GrantedCommercialDecided 15 August 2019

Ballykelly Mills, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare W34 HY03.

Development of a distillery and visitor centre at the historic Ballykelly Mills in Monasterevin.

19194 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 1 March 2019

Reference: 19194
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 1 March 2019

Summary

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The proposed development at this Protected Structure includes a distillery, visitor centre, café, and maturation facilities. It involves the demolition of several structures and internal floor removals to facilitate the new use.

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Floor area: 5,106 m²

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Development description

Development of a distillery and visitor centre (with ancillary café, maturation facilities and other associated ancillary development) (5,106 sqm total gross floor area) at ballykelly mills, monasterevin, co. Kildare, w34 hy03 [a protected structure (ref. B21-04)] on a site of 2.13 hectares (of which 0.96 hectares is public road), approximately, at millfarm, coolsickin or quinsborough, ballykelly and oldgrange. The site is principally bounded by: agricultural lands to the north; partly by the local road l1002, a residential dwelling (w34 e409) and the local road l7049 to the east; the brook stream to the south; and the grand canal to the west. Part of the site (to facilitate site servicing) extends along the public road (l7049) in the townlands of millfarm, ballykelly and oldgrange. The development will consist of the removal of 3,489 sqm of floor area comprising the internal floors of blocks a1, a2, b1, b2, c1 and c2 and the demolition of a number of structures (891 sqm in total) associated with the previous use of the premises, including: a lean-to shed/structure (identified as block a3) (103 sqm); a single-storey office building (identified as block a4) (53 sqm); a grain intake shed including its associated grain elevator (identified as block d1) (198 sqm); a detached single storey flat-roofed control room (identified as block d2) (17 sqm); a two-storey derelict detached house (identified as block f) (106 sqm); an agricultural shed (identified as block g) (118 sqm); an agricultural shed (identified as block h) (32 sqm); a lean-to shed/structure (identified as block i) (76 sqm); a single-storey flat-roofed shed (identified as block j) (22 sqm); a weighbridge office (identified as block k) (54 sqm); weighbridge kiosk (identified as block l1) (6 sqm); a concrete-walled flat-roofed structure (identified as block n) (52 sqm); and a concrete-walled flat-roofed structure (identified as block o) (54 sqm). The total demolition / floor area removal comprises 4,380 sqm. The development will also consist of the removal of ancillary fabric across the site including: grain elevators; site fencing and gates; mass concrete slabs, remnants of previous structures and a service yard (identified as block e); a weighbridge (identified as block l2); tarmac; signage (with the exception of the ‘minch norton & co. Ltd. ’ sign located on eastern elevation of existing grain intake shed (identified as block d1), which is to be relocated within the proposed development);

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Address	Date	Price	Distance
Ballykelly, Monasterevin, Kildare	Sept 2025	€495,000	85 m

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Application received1 March 2019
Further information requested25 April 2019
Further information received19 July 2019
Decision due15 August 2019
Decision issued15 August 2019
Grant issued19 September 2019
Permission expiry18 September 2024

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