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19492

CONDITIONAL

Galway - Galway County Council

Proposed Development

for 1. Change of use of the ground floor of an existing building from public house and residential to an Opticians Shop with new shop front and signage and 2.Two-storey extension to the rear comprising ground floor opticians and first floor extension to existing residential and associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 160.2 sqm (64.6 sqm ground floor change of use and 95.5 sqm for 2-storey extension). Gross floor space of any demolition: 52.7 sqm

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    4 Apr 2019

  2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    28 May 2019

  3. Decision due

    29 May 2019

  4. Grant issued

    8 Jul 2019

Application Details

Location
St. Brendan's Street ,
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Galway County Council
Site Area
0.04 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
4 April 2019
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
28 May 2019
Grant Date
8 July 2019
Permission Expires
7 July 2024

Location

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