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What’s proposed

for i) Change of use of former bar area to domestic use, ii) demolition of toilets and utility room to rear of building. iii) remove existing shop front/entrance door, build up opening and fit 2 windows to match existing, iv) construct new utility room, v) carry out minor alterations to existing ground floor layout. Gross floor space of proposed works: 6.5 sqm (Utility). Gross floor space of work to be retained; 118sqm, Gross floor space of any demolition 15.6 sqm

20568 is a planning application to Galway County Council for for i) Change of use of former bar area to domestic use, ii) demolition of toilets and, received on 7 May 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 16 Jul 2020.

Planning details

Reference: 20568
Local authority: Galway County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 7 May 2020
Observations close: 11 Jun 2020 (closed 2294 days ago)
Decision due: 18 Jul 2020 · decided 16 Jul 2020
Decision: Conditional on 16 Jul 2020
Proposed development: for i) Change of use of former bar area to domestic use, ii) demolition of toilets and utility room to rear of building. iii) remove existing shop front/entrance door, build up opening and fit 2 windows to match existing, iv) construct new utility room, v) carry out minor alterations to existing ground floor layout. Gross floor space of proposed works: 6.5 sqm (Utility). Gross floor space of work to be retained; 118sqm, Gross floor space of any demolition 15.6 sqm
As published by the register.
Site area: 547 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 358396). 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/20568/0.

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Planning details

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Commencement

Zoning at the site

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