The City has received a Site Plan Control application from Dunrobin Distilleries to construct a two-storey micro-distillery at 1498 Stittsville Main Street/8 Manchester Street, just north of Abbott Street. The new building will have retail space at the front, facing Stittsville Main, and the micro-distillery in the back.
The site currently contains a building which had been previously used for a variety of commercial uses including indoor golf, repairs, and headstone manufacturing. This building will be demolished.
The L-shaped site is approximately 1,113 m2 in area with frontage along Stittsville Main Street and Manchester Street. The building will face Stittsville Main while the parking area—containing 16 parking spaces (one barrier free)—will be accessed from Manchester. Bicycle parking and garbage storage will also be in this area. The building will be clad in a variety of materials including brick, barnboard.
The site is zoned
TM9 (Traditional Mainstreet, Stittsville Main Street subzone), which permits a variety of residential and non-residential uses, including storefront industry such as this. The site received a minor variance in December 2021 to increase the permitted gross floor area to 509m2.
More information about the proposal is available on the City's DevApps site…
