Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedIndustrialDecided 22 May 2025

Great Connell, Newbridge, Co Kildare

Consolidation and extension of an industrial site, including a new vehicle maintenance building.

24393 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 20 December 2024

Reference
24393
Authority
Kildare County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
20 December 2024

Summary

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The proposal seeks to extend an established industrial yard by 1.67 hectares to construct a 1,459 sq.m vehicle maintenance building with roof solar panels. It also includes extending an access road, rationalising car parking, and creating a new agricultural access.

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Floor area
1,459 m²

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Development description

For the consolidation and extend the established and permitted industrial and related activities on the mil headquarters and industrial site to accommodate immediate and medium-term business development and employment generation objectives, to rationalise the car parking on the overall site to enhance safety for employees and site operatives, to make more efficient use of the space available on site and to enhance operational efficiencies, and related environmental and public realm improvements at the mil headquarters complex. The proposed extension and works compromise the following: (1) extension of the established yard over an area of 1.67 ha to the south of the established yard area to accommodate: (a) the construction of a vehicle maintenance building and associated offices (1,459 sq. M gfa) incorporating solar pv panels at roof level (224 sq. M), and 8 no. External storage tanks; (b) the extension of permitted access spur road off the newbridge southern outer orbital route (nsoor) over a distance of 44.5 m (kcc ref: 211780) to accommodate access to the extended yard area, and a new agricultural access on the eastern side of the proposed road extension; (c) the construction of a two storey security and access control building at the entrance to site (269 sq. M gfa) incorporating solar pv panels at roof level (22 sq. M); (d) a materials and construction equipment storage area; (e) a construction site cabin and container maintenance and storage area; (f) a vehicle and equipment wash down bay; (g) a hgv fueling plinth and above ground fuel tanks; (h) surface water drainage infrastructure; (i) hgv and service vehicle parking (8 no. Spaces), plant maintenance with ev charging points; and (j) all associated landscaping, and ancillary development and works. (2) the reconfiguration and consolidation of existing car parking on the wider site (constructed under reg. Ref. 21/1780) into a single car park on the eastern boundary of the yard accommodating 150 car parking spaces, an increase of 20 no. Car parking spaces over that previously permitted, and the use of the relocated car parking areas as yard area ancillary to the established use of the site. (3) the removal of a surface water attenuation swale constructed under ref. Ref. 21/1780 and the incorporation of that attenuation volume into a relocated swale and a proposed new underground stormtech attenuation system. (4) the demolition of an established storage building of 178 sq. M. (5) retention of an enclosed c

Key dates

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  1. Application received20 December 2024
  2. Further information requested19 February 2025
  3. Further information received1 May 2025
  4. Decision due28 May 2025
  5. Decision issued22 May 2025
  6. Grant issued17 July 2025
  7. Permission expiry16 July 2030

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