Powerscourt Demesne , Enniskerry , Co. Wicklow — planning application WICKLOW 171315

What’s proposed

change of use of existing agricultural shed to bonded warehouse for the purpose of storage, maturation and bottling of whiskey to be produced in the adjacent Powerscourt Distillery, now under construction. The development will involve refurbishment and recladding of the existing unit in finishes matching the nearby Powerscourt Distillery, new pedestrian and vehicular access doors, new render finish to existing concrete walls matching the finish on the Distillery, landscaping and screen planting, provision of an ESB substation, incorporated within the existing structure / envelope is also intended (protected structure)

171315 is a planning application to Wicklow County Council for change of use of existing agricultural shed to bonded warehouse for the purpose of, received on 31 Oct 2017; permission was granted with conditions on 21 Dec 2017.

Planning details

Reference: 171315
Local authority: Wicklow County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 31 Oct 2017
Observations close: 5 Dec 2017 (closed 3221 days ago)
Decision due: 3 Jan 2018 · decided 21 Dec 2017
Decision: Conditional on 21 Dec 2017
Proposed development: change of use of existing agricultural shed to bonded warehouse for the purpose of storage, maturation and bottling of whiskey to be produced in the adjacent Powerscourt Distillery, now under construction. The development will involve refurbishment and recladding of the existing unit in finishes matching the nearby Powerscourt Distillery, new pedestrian and vehicular access doors, new render finish to existing concrete walls matching the finish on the Distillery, landscaping and screen planting, provision of an ESB substation, incorporated within the existing structure / envelope is also intended (protected structure)
As published by the register.
Site area: 2,985 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Homes nearby

Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 154371). 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/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/171315/0.

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Powerscourt Demesne, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 6 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Homes nearby

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

Powerscourt Demesne, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 6 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Homes nearby

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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