The developers finally pulled the plug on this industrial monstrosity. Jose Cuervo realized they could not pave over our heritage for their storage warehouses. We won this fight for the causeway coast and now we stay alert to ensure they never look at our greenfields again.
September 30, 2017
Final supporters
The Old Bushmills Distillery, now owned by Jose Cuervo Tequila, is expanding, and whilst we are all in favour for our hometown and global brand expanding and creating more jobs and expansion of its products, we strongly feel that putting an industrialised type zone on a greenfield agricultural site over a 22 year plan with 89,000 tons or over 100 million litres of ethanol alcohol on our Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is something that should be strongly objected to.
We are in objection of the new plans submitted for the extension of the Bushmills Distillery LA01/2017/0280/F | Proposed Commerical Industrialised Development of Maturation Facility comprising 29 maturation warehouses; fine water retention lagoon, sprinkler pump house and tanks; landscaping; and a new access road from Haw Road | Lands to North and East of 30 Haw Road Bushmills over 60+ acres of land.
We would like to see such vast amounts of alcohol being stored safely with an existing infrastructure at a site where there is no danger to the community or the public.
If you live locally to the Bushmills area and I would like to know more about this proposed industrial development in this stunning rural area then please come along to our Public Meeting! See below for details:
Important Public Meeting Concerning Old Bushmills Distillery's expansion plans on Haw/Straid Road site.
Save Our Causeway Coast (SOCC) are holding a public meeting on
TUESDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER 2017 7PM - 9PM in the Presbyterian Church Hall, Upper Main Street, Bushmills to open a discussion on the implications of such a development and to raise awareness of the proposed plans.
All welcome and light refreshments will be served.
- 62 acre greenfield site on edge of AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY and WORLD HERITAGE DISTINCTIVE SETTING.
- 22 year phased industrialised construction site.
- 29 large 2000sq metre Whiskey maturation warehouses with associated infrastructure
- Over 80,000 tons of stored ethanol (alcohol)
- Top tier HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES COMAH site classification
- Public Information Zone around such sites
- Haw Road closed for widening and junction alignments works
- Nearly 2 years of major earthworks including many consecutive months of PILE DRIVING NOISE during lifetime of build.
- Over 500,000 tons of soil/spoil/earth to be removed using local roads to local quarries.
- Loss of natural habitat and disruption of wildlife
- Detrimental effect of local business, B&B's Tourism related areas of business.
- Inconsistent with planning policy.
Please join us to discuss these important points...
TUESDAY 19th SEPT 2017 at 7pm - 9pm in the Presbyterian Church Hall, Upper Main Street, Bushmills. Co. Antrim. Northern Ireland.
#NoWayJose
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
September 1, 2017
August 31, 2017
Jose Cuervo thinks they can pave over our land while we watch from the sidelines. We are about to hit one hundred signatures and we need to smash through that mark to show these suits that we refuse to let them destroy our coast.
87 Comments
Taking over a beautiful part of the world! Has to be a better way. Surely there is plenty of space in industrial places nearby that could be used instead of destroying this landscape and causing chaos for local residents and an eyesore!!
The landscpae is alreadyfull of warehouse in this conservation village adjacent to a world heritage stite. The village is at risk of acatastrophe if anything should go wrong or fire breaks out at this site. Current storage it too close to residential areas and we dont need more.
While an expansion is welcomed, it is in the wrong place for visual and health & safety reasons and the economic impact it will have a the tourism industry in the area. A better site must be chosen.
As far as the council is concerned the Distillery can get what it wants regardless of impact on the local community. Plans for a care home in the village blocked by them, site now lies abandoned & boarded up. Despite it's size the Distillery does not provide a large amount of local employment.
This proposed development is contrary to planning policy. It is unnecessary for this development to be built on a green field site. The storage of hazardous substances will endanger the local population.
Don’t destroy the goose that lays the golden egg!
They should not be allowed to disfigure our beautiful coast there must be more suitable sites .
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The developers finally pulled the plug on this industrial monstrosity. Jose Cuervo realized they could not pave over our heritage for their storage warehouses. We won this fight for the causeway coast and now we stay alert to ensure they never look at our greenfields again.
September 30, 2017
Final supporters
The Old Bushmills Distillery, now owned by Jose Cuervo Tequila, is expanding, and whilst we are all in favour for our hometown and global brand expanding and creating more jobs and expansion of its products, we strongly feel that putting an industrialised type zone on a greenfield agricultural site over a 22 year plan with 89,000 tons or over 100 million litres of ethanol alcohol on our Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is something that should be strongly objected to.
We are in objection of the new plans submitted for the extension of the Bushmills Distillery LA01/2017/0280/F | Proposed Commerical Industrialised Development of Maturation Facility comprising 29 maturation warehouses; fine water retention lagoon, sprinkler pump house and tanks; landscaping; and a new access road from Haw Road | Lands to North and East of 30 Haw Road Bushmills over 60+ acres of land.
We would like to see such vast amounts of alcohol being stored safely with an existing infrastructure at a site where there is no danger to the community or the public.
If you live locally to the Bushmills area and I would like to know more about this proposed industrial development in this stunning rural area then please come along to our Public Meeting! See below for details:
Important Public Meeting Concerning Old Bushmills Distillery's expansion plans on Haw/Straid Road site.
Save Our Causeway Coast (SOCC) are holding a public meeting on
TUESDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER 2017 7PM - 9PM in the Presbyterian Church Hall, Upper Main Street, Bushmills to open a discussion on the implications of such a development and to raise awareness of the proposed plans.
All welcome and light refreshments will be served.
- 62 acre greenfield site on edge of AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY and WORLD HERITAGE DISTINCTIVE SETTING.
- 22 year phased industrialised construction site.
- 29 large 2000sq metre Whiskey maturation warehouses with associated infrastructure
- Over 80,000 tons of stored ethanol (alcohol)
- Top tier HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES COMAH site classification
- Public Information Zone around such sites
- Haw Road closed for widening and junction alignments works
- Nearly 2 years of major earthworks including many consecutive months of PILE DRIVING NOISE during lifetime of build.
- Over 500,000 tons of soil/spoil/earth to be removed using local roads to local quarries.
- Loss of natural habitat and disruption of wildlife
- Detrimental effect of local business, B&B's Tourism related areas of business.
- Inconsistent with planning policy.
Please join us to discuss these important points...
TUESDAY 19th SEPT 2017 at 7pm - 9pm in the Presbyterian Church Hall, Upper Main Street, Bushmills. Co. Antrim. Northern Ireland.
#NoWayJose
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
September 1, 2017
August 31, 2017
Jose Cuervo thinks they can pave over our land while we watch from the sidelines. We are about to hit one hundred signatures and we need to smash through that mark to show these suits that we refuse to let them destroy our coast.
87 Comments
I am concerned about proposed expansion of this plant as outlined. My concerns are based on environmental impact and negative impact on an area of outstanding natural beauty ...both factors are higely influential to the main sources of income for many people and families....tourism.
Taking over a beautiful part of the world! Has to be a better way. Surely there is plenty of space in industrial places nearby that could be used instead of destroying this landscape and causing chaos for local residents and an eyesore!!
The landscpae is alreadyfull of warehouse in this conservation village adjacent to a world heritage stite. The village is at risk of acatastrophe if anything should go wrong or fire breaks out at this site. Current storage it too close to residential areas and we dont need more.
While an expansion is welcomed, it is in the wrong place for visual and health & safety reasons and the economic impact it will have a the tourism industry in the area. A better site must be chosen.
As far as the council is concerned the Distillery can get what it wants regardless of impact on the local community. Plans for a care home in the village blocked by them, site now lies abandoned & boarded up. Despite it's size the Distillery does not provide a large amount of local employment.
This proposed development is contrary to planning policy. It is unnecessary for this development to be built on a green field site. The storage of hazardous substances will endanger the local population.
Don’t destroy the goose that lays the golden egg!
They should not be allowed to disfigure our beautiful coast there must be more suitable sites .
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I am concerned about proposed expansion of this plant as outlined. My concerns are based on environmental impact and negative impact on an area of outstanding natural beauty ...both factors are higely influential to the main sources of income for many people and families....tourism.