GrantedCommercialDecided 23 January 2020

THE WOODLAND AND FORMER COACH HOUSE, ADJACENT TO AGHADOE HOUSE, KNOPPOGE

Conservation and conversion of a derelict 19th-century coach house into a craft distillery, cafe, restaurant, and bar.

19565 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 29 May 2019

Reference: 19565
Authority: Kerry County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 29 May 2019

Summary

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This application proposes the conservation, refurbishment, and reuse of a derelict 19th-century coach house and courtyard within the curtilage of Aghadoe House, a protected structure. The complex will be sensitively converted into a craft distillery, featuring a cafe, restaurant, bar, retail space, mill, and ancillary offices.

Commercialdistilleryconservationprotected structuretourism

Floor area: 654 m²

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Development description

Conservation and refurbishment of the derelict nineteenth century coach house and adjoining courtyard (381m2) located within the curtilage of aghadoe house (a protected structure (rps-ky-21306614) for sensitive incorporation and reuse as part of a craft distillery, including reinstatement of roof, addition of a glazed canopy to form a covered entrance space and minor alterations to accommodate a reception area, cafe, restaurant, bar facilities and retail space at ground floor. Reinstatement of perimeter buildings within the existing courtyard in place of lost historic structures to accommodate cafe, restaurant, bar facilities (74m2) and mill (36m2), and additions to existing outbuildings (42m2) to accommodate kitchen, stores, staff facilities and a new electricity substation. Removal of ruined lean to structures (55m2) and twentieth century timber framed shed (18m2) and concrete water tank (15m2). Reinstatement of first floor mezzanine level (102m2) with attendant stairs and lift to accommodate an ancillary office and visitor sanitary facilities. Works to conserve, repair and exend the partly demolished stone wall forming the boundary with aghadoe house, making provision for preservation of an existing walking route between the nearby r563 road junction and fossa primary school, and reinstatement of external ground surfaces within the courtyard and forecourt. Construction of a new 690m2 still house /multipurpose event space accommodating distillation process equipment, tasting area, bar facilities, lower ground floor mechanical area, ancillary plant space, distilling staff accommodation, testing laboratory and attendant external storage silos, process vessels, co-product storage vessels, cooling tower, ph balance tank, underground lpg storage, underground firefighting water storage and all ancillar y site development and landscape works while providing for preservation of mature and specimen trees. Construction of a new 460m2 maturation storage building including cask filling and disgorging facilities, bottling station and all ancillary site development and landscape works while providing for preservation of mature and specimen trees. Construction of a new entrance and internal roadway from the r563 sensitively incorporated within the woodland to provide sole vehicular access to the site with attendant lighting, signage, gate and landscaping works and provision of associated car, bicycle and coaching parking. (see newspaper ad. )

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1 The Lake District, Aghadoe, Killarney	Sept 2025	€525,000	182 m
Breffni House, Aghadoe, Killarney	Nov 2025	€580,000	341 m

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Application received29 May 2019
Further information requested22 July 2019
Further information received24 October 2019
Decision due23 January 2020
Decision issued23 January 2020
Grant issued15 July 2020
Appeal submitted17 February 2020
Appeal decided15 July 2020
Permission expiry14 July 2025

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