Observation pack · Kildare County Council

Great Connell , Newbridge , Co. Kildare

for alterations to previously approved (Reg Ref: 24/393) 2-storey Maintenance Facility to include external roof access ladder, ventilation ducts to roof and minor modifications to elevations, internal layout and associated site development works.

Observations close 9 Oct 2026 16 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 4 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 29 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: 2660992 · full record
Authority: Kildare County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 642 m²
Received: 4 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 18 Sept 2026, 16:04
Decision due: 29 Oct 2026
Decision: N/a

The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660992/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660992 at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on.
Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Kildare County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
Submit before 9 Oct 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Kildare County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.

Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

Radon risk area × 1
About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660843	Conditional	14 Sept 2026	0	151 m	Alterations to previously approved (Reg Ref: 24/393) 2 storey Gate House to include a first-floor extension (43 sq m) to the side, minor modifications to all elevations and internal layout, and all ancillary site development works
2660606	Conditional	30 Jul 2026	0	292 m	The extension to the northern existing car park including the provision of 9 no. new parking spaces, associated updated layout, drainage works, kerbing, lighting, landscaping, and all ancillary site development works
2660356	Conditional	27 May 2026	1	362 m	the retention of a single storey extension to the side of an existing single storey dwelling along with all site development and facilitating works.
22313306	Refused	30 Mar 2026	0	13 m	STRATEGIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT (ABP DECISION) - demolition of existing site structures (2,622.3 sqm) and the construction of 569 no. residential units, a neighbourhood centre with 11 no. units (gross floor area 2,141 sqm) and a childcare facility (886 sqm), a circa 350 metre section of distributor road, and all ancillary and associated works on a site of 27.64 ha surrounding and including the dwellings of "Greatconnell" and "Valencia Lodge"
2560060	Conditional	23 May 2025	0	189 m	for a 44.5 m extension of the established spur road from the Newbridge Southern Outer Orbital Road (NSOOR) along the eastern boundary of the Murphy International Limited Headquarters site at Great Connell, Newbridge, and the widening and modification of the existing pedestrian zebra crossing on the spur road to the Headquarters site. The proposed spur road extension comprises a single carriageway road of 7.5m in width with 2 no. 2 m wide cycleways and 2 no. 2 m pedestrian pathways, a 1.5 m grass verge on each side, and a 1.5m landscape buffer zone along western boundary, and all associated development and works including surface water, water services and utilities infrastructure including lighting, landscaping and works
24393	Conditional	22 May 2025	0	0 m	For the consolidation and extend the established and permitted industrial and related activities on the MIL headquarters and industrial site to accommodate immediate and medium-term business development and employment generation objectives, to rationalise the car parking on the overall site to enhance safety for employees and site operatives, to make more efficient use of the space available on site and to enhance operational efficiencies, and related environmental and public realm improvements at the MIL headquarters complex. The proposed extension and works compromise the following: (1) Extension of the established yard over an area of 1.67 ha to the south of the established yard area to accommodate: (a) the construction of a vehicle maintenance building and associated offices (1,459 sq.m GFA) incorporating solar PV panels at roof level (224 sq.m), and 8 no. external storage tanks; (b) the extension of permitted access spur road off the Newbridge Southern Outer Orbital Route (NSOOR) over a distance of 44.5 m (KCC Ref: 211780) to accommodate access to the extended yard area, and a new agricultural access on the eastern side of the proposed road extension; (c) the construction of a two storey security and access control building at the entrance to site (269 sq.m GFA) incorporating solar PV Panels at roof level (22 sq.m); (d) a materials and construction equipment storage area; (e) a construction site cabin and container maintenance and storage area; (f) a vehicle and equipment wash down bay; (g) a HGV fueling plinth and above ground fuel tanks; (h) surface water drainage infrastructure; (i) HGV and service vehicle parking (8 no. spaces), plant maintenance with EV charging points; and (j) all associated landscaping, and ancillary development and works. (2) The reconfiguration and consolidation of existing car parking on the wider site (constructed under Reg. Ref. 21/1780) into a single car park on the eastern boundary of the yard accommodating 150 car parking spaces, an increase of 20 no. car parking spaces over that previously permitted, and the use of the relocated car parking areas as yard area ancillary to the established use of the site. (3) The removal of a surface water attenuation swale constructed under Ref. Ref. 21/1780 and the incorporation of that attenuation volume into a relocated swale and a proposed new underground stormtech attenuation system. (4) The demolition of an established storage building of 178 sq.m. (5) Retention of an enclosed c
2460379	Conditional	2 Oct 2024	0	478 m	for the replacement of existing roof to accommodate a first floor extension along with the remodelling of existing ground floor layout and front façade to include a canopy and bay windows along with removal of existing septic tank with permissions to connect to public foul sewer. Retention of change of use of existing detached bungalow for use as a residential care home, and proposed change of use for proposed development for use as a residential care home, retention of single storey detached garage as constructed and all associated site works
2460657	Conditional	2 Sept 2024	0	412 m	for development at a site of c. 3.8 hectares at Greatconnell, Newbridge, Co. Kildare, and includes lands within the ownership of Kildare County Council along the Newbridge South Orbital Relief Road (c. 0.26 ha). The site is principally bounded by: Pfizer campus to the northwest; Keurig Dr Pepper manufacturing facility to the northeast; Newbridge South Orbital Relief Road to the southeast; and greenfield lands in the ownership of the applicant to the southwest. The proposed development primarily comprises the demolition of an existing car park and associated site clearance works and the construction of a distribution warehouse with ancillary office accommodation with a cumulative gross floor area (GFA) of c. 10,801 sqm. The development will consist of: 1 No. warehouse building (c. 10,801 sq m GFA, c. 160 m length, c. 65 m width, and c. 17 m height) inclusive of 1,242 sq m of office space which will include reception areas, conference/meeting rooms, breakout areas, canteens, and overnight truck driver accommodation; Truck yard comprising some 12 No. docking bays, HGV parking bays (13 No. between docks, 6 No. to the rear of the yard, 12 No. trailer-only parking bays to the east of the yard), associated circulation space, wash area, outdoor breakout area with smoking shelter, bin store, and sprinkler tank compound area; 2 No. site access points/roads off Newbridge South Orbital Relief Road to facilitate HGV and LGV access; Some 86 No. car parking spaces, including some 6 No. customer collection spaces, and some 17 No. EV car parking spaces; 44 No. bicycle spaces; Attenuation pond; Electricity substation and switch room along eastern access road (c. 32 sq m); Relocation of existing bus stop c. 100 m west along Newbridge South Orbital Relief Road to facilitate HGV and LGV access; and All ancillary works including drainage, SuDS, signage, cycle lanes, solar PV panels, fire tender access road, fencing, landscaping, lighting, plant and equipment, and all other associated works above and below ground

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
313306	—	Refused	30 Mar 2026	13 m
322978	—	Other	19 Feb 2026	478 m

If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.

What has happened on this file

4 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 9 Oct 2026
4 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 16:04. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Kildare County Council before relying on it.