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former Cemex site at Maudlins roundabout, Dublin Road Link with Fishery Lane, Naas

Demolition of existing buildings for a new EV charging hub, distribution centre, and service station in Naas.

2460574 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 25 June 2024

Reference: 2460574
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 25 June 2024

Summary

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The development involves the demolition of existing buildings to construct an Electric Vehicle Charging Hub for 36 vehicles and 8 EV bus/HGV spaces. It also includes a large single-storey distribution centre, a service station with food offers, and a drive-thru café.

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Floor area: 10,528 m²

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Development description

For demolition of all existing buildings on the site (c. 9,949sq. M) and north and north-western boundary wall. Provision of new electric vehicle charging hub for 36 vehicles (all under canopy measuring 3.22m high) along with 8 no. Ev bus/hgv charging spaces. Construction of 8 no. Buildings (total gfa 10,527.59sq. M) as follows: distribution centre: single storey structure including offices (gross floor area 9,383.85sq. M) with a maximum height of 19.5m. It includes 13 no. Loading bays, service station – single storey building (759.5sq. M) including net retail area of 99.7sq. M, 3 no. Food offers, seating area, drive-thru hatch, toilets, back of house area and external storage compound. The maximum height is 8.55m high. Drive-thru café – single storey building (256.70 sq. M) including kitchen, back of house, seating area and drive-thru hatch. The maximum height will be 6.24m. Substation (gfa 33.54sq. M). External generator (gfa 37.58sq. M) service compound (gfa 37.58sq. M) water pump house (gfa 12sq. M) refuse compound (gfa 6.84sq. M) there will be signage on the distribution centre, service station and drive-thru café buildings. Free standing signage is also proposed within the site and a totem sign measuring 17.5m high and an information sign measuring 6.8m high at the perimeter of the site. All ancillary development including fuel pumps under canopy (5.6m high), underground tanks, vent pipes, hgv fuel pumps (5.6m high), modified vehicular entrance off maudlins roundabout, replacement entrance off johnstown road with new slip lane, new spine road, car parking (169 – including ev parking and accessible spaces), cycle parking (46) with canopy over (3.1m high), hgv/bus parking (16 no. – including 8 no. Ev parking spaces, hgv only parking 3 no. ), drainage infrastructure, boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping (including detention basins), internal roads, footpaths and cycle lanes, outdoor exercise areas, outdoor eating/picnic areas, covered smoking area, overground tank, roof mounted solar panels, new internal roundabout junction, internal control sliding gate, underground fire water storage tank and lighting. All associate site works. The proposed development also includes works on lands in the ownership of kildare county council as part of the key development area master plan and access strategy agreed with kildare county council, to include
Provision of a left slip lane from the r445 (dublin road) to the monread road at the dublin road roundabout

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Mixed UseSI

“To provide for general commercial / industrial / enterprise uses.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

Objective set by the Naas Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027 (2021–2028). 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 received25 June 2024
Further information requested14 August 2024
Further information received10 February 2025
Decision due9 March 2025
Decision issued7 March 2025
Grant issued17 April 2025
Appeal submitted3 April 2025
Permission expiry16 April 2030

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