MUFF, LIFFORD PO, CO. DONEGAL
Change of use of a car sales building to a distillery with a retail shop, offices, and a visitor experience in Muff.
2351039 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 13 July 2023
- Reference
- 2351039
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 July 2023
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert an existing car sales building into a distillery. The facility will include an on-site bottling plant, a retail shop, offices, a gin experience visitor area, and associated facade alterations.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Change of use of an existing car sales building to a distillery which will include an on-site bottling facility, retail shop, offices and a gin experience area with associated signage and elevational amendments to existing facades and all site development works
Built & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Whitehill, Muff, Co. Donegal | Oct 2025 | €209,000 | 141 m |
| 15 Whitehill, Muff, Donegal | Aug 2025 | €185,000 | 149 m |
| 44 Wheatfield, Muff, Donegal | Jun 2026 | €243,500 | 165 m |
| 29 Wheatfield Muff, Donegal | Apr 2026 | €208,000 | 190 m |
| 31 Ard B�n, Muff, Co. Donegal | Jul 2025 | €190,000 | 201 m |
| 54 Wheatfield Est, Muff, Donegal | May 2025 | €245,000 | 205 m |
| Main Street, Muff, Co. Donegal | Mar 2026 | €145,000 | 280 m |
| 67 Ard Ban, Muff, Donegal | Jan 2025 | €222,500 | 334 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received13 July 2023
- Further information requested1 September 2023
- Further information received4 October 2023
- Decision due29 November 2023
- Decision issued23 November 2023
- Grant issued4 January 2024
- Permission expiry3 January 2029
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- GrantedAt this site
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- Granted110 m away
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