Tinakilly Upper, Rathnew, Co. Wicklow
Conversion of an agricultural building into a micro-distillery with visitor areas in Rathnew.
21690 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 9 June 2021
- Reference
- 21690
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 June 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting an existing agricultural building for use as a micro-distillery facility. The development will feature visitor tasting and viewing areas, new toilet facilities, and connections to existing services.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Conversion of existing agricultural building for use as a micro distillery facility with visitor tasting and viewing areas together with new toilet facilities, connection to existing services and ancillary site works
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Vartry Avenue, Tinakilly Park, Wicklow | Dec 2025 | €660,000 | 263 m |
| 18 Tinakilly Close, Tinakilly Park, Rathnewprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €352,423 | 383 m |
| 12 Tinakilly Close, Tinakilly, Rathnewprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €471,366 | 383 m |
| 13 Tinakilly Close, Tinakilly Park, Rathnewprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €400,881 | 383 m |
| 24 Tinakelly Close, Tinakilly Park, Rathnewprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €405,286 | 383 m |
| 20 Tinakilly Close, Tinakilly Park, Rathnewprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €405,286 | 383 m |
| 16 Tinakilly Close, Tinakilly Park, Rathnewprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €400,881 | 383 m |
| 22 Tinakilly Close, Tinakilly Park, Rathnewprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €352,423 | 383 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 received9 June 2021
- Further information requested29 July 2021
- Further information received15 December 2021
- Decision due20 January 2022
- Decision issued17 January 2022
- Grant issued8 March 2022
- Permission expiry7 March 2027
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