Great Connell , Newbridge , Co. Kildare.
- 17 Dec 2021Received
- 25 May 2022Conditional
- 30 Jun 2022Final grant
- 29 Jun 2027Permission expires
- Status
- Granted with conditions
- Decision
- Conditional · 25 May 2022
- Council
- Kildare County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 4.78 ha
What’s proposed
works to the existing Murphy International Limited Headquarters to accommodate two new industrial buildings, comprising a Steel Fabrication building and a Pipe Ancillary building, and associated development and works. The Steel Fabrication Building of 2,495 sqm is 13.1 metres in height and accommodates a fabrication area of 2,229 sqm and a staff welfare area of 133 sqm at ground floor level, and an ancillary office of 133 sqm at first floor level. The Pipe Ancillary Building of 760 sqm is single storey and 9.3 metres in height, and will accommodate workshops. Solar photovoltaic panels are proposed on the roofs of both buildings. It is proposed to demolish 4 No. existing buildings including an Office (300sqm), Lean-to Warehouse (240 sqm), Warehouse (415 sqm), and a Storage Barn (112 sqm), and to demolish the existing boundary walls on Great Connell Road and on part of the existing access road. It is proposed to upgrade the existing access road to provide a 7.5 metre carriageway, 1.5 metre grass verge, 2 metre cycle lane, 2 metre footpaths, tree planting and a 2.5 metre boundary wall to the subject site, and to upgrade the boundary on Great Connell Road by removing the existing entrances and providing a 1.5 metre grass verge, 2 metre cycle lane, 2 metre foot path, tree planting and a 2.5 metre acoustic timber fence. It is proposed to provide 84 No. car parking spaces and 33 No. bike parking spaces, 3 No. signs of 5.2 sqm each are proposed; 1 No. on the southwest elevation of the Steel Fabrication Building, 1 No. on the northeast elevation of the Pipe Ancillary Building, and 1 No. on the northwest elevation of the Pipe Ancillary Building. The existing yard will be extended by 0.9 ha. These and all ancillary works including the regrading of an existing drainage ditch, all water infrastructure, internal roads, and landscaping are proposed on a site of 4.7 ha
211780 is a planning application to Kildare County Council for works to the existing Murphy International Limited Headquarters to accommodate two new, received on 17 Dec 2021; permission was granted with conditions on 25 May 2022.
Planning details
- Reference
- 211780
- Local authority
- Kildare County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 17 Dec 2021
- Observations close
- 31 Jan 2022 (closed 1687 days ago)
- Decision due
- 26 May 2022 · decided 25 May 2022
- Decision
- Conditional on 25 May 2022
- Proposed development
- works to the existing Murphy International Limited Headquarters to accommodate two new industrial buildings, comprising a Steel Fabrication building and a Pipe Ancillary building, and associated development and works. The Steel Fabrication Building of 2,495 sqm is 13.1 metres in height and accommodates a fabrication area of 2,229 sqm and a staff welfare area of 133 sqm at ground floor level, and an ancillary office of 133 sqm at first floor level. The Pipe Ancillary Building of 760 sqm is single storey and 9.3 metres in height, and will accommodate workshops. Solar photovoltaic panels are proposed on the roofs of both buildings. It is proposed to demolish 4 No. existing buildings including an Office (300sqm), Lean-to Warehouse (240 sqm), Warehouse (415 sqm), and a Storage Barn (112 sqm), and to demolish the existing boundary walls on Great Connell Road and on part of the existing access road. It is proposed to upgrade the existing access road to provide a 7.5 metre carriageway, 1.5 metre grass verge, 2 metre cycle lane, 2 metre footpaths, tree planting and a 2.5 metre boundary wall to the subject site, and to upgrade the boundary on Great Connell Road by removing the existing entrances and providing a 1.5 metre grass verge, 2 metre cycle lane, 2 metre foot path, tree planting and a 2.5 metre acoustic timber fence. It is proposed to provide 84 No. car parking spaces and 33 No. bike parking spaces, 3 No. signs of 5.2 sqm each are proposed; 1 No. on the southwest elevation of the Steel Fabrication Building, 1 No. on the northeast elevation of the Pipe Ancillary Building, and 1 No. on the northwest elevation of the Pipe Ancillary Building. The existing yard will be extended by 0.9 ha. These and all ancillary works including the regrading of an existing drainage ditch, all water infrastructure, internal roads, and landscaping are proposed on a site of 4.7 haAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 4.78 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- Radon risk area · 1
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 128808). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/211780/0.
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