GrantedCommercialDecided 31 July 2019

Loughlion, Kildare, Co. Kildare.

Demolition of a disused building and construction of a business and technology park with seven buildings.

181394 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 20 November 2018

Reference: 181394
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 20 November 2018

Summary

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The development involves the demolition of a disused single-storey building and the construction of six office-based industry, business, science, and technology buildings, plus one mixed-use business and amenity building. The project includes photovoltaic panels, a new road network, 200 parking spaces, and extensive boundary fencing near the M7.

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Storeys: 3

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Development description

(a) demolition of the existing dilapidated and disused single storey building. (b) relocation of the existing entrance. (c) erection of 6 no. Office based industry, business, science and technology buildings, erection of 1 no. Part office based 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. 14.5m 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

Enterprise and EmploymentSI

“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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Key dates

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Application received20 November 2018
Further information requested23 January 2019
Further information received8 May 2019
Decision due31 July 2019
Decision issued31 July 2019
Grant issued5 September 2019
Permission expiry4 September 2024

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