Observation pack · Kildare County Council
Site 35b , Rowan Tree Road Momentum Logistics Park , Ladytown Naas
shall consist of the following: • The construction of 2 no. warehousing/industrial/manufacturing buildings, Block A (approx. 4,778 sqm GFA) and Block B (approx. 4,235 sqm GFA), divided into 6 no. individual units each for a total of 12 no. units (approx. 9,013 sqm total GFA and 10.6m in height), each including ancillary office space; • The provision of 130 no. car parking spaces, 7 no. motorbike spaces, and 112 bicycle spaces across 6 no bicycle parking zones; • The provision of 12 no. van loading areas; • 1 no. new vehicular access / egress point via Rowan Tree Road; • 5 no. shared bin and recyclable stores; • PV solar panels at roof level; • Extension of public realm works along Rowan Tree Road in line with proposal granted under application reg. ref. 23/516; • All associated site development works including lighting, external plant, landscaping and engineering works.
Observations close 12 Oct 2026 window closed
5 weeks from receipt (received 7 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 1 Nov 2026
The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.
The application
- Reference
- 2660999 · 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
- 2.27 ha
- Received
- 7 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 16:04
- Decision due
- 1 Nov 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/2660999/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660999at 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 12 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
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| C6 Waterfront | Industry and Warehousing: To provide for new warehousing and industrial development. | kildare county development plan 2023 2029 ladytown | 28 Jan 2023 → 23 Mar 2029 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Source: Kildare County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kildare County Council development plan zoning | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
Designations on or near the site
- Radon risk area × 1About 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660234 | Conditional | 28 Apr 2026 | 0 | 0 m | for • The construction of 1 no. warehousing/industrial/logistics building (approx. 11,901 sqm total GFA and 16.37m in height) including ancillary office space, reception area, lobby, circulation areas, plant, tea stations, stores, a gym, a canteen, meeting rooms, comms room, WCs and shower facilities; • The provision of 37 no. dock levellers and 6 no. doors on grade for loading and unloading of Heavy Goods Vehicles; • The provision of 114 no. trailer parking spaces; • The provision of a Double Deck Drive Thru with canopy structure for level loading; • The provision of 82 no. car parking spaces (including 7 no. EV parking spaces and 5 no. accessible parking spaces), 4 no. motorbike parking spaces and 56 no. secure bicycle parking spaces; • 3 no. new vehicular access / egress points are proposed in the form of 2 no. HGV access / egress points via Rowan Tree Road and 1 no. vehicular access point to the serve staff car parking areas separately via Rowan Tree Road; • 1 no. bin store (approx. 32 sqm) and 1 no. recycling store (approx. 18 sqm) (approx. 50 sqm total GFA); • 1 no. ESB Substation located along Rowan Tree Road; • 1 no. Sprinkler Tank and 1 no. Pump House associated with the proposed warehousing unit; • 1 no. LPG Tank; • An attenuation basin located at the north-western boundary of the site; • Extension of pedestrian and cycling facilities along Rowan Tree Road previously permitted under Reg. Ref. 23516; • 3 no. signage areas on the north-eastern, south-western and south-eastern elevations of the proposed unit (approx. 2.135m x 7.240m each) • PV solar panels at roof level; • Security Fencing (approx. 2.4m in height) surrounding the Service Yard on the south-western boundary, and north-western boundary and to include new security fence & sliding gates to the 2no HGV access / egress points on the south-eastern elevation. • All associated site development works including lighting, external plant, landscaping and engineering works. |
| 2561379 | Conditional | 4 Feb 2026 | 0 | 291 m | amendments to development permitted under Planning Application Reg. Ref. 2360410: The subdivision of the permitted Unit 30b warehouse into 2 no. separate warehousing units, Unit B1 and Unit B2; Changes to the internal layout and external façade features to facilitate the subdivision of the permitted warehouse (5,817 GFA) into 2 no. separate warehousing units to include two storey ancillary offices and staff facilities with separate entrances to each unit (Unit B1: 2,371 sqm GFA + Unit B2: 3,278 sqm GFA); Alterations to the permitted car park to reconfigure the layout (no change in provision of car parking spaces or entrance location); Relocation of the permitted bicycle parking; Alterations to the permitted service yard area to facilitate the division between Unit B1 and Unit B2, including reconfiguration of dock levellers (3 no. for Unit B1 and 4 no. for Unit B2) and the development of 2 no. bin stores; Reconfiguration of the permitted Service Yard and surrounds to reflect proposed alterations to the loading area to serve both units; Reconfiguration of permitted service access route to Unit 30A, off Rowan Tree Road, to include for access to proposed Unit B1; Alterations to the permitted roof plan to reconfigure the layout of rooflights, PV panels and smoke vents to reflect the proposed internal alterations; The construction of a new ESB sub-station & switch room facing onto Rowan Tree Road; And all associated site development works. |
| 2460715 | Conditional | 16 Sept 2024 | 0 | 0 m | for the construction of 1 no. warehousing/industrial/logistics building (approx. 18938 sqm total GFA and 16.8 in height) including ancillary office space, reception area, lobby, circulation areas, plant, tea stations, stores, WCs and shower facilities; The provision of 21 no. dock levellers and 4 no. doors on grade for loading and unloading of Heavy Goods Vehicles; The provision of 130 no. car parking spaces (including 7 no. EV parking spaces and 7 no. accessible parking spaces), 6 no. motorbike parking spaces and 112 no. secure bicycle parking spaces; 2 no. new vehicular access / egress points are proposed in the form of 1 no. HGV access point via Rowan Tree Road and 1 no. vehicular access points to the serve staff car parking areas separately via Elm Road; 1 no. bin store (approx. 10.2 sqm) and 1 no. recycling store (approx. 17.2 sqm) (approx. 27.4 sqm total GFA); 1 no. ESB Substation located along Rowan Tree Road; 1 no. Sprinkler Tank and 1 no. Pump House associated with the proposed warehousing unit; An attenuation basin (approx. 2000m 3) located at the southern boundary of the site; The diversion of existing ESB power lines south of the proposed structure (Incl. a 4m wayleave); 2 no. areas on the northeastern and northwestern elevations of the proposed unit (both 2m x 10m) & 1no. signage area on the northeastern elevation of the proposed office (1.2m x 6m) (approx. 47.2 sqm total GFA; PV solar panels at roof level; All associated site development works including lighting, external plant, landscaping and engineering works |
| 2360410 | Conditional | 3 May 2024 | 0 | 187 m | development on a site of approx. 4.2 ha (referred to as ‘Site 30’) bounded generally by Rowan Tree Road, Pine Road & Elm Road, Momentum Logistics Park, Ladytown, Naas, Co. Kildare. The proposed development shall consist of the following: The construction of 3 no. warehousing/industrial/logistics buildings (approx. 17,071 total GFA) in the form of Unit 30A (approx. 3,884 sqm and 17m in height), Unit 30B (approx. 5,817 sqm and 17m in height) and Unit 30C (approx. 7,370 sqm and 17m in height) including ancillary office space, reception area, circulation areas, break rooms, lockers, WCs and shower facilities for each building; The provision of 5 no. dock levellers and 2 no. doors on grade for Unit 30A, 7 no. dock levellers and 2 no. doors on grade at Unit 30B, and 10 no. dock levellers and 2 no. doors on grade at Unit 30C, for loading and unloading of Heavy Goods Vehicles; The provision of 37 no. car parking spaces (including 2 no. EV spaces & 2 no. accessible spaces) and 24 no. secure bicycle parking spaces for Unit 30A, the provision of 53 no. car parking spaces (including 4 no. EV spaces & 3 no. accessible spaces) and 36 no. secure bicycle parking spaces for Unit 30B; and the provision of 6 no. HGV parking spaces located within the service yard, 53 no. car parking spaces (including 4 no. EV spaces & 3 no. accessible spaces) and 48 no. secure bicycle parking spaces at Unit 30C; 5 no. new vehicular access/egress points are proposed in the form of 1 no. services/HGV access point to serve Unit 30A via Rowan Tree Road, 1 no. shared services/HGV access point to serve Units 30B and 30C via Pine Road, 1 no. vehicular access/egress point to the serve staff car parking area for Unit 30A via Rowan Tree Road; and 2 no. vehicular access/egress points to serve staff car parking areas for Units 30B and 30C separately via Pine Road; The provision of 1 no. bin store (approx. 18 sqm) and 1 no. recycling store (approx. 32.4 sqm) (approx. 50.4 sqm total GFA) at Unit 30A, 1 no. bin store (approx. 21 sqm) and 1 no. recycling store (approx. 32 sqm) (approx. 53 sqm total GFA) at Unit 30B, 1 no. bin store (approx. 26.5 sqm) and 1 no. recycling store (approx. 43 sqm) (approx. 69.5 sqm total GFA) at Unit 30C; Each building has 2 no. signs on key elevations (both 10m x 2m) (approx. 120 sqm total GFA); Each building has PV solar panels at roof level; All associated site development works including lighting, external plant, landscaping and engineering works. There is a separate |
| 23516 | Conditional | 6 Dec 2023 | 0 | 0 m | a 7no. year permission comprising, inter alia, development works to the public realm within Naas Enterprise Park, Naas, Co Kildare. Proposed development works occur primarily on Lime Drive and Rowan Tree Road and adjacent to Elm Road and consist of the following: Reduction or the carriage width from 9.0m to 7.0m at selected locations as a traffic calming measure with central line marking used elsewhere as a traffic calming measure along the primary circulation route - Lime Drive and Rowan Tree Road comprising of a two-way cycle track (3.0m wide) on the northern sides of Lime Drive and Rowan Tree Road thereafter 2.0m Footpath on both sides of Rowan Tree Road to include 8 no. crossing facilities at key points along the main carriageway; Public lighting along Lime Drive and Rowan Tree Road; 3 no. landscaped amenity nodes, with hard and soft landscape features within; Seating areas with hard and soft landscape features within; Seating areas with featured canopy/shelter at nodes 1 & 2; Earth mounding, tree removal, tree planting and paving; Parking provision for cyclists (15 no. spaces) at proposed nodes as well as vehicle parking (6 no. spaces) at node 1; Provision of outdoor exercise facilities at node 2; Amenity are at the southern end of the Enterprise Park located adjacent to Elm Road, functioning also as an attenuation pond with a capacity of approx. 19,250m3; A second attenuation pond northwest of Rowan Tree Road with a capacity of approx. 4,280m3; All associated landscaping and site development works including substation provision; The site area of this proposal is approx. 8.43ha. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323828 | — | Granted with conditions | 29 Apr 2026 | 194 m |
| 323887 | — | Granted with conditions | 29 Apr 2026 | 194 m |
| 323888 | — | Granted with conditions | 29 Apr 2026 | 194 m |
| 318831 | — | Other | 28 Jan 2025 | 0 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
- 7 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 12 Oct 2026
- 7 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.