GrantedCommercialDecided 20 December 2016

The Old Post Office, Main Street, Lanesboro

Conversion of the Old Post Office in Lanesboro into a new distillery and visitor centre.

16256 · Longford County Council · Lodged 28 October 2016

Reference: 16256
Authority: Longford County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 28 October 2016

Summary

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The project involves the change of use, refurbishment, and combination of two existing three-storey buildings into a single visitor centre. It includes the demolition of two single-storey extensions and the construction of a new three-storey visitor facility extension and a single-storey distillery with a mezzanine.

Commercialdistillerytourismregeneration

Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

For development of a distillery and visitor centre on 0.2814ha site consisting of: change of use, refurbishment (to include alterations to façade along main street and internal remodelling) and combination of the 2 no. Existing 3 storey buildings (existing building #1 (260m2) consisting of a retail unit on ground floor and a derelict house spanning all three floors; and existing building #2 (160m2) consisting entirely of a derelict house) into a single unit (425m2) to serve as the visitor centre including tasting area, exhibition and interpretative space, and retail area (including sale of alcohol in compliance with relevant licencing laws) with the following works to the rear along the existing stone wall forming the north west boundary of the site: *demolition of 2 no. Existing single storey extensions (22m2), *construction of a new 3 storey visitor facility extension (184m2) comprising stair and lift core, visitor facilities, ancillary administration and storage functions, *construction of a new single storey with mezzanine distillery (394m2) (connected to the visitor facility extension) to accommodate various milling, mashing, fermentation and distillation equipment, high level visitor walk way, ancillary plant and production functions, *change of use, refurbishment (to include alterations to façade along new harbour/commons north access road) and extension of existing single storey out building #1(48m2) (connected to the distillery) into a single storey cask room (89m2), *construction of a new single storey building (202m2) (connected to the cask room) to accommodate cask filling & bottling room, bonded and un-bonded warehouse and gin room. Change of use, refurbishment (to include application of external insulation) and extension (to include raised roof level (c. 1m)) of existing single storey outbuilding #2 (43m2) into a separate single storey building (80m2) to provide staff facilities, plantroom and electrical switch room with roof top plant and all associated site development works including: internal hardstanding and paving, 15 no. Car parking spaces
No bicycle parking spaces, gas storage compound, storage tanks, drainage system, refuse storage, boundary treatments, gates, landscaping, external lighting, associated site and building signage and 1 no. New site entrance off the new harbour/commons north access road

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town CoreUC

“Provide for the development & enhancement of town core uses including retail, residential, commercial, civic & other uses.”

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

Objective set by the LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027 (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Main St, Lanesborough, Longford	Apr 2026	€147,500	98 m
4 The Green, Lanesborough, Longford	Mar 2026	€162,000	394 m
3 Waters Edge, Ballyleague, Roscommon	Nov 2025	€220,000	491 m
35 Waters Edge, Lanesboro, Co Roscommon	Mar 2025	€205,000	492 m
Apartment 38 Waters Edge, Ballyleague	Oct 2025	€195,000	497 m
2 Knock, Lanesboro, Longford	Jan 2026	€210,000	499 m

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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 received28 October 2016
Decision due22 December 2016
Decision issued20 December 2016
Grant issued31 January 2017
Permission expiry30 January 2022

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