GrantedCommercialDecided 4 January 2018

Kildare Tourist Outlet Village, Nurney Road, Kildare Town

Major extension to the Kildare Tourist Outlet Village including 29 retail units and 2 restaurants.

17539 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 12 May 2017

Reference: 17539
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 12 May 2017

Summary

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A 10-year permission is sought for a 6,212sqm extension to the Kildare Tourist Outlet Village. The development includes 29 retail units, 2 restaurant/café units, public toilets, and ATM facilities, alongside the demolition of 3 existing retail units and 1 restaurant unit.

Commercialretailkildare villagedemolition

Floor area: 6,212 m²

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Development description

(for a period of 10 years) for development at a site of c. 2.47 hectares (kildare tourist outlet village temporary car park reg. Ref. 16/634) located to the north of st. Brigid’s primary school’s existing sports ground, south of abbey view house and north-east of the kildare tourist outlet village (permitted under planning reg. Refs. 04/927 and pl09.241321 12/61) and is accessible from the nurney road via the kildare tourist outlet village. The development will consist of an extension of 6,212sqm gross floor area to the existing kildare tourist outlet village in one and two storey building form directly adjoining the existing building complex and consisting of 2 no. Restaurant/café units (c. 312sqm and c. 466sqm gross floor area respectively), 29 no. Retail outlet units (total gross floor area c. 5,234sqm, ranging in size from c. 67sqm to c. 638sqm), mezzanine floors levels are proposed in unit nos. 90, 93, 103, 104, 105, 106 and 111, public toilets (c. 188sqm gross floor area) and atm facilities. To facilitate the extension, 3 no. Existing outlet retail units (unit nos. 61a, 61b and
And 1 no. Restaurant/café unit will be demolished, with a reduction of 624sqm gross floor space. Planning permission is also sought for the provision of 460 no. Car parking spaces over two levels at a new car park to be developed at the north of the site; partial reconfiguration of the existing service yard to the rear of the existing unit nos. 56, 57, 58, 59 and 60; the provision of 2 no. Segregated service yards to the rear of the proposed unit nos. 87-102 and unit nos. 103-115 including unit nos. 61a and 61b, the existing substation to be demolished and a new substation to be built within this service yard; signage; landscaping and boundary works and all ancillary site services and site development works. In addition, permission is sought to implement any of the alternative baseline design standards identified in the shopfront design guide submitted with the application and to modify the external design of any unit or units using one of the alternative designs set out therein. The planning application is accompanied by an environmental impact statement (eis) and a screening statement for stage one screening for appropriate assessment. The planning application, eis and aa screening statement may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of make a copy, at the offices of the planning authority. Development on the site

Land-use zoning

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Retail Outlet CentreLC

“To provide for retail outlet centre development.”

National zoning type: Commercial, retail

Objective set by the Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
9 Academy Court, Academy St, Kildare	Jun 2026	€342,000	99 m
12 Academy Court, Academy St, Kildarenot full market price	Sept 2025	€170,000	102 m
2 Academy Court, Academy St, Kildare	Apr 2025	€167,000	161 m
28 Academy Court, Academy St, Kildare	Jun 2026	€309,000	161 m
1 Cleamore Terrace, Cleamore Road, Kildare	Jun 2026	€482,000	196 m
10 Claregate Court, Claregate St, Kildare	May 2026	€235,000	229 m
Apt 35, Claregate Court, Main St	Jan 2026	€218,000	229 m
26 Claregate Court, Kildare, Kildare	Nov 2025	€196,000	229 m

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Key dates

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Application received12 May 2017
Further information requested6 July 2017
Further information received1 November 2017
Decision due4 January 2018
Decision issued4 January 2018
Grant issued11 October 2018
Appeal submitted2 February 2018
Appeal decided11 October 2018
Permission expiry10 October 2028

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