GrantedIndustrialDecided 21 November 2018

Leitrim, Bailieborough, Co. Cavan

Development of a whiskey maturation warehouse facility comprising two buildings, parking, and wastewater treatment.

17508 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 7 December 2017

Reference: 17508
Authority: Cavan County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 7 December 2017

Summary

AI-generated

The proposed facility on a 5.36-hectare site will feature a 2,727 sqm warehouse with office space and a bottling facility, alongside a second 2,996 sqm maturation warehouse. The project also includes entrance modifications, parking, a loading bay, an attenuation pond, and an on-site wastewater treatment system.

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Floor area: 5,723 m²

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Official record

Development description

For development of a whiskey maturation warehouse facility on a site of 5.36 ha. The proposed facility is comprised of two buildings: (a) a warehouse of 2,727 sqm gross floor area and 8.68m tall, containing office space (183sqm), a hand bottling facility and storage space, and (b) a whiskey maturation warehouse of 2,996sqm gross floor area and 9.74m tall. The proposed development also includes modifications to an existing site entrance off institute road; an internal access road; parking for 10 no. Cars, and loading bay for heavy goods vehicles; a surface water attenuation pond; an on-site wastewater treatment system and polishing filter; earthworks; landscaping; perimeter fencing and gates; cctv cameras and all ancillary site works. Significant further information and revised plans have been submitted

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

General Enterprise and EmploymentSI

“Provide for and improve general enterprise and employment generating uses.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

Objective set by the Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028 (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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Leitrim, Bailieborough, Co Cavan	Jul 2025	€345,000	305 m
Kells Road, Rakeevan, Ballieborough	Apr 2026	€80,000	416 m

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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 received7 December 2017
Further information requested8 February 2018
Further information received20 July 2018
Decision due2 December 2018
Decision issued21 November 2018
Grant issued4 January 2019
Permission expiry3 January 2024

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