Takeda Ireland Ltd, Bray Business Park, Kilruddery Bray
Installation of a new heat pump, chillers, and a battery energy storage system at a business park.
2360205 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 8 August 2023
- Reference
- 2360205
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 August 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves removing an existing chiller structure to install a new concrete plinth for a heat pump, two chillers, a dry air cooler, and an electrical panel. Additionally, a new concrete plinth will be constructed to host a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) compound with a BESS container, switchgear container, and associated infrastructure.
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Official record
Development description
The removal of the existing chiller 7 structure and its associated primary pumps and concrete plinth at the northeastern portion of the site and the construction of a new concrete plinth to facilitate the installation of a heatpump, two no. Chiller’s, a dry air cooler, pressurisation unit and electrical panel. The development will also include associated pipe connections back to the takeda building; b) the provision of a new concrete plinth to the southeastern portion of the site to provide a new battery energy storage system compound which will contain a bess container and a hv switchgear container and associated transformer and inverters, cabling, ducting, landscaping and ancillary infrastructure and site development works necessary to facilitate the development
Built & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 23 January 2024. A completion certificate was lodged on 19 December 2024.
Notified floor area: 22 m²
3 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Hollybrook Park, Bray, Wicklow | Aug 2025 | €580,000 | 166 m |
| 47 Hollybrook Park, Bray, Wicklow | Apr 2025 | €510,000 | 182 m |
| 66 Hollybrook Park, Bray, Wicklow | Jul 2025 | €530,000 | 188 m |
| 51 Hollybrook Park, Southern Cross Rd, Bray | Nov 2025 | €563,000 | 197 m |
| 52 Hollybrook Park, Bray, Wicklow | Nov 2025 | €500,000 | 203 m |
| 3 Hollybrook Park, Southern Cross Route, Bray | Feb 2025 | €520,000 | 211 m |
| 60 Hollybrook Park, Southern Cross, Bray | Jul 2025 | €458,000 | 237 m |
| 61 Hollybrook Park, Bray, Wicklow | Jun 2025 | €471,000 | 240 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received8 August 2023
- Decision due2 October 2023
- Decision issued2 October 2023
- Grant issued8 November 2023
- Permission expiry7 November 2028
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