The Old Mill, Ballymore Eustace, Co. Kildare.
Renovation of the Old Mill complex to establish a craft micro-distillery.
191150 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 17 October 2019
- Reference
- 191150
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 October 2019
Summary
AI-generatedMajor renovations are proposed for the Mill building complex to house a craft micro-distillery with a gross floor area of 453.8sqm. The works include refurbishing and consolidating existing structures around the courtyards, adding new mezzanines, and undertaking site works such as alterations to the mill pond for a detention basin.
- Floor area
- 528 m²
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Official record
Development description
Major renovations of the mill building complex to house a craft micro-distillery (gfa 453.8sqm) including refurbishment, conversion and consolidation/stabilisation of existing structures (four, three, two and single storey buildings) around existing upper and lower courtyard (blocks 2, 3 and 4). The craft micro-distillery will include a brew-house, still house, 2 no. Warehouses for storing 1,000 no. Whiskey casks, empty cask storage space, plant room and cooperage. A minor increase in floor area is proposed in blocks 3 and 4 in order to provide for new mezzanines and stairs (74.2sqm). It is also proposed to undertake refurbishment and consolidation/stabilisation of structures in upper courtyard (block 5, gfa 213sqm) with no associated new use. The development includes landscaping, boundary treatment, drainage, parking and all ancillary associated site works (including alterations to existing mill pond to facilitate a detention basin, bunding and spill containment; fire water retention basin). The existing road and pedestrian access to and through the site will remain unchanged
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and facilitate the provision of high job-generating uses.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Ballymore Eustace (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plunkett Rd, Ballymore Eustace, Naas | Dec 2025 | €302,000 | 199 m |
| No8 Chapel St, Ballymore Eustace, Kildare | Mar 2025 | €249,950 | 212 m |
| Parish Room, Chapel Street, Ballymore Eustace | May 2025 | €297,000 | 218 m |
| 2 Chapel Street, Ballymore Eustace, Co. Kildare | Jun 2026 | €345,000 | 240 m |
| Main Street, Ballymore Eustace, Co Kildare | Jun 2026 | €335,000 | 241 m |
| Chapel St, Ballymore Eustace, Co Kildare | Feb 2025 | €385,000 | 254 m |
| 317 Barrack Street, Magee Quarter, Kildareprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €422,907 | 271 m |
| 318 Barrack Street, Magee Quater, Kildareprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €418,502 | 271 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received17 October 2019
- Further information requested11 December 2019
- Further information received23 January 2020
- Decision due19 February 2020
- Decision issued17 February 2020
- Grant issued15 April 2020
- Permission expiry14 April 2025
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