Plans for a £40million whisky warehouse in the Eastern Villages are set to go on display.
Ian Macleod Distillers (IMD) is giving the public the chance to view its proposals for a whisky maturation warehouse scheme at Bandeath Industrial Estate in Throsk near Fallin.
The firm recently submitted a PAN (Proposal of Application Notice) to Stirling Council planners for the project, a precursor to the potential submission of a formal planning application.
The 10th largest Scotch whisky company, IMD’s proposals for the 8.2-hectare site (20.2 acres) include whisky warehousing, an associated blend centre, tank farm, offices, complimentary landscaping, access, parking, drainage, and facilitating works.
IMD has identified the site as a suitable location to deliver a maturation warehouse scheme, providing additional capacity for its operations across Scotland.
Warehouse buildings will store casks, allowing the whisky to slowly mature for several years prior to it being sold in bulk or as cased goods.
The warehouses will hold casks from all of Ian Macleod’s distilleries, which are Rosebank in Falkirk, Glengoyne distillery in Stirlingshire, and Tamdhu distillery at Knockando on Speyside.
The matured whisky will be transferred by road tanker to IMD’s bottling facility in Broxburn. Once packaged, they will largely be exported.
The cost of the project will be in excess of £40 million, with 20 direct jobs created and many others arising indirectly and the site at Bandeath Industrial Estate is zoned for employment uses in the Stirling Local Development Plan, say the company.
An in-person consultation event will be held tomorrow (Thursday) between 3pm and 7.30pm at Throsk Community Centre, Kersie Road, Throsk FK7 7NA.
Exhibition display boards will be available to view and members of the technical team will be on hand to answer any questions the community may have and gather feedback.
Following this consultation event, feedback will be open until January 5. For those unable to attend, the exhibition boards can be viewed on the dedicated project website - www.ianmacleodbandeath.com. Feedback will be used to inform the ongoing design of the proposals, which will form the basis of the detailed planning application to be submitted in early 2023.
If you cannot access the exhibition or have any questions, contact Oli Munden at oliver.munden@avisonyoung.com or by writing to Oli Munden, Avison Young, 6th Floor 40 Torphichen Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8JB.
A spokesperson for IMD said: “We are delighted to be progressing this scheme at Bandeath Industrial Estate and presenting our designs to the community.
“In addition to expanding our business operations, we believe this will deliver significant benefits for the local area, notably creating new jobs and delivering around £40million of investment.
“We are working closely with local stakeholders to ensure all views are heard, and we are looking forward to welcoming members of the community to the consultation event.
“Everyone in our team encourages residents and businesses to attend the consultation event to hear about our proposals and leave feedback with their views.”
