Newbridge College , Newbridge , Co. Kildare
Data updated 12 Sept 2026 · register lag up to 7 days · sources & freshness
2560127 is a planning application for permission at Newbridge College , Newbridge , Co. Kildare, received by Kildare County Council on 12 Feb 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: The development will take place on the existing sports playing fields, adjacent to the River Liffey, to the east and opposite side to the existing Newbridge College buildings/campus and will consist of the following: construction of 1no. new synthetic/all-weather floodlit hockey pitch and all associated siteworks (to replace an existing grit surfaced hockey pitch) including new 3m high perimeter fencing to sides of pitch with 3m high perimeter fencing plus 3m high ball stop netting (total 6m overall) to both ends of the hockey pitch plus the provision of 6no. new 18.3m high lighting columns with floodlights around the new pitch plus the provision of dug outs/player shelters, a viewing area with 1.2m high & 0.6m high spectator rail and storage containers to serve the new pitch, • the construction of 1no. new synthetic/all-weather floodlit rugby pitch and all associated siteworks (in place of part of an existing grit surfaced hockey pitch) including new 3m high perimeter fencing to sides of pitch with 3m high perimeter fencing plus 3m high ball stop netting (total 6m overall) to eastern perimeter of pitch, 3m high perimeter fencing plus 12m high ball stop netting (total 15m overall) to western perimeter of pitch adjacent to River Liffey plus the provision of 6no. new 18.3m high lighting columns with floodlights around the new pitch to serve the new rugby pitch and also floodlights on the same lighting columns to light the existing grass pitch adjacent to the new all-weather rugby pitch plus the provision of dug outs/player shelters, a spectator viewing area with tiered steps with 1.2m high & 0.6m high spectator rail at pitch edge and storage containers to serve the new pitch, • the construction of a new path from the end of the existing private bridge over the River Liffey to the pitches to include 8no. new 5m high lighting columns with lighting and all associated siteworks to facilitate access to the new all-weather pitches, • together with all associated development siteworks related to the entire development. Newbridge College is listed on the Record of Protected Structures in the Kildare County Development Plan 2023-2029. The council granted permission on 9 Jul 2025, with conditions. The five-week observation window closed on 19 Mar 2025. Within 500 m there are 32 other decided applications in the last five years.
Proposal
The development will take place on the existing sports playing fields, adjacent to the River Liffey, to the east and opposite side to the existing Newbridge College buildings/campus and will consist of the following: construction of 1no. new synthetic/all-weather floodlit hockey pitch and all associated siteworks (to replace an existing grit surfaced hockey pitch) including new 3m high perimeter fencing to sides of pitch with 3m high perimeter fencing plus 3m high ball stop netting (total 6m overall) to both ends of the hockey pitch plus the provision of 6no. new 18.3m high lighting columns with floodlights around the new pitch plus the provision of dug outs/player shelters, a viewing area with 1.2m high & 0.6m high spectator rail and storage containers to serve the new pitch, • the construction of 1no. new synthetic/all-weather floodlit rugby pitch and all associated siteworks (in place of part of an existing grit surfaced hockey pitch) including new 3m high perimeter fencing to sides of pitch with 3m high perimeter fencing plus 3m high ball stop netting (total 6m overall) to eastern perimeter of pitch, 3m high perimeter fencing plus 12m high ball stop netting (total 15m overall) to western perimeter of pitch adjacent to River Liffey plus the provision of 6no. new 18.3m high lighting columns with floodlights around the new pitch to serve the new rugby pitch and also floodlights on the same lighting columns to light the existing grass pitch adjacent to the new all-weather rugby pitch plus the provision of dug outs/player shelters, a spectator viewing area with tiered steps with 1.2m high & 0.6m high spectator rail at pitch edge and storage containers to serve the new pitch, • the construction of a new path from the end of the existing private bridge over the River Liffey to the pitches to include 8no. new 5m high lighting columns with lighting and all associated siteworks to facilitate access to the new all-weather pitches, • together with all associated development siteworks related to the entire development. Newbridge College is listed on the Record of Protected Structures in the Kildare County Development Plan 2023-2029
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- Conditional on 9 Jul 2025
- Final grant
- 20 Aug 2025
- Permission expires
- 19 Aug 2030
- Site (from polygon)
- 13.48 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 12 Feb 2025New applicationObservation window closed 19 Mar 2025
- 1 Apr 2025Further information requested
- 13 Jun 2025Further information received
- 9 Jul 2025DecisionAppeal window closed 6 Aug 2025

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Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 136584). 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/2560127/0.
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