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Kildare County Council · 221096 · PERMISSION

Kildare Innovation Campus , Barnhall Road , Leixlip

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Council received 6 Sept 2022We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (1467 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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221096 is a planning application for permission at Kildare Innovation Campus , Barnhall Road , Leixlip, received by Kildare County Council on 6 Sept 2022 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: development of 4 No. 20 kV ESB double substations at four sites of c. 591 sqm in total (Site 1, c. 138 sqm adjacent to Building 4; Site 2, c. 138 sqm adjacent to Building 2 and Building 5; Site 3, c. 138 sqm adjacent to Building 5; and Site 4, c. 177 sqm partially within Building 9, at the Kildare Innovation Campus (formerly known as the Hewlett Packard Campus) Barnhall Road, Leixlip, Co. Kildare. The wider Kildare Innovation Campus is c. 80 hectares. The wider Campus is principally bounded by: Barnhall Road to the north; Celbridge Road to the east; Barnhall Rugby Football Club to the south; and grounds associated with Castletown House to the west. The proposed development will consist of: the construction of 3 No. standalone ESB double substations and associated LV switch rooms (Substations No. 1-3) of c. 3m in height, c. 4.8m in depth, and c. 17.8m in width, with an individual gross floor area of 57.5 sqm; and all associated works above and below ground. Substation No. 4 (gross floor area of 57.5 sqm) will include: internal alterations to the existing Campus Building No. 9; associated LV switch rooms; the removal of existing louvre and replacement with substation access doors on the southeast elevation; access path; and all associated works above and below ground. The cumulative gross floor area of the development will be 230 sqm. The council granted permission on 1 Feb 2023, with conditions. The five-week observation window closed on 11 Oct 2022. Within 500 m there are 5 other decided applications in the last five years.

Appeal window closes 1 Mar 2023 closed 1291 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (1 Feb 2023) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

development of 4 No. 20 kV ESB double substations at four sites of c. 591 sqm in total (Site 1, c. 138 sqm adjacent to Building 4; Site 2, c. 138 sqm adjacent to Building 2 and Building 5; Site 3, c. 138 sqm adjacent to Building 5; and Site 4, c. 177 sqm partially within Building 9, at the Kildare Innovation Campus (formerly known as the Hewlett Packard Campus) Barnhall Road, Leixlip, Co. Kildare. The wider Kildare Innovation Campus is c. 80 hectares. The wider Campus is principally bounded by: Barnhall Road to the north; Celbridge Road to the east; Barnhall Rugby Football Club to the south; and grounds associated with Castletown House to the west. The proposed development will consist of: the construction of 3 No. standalone ESB double substations and associated LV switch rooms (Substations No. 1-3) of c. 3m in height, c. 4.8m in depth, and c. 17.8m in width, with an individual gross floor area of 57.5 sqm; and all associated works above and below ground. Substation No. 4 (gross floor area of 57.5 sqm) will include: internal alterations to the existing Campus Building No. 9; associated LV switch rooms; the removal of existing louvre and replacement with substation access doors on the southeast elevation; access path; and all associated works above and below ground. The cumulative gross floor area of the development will be 230 sqm

Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
Conditional on 1 Feb 2023
Final grant
13 Apr 2023
Permission expires
12 Apr 2028
Site (from polygon)
856 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 6 Sept 2022
    New application
    Observation window closed 11 Oct 2022
  • 27 Oct 2022
    Further information requested
  • 22 Dec 2022
    Further information received
  • 1 Feb 2023
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 1 Mar 2023

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    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 130498). 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/221096/0.

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