Lands located at Dublin Road (R448) Ballyvergal, Palatine, Carlow
Planning application 2560364
DecisionConditional grant
Decided14 May 2026
Application typePERMISSION
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Site
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0refusal reasons16conditions8nearby records
Proposed development
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Conditions
- 1Development must follow approved plans (received 13/11/2025, updated 21/04/2026). Use restricted to logistics/warehousing; ancillary office subordinate. No retail warehousing.Compliance
- 2Permission is limited to development described in public notices and received plans. Does not cover other exempted development on site.Compliance
- 3Structures and finishes must match details received 13/11/2025 unless agreed in writing prior to commencement.Design Materials
- 4Prior to occupation, submit signage details (wording, logos, size, colour, materials) for written agreement.Design Materials
- 5Must sign Uisce Éireann connection agreement prior to commencement. Comply with CDS Technical Documentation. Subject to Capital Investment Programme constraints.Water Services
- 6Only clean surface water discharged to surface system. No interference with existing drainage. Disposal per Drawing 2512-DOB-XX-SI-DR-C-0200. CCTV survey and as-constructed drawings required before connection.Wastewater Drainage
- 7Landscaping per Landscape Design Statement and Plans (received 13/11/2025). Planting in first season. Replace failures next season.Landscaping Boundary
- 8Lines of sight per Drawings IE01T25A42/I/VBS001 and E01T25A42/I/VBS002 (received 13/11/2026). Comply with DMRB. Road Opening Licence required for public road/footpath works.Traffic Access
- 9Stage 3 Road Safety Audit (Final Audit Report) per TII publication GE-STY_01024 submitted for written agreement.Traffic Access
- 10Off-carriageway parking for construction traffic. No parking on public road. Prevent muck/debris on road. Maintain neat site. Noise/dust limits per BS 5228-1/2 and VDI 2119 (<350 mm/m2/day). No materials on public road without agreement.Construction Management
- 11CEMP and RWMP must be implemented and available on site. Prevent spread of Alien Invasive Species during construction.Environment Ecology
- 12All cables underground unless agreed. Consult ESB prior to works. External lighting cowled and directed away from road/properties.Other
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Get a site risk brief with the local decision pattern and up to 80 detailed nearby comparables (40 refusals and 40 grants), including extracted reasons and source links. €29 incl. VAT, PDF by email.Source documents
Original council portal records and source PDFs where available.- Application fileApplication file on www.eplanning.ieSource portal
- Notification Of DecisionSource: carlowcoco.eplanning.ie / Ceda6e5f-1e1f-4a92-a0e4-cd0eddc6a6f8.pdf / Document 150813Source PDF
- Chief Executives OrderSource: carlowcoco.eplanning.ie / 636a045f-231d-42af-889a-1d1b2bacb9f7.pdf / Document 150812Source PDF
- Final GrantSource: carlowcoco.eplanning.ie / D6fc189b-fa93-4c02-a589-75ce628a1a25.pdf / Document 153296Source PDF
- Planners ReportSource: carlowcoco.eplanning.ie / 011c8f79-3535-40ac-9c5c-d0a88da46bf0.pdf / Document 152061Source PDF
- F I Request LetterSource: carlowcoco.eplanning.ie / 6f436602-3f68-4a83-b6fd-19741e387e55.pdf / Document 145206Source PDF
Nearby precedent
Similar nearby applications linked to this planning decision.- 2560326The renovation of an existing derelict dwelling and construction of an extension to the side and rear of the dwelling and all associated site works including upgrading waste-water treatment / 0.2 km away / 11 December 2025Granted
- 2460072Development at a 1.54ha site consisting of a 38kV/MV electrical substation, underground cables (UGC) & assoc. works. Development will include: 1)Construction of a substation compound of approx. 2,850m2 gross area, with 2.6m high palisade fence around entire perimeter of substation, with the following electrical plant within the substation: 1No. prefabricated 38kV GIS module & foundation (c.31m2 & c.5.2m high); 1No. prefabricated MV GIS module & foundation (c.32m2 & c.4.7m high); 1No. prefabricated Control Room module & foundation (c.32m2 & c.4.7m high); 2No. 38/20kV 10 MVA transformers & assoc. bunds (c.15m2, c.4.5m high ea.); Telecommunication SCADA pole of c.10 metres in height; assoc. & ancillary outdoor electrical equipment & other apparatus, incl. installation of UGC; Internal access road of c.40m in length & c.5m wide within proposed substation; Compound lighting, boundary treatment, assoc. drainage, landscaping & all ancillary site development works; 2)Use of a portion of existing temporary road (c.200m in length) permitted as part of recent MSD Rathgall development (Planning Ref: 21/360 & 22/110) for permanent use to facilitate access to proposed substation; 3)Construction of new stone wall, fencing & gates at existing junction of temporary road with public road; 4)Construction of internal access road (c.140m in length) to proposed substation extending from existing temporary road on MSD lands to proposed substation; 5)Site clearance works related to proposed substation compound & access road incl. removal of existing shed, store building & flat at rear of former B&B (c.376m2 & c.7.3m high), asphalt concrete yard adjacent to shed, septic tank, associated manholes & pipework, trees & hedgerow over a distance of c.8m to facilitate construction of new internal access road, 6)Installation of c.1.3km of double-circuit 38kV UGC along R448 road between proposed substation & existing Carlow–Graigue 38kV OHL; 7)Installation of c.0.7km of single circuit 38kV UGC along R448 road between proposed substation & existing Carlow–Ballylinan 38kV OHL; 8)Installation of c.0.3km of 6 circuit MV UGC along R448 road between proposed substation & existing R448 roundabout; 9)Installation of new 12m high steel lattice mast on existing Carlow–Graigue 38kV OHL; 10)Replacement of existing timber poleset (IMP1395) with new 15m high steel lattice mast on existing Carlow–Ballylinan 38kV OHL - located in Co. Kildare. Application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) / 0.3 km away / 10 October 2024Granted
- 21472Permission for development consisting of the construction of a new build two storey, four bedroom detached house; two car parking spaces and all associated site works and service connections / 0.4 km away / 22 November 2022Granted
- 1774Development consisting of a proposed prefabricatated single storey office building (floor area792 sqm - to be known as Annex F) and associated site access footpaths, site works, landscaping and site services. / 0.4 km away / 03 May 2017Granted
- 21360Site development works comprising site excavations and regrading, including removal of excess material, all within a site area of 9.8Ha. In the east and north-east of the existing MSD facility at Dublin Road, Pollerton Little and Oakpark, Carlow. The works will include: (i) regrading of existing lamdscaped berms along the north eastern site boundary; (ii) creation of new landscaped berms on the eastern boundary of the site; (iii) installation of a temporary access road from existing roundabout on the R448 regional road to facilitate the site development works; (iv) all associated site development and landscaping works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and is submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. / 0.4 km away / 17 November 2021Granted
- 22110For development of a new Sterile Manufacturing Facility at the site of our existing biologics formulation and filling facility at Dublin Road, Pollerton Little and Oakpark, Carlow. The development comprises a total gross floor area of c.7,787sqm, including; (i) a new two-storey production building (c.7,641sqm and maximum height 18m) incorporating production suites, utilities, warehouse, workshops, laboratories, offices and plant rooms; (ii) a single storey MV electrical building (c.146sqm and maximum height 4.5m); (iii) an external utilities yard comprising; covered wasterwater management area, process waste tanks and sumps, process water storage tank, heat pumps, a new generator, an elevated pipe rack, and other miscellaneous pumps, plant and equipment; (iv) 85 no. new car parking spaces, and a new covered bicycle rack; (v) a temporary contractor's construction compound for the duration of the construction works; (vi) all associated permanent site development works, including; roads, paths, yards, underground services, and site landscaping. The extended utilisation of a temporary site access road from the existing roundabout on the R448 regional road; as permitted under Planning Permission Ref. 21/360, is being sought for the duration of the proposed construction works. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application / 0.4 km away / 15 July 2022Granted
- 21109Permission to erect an aluminium framed terrace canopy including retractable fabric awning with glass windbreak side panels and doors, adjacent to the existing site Canteen building at the biologics formulation and filing facility at Dublin Road, Pollerton Little and Oakpark, Carlow. The development is comprised of a single storey terrace cover with a gross floor area of 193sqm approximately all at ground level and alignment of existing hard landscaping. The purpose of the development is to provide ancillary eating and break facilities for site personnel / 0.5 km away / 18 May 2021Granted
- 2050A new laboratory building and related extensions to the existing biologics formulation and filling facility. The development comprises a combined gross floor area of c.4,088sqm, including; (i) a new three-storey laboratory building (c.3,320sqm and maximum height 18.19m); (ii) a two-storey extension to the existing production building (c.448sqm and maximum height 9.20m); (iii) a single-storey extension to the existing energy centre (c.220sqm and maximum height 10.20m); (iv) a new single storey workshop building (c. 100sqm and maximum height 4.70m); (v) associated site development works / 0.5 km away / 06 April 2020Granted