Powerscourt Estate , Enniskerry , Co. Wicklow
CONDITIONALPlanning application 25249
Wicklow - Wicklow County Council
Proposed Development
redevelopment and change of use of existing single storey farmyard building to office use (circa 340Msq) comprising studio space, meeting room, cellular offices, production and flexible working spaces and ancillary staff facilities. Upgrade of existing building fabric and elevational changes to include new glazed doors and screens to existing and new openings. All associated site development works including foul and surface water drainage works connections to existing services with new permeable surface to existing courtyard. Car Parking will be accommodated in existing public car park
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Application received
29 Aug 2025
Further information requested
13 Oct 2025
Further information received
19 Dec 2025
Decision: CONDITIONAL
22 Jan 2026
Decision due
24 Jan 2026
Grant issued
24 Feb 2026
Application Details
- Location
- Powerscourt Estate , Enniskerry , Co. Wicklow
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Site Area
- 0.1362 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 29 August 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 22 January 2026
- Grant Date
- 24 February 2026
- Permission Expires
- 23 February 2031
Location
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redevelopment and change of use of existing single storey farmyard building to office use (circa 340Msq) comprising studio space, meeting room, cellular offices, production and flexible working spaces and ancillary staff facilities. Upgrade of existing building fabric and elevational changes to include new glazed doors and screen to existing and new openings. All associated site development works including foul and surface water drainage works connections to existing services with new permeable surface to existing courtyard. Car Parking will be accommodated in existing public car park
Powerscourt Estate , Enniskerry , Co. Wicklow
redevelopment of two existing single storey farmyard storage buildings (circa 283 msq). The works are comprised of the subdivision of the existing storage areas, with new concrete floors and new façade cladding and roof finishes to the existing building fabric, with elevational changes to include new doors and screens to existing and new openings within the new façades. All existing associated site services including surface water drainage will be retained and repaired as required
Powerscourt Estate , Enniskerry , Co. Wicklow
redevelopment of two existing single storey farmyard storage buildings (circa 283 msq). The works are comprised of the subdivision of the existing storage areas, with new concrete floors and new façade cladding and roof finishes to the existing building fabric, with elevational changes to include new doors and screens to existing and new openings within the new façades. All existing associated site services including surface water drainage will be retained and repaired as required
Powerscourt Estate , Enniskerry , Co. Wicklow
amendments to 15/1164. Permission for the following amendments which is for a small scale craft whiskey distillery and visitors centre for the production by Powerscourt Distillery Ltd of alcohol for premium brand whiskey and gin is sought and will comprise: provision of boiler house plant room with overhead accommodation to rear of previously permitted development, construction of new shed to accommodate the relocated water treatment plant, increase in the overall usable floor area with a small increase in the building footprint, provisio of two tasting rooms at mezzanine level internally, provision of whiskey academy and offices at top floor level, changes to all elevations, changes to the roof profile to provide additional clear height internally to the production area without increasing the ridge height permitted, demolition of existing single storey sheds and water treatment plant to the rear of the permitted development to create a yard to the rear of the production area, location in the proposed yard of one stainles steel effluent tank and bund and one galvanised steel spent grains store, provision of two cooling towers located in the rear yard, provision of an underground propane fuel storage tank, an increase in the previously outlined development site area to accommodate the proposed changes. No changes to the previously permitted uses, production values, effluent values, discharge values, drainage requirements, traffic volumes are proposed. No changes to the existing stone buildings which form part of the development beyond those previously permitted are proposed (Protected Structure)
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