor, this includes provision of bar areas, customer toilets, staff areas and keg store. The first floor consists of provision of ancillary bar storage. • Fire escape, steps and air conditioning units to rear. 2. Permission at No. 8 Prospect Hill (Prospect House) for; • Change of use at ground floor level from vacant betting office to restaurant and Café, together with internal ground floor connection to the adjoining Courtyard/ Beer Garden Area at Mary Mullens. • Change of use of first and second floors from vacant office space, to 32-bed tourist accommodation to complement the adjoining hospitality business at Mary Mullens. • Extension of glass canopy/roof to northern corner of existing beer garden. • Alterations to front elevation façade onto street (Prospect Hill), including revised fenestration, roof design, signage and shopfront details. • Alterations and revised fenestration to south-western side elevation, north-eastern side elevation and south-eastern rear elevation. • Removal of existing internal stairs and construction of single-storey extension to facilitate an additional fire escape route with steps to rear. • Revised treatments to rear boundary wall. • Construction of an internal access stairs to roof along with installation of PV panels and plant at roof level, together with all associated site works and services
- Location
- 12 & 14 Prospect Hill, Co. Galway Map
- Council
- Galway City Council
- Planning reference
- 2660146
- Application type
- Retention permissionPermission to keep work already carried out.
- Applicant
- Eastat Ltd
Numbers and dates
- Received
- 1 May 2026
- Decision to grant
- 28 Aug 2026
- Final grant
- 15 Oct 2026
Timeline
- Application received
- Further information requested
- Decision to grant
- Final grant issued
Site history
This site's history
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Application 2660283, about 30 m away: refused 29 Sep 2026.
Permission for development which consists of: retention of the front elevation of the property which has been altered as part of a change… About 30 m away -
Site start under planning reference 23/60132, about 50 m away: work started 8 Apr 2024.
The development will consist of 1. Replace existing shop front with new shop front including associated signage to front façade and gable… About 50 m away -
Site start under planning reference 22/230, about 10 m away: work started 23 Mar 2023.
Development which consists of the retention and permission of works described as follows. 1) Retention for the demolition of an attached… About 10 m away -
Site start under planning reference 17/33, about 50 m away: work started 4 Sep 2017.
single storey extension to back of existing dwelling house About 50 m away
Earlier records are the planning references this application names, records at the same address, and records within 50 m of the same map point. An address or a map point can cover more than one property, so check the council's file before relying on a match.
Outlook
What happens next
Work packages named so far
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file 2660146 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 23 Oct 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.
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