2460283Granted
Hazelwood House and Lough Gill Distillery, Hazelwood Demesne, Co.Sligo
A 10 YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION TO BE DEVELOPED ON A PHASED BASIS, COMPRISING 1) CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF HAZELWOOD HOUSE, A PROTECTED STRUCTURE (RPS NO. 293SE), INCLUDING ITS ADJOINING WINGS AND EXTENSIONS FOR PUBLIC ASSEMBLY, AND OFFICE USE, WITH RETAIL IN THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE EAST WING ACCESSED FROM THE STABLEYARD AND STAFF FACILITIES IN THE WEST WING COMPRISING: I) DEMOLITION OF THREE STOREY CONCRETE ESCAPE STAIR EXTENSION (18.75 SQ. M.) AND ADJOINING THREE STOREY TOILET BLOCK EXTENSION (4 SQ. M) AND INSERTION OF NEW PLATFORM LIFT WITHIN THE HOUSE TO PROVIDE UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO THE LOWER GROUND FLOOR (BASEMENT), GROUND FLOOR AND FIRST FLOOR; II) REALIGNMENT OF THE TERRACES TO THE SOUTH OF HAZELWOOD HOUSE AND EXTENSION TOWARDS THE DISTILLERY BUILDING; III) INSTALLATION OF AN ‘EYE-CATCHER’ (FOCAL POINT) WITHIN THE GARDEN; IV) PROVISION OF SCREENING OF THE FACADE OF THE DISTILLERY BUILDING ALONG WITH EXTERNAL PLANTING TO THE FOREGROUND; 2) CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STABLE BUILDINGS TO THE EAST OF HAZELWOOD HOUSE TO PROVIDE A NEW CAFÉ AND RECEPTION IN THE SOUTH RANGE WITH A NEW SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION ON THE SOUTHERN ELEVATION OF THE BUILDING (97 SQ. M.) AND VISITOR WC’S, STORAGE, TASTING ROOMS AND A MICRO-DISTILLERY IN THE NORTH RANGE; 3) WORKS WITHIN THE WALLED GARDEN TO THE WEST OF HAZELWOOD HOUSE COMPRISING: I) CONSERVATION AND REPAIR WORKS TO THE MASONRY WALLS AND CIRCULAR STRUCTURE, II) THE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE RUINED OUTBUILDING TO SERVE AS A GARDENER’S WORKSHOP AND THE PROVISION OF A POLYTUNNEL ADJACENT TO IT; 4) CONSERVATION AND REPAIR OF THE FORMER PUMP HOUSE AND WINDMILL BASE TO THE WEST OF HAZELWOOD HOUSE ON THE SHORELINE WITH THE GARAVOGUE RIVER (PROTECTED STRUCTURE (RPS NO. 292SE); 5) PROVISION OF NEW VISITOR CAR PARKS, ONE TO THE EAST OF THE STABLEYARD AND ONE IN THE FORMER SAWMILL YARD, WITH ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING, TO REPLACE EXISTING CAR PARK PROVIDING 156 NO. PARKING SPACES (INCLUDING 10 NO. ACCESSIBLE CAR-PARKING SPACES, 15 NO. EV PARKING SPACES, 4 MINI BUS SPACES AND 6 COACH SPACES) AND PROVISION OF SHELTERED ARRIVAL AREA UNDER A CANOPY STRUCTURE (19.38 SQ. M.); 6) PROVISION OF 24 NO. CYCLE PARKING SPACES AND SHELTERED, GATED PARKING (C. 81 SQ. M.) FOR SMALL SITE MAINTENANCE VEHICLES TO THE NORTH EAST OF THE NORTHERN RANGE OF THE STABLYARD; 7) THE EXPANSION OF THE DISTILLERY CAPACITY FROM 1 MILLION LITRES OF PURE ALCOHOL (MLPA) PER ANNUM TO 2 MLPA PER ANNUM COMPRISING: I) THE DEMOLITION OF A 7,212.6 SQ.Decision record indexedDecision24 October 2024View record