Curraghmore Estate, Portlaw, Co. Waterford

What’s proposed

PERMISSION/OUTLINE PERMISSION for development, a PROTECTED STRUCTURE(s), consisting of: PERMISSION for the Proposed Change of Use of 5 no. existing Agricultural Buildings to industrial use, for the distillation of spirits, retail use, spirits maturation and ancillary use. The works consist of the following: internal alterations, demolition works within the proposed buildings, alterations to facades, alterations to roofs, the addition of 2 no. covered external fire escape stairwells, Conservation works to the facades and roofs of 2 no. residential units, Conservation works to existing farm complex gates and railings, and new site signage at the Portlaw entrance to Curraghmore Estate. The proposed development will include the addition of: 5 Bus & 28 car parking spaces (of which 2 no. are wheelchair accessible); 2 no. Gas Storage Tanks; 3 no. ground mounted solar panel arrays; New Integrated Constructed Wetlands treatment system; Production Water Well; Below ground Fire Fighting Water storage tanks; 4 no. Silo Grain Storage Tanks; 1 no. process effluent tank, the adaptation of an existing water wheel to generate hydroelectricity, and all other associated site works. OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION for the change of use of two additional agricultural sheds to industrial use for the maturation of spirits. The application will be accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement