Clorusk Lower, Royal Oak, Bagenalstown

What’s proposed

the construction of a new fire water retention system to include drainage system and new retention basin of 2750m3 capacity consisting of dry basin underlain by a concrete tank, along with permission for a new diesel tank bund and new diesel line to boiler house. Permission is also applied for (i) Change of use of part of Cask Warehouse 2 from cask storage to distillery use for whiskey blending and filtration plant as well as bottling plant and change of use of remainder to general storage and warehousing, (ii) change of floor level of Warehouse 1 from 46.00m to 46.3m and Warehouse 2 from 45.6m to 46.0m and (iii) Reduction in overall height of Warehouse 1 and Warehouse 2. Permission to also include all associated hard and soft landscaping and all associated site development works (Protected Structure CW46). The development of the Holloden House Demesne site to include a whiskey distillery, visitor centre and 2 no. warehouses has previously been approved as part of permission ref. no. 14/33. The proposed development has been subject to Appropriate Assessment and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and may be viewed with the planning files