NEW DISTILLERY PLAN IS LODGED

Farm buildings earmarked for ambitious project

Ambitious plans have been submitted which could see a new distillery created in east Perthshire.

Kythe Distillery Ltd has asked Perth and Kinross Council for permission to turn two agricultural buildings on land 90 metres north of Hills of Bendochy Cottage, near Coupar Angus, into a base for whisky production.

An outline description submitted alongside the application, compiled by Edinburgh-based agent Blythe & Blythe, reveals as many as 100,000 litres of the spirit could be produced each year should the project earmarked for Hills of Bendochy Farm be given the green light by the local authority.

The document states: “The distillery will operate with around six operators split over two shifts, so car traffic will be around six trips per day over the two shifts.

“The site is not open to visitors but will have invited guests, which will generate no more than two cars [or] coaches per day and is likely to be no more than once per week.”

Plans have been submitted which could see a new distillery created in east Perthshire.

Applicant Johny McMillan, of Kythe Distillery Ltd, has asked Perth and Kinross Council for the necessary permission to turn two agricultural buildings on land 90 metres north of Hills of Bendochy Cottage, near Coupar Angus, into a base for whisky production.

An outline description submitted alongside the plans, compiled by Edinburgh-based agent Blythe & Blythe, reveals as many as 100,000 litres of the spirit could be produced each year should the project earmarked for the agricultural land on Hills of Bendochy Farm be given the green light by the local authority.

The document states: “The Kythe Distillery is to be developed in two existing farm sheds located at Hills of Bendochy Farm, near Coupar Angus.

“The sheds are to be refurbished and re-purposed to become a 100,000-litre annual production distillery with associated support infrastructure and maturation warehouse.

“The distillery will operate on a two-shift basis, seven days a week.

“The traffic associated with the distillery operations will be two to three HGVs a day.

“These will be managed such that they occur between the hours of 7am to 7pm, Monday to Saturday.

“The distillery will operate with around six operators split over the two shifts, so car traffic will be around six trips per day over the two shifts.

“The site is not open to visitors but will have invited guests which will generate no more than two cars [or] coaches per day and is likely to be no more than once per week.”

In relation to production, the statement adds:“[The] spirit will be filled into casks on site and stored in the warehouse on site.

“When the warehouse reaches capacity, [the] spirit will be filled into casks and transported off site to offsite warehousing.

“Pot ale, spent lees and washing waters will be removed by a third party for offsite treatment.”

The application will be determined by municipal planners in due course.