Loughlion, Kildare, Co. Kildare
Demolition of a disused building and construction of a business and technology park with 7 buildings and 200 parking spaces in Kildare.
181136 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 17 September 2018
- Reference
- 181136
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 September 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves demolishing an existing dilapidated building to construct 6 office-based industry, business, science, and technology buildings, plus 1 mixed-use business and leisure facility. The development will feature photovoltaic panels, a new road network, and 200 car parking spaces.
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Official record
Development description
(a) demolition of the existing dilapidated and disused single storey building. (b) relocation of the existing entrance. (c) erection of 6 no. Officebased industry, business, science, and technology buildings – erection of 1 no. Part officebased industry, business, science and technology building – part amenity, leisure and conference facility, all with associated signage. (d) sloping roof feature with photovoltaic panels, having an overall height of approx. 14.5 m on the south elevation of all buildings. (e) provision for new road network throughout the site. (f) provision for 200 carparking spaces. (g) proposed landscaping, planting and all associated site works. (h) new entrance with 1.8m high feature stone wall with associated wall mounted signage. (i) a new 1.8m wrought iron boundary fence with associated hedging to the north west boundary of the site (along the local roadside ), a new 2m security fence to the eastern boundary of the site with associated planting, and additional planting to supplement the existing trees and shrubs along the southern boundary of the site, bounded by the m7. (j) erection of a signage structure at the main entrance.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To facilitate an appropriate mix of employment uses within a high-quailty campus type development including office-based industry,”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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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Timeline
- Application received17 September 2018
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