Freeney's Public House No. 19 High Street Galway & , Unit 7 Old Malt Arcade Middle Street Galway , Galway
CONDITIONALPlanning application 2560284
Galway - Galway City Council
Proposed Development
Permission for development which consists of: alterations and extension to an existing public house including the reintroduction of old beams at the ground floor, conversion of storage and W.C. areas to bar space and change of use of an adjacent retail unit to ancillary toilets including a new interconnecting door. A Protected Structure (R.P.S. Ref No. 4517)
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Application received
15 Sept 2025
Decision: CONDITIONAL
7 Nov 2025
Decision due
9 Nov 2025
Grant issued
16 Dec 2025
Application Details
- Location
- Freeney's Public House No. 19 High Street Galway & , Unit 7 Old Malt Arcade Middle Street Galway , Galway
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Galway City Council
- Site Area
- 0.027 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 15 September 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 7 November 2025
- Grant Date
- 16 December 2025
- Permission Expires
- 15 December 2030
Location
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