Greatconnell, Newbridge, Co. Kildare.
Planning application 17564
DecisionConditional grant
Decided30 November 2017
Application typePERMISSION
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Similar nearby applications linked to this planning decision.- 2231Development on a site of 7.42 ha approximately. The development consists of internal and external alterations to the beverage manufacturing facility (formerly the Lidl Distribution Centre) permitted under Kildare County Council Planning Register Reference 20/259. The external alterations for which retention permission is sought consist of: alterations to permitted landscaping including alterations to the southeast boundary berm (14m in width and 2.6m in height) and southern corner of the site and provision of 2 No. additional grass berms (10m in width and 2.6m in height) to the northwest boundary of the site; alterations to the dimensions of the permitted sprinkler tank (the permitted tank was 16.5m in diameter and 4m in height; the new tank is 13.3m in diameter and 10m in height) and pump house to the northwest corner of the site; replacement of permitted underground firewater attenuation tank with above ground firewater attenuation tank (the new tank is 13.3m in diameter and 12m in height) and associated pump with protective barrier to the front (1.1m in height), to the northwest boundary of the site; alterations to permitted chiller units and fencing (2.4m in height) to northwest of the site; alterations to permitted wastewater treatment plant (the permitted plant was 7.3m in height; the new plant is 8m in height at maximum) including provision of associated 1 No. storey control and air blower building (117 sqm) to northeast of the site; alterations to permitted tank farm (the permitted tank farm was 4.8m in height; the new tank farm is 8.5m in height at maximum), and provision of truck unloading zone and partially buried sump tank (9m in length, 4m in width and 0.5m in height) with protective railings (1.5m in height) to southeast of the site; alterations to the road alignment to the south of the site to provide for improved fire tender access; provision of an additional Gas Networks Ireland gas skid and palisade fence (2.4m in height) resulting in the loss of 1 No. car parking space to the southern corner of the site; alterations to layout of permitted Electric Vehicle parking spaces and bicycle stands to the southwest of the site; provision of extended plant area at roof level and associated supporting structure to facilitate larger Air Handling Units to the southwest of the site; provision of additional doors (2 No. on northwest elevation; 1 No. on southwest elevation; and 2 No. on southeast elevation); provision of additional access stairs contd. / 0.2 km away / 03 March 2022Granted
- 2460108For modifications to the development previously permitted under KCC Planning Ref. 21/1248. The retention elements of the development consist of: i. Alterations to the outdoor smoking shelter providing for reduced dimensions of 2.23m (L) x 4.68m (W) x 2.65m (H), together with its relocation from the north-east of the warehouse building to the car park area west of the main office entrance; and ii. 3 additional car parking spaces within the overflow car park. The development will also consist of: i. Modifications to the northern (front) elevation to facilitate a new external entrance to the lift; ii. Revisions to the 2 entrance totem signs to provide for illuminated totem poles at each vehicular site access, the sign to the HGV/Truck entrance is 5.25m (H) x 1.5m (W) x 300mm (D) and the sign to the car park entrance is 3.25m (H) x 1m (W) x 200mm (D); iii. Changes to the permitted branding signage on the northern elevation of the warehouse building and north elevation of the Recovery Recycling Unit building to provide for signs with dimensions of 15m x 2.9m; iv. Wayfinding, directional and health and safety signs ranging from 0.36 sq.m to 1.68 sq.m, to be placed at 16 locations within the site; and v. all ancillary site development works / 0.3 km away / 08 April 2024Granted
- 2561298For a 10-year permission for the expansion of the brewery facility (permitted under Reg. Ref: 22/1291 and ABP Ref.: 316491 (referred to below as Brewery 1) and described as follows: Brewery 2 Building: (c.9,333m2) Single and two-storey building including brewhouse, storage and handling areas, lab, control room, workshop, plant rooms/areas (internal and external roof-mounted), storage rooms/areas, process areas, utilities and services areas, circulation, office and welfare facilities, and all associated ancillary areas. Building height to a maximum of c.18.4m comprised of ground floor area (c.8,483m2), 1st floor (c.850m2). External Yard adjacent to the Brewery 2 Building: 36 No. new storage vessels/silos/tanks, with associated access platforms, to a maximum height of c.23.3m. Provision of external pipe bridges to a maximum height of c.7.7m. Extension to Brewery 1 - Raw Materials Handling (RMH) Facility to serve Brewery 2: Comprising a 4-storey c.22.3m high extension to Brewery 1. The extension is c. 1,242m2 and includes a raw materials deliveries area (open area with canopy - c.248m2 in extent), 12 no storage vessels plus 3 no. grain silos with truck set down area, pipe bridge connection between the RMH and Brewery 2 (brewhouse) partially covered for pedestrian movement between Brewery 1 and 2. Relocation of approved backlit “Diageo” lettering sign (size 0.9m high 4.275m wide) on existing northern façade to proposed RMH Extension. Tanker filling station expansion (open areas under canopies): 2 no. additional covered tanker bays to be added to permitted Tanker Filling Station (under 22/1291) (c.270m2) with a further 2 no. covered tanker bays to be located adjacently (c.270m2). Roaster Building: 4-storey building (c.3,010m2), to a height of c.19.4m, above part-basement to accommodate plant and equipment associated with the roasting process and including ancillary facilities such as roast handling, barley intake, control room, workshop and associated staff rooms, internal and external plant and 12 No external silos with associated access stairs and platforms. Biogas Filling Station and ancillary external plant compound: c. 1,265m2 of yard area including containerised control room (11m2) to a height of c.3m. Fire Fighting Systems (external compound): comprising back-up generator, fire water tanks, pump equipment. Extension to Permitted Water Utilities Plant: including single storey building containing water treatment and recovery plant (c.359m2) to a height of / 0.3 km away / 24 March 2026Granted
- 20259A seven-year permission for development for the change of use of the (distribution) warehouse element of the development (identified as Blocks B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K1 and L) to beverage manufacturing use, including construction of additional development identified as Blocks K2 and M, respectively, and for ancillary works; and for retention permission for development (for the retention of an additional 376 sqm of office accommodation in the permitted three-storey office block (Block A), and for the retention of an additional 789 m of development in the permitted warehouse) (Blocks B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K1 and L), on a site of 7.42 ha approximately, at the former Lidl Distribution Centre, Great Connell Business Park, Greatconnell, Newbridge, County Kildare, W12 NN23. (The permitted use of the existing office block (Block A) (4,138 sq m, inclusive of the retention area) is not affected.) The gross floor area of the premises (inclusive of retention areas) will increase from 31,986 sq m to 34,191 sq m, an increase of 2,205 sq m. The beverage manufacturing facility is designed to be delivered in two phases, identified as Phases 1 and 2 respectively. (An overflow carpark located to the south west of the subject site does not form part of the Application.) etc. Please see Newspaper Notice for full description: The development will also consist of the construction of; revised vehicular, cyclist and pedestrian access; reconfiguration of part of the existing permitted car parking to provide 209 No. car parking spaces (inclusive of electric car charging points), 40 No. bicycle parking spaces and associated infrastructure; goods’ intake and storage areas; external chiller and condensing units and associated louvre screening; a tank farm comprising of 10 No. tanks and associated stairs, gantries, and enclosures to a tank height of 4.5m above yard level (Block K2); a wastewater treatment plant (consisting of 2 No. aeration and 2 No. equalisation tanks with associated pipework, stairs, gantries, and enclosures to a tank height of 5.5 metres above yard level) (Block M); 1 No. sludge press, DAF water treatment, associated chemical storage, blower and plant room building to a height of 4 metres above yard level and 1 No. sprinkler tank, 5.5 metres above yard level, and associated pump house and site wide ancillary barrier and bollard protections; the provision of revised lighting, etc. Please see Newspaper Notice for full description / 0.3 km away / 13 August 2020Granted
- 171472Extension of Duration of Planning Ref. 13/137 - Extension to the existing ESB Baroda 110kV station, consisting of existing palisade fence to be extended to form enlarged compound with new gates, new MV switchgear building, 2 No. 110kV/MV transformers, 2 No. neutral earth resistors, 1 No. house transformer, internal roadway to be extended with new ramp, existing drainage to be extended with new attenuation tank and associated site works / 0.4 km away / 22 February 2018Granted
- 221457For development on lands within Pfizer Newbridge, Greatconnell, Newbridge, County Kildare, W12 HX57 consisting of extension to the existing Baroda substation. The extension will consist of an enlarged compound of c. 198 m2, surrounded by a palisade fence with new gates. The extended compound will include the following: new c. 75m2 switchgear building (c.6m above ground /basement level), 2 No. 110kV/MV transformers and transformer bunds, 1 No. 15m high lightning monopole, 2 No. house transformers, surface water drainage with new attenuation tank and discharge to the public surface water sewer, internal roadway, cable ducting and installation, and all associated site works. (For information: This application represents for a modified version of the design approved in the extant planning permission KCC Reg. Ref. 17/1472 which expires in mid-2023) / 0.4 km away / 15 March 2023Granted
- 18781The installation of circa 1,400sqm of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on ground mounted frames on a green area adjacent to Building 10 (Waste Management Building) and the existing 110kV Substation within the existing Pfizer site. The works will include the provision of new inverter panels within the existing Electrical Switch Room (Building 12) located within the existing 110kV substation compound, together with ducting, underground electrical cabling and all associated siteworks / 0.4 km away / 22 August 2018Granted
- 211248For a Distribution Warehouse, Ancillary Office Accommodation and Ancillary Buildings with a cumulative gross floor area (GFA) of c.64,550sqm at a 15.42ha site to the south of the Newbridge South Orbital Relief Road (NSORR) in the townland of Greatconnell, Newbridge, Co. Kildare. The development will consist of: (i) Construction of a Distribution Warehouse Building (approx. 62,925sqm gross floor area (GFA) with principal dimensions of 147m width and 306m length, maximum height of 23.5m with 2 No. projections of 26m to accommodate stairwells, one on the northern elevation and one on the south-eastern elevation, inclusive of: a) Main Entrance Office over 2 No. storeys to the north of the building with a maximum height of 12.1m (495.98sqm) comprising at ground floor: reception area, circulation space and welfare facilities, and at first floor: break room, training room and welfare facilities; b) Mezzanine Office accommodation, meeting rooms and welfare facilities (combined 1,316.49sqm) extending above the 18 No. outbound docks to the north elevation; c) Transport Office with associated welfare facilities over 2 No. storeys to the east of the warehouse building with a maximum height of 12.4m (total 656.54sqm); and d) Textile Storage Area comprising 3 No. mezzanine floors adjacent to the mezzanine office (combined 14,343sqm); (ii) Security Gatehouse at the HGV site entrance (north-east boundary) with a GFA of 27sqm, overall dimensions of 7.8m width and 3.5m length and maximum height of 5m; (iii) Pallet Storage Building with a GFA of 600sqm to the east of the distribution warehouse building, overall dimensions of 15m width and 44m length and maximum height of 6.6m; (iv) Recovery Recycling Unit (RRU) Building with a GFA of 998sqm to the east of the distribution warehouse building, overall dimensions of 41m width and 24m length and maximum height of 11m; (v) Smoking Shelter with a GFA of 39.3sqm to the north-east of the distribution warehouse building, with overall dimensions of 4.5m width and 8.8m length and maximum height of 2.4m; (vi) 3 No. sprinkler tanks to the south of the distribution warehouse building, including 2 No. sprinkler tanks with a diameter of 11.6m and height of 7.2m and 1 No. sprinkler tank with a diameter of 7.75m and height of 6m; (vii) 1 No. sprinkler pump house to the south of the distribution warehouse building with a total GFA of 159sqm with a dimension of 17.4m in width, 9.6m in length and 3.85m in height; (viii) 1 No. electricity / 0.4 km away / 22 October 2021Granted