Planning application · Kerry County Council

Retain installed first floor area at The Dingle Distillery Old Mill, Milltown

The Dingle Distillery Old Mill, Milltown Co. Kerry V92 E7YD, (also drainage connection at Ballyhea Road Commons of Milltown Dingle Co. Kerry)

2560068 · KerryGrantedAppeal decided

0.46 ha · Appeal decided, July 2026

Planning application 2560068 to Kerry County Council: Retain installed first floor area in Distillery Production Building 183m2 consisting of: staff kitchen 12.7m2, shop, at The Dingle Distillery Old Mill, Milltown. Granted by the council on 13 February 2026; An Coimisiún Pleanála decided the appeal on 9 July 2026.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Further information requested
  3. Further information received
  4. Council granted
  5. Appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. Appeal decided

Key facts

Reference
2560068
Planning authority
Kerry County Council
Received
10 Feb 2025
Decided
13 Feb 2026
Status
Granted
Use
Mixed_use
Floor area (estimated)
323 m²
Read from the description, not stated on the register.
Site area
0.46 ha
Further information requested
4 Apr 2025
Further information received
16 Sept 2025
Appeal
PL-500957-KY-26 · Appeal decided

Proposed development

(1) Retain installed first floor area in Distillery Production Building 183m2 consisting of: staff kitchen 12.7m2, shop with tasting bar 26.9m2; visitor area 143.4m2 (2) Visitor Centre use on site and Planning Permission for (1) Partial demolition of single storey projecting elements on south side (103 sq.m.) (2) Upgrade / replacement of external cladding (including reconfiguration of openings) (3) Internal layout modifications (4) Additional 323 sq.m. at upper level (including visitor use) (5) Change of use of 59 sq.m. of lower level production area to retail (6) Change of use of 12m2 of lower level production area to open office area (7) Change of use from permitted storage (Upper Shed) 412m2 to proposed industrial use (Distilling and ancillary storage) (8) New retail area at lower level 142m2 (9) Two new (8.8m high) freestanding steel grain storage silos to front (10) Connection of sewage system to mains (to replace septic tanks) (11) Landscaping (12) Bicycle, car and bus parking provision on site and all associated site ancillary works

Planning status

An Coimisiún Pleanála concluded the appeal on 9 Jul 2026. The official file has the outcome.

Appeal PL-500957-KY-26 on the An Coimisiún Pleanála website ↗

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