Ahascragh West ,

What’s proposed

for a change of use for the building formerly known as "Brookside Footwear" to a shop and café associated with the Whiskey Distillery recently granted planning permission in Ahascragh. There will be offices at first floor level in the existing building and a single storey extension is to be constructed at the side to accommodate an 'outdoor' seating area with a roof covering and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 87 sqn

202045 is a planning application to Galway County Council for for a change of use for the building formerly known as "Brookside Footwear" to a shop, received on 23 Dec 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 13 Aug 2021.

Planning details

Reference: 202045
Local authority: Galway County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 23 Dec 2020
Observations close: 5 Feb 2021 (closed 2052 days ago)
Decision due: 15 Aug 2021 · decided 13 Aug 2021
Decision: Conditional on 13 Aug 2021
Proposed development: for a change of use for the building formerly known as "Brookside Footwear" to a shop and café associated with the Whiskey Distillery recently granted planning permission in Ahascragh. There will be offices at first floor level in the existing building and a single storey extension is to be constructed at the side to accommodate an 'outdoor' seating area with a roof covering and all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 87 sqn
As published by the register.
Site area: 510 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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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 354702). 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/202045/0.

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