Toughers Business Park, Naas, Co. Kildare
Change of use from a warehouse to a Jaguar/Land Rover motor trade facility in Naas.
16185 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 29 February 2016
- Reference
- 16185
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 February 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal involves converting a warehouse and trade counter into a car dealership. It includes a showroom, workshop, parts department, vehicle storage, new corporate signage, and reconfigured external parking.
- Floor area
- 3,243 m²
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Change of use from warehouse and trade counter to a jaguar/landrover motor trade facility incorporating internal building amendments to the ground floor allowing for a new and used vehicle showroom area (1548sqm), workshop/valet/parts department (967 sqm) and covered vehicle storage area (600 sqm). At first floor the parts department will be on a mezzanine floor (128 sqm). The proposals allow for a new elevation treatment and new corporate signage comprising 1 no. Free standing entrance pylon and 6 building mounted name and logo signs. The application includes for reconfiguring the external area to accommodate customer parking, used vehicle display and vehicle storage.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for new warehousing and industrial development.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Ladytown (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Beech Avenue, Curryhills, Prosperousprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €356,828 | 223 m |
| Kiltale, Dunsany, Co Meath | May 2025 | €760,000 | 287 m |
| 5 Beech Avenue, Curryhills, Prosperousprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €392,070 | 411 m |
| 7 Beech Avenue, Curryhills, Prosperousprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €392,070 | 411 m |
| 8 Beech Avenue, Curryhills, Prosperousprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €427,313 | 411 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received29 February 2016
- Decision due24 April 2016
- Decision issued22 April 2016
- Grant issued13 June 2016
- Permission expiry12 June 2021
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