Greatconnell, Newbridge, Co. Kildare

For development at a site of c. 3.8 hectares at greatconnell, newbridge, co. Kildare, and includes lands within the ownership of kildare county council along the newbridge south orbital relief road (c. 0.26 ha). The site is principally bounded by: pfizer campus to the northwest; keurig dr pepper manufacturing facility to the northeast; newbridge south orbital relief road to the southeast; and greenfield lands in the ownership of the applicant to the southwest. The proposed development primarily comprises the demolition of an existing car park and associated site clearance works and the construction of a distribution warehouse with ancillary office accommodation with a cumulative gross floor area (gfa) of c. 10,801 sqm. The development will consist of: 1 no. Warehouse building (c. 10,801 sq m gfa, c. 160 m length, c. 65 m width, and c. 17 m height) inclusive of 1,242 sq m of office space which will include reception areas, conference/meeting rooms, breakout areas, canteens, and overnight truck driver accommodation; truck yard comprising some 12 no. Docking bays, hgv parking bays (13 no. Between docks, 6 no. To the rear of the yard, 12 no. Trailer-only parking bays to the east of the yard), associated circulation space, wash area, outdoor breakout area with smoking shelter, bin store, and sprinkler tank compound area; 2 no. Site access points/roads off newbridge south orbital relief road to facilitate hgv and lgv access; some 86 no. Car parking spaces, including some 6 no. Customer collection spaces, and some 17 no. Ev car parking spaces; 44 no. Bicycle spaces; attenuation pond; electricity substation and switch room along eastern access road (c. 32 sq m); relocation of existing bus stop c. 100 m west along newbridge south orbital relief road to facilitate hgv and lgv access; and all ancillary works including drainage, suds, signage, cycle lanes, solar pv panels, fire tender access road, fencing, landscaping, lighting, plant and equipment, and all other associated works above and below ground

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.

1. Application received12 July 2024
2. Decision due5 September 2024
3. Decision issued2 September 2024
4. Grant issued16 October 2024
5. Permission expiry15 October 2029

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