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Galway County Council · 201115

Ahascragh West ,

  1. 10 Aug 2020Received
  2. 1 Oct 2020Conditional
  3. 9 Nov 2020Final grant
  4. 8 Nov 2025Permission expires
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 1 Oct 2020
Council
Galway County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
1,676 m²

What’s proposed

for a new Whiskey Distillery at Ahascragh Mill, Main Street, Ahascragh, Co. Galway, 177691, 238557 consisting of alterations to repair and restore the building fabric of the existing Buildings, install process equipment for the production of whiskey, administration space and function space ancillary to the distillery use. Visitor facilities will be incorporated to accommodate tours of the Distillery which will include a museum/interpretative area displaying articles and plant associated with the former use of the building as well as a Tasting Room. The old Mill Wheel will be restored. A Natura impact statement (NIS) will be submitted to the local authority with the Planning Application. Ahascragh Mill is a protected structure and can be reviewed on the record of protected structures list under RPS no 92. Gross floor space of the proposed works: 1757 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 1216 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 177 sqm

201115 is a planning application to Galway County Council for for a new Whiskey Distillery at Ahascragh Mill, Main Street, Ahascragh, Co. Galway, received on 10 Aug 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 1 Oct 2020.

Planning details

Reference
201115
Local authority
Galway County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED
Received
10 Aug 2020
Observations close
14 Sept 2020 (closed 2197 days ago)
Decision due
4 Oct 2020 · decided 1 Oct 2020
Decision
Conditional on 1 Oct 2020
Proposed development
for a new Whiskey Distillery at Ahascragh Mill, Main Street, Ahascragh, Co. Galway, 177691, 238557 consisting of alterations to repair and restore the building fabric of the existing Buildings, install process equipment for the production of whiskey, administration space and function space ancillary to the distillery use. Visitor facilities will be incorporated to accommodate tours of the Distillery which will include a museum/interpretative area displaying articles and plant associated with the former use of the building as well as a Tasting Room. The old Mill Wheel will be restored. A Natura impact statement (NIS) will be submitted to the local authority with the Planning Application. Ahascragh Mill is a protected structure and can be reviewed on the record of protected structures list under RPS no 92. Gross floor space of the proposed works: 1757 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 1216 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 177 sqm
As published by the register.
Site area
1,676 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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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

    Zoning at the site

    No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    No other designation nearby.

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 357071). 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/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/201115/0.

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