Ballykelly , Monasterevin , Co. Kildare.
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211414 is a planning application for permission at Ballykelly , Monasterevin , Co. Kildare., received by Kildare County Council on 1 Oct 2021 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: the refurbishment of the existing historical thatched cottage and associated outbuildings on site for a range of accommodation uses including Artist in Residency, Short Stay Staff & Stakeholder accommodation and Whiskey Experience tourist packages. The proposed development also relates to the provision of maturation facilities for the adjoining permitted distillery (KCC Reg. Ref. 19/194) at Ballykelly Mills. The refurbishment of the cottages will provide for an interchangeable mix of temporary accommodation uses linked to the historical location and/or the distillery and maturation uses. In summary, the proposed development includes the; Removal of detrimental ancillary structures and structures of little value and internal walls associated with the cottage and outbuildings; Refurbishment of the cottages and outbuildings through the repair of walls, roofs, floors and windows and doors and drainage to enable habitation; Siteworks including provision of a gravelled courtyard, re-instatement of pump, refurbishment of wrought iron gates and repair of walls and rebuilding of a section of the roadside historic wall and gate as well as demolition and construction of a new blockwork rendered front wall set back from the existing line to allow sightlines, and provision of a new pedestrian pathway along the public road (L7049); Demolition of the existing derelict haybarn and construction of a new barn building (to match existing in form, scale and colour) housing an administration area, storage area, fork lift charging and covered walkway with an overall maximum height of 8.2m and a gfa of 125sqm; Construction of 3no. new warehouses for the purpose of whiskey maturation. The warehouses will have an overall maximum height of 13m and each have a gfa of c.975sqm; 1 switch room to serve 2 warehouses with a gfa of 25sqm; Construction of 1 no. vatting building and independent switch room for the purpose of dumping and vatting casks and single cask hand bottling. The council granted permission on 9 Feb 2022, with conditions. The five-week observation window closed on 5 Nov 2021. Within 500 m there are 5 other decided applications in the last five years.
Proposal
the refurbishment of the existing historical thatched cottage and associated outbuildings on site for a range of accommodation uses including Artist in Residency, Short Stay Staff & Stakeholder accommodation and Whiskey Experience tourist packages. The proposed development also relates to the provision of maturation facilities for the adjoining permitted distillery (KCC Reg. Ref. 19/194) at Ballykelly Mills. The refurbishment of the cottages will provide for an interchangeable mix of temporary accommodation uses linked to the historical location and/or the distillery and maturation uses. In summary, the proposed development includes the; Removal of detrimental ancillary structures and structures of little value and internal walls associated with the cottage and outbuildings; Refurbishment of the cottages and outbuildings through the repair of walls, roofs, floors and windows and doors and drainage to enable habitation; Siteworks including provision of a gravelled courtyard, re-instatement of pump, refurbishment of wrought iron gates and repair of walls and rebuilding of a section of the roadside historic wall and gate as well as demolition and construction of a new blockwork rendered front wall set back from the existing line to allow sightlines, and provision of a new pedestrian pathway along the public road (L7049); Demolition of the existing derelict haybarn and construction of a new barn building (to match existing in form, scale and colour) housing an administration area, storage area, fork lift charging and covered walkway with an overall maximum height of 8.2m and a gfa of 125sqm; Construction of 3no. new warehouses for the purpose of whiskey maturation. The warehouses will have an overall maximum height of 13m and each have a gfa of c.975sqm; 1 switch room to serve 2 warehouses with a gfa of 25sqm; Construction of 1 no. vatting building and independent switch room for the purpose of dumping and vatting casks and single cask hand bottling.
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- Conditional on 9 Feb 2022
- Final grant
- 23 Mar 2022
- Permission expires
- 22 Mar 2027
- Site (from polygon)
- 1.53 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 1 Oct 2021New applicationObservation window closed 5 Nov 2021
- 25 Nov 2021Further information requested
- 13 Jan 2022Further information received
- 9 Feb 2022DecisionAppeal window closed 9 Mar 2022
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Appeal
Not appealed.
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Zoning at the site
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Designations within 250 m
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- Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 127091). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/211414/0.
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