For a purpose-built brewery as follows: - Main Brewery Facility (c.9,148m2) including brew house…

Application details

Planning reference

221291

Council

Kildare County Council

Proposal description

For a purpose-built brewery as follows: - Main Brewery Facility (c.9,148m2) including brew house, storage and handling areas, labs, control rooms, workshops, plant rooms/areas (internal and external/roof), storage rooms/areas, process areas and valve blocks, utilities and services areas, circulation, office/admin and welfare facilities, and all associated ancillary areas. Building height ranging up to c.24.3m and including ground floor area (c.7,325m2), part basement (c.72m2), 1st floor (c.1,213m2), 2nd floor (c.270m2) and 3rd floor (c.268m2). Tanker filling station (open area with canopy c.462m2) and raw materials deliveries area (open area with canopy c.138m2 in extent), 92 no. new storage vessels/silos/tanks, with associated access platforms, ranging in height up to c.23.3m. 2 no. external substation buildings (total area 60m2 and building height c.3.8m). Provision of external pipe bridges ranging up to c.7.7m in height. Provision of PV panels on roofs (c.1,171m2 in extent). Provision of external building signage (total area c.12m2). - Renewable Heating Plant Building (c.1,644m2, with height up c.15.9m) including ground floor area (c.1,358m2), part basement (c.286m2) and including internal plant area, turbine room, fuel store, electrical distribution, office/admin areas, externally located Electrostatic Precipitators (ESPs), and 2 no. flue stacks (each c.20m total height). - Utilities Area including Welfare & Control Room building, external electrical plant area, electrical container plant rooms, combined heat and power container plant room (with a flue stack c.11m in total height), fire water tanks (2 no. up to c.4.5m in height) and pump house room. Total floor area of Utilities Area buildings c.142m2 and building height up to c.4.2m. - Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) area with associated tanks (9 no. ranging in height up to c.22.25m) with associated plant rooms/areas (including biogas infrastructure and chemical storage areas), electrical container plant rooms, and dewatering building. Total floor area of WWTP buildings c.55m2 and building height up to c.8.1m. - Water Recycling Plant (WRP) area with main plant building (with external open area with canopy), 2 no. tanks (each c.10m in height), external plant and equipment. Total floor area of WRP buildings c.195m2 and building height up to 7.5m. - Water Treatment Plant (WTP) with 3 no. tanks (ranging in height up to c.17.4m) with associated plant rooms and external plant areas & electrical container

Location / address

IDA Newbridge Business & Technology Park (Littleconnell) , within the townlands of Greatconnell Littleconnell and Clownings , Newbridge

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

28 Oct 2022

Council status

APPLICATION FINALISED

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

28 Mar 2023

Final grant date

8 Dec 2023

Appeal lodged

21 Apr 2023

Appeal decision

Grant permission with revised conditions

Appeal decision date

8 Dec 2023

Planning timeline

Key dated milestones from the council planning record and An Coimisiún Pleanála appeal records.

1. Application received

   28 Oct 2022

2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

   28 Mar 2023

3. Appeal lodged with An Coimisiún Pleanála

   21 Apr 2023Official An Coimisiún Pleanála dataView appeal case

4. Final grant

   8 Dec 2023

5. Appeal decision: Grant permission with revised conditions

   8 Dec 2023Official An Coimisiún Pleanála dataView appeal case