Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 12 June 2020

Clorusk Lower, Royal Oak, Bagenalstown

New fire water retention system and change of use to whiskey distillery in Bagenalstown.

19450 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 14 November 2019

Reference
19450
Authority
Carlow County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
14 November 2019

Summary

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The application seeks permission for a new fire water retention basin and diesel tank bund at a protected structure site. It also requests a change of use for parts of existing warehouses to whiskey blending, filtration, and bottling plants, alongside height reductions.

Commercialdistilleryprotected structurechange of use

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Development description

  • For the construction of a new fire water retention system to include drainage system and new retention basin of 2750m3 capacity consisting of dry basin underlain by a concrete tank, along with permission for a new diesel tank bund and new diesel line to boiler house. Permission is also applied for (i) change of use of part of cask warehouse 2 from cask storage to distillery use for whiskey blending and filtration plant as well as bottling plant and change of use of remainder to general storage and warehousing, (ii) change of floor level of warehouse 1 from 46.00m to 46.3m and warehouse 2 from 45.6m to 46.0m and (iii) reduction in overall height of warehouse 1 and warehouse
  • Permission to also include all associated hard and soft landscaping and all associated site development works (protected structure cw46). The development of the holloden house demesne site to include a whiskey distillery, visitor centre and 2 no. Warehouses has previously been approved as part of permission ref. No. 14/33. The proposed development has been subject to appropriate assessment and a natura impact statement (nis) has been prepared and may be viewed with the planning files

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Enterprise and EmploymentSI
“To promote and provide for the development of enterprise and employment generating uses”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

Objective set by the Carlow_County_Development_Plan_2022_2028_Variation_Number_2_Muine_Bheag_Royal_Oak_District_Town_Plan_2026 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Key dates

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  1. Application received14 November 2019
  2. Further information requested16 January 2020
  3. Further information received27 April 2020
  4. Decision due24 May 2020
  5. Decision issued12 June 2020
  6. Grant issued15 July 2020
  7. Permission expiry14 July 2025

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