GrantedIndustrialDecided 15 July 2022

Dublin Road, Pollerton Little & Oakpark, Co. Carlow

Construction of a new 7,787 sqm sterile manufacturing facility at an existing biologics site.

22110 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 24 March 2022

Reference: 22110
Authority: Carlow County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 24 March 2022

Summary

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The development consists of a new two-storey sterile manufacturing building incorporating production suites, laboratories, and offices. The project also includes an electrical building, an external utilities yard, 85 car parking spaces, and associated site works.

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Storeys: 2
Floor area: 7,787 m²

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Official record

Development description

For development of a new sterile manufacturing facility at the site of our existing biologics formulation and filling facility at dublin road, pollerton little and oakpark, carlow. The development comprises a total gross floor area of c. 7,787sqm, including; (i) a new two-storey production building (c. 7,641sqm and maximum height 18m) incorporating production suites, utilities, warehouse, workshops, laboratories, offices and plant rooms; (ii) a single storey mv electrical building (c. 146sqm and maximum height 4.5m); (iii) an external utilities yard comprising; covered wasterwater management area, process waste tanks and sumps, process water storage tank, heat pumps, a new generator, an elevated pipe rack, and other miscellaneous pumps, plant and equipment; (iv) 85 no. New car parking spaces, and a new covered bicycle rack; (v) a temporary contractor's construction compound for the duration of the construction works; (vi) all associated permanent site development works, including; roads, paths, yards, underground services, and site landscaping. The extended utilisation of a temporary site access road from the existing roundabout on the r448 regional road; as permitted under planning permission ref. 21/360, is being sought for the duration of the proposed construction works. An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) and a natura impact statement (nis) have been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application

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IndustrySI

“To provide for industrial development and ancillary office use”

National zoning type: General industry

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Key dates

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Application received24 March 2022
Further information requested17 May 2022
Further information received13 June 2022
Decision due7 August 2022
Decision issued15 July 2022
Grant issued17 August 2022
Permission expiry16 August 2027

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