Main Street, Newbridge, Co. Kildare W12 XR59.
Construction of a five-storey office headquarters building with parking and access road in Newbridge.
22802 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 1 July 2022
- Reference
- 22802
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 July 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves building a five-storey office headquarters totaling 3,266 square metres of gross floor area. It includes 111 designated car parking spaces, cycle parking, an ESB substation, and an access road designed to facilitate a future council link road.
- Storeys
- 5
- Floor area
- 3,266 m²
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Official record
Development description
Construction of a 5 storey headquarters office building with setbacks and external terrace area at 4th floor levels. The proposed accommodation totaling 3,343 sqm gross floor area includes office accommodation and all ancillary uses and staff facilities. The proposed access road from main street provides access to a new car park (19 no. Car spaces) to the rear of the new office building and 92 no. Additional car parking spaces are designated for the new office building within the overall bord na móna site. The access road will facilitate the council's objective for a link road connection from main street to the military road/athgarvan road (r416) to be delivered in future phases, subject to separate planning permission. Permission is also sought for hard and soft landscaping within the site, signage, external lighting, esb substation, cycle parking and all ancillary site and development works. Revised by significant further information which consists of revisions to the building form and scale of roof profile at front elevation and alterations to north eastern elevation scale (now 3266sqm gross floorspace), revised finishes and materials, minor revisions to the site layout plan to facilitate future possible pedestrian connection with lands to the north east, revised parking to rear of proposed building (17no. Car spaces proposed and an additional 91no. Within the overall bord na mona site), preliminary layout and proposals for the future east-west link road from main street to military road/athgarvan road (r416)
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 The Court, Main St, Newbridge | Apr 2026 | €203,000 | 105 m |
| 8 Wallace Court, Eyre St, Newbridge | Jul 2025 | €213,500 | 135 m |
| Apartment 1, Limerick Lane, Newbridge | Jan 2026 | €173,000 | 136 m |
| Apt 5 Eyre Court, Eyre St, Newbridge | Feb 2026 | €215,000 | 141 m |
| Apt 6 Eyre Court, Eyre St, Newbridge | Apr 2026 | €240,000 | 141 m |
| 14 Wallace Court, Eyre St, Newbridge | Nov 2025 | €225,500 | 149 m |
| 11 Wallace Court, Eyre St, Newbridge | Jan 2026 | €222,000 | 149 m |
| 7 City House, Robert Street, Newbridge | Oct 2025 | €140,000 | 174 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 received1 July 2022
- Further information requested22 August 2022
- Further information received25 November 2022
- Decision due19 January 2023
- Decision issued19 January 2023
- Grant issued2 March 2023
- Permission expiry1 March 2028
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