GrantedCommercialDecided 28 July 2016

CARRICK LOWER, CARRICK, DONEGAL PO

Construction of a new whiskey distillery complex with a visitor centre, gin/poitín museum, and a helicopter pad.

1650535 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 21 April 2016

Reference: 1650535
Authority: Donegal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 21 April 2016

Summary

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The development will feature a new whiskey distillery facility, visitor centre, offices, commercial barrel store, and bottling area. It also includes the change of use and extension of old farm buildings to house a gin and poitín distillery and museum. Infrastructure works include a new vehicular entrance, sewage treatment plant, retention ponds, and a helicopter pad.

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Development description

Construction of a new distillery complex to consist of the following
(1) a new whiskey distillery facility with visitor centre and associated offices, laboratory, staff & ancillary facilities. (2) external esb sub station. (3) external cooling tower. (4) a new vehicular entrance with associated filter lane off the main county road, with internal access roads and internal footpaths, car and bus parking areas. (5) cooling and surface water retention ponds within the site area. (6) fire retention pond. (7) a commercial barrel store and provide a filling room with bottling area. (8) a new sewage treatment plant with associated percolation areas. (9) erection of road side signage and associated signage to the factory buildings. (10) construction of a helicopter pad. (11) change of use of existing old farm buildings to commercial use with elevational amendments and construction of extensions and annexed roof areas to the old farm buildings to provide for a gin/ poitín distillery and gin/poitín museum, together with all associated site development & landscaping works

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Application received21 April 2016
Decision due15 December 2016
Decision issued28 July 2016
Grant issued22 December 2016
Appeal submitted22 August 2016
Appeal decided4 January 2017
Permission expiry4 January 2027

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