GrantedIndustrialDecided 21 May 2024

Minch Malt, Upper William Street, Athy

Demolition of silos and canteen to build a new malting plant, storage buildings, and wastewater treatment facilities.

2460266 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 28 March 2024

Reference: 2460266
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 28 March 2024

Summary

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The development involves the demolition of a canteen and two barley storage silos to construct a new malting plant, including a germination vessel and two barley intake silos. It also includes a new single-storey stores building, temporary modular staff facilities, and the expansion of the on-site wastewater treatment facilities.

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Official record

Development description

Demolition of existing canteen building and 2 no. Barley storage silos (10.5 m diameter x 14 m high) and alterations to existing access gantries located on top of silos
Construction of new malting plant comprising
1 no. Germination vessel (23 m diameter and 10.1 m high) and ancillary overhead grain elevators and conveyor gantries; 2 no. Barley intake silos (each 8.4 m diameter and 22.835 m high); and alterations to the malt screen building approved under reference 18/479 (abp-302630-18) (775 sq. M. X 21 m high) containing barley screening equipment, grain elevators and all associated processing equipment connected to kilning facilities and malt silos by existing conveyor systems
Construction of a single storey stores building (414.2 sq. M. And 8 m high)
Construction of a single storey modular staff facilities (offices, welfare facilities, canteen) building (208.5 sq. M. And 3.2 m high) and 14 no. Associated car parking spaces for a temporary period of five years
Expansion of existing on-site waste water treatment facilities including construction of 2 no. Wastewater treatment buildings (355.6 sq. M. And 10.1 m high; and 436 sq. M. And 9.7 m high) to include internal wastewater processing tanks and screening equipment, 2 no. Balance tanks (each 8.5 m diameter and 6.4 m high), extension to existing elevated dewatering press structure (5.8 m x 12.2 m long x 12.7 m high), and installation of associated equipment within the existing wwtp stores and electrical room and minor works to the tank room (protected structure) consisting of service connections through existing louvered openings to new wastewater treatment building, and
All other site development works including alterations and extensions to the existing site hardstands, external drainage, pedestrian ways etc and underground services required to facilitate the development. The application relates to development which comprises or is for the purposes of an activity requiring an industrial emissions licence (reference p1129-01). A natura impact statement (nis) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Enterprise and EmploymentSI

“To provide for and facilitate the provision of high job-generating uses.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

Objective set by the Athy Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027 (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
3 The Harbour, Nelson Street, Athy	Dec 2025	€193,000	135 m
Apt 38 Block A, The Harbour, Nelson St	May 2026	€200,000	135 m
Apt 21 Block A, The Harbour, Nelson St	Jun 2026	€210,000	135 m
Apt 39 Block A, The Harbour, Nelson St	Jun 2026	€209,000	135 m
27th Lockhouse, Athy, Co Kildare	Dec 2025	€196,000	181 m
Apartments 1-7, Nelson Street, Athy	Feb 2026	€1,550,000	184 m
Apartment 1, 11 Lower William Street, Athy	Jan 2026	€118,750	215 m
Apartment 4, 11 Lower William Street, Athy	Jan 2026	€118,750	215 m

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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 received28 March 2024
Decision due22 May 2024
Decision issued21 May 2024
Grant issued2 July 2024
Permission expiry1 July 2029

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