Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedIndustrialDecided 17 April 2025

South of the Kilkenny IDA Business and Technology Park Ring Road, Loughboy Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny

Expansion of a central utilities building compound to build a 38kV substation and retain alterations to an industrial building.

2560075 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 21 February 2025

Reference
2560075
Authority
Kilkenny County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
21 February 2025

Summary

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The development includes the construction of a 38kV substation with two electrical transformers, a single-storey client switchroom, and a single-storey control room. Retention permission is also sought for footprint and office space alterations to a previously permitted industrial building.

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Official record

Development description

  • The site is situated to the west of the bohernatounish road (and of existing buildings within the business and technology park), to the east of the outrath road and loughboy industrial estate, and to the south of the kilkenny ring road(n10) and an existing office development. Permission is sought for the following development
  • Expansion of the existing central utilities building compound to facilitate construction of 38kv substation (as required by the esb) to accommodate 2 no. Electrical transformers, a single storey client switchroom building (with a parapet height of c. 5.8m), and a single storey control room building (with a parapet height of c. 5.8m)
  • The control room building will accommodate a gas insulated switchgear room, control room, battery room, storeroom and wc
  • The development includes all associated landscaping and ancillary works, services, protection masts, and boundary treatments. Retention permission is sought for the following alterations to the development permitted under reg. Ref. : 22/662
  • Amendments to the permitted industrial building including to the building footprint and the area of the ancillary office space and reception / dining areas (resulting in a decrease of c. 593 sq. M. In gross floor area (gfa) in total)
  • Associated amendments to the internal layout of the industrial building, to the building facades (including alterations to entrance / exit doors and fenestration), and roof plan (including rooflights), and the location of ancillary structures and landscaping in the vicinity of the ancillary office area, to reflect the altered building layout
  • Relocation of one stair core along the northern building façade southward to sit within the massing of the building
  • Construction of a of pump house, tanks for rainwater harvesting, smoking shelter, provision of a gabion wall around the outdoor dining area, omission of waste storage structure, relocation of pallet storage to the northeastern corner of the service yard, and relocation and alterations to permitted signage (including the omission of building signage on the southern elevation, provision of signage to the northern, western, and eastern elevation, campus and directional signage, and 3 no. Flagpoles adjacent to the southern site entrance)
  • Amendments to the northern access point to the site, to remove the permitted vehicular access and provide for pedestrian and cycle access
  • Amendments to the central utilities yard including relocation of 2 no. Sprinkler

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Industrial/Technology ParkCOE
“To provide for industry and information technology related industrial and office development and ancillary services. The purpose is to encourage mainly services type employment on a campus environment”

National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related

Objective set by the Kilkenny City and County Development 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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Key dates

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  1. Application received21 February 2025
  2. Decision due17 April 2025
  3. Decision issued17 April 2025
  4. Grant issued20 May 2025
  5. Permission expiry10 January 2028

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