Planning application · Donegal County Council

Change of use of existing timber/machinery store to a new distillery building

BOYOUGHTER, LETTERMACAWARD, CO. DONEGAL

2460346 · DonegalGranted

1.247 ha · Granted · permission to Jul 2029

Planning application 2460346 to Donegal County Council: Change of use of existing timber/machinery store to a new distillery building with, visitor experience, reception area, shop display, at Boyoughter, Lettermacaward. Granted by the council on 20 June 2024. The register gives the permission's end as 23 July 2029.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Further information requested
  3. Further information received
  4. Council granted
  5. Permission ends (date on the register)

The end date is the one the council register states. An extension or a commencement changes it.

Key facts

Reference
2460346
Planning authority
Donegal County Council
Received
16 Mar 2024
Decided
20 Jun 2024
Status
Granted
Use
Other
Site area
1.247 ha
Further information requested
9 May 2024
Further information received
30 May 2024

Proposed development

(1) CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING TIMBER/MACHINERY STORE TO A NEW DISTILLERY BUILDING WITH (A) VISITOR EXPERIENCE, (B) RECEPTION AREA, (C) SHOP DISPLAY, (D) CANTEEN, (E) DISTILLERY VIEWING AREA, (F) BONDED WAREHOUSE AND OFFICE ACCOMMODATION, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A FRONT AND REAR EXTENSION WITH ELEVATIONAL AMENDMENTS, (3) INSTALLATION OF SILO UNITS TO THE REAR OF BUILDING, (4) DEMOLITION OF PART OF EXISTING SHED BUILDING, (5) RAISING OF THE ROOF OF EXISTING STORAGE SHED TO DEVELOP FIRST FLOOR OFFICE ACCOMMODATION, (6) ERECTION OF SIGNAGE LOCATED ON SITE WITH DIRECTIONAL BOARDING, (7) CONSTRUCTION OF 2 NO. BORE LINED WELLS WITH FENCING TO PERIMETER OF DISTILLERY BUILDING, (8) CONSTRUCTION OF A HOLDING POND, (9) DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW CAR AND BUS PARKING AREA WITH ASSOCIATED PATHS AND STREET LIGHTING, (10) ERECTION OF 4 NO. GLAMPING PODS ON SITE WITH ASSOCIATED PATHWAYS AND ACCESS ROUTES, (11) INSTALLATION OF A NEW COMBINED SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH DECOMMISSIONING OF THE EXISTING SEPTIC TANK ON SITE TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

Planning status

Permission was granted on 20 Jun 2024. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the register gives its end as 23 Jul 2029.

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