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CONDITIONALGalway - Galway City Council
Proposed Development
Permission is sought for the development which will consist of construction of an eight storey over basement, 186 no. bedroom hotel with below ground pool plant equipment, tank room, standby generator and pumping station (Gross Floor Area: c. 12,478sqm). The development includes for hotel uses on the ground floor including a reception area, lounge area, a restaurant, a bar, a lobby, toilet facilities, and back of house rooms. The ground floor also includes an LV switchroom, an MV switchroom, an ESB substation, a transformer/LV switchroom, a public entrance to the spa and spa facilities including a swimming pool, a whirlpool, a sauna/steam room, male and female changing rooms, and storage rooms. The first floor incorporates spa facilities including a treatment room, a studio, a gym, a lobby area, a storage area, 8 no. meeting rooms with associated reception area, an office, toilet facilities and a pantry. The upper floors incorporate 186 no. hotel bedrooms. The development also includes for a green roof, emergency fire escapes, an upgrade to the existing entrance/exit from the Business Park Campus, new guest vehicle entrance from the Business Park Campus to the north of the site, 2 no. new vehicle entrances from the west of the site, 153 no. car parking spaces, 3 no. set down spaces at the main entrance, service entrance layby to the west of the site, 28 no. cycle spaces, electrical vehicle charging spaces, pumping station kiosk, signage, associated landscaping and boundary treatments, and all other site development works and services ancillary to the proposed development
View the full application file on the council's planning portal →Application Timeline
Application received
20 Aug 2020
Further information requested
13 Oct 2020
Further information received
21 Jul 2021
Decision due
24 Feb 2022
Decision: CONDITIONAL
24 Feb 2022
Appeal submitted
23 Jun 2026
Application Details
- Location
- Site 4 Briarhill Business Park , Bothar na dTreabh , in the townlands of Ballybrit and Doughiska
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Galway City Council
- Site Area
- 0.98 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 20 August 2020
- Status
- APPEALED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 24 February 2022
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- ACP-324366-26
- Submitted
- 23 June 2026
Location
Planning Applications Nearby
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Unit 21/ 22 , Briarhill Business Park Ballybrit , Galway
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19A Briarhill Business Park , Galway
Retention permission is being sought for a business hub including offices located in first floor unit. (Previous planning ref 932/98 & 97/806)
19A Briarhill Business Park , Ballybrit , Galway
Permission is sought for the development which will consist of errecting signage to front and rear elevations
Unit 19 , Briarhill Business Park , Ballybrit
Permission for development which consists of change of use of first floor to gym/indoor recreation use to include all associated works and planning permission to erect advertising signage to front and rear elevations
Unit 18 , Briarhill Business Park , Ballybrit
Permission for development which will consist of retention of change of use of storage space on mezzanine level to office use. The proposal includes all "as built" minor amendments to permitted Pl. Ref. 14/142.
No. 12 , Briarhill Business Park
Permission for the amalgamation of two upper floor units and change of use from existing retail to gym/fitness centre of Units 11 & 12, together with associated internal works and external signage at
Units 11 & 12 Merchants House , Briarhill Business Park , Briarhill
Permission for development which consists of: permission is sought from Galway City Council by Orchid Vision Ltd at Rear of Ground floor Unit No.10, Briarhill Business Park, Ballybrit, Galway. The development will consist of (1) Permission sought for Retention and Completion of Food Preparation kitchen, storage area and Cold room and (2) All associated site works and services.
Rear of Ground Floor Unit 10 , Briarhill Business Park , Ballybrit Galway.
Permission for development which consists of (1) Permission sought for change of use of part of First Floor Unit No. 7 from Retail to Medical use (2) All associated site works and services
First Floor Unit No. 7 , Site No. 2 , Briarhill Business Park
Permission for development which consists of: to retain the use of a commercial site at Briarhill Business Park, in the townland of Doughiska, for the purposes of car sales and display, along with ancillary signage. Permission is also sought to retain a portacabin at the same location, which is currently being used as staff area and office.
Briarhill Business Park , Doughiska , Galway
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