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Grange Castle Business Park, Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

Modifications and completion of a biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility and warehouse extension.

SD23A/0084 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 24 April 2023

Reference: SD23A/0084
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 24 April 2023
Floor area: 37992 m²

Summary

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The development consists of the completion of a previously approved biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility and warehouse extension with modifications. This includes a 6-level manufacturing building of approximately 30,469 square metres and a single-storey warehouse extension of approximately 3,200 square metres.

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Storeys: 6

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Official record

Development description

Development consisting of the completion of the development granted permission under planning application reg. Ref. Sd16a/0236 subject to the amendments and alterations to the previously approved biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility and warehouse extension and other additional, new development not forming part of sd16a/0236, located at the pfizer site at grange castle business park; modifications to the approved development will consist of alterations and modifications to previously approved site buildings and infrastructure required to support the proposed development they include; (a) a 6-level biopharmaceutical manufacturing building sized approximately 30,469 square metres (previously approximately 34,650sq. M) and approximately 35 metres high (previously approximately 28.2 metres high), with stairwells approximately 38 metres high, and roof-mounted plant and equipment, including solar panels. Modifications to the existing development and manufacturing facility including elevational alterations and modifications to existing plant and equipment. (b) a single-storey warehouse building extension with high-bay, sized approximately 3,200sq. M (previously approximately 1,142sq. M) and approximately 17.5 metres high, with roof-mounted plant and equipment, including solar panels. (c) a single-storey pedestrian and materials link sized approximately 1,687sq. M (previously approximately 750 sq. M) and approximately 6.95 metres high. (d) a new, additional 4-level extension to the existing ds1 biopharmaceutical manufacturing building, to accommodate material lifts and storage areas, sized approximately 1,925sq. M and approximately 38.2 metres high, to the south elevation of the existing building. (e) a new, additional single-storey chiller building sized approximately 395sq. M and approximately 6.25 metres high, with roof-mounted plant and equipment. (f) a new, additional single-storey plant and utilities building sized approximately 256 sq. M and approximately 6.25 metres high, with roof-mounted plant and equipment. (g) provision of relocated car park from its previously permitted location at the northeast of the side to a new location to the southeast of the proposed biopharmaceutical facility; including approximately 273 additional car parking spaces, including accessible car parking spaces, electric vehicle charging, motorcycle parking, dedicated car-pooling spaces and cycle parking, all accessed from the internal grange castle business park roads. Mobility parking is located adjacent and directly north of the proposed facility. (h) a relocated, single-storey security building sized approximately 60sq. M and 6 metres high. (i) the proposed site infrastructure includes additional cooling towers/heat exchangers, a tank farm, pipe-bridges, surface water harvest tanks, docks and yard areas, including associated items of plant and equipment, an electric vehicle charging and solar panel substation to service photovoltaic panels over new car parking spaces, photovoltaic solar panels located over new car parking spaces, electrical generators, underground pumping facilities and internal roads and paths, fencing and site lighting, and the use of the existing pfizer site entrance (gate no
For heavy goods vehicles. (j) the development includes modifications to and the extension of, the existing internal road network within the pfizer campus. (k) proposed new landscaping includes new landscaped and planted areas, replacement and reinforcement of the existing landscaping and modifications to existing berms and perimeter security fencing and gates. (i) proposed new signage based at ground level and on the building facades on the proposed new production building. (m) the works include temporary contractor compounds, temporary car parking and the temporary use of existing site entrances during construction activities. (n) proposed new surface water management infrastructure for the site, consisting of underground attenuation systems, rainwater harvest cisterns and distribution pipework. (o) all associated site works including sustainability features described in points (a) to (i). Planning permission for the construction of a temporary contractors car park on land to the west of the pfizer facility with access off grange castle business park and the reinstatement of the lands to agriculture after the need for the car park expires. The application is seeking permission of 5 years for the completion of the development granted permission under pa ref: sd16a/0236 subject to the above amendments and alterations to the previously approved biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility and warehouse and other additional, new, development not forming part of sd16a/0236. This application consists of a development for an activity for which a licence under part iv of the environmental protection agency act 1992 (as amended by the protection of the environment act, 2003) is required. An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) accompanies this planning application

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

EESI

“To provide for enterprise and employment related uses”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

Objective set by the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 25 October 2016. A completion certificate was lodged on 29 May 2025.

Notified floor area: 370 m²

8 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
78 Grange View Rd, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	Aug 2025	€367,000	303 m
8 Grange View Court, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	Mar 2026	€340,000	354 m
5 Grange View Court, Clondalkin, Dublin	May 2026	€337,000	361 m
30 The Gables, Grange View, Clondalkin Dublin 22	Feb 2025	€246,000	362 m
7 Grange View Court, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	Sept 2025	€364,000	366 m
39 The Gables, Grangeview, Clondalkinnot full market price	Jun 2025	€230,000	374 m
41 The Gables, Grangeview, Clondalkinnot full market price	Jun 2025	€62,500	374 m
27 Kilmahuddrick Walk, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	Apr 2026	€315,000	379 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

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Application received24 April 2023
Decision due18 June 2023
Decision issued30 May 2023

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