KILLALEE, FOSSA, KILLARNEY
Conversion of an office building into a micro craft distillery, brewery, and visitor centre with a rooftop beer garden.
181064 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 1 November 2018
- Reference
- 181064
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 November 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project includes demolishing the front entrance and building an extension for offices, staff facilities, and a visitor centre. The visitor centre will feature a cafe, gift shop, tasting bar, maturation storage, and a third-floor rooftop beer and whiskey garden.
- Storeys
- 3
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Development description
(a) change of use from existing offfice building to micro craft distillery,brewery and visitor centre for the production of alcohol, (b) demolish front entrance to existing building, (c) erect extension to existing building which will consist of staff offices, canteen, male, femaile and disabled toilets, changing room and shower facilities for the distillery organization. Construction of new visitor centre to comprise of recreation, kitchen, cafe / restaurant and waiting lounge, interactive room, craft gift shop, exhibition rooms, showcasing production process, local features, folklore and brand history, tasting bar with retail zone, space for multipurpose events / gatherings, cask maturation storage, bottling, canning and kegging area, beer and whiskey garden on 3rd floor green roof area with viewing deck, (d) ancillary support facilities to include dry bulk storage, distillery equipment, staff rooms, lift stairs, services and all external works including delivery yard, car, bicycle and coach parking, lighting, signage and sustainable features including landscaping, (e) provide one way vehicular system for deliveries and visitors and all associated site works (f) all works to be within revised site boundaries
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received1 November 2018
- Further information requested19 December 2018
- Further information received18 April 2019
- Decision due6 June 2019
- Decision issued6 June 2019
- Grant issued10 December 2019
- Appeal submitted2 July 2019
- Permission expiry9 December 2024
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