Little Creatures plans $31m Freo expansion

The Fremantle-based company behind Little Creatures plans to expand next door, turning its back on a five-hectare Jarrahdale site considered for the boutique brand's new brewery.

Little World Beverages Ltd will acquire the leasehold interests of 42 Mews Rd Fremantle, adjacent to its existing Fishing Boat Harbour facility, for $7.7 million.

Company secretary Kylie Webster said Little World expected the development would cost around $31.6 million overall, after the company had worked on developing the existing infrastructure.

The Jarrahdale option, which would have been constructed from scratch, would have cost the company an estimated $30 million.

The purchase remains conditional upon a number of statutory and regulatory approvals, with no target date for construction yet to be set.