GrantedIndustrialDecided 28 March 2023

IDA Newbridge Business & Technology Park (Littleconnell), within the townlands of Greatconnell Littleconnell and Clownings, Newbridge

Construction of a large purpose-built brewery facility with storage tanks and a renewable heating plant in Newbridge.

221291 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 28 October 2022

Reference: 221291
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 28 October 2022

Summary

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The development consists of a main brewery facility of approximately 9,148 square meters with a building height up to 24.3 meters. It includes 92 new storage vessels, silos, and tanks, a tanker filling station, and a renewable heating plant building of 1,644 square meters. The project also features roof-mounted solar PV panels and external substations.

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Floor area: 10,792 m²

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Development description

For a purpose-built brewery as follows: - main brewery facility (c. 9,148m2) including brew house, storage and handling areas, labs, control rooms, workshops, plant rooms/areas (internal and external/roof), storage rooms/areas, process areas and valve blocks, utilities and services areas, circulation, office/admin and welfare facilities, and all associated ancillary areas. Building height ranging up to c. 24.3m and including ground floor area (c. 7,325m2), part basement (c. 72m2), 1st floor (c. 1,213m2), 2nd floor (c. 270m2) and 3rd floor (c. 268m2). Tanker filling station (open area with canopy c. 462m2) and raw materials deliveries area (open area with canopy c. 138m2 in extent), 92 no. New storage vessels/silos/tanks, with associated access platforms, ranging in height up to c. 23.3m. 2 no. External substation buildings (total area 60m2 and building height c. 3.8m). Provision of external pipe bridges ranging up to c. 7.7m in height. Provision of pv panels on roofs (c. 1,171m2 in extent). Provision of external building signage (total area c. 12m2). - renewable heating plant building (c. 1,644m2, with height up c. 15.9m) including ground floor area (c. 1,358m2), part basement (c. 286m2) and including internal plant area, turbine room, fuel store, electrical distribution, office/admin areas, externally located electrostatic precipitators (esps), and 2 no. Flue stacks (each c. 20m total height). - utilities area including welfare & control room building, external electrical plant area, electrical container plant rooms, combined heat and power container plant room (with a flue stack c. 11m in total height), fire water tanks (2 no. Up to c. 4.5m in height) and pump house room. Total floor area of utilities area buildings c. 142m2 and building height up to c. 4.2m. - wastewater treatment plant (wwtp) area with associated tanks (9 no. Ranging in height up to c. 22.25m) with associated plant rooms/areas (including biogas infrastructure and chemical storage areas), electrical container plant rooms, and dewatering building. Total floor area of wwtp buildings c. 55m2 and building height up to c. 8.1m. - water recycling plant (wrp) area with main plant building (with external open area with canopy), 2 no. Tanks (each c. 10m in height), external plant and equipment. Total floor area of wrp buildings c. 195m2 and building height up to 7.5m. - water treatment plant (wtp) with 3 no. Tanks (ranging in height up to c. 17.4m) with associated plant rooms and external plant areas & electrical container

Key dates

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Application received28 October 2022
Further information requested21 December 2022
Further information received3 February 2023
Decision due30 March 2023
Decision issued28 March 2023
Grant issued8 December 2023
Appeal submitted21 April 2023
Appeal decided8 December 2023
Permission expiry7 December 2028

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