The proposed development will consist of the following: All site clearance…

Application details

Planning reference

22662

Council

Kilkenny County Council

Proposal description

The proposed development will consist of the following: All site clearance and enabling works required to facilitate the development; The construction of an industrial building (for the purpose of medical device manufacturing),with a gross floor area (GFA) of 29,490sqm and with a maximum parapet height of c.16.3metres. The building will be part-one and part-two storeys in height, with enclosed plant at roof level; The proposed building will accommodate assembly rooms, an electron-beam sterilization area, support and staff welfare facilities, kitchen and dining facilities, warehouse/storage space, and ancillary office space. The ancillary office space totals 4,645sq.m at ground and first floor levels; Provision of a fenced marshalling yard and waste yard to the north of the proposed building, along with loading bays, waste compactor and gated access points; The provision of a fenced utility compound area located to the western part of the site, which will accommodate 2no. emergency generators, 2no. sprinkler tanks and a single storey building comprising a sprinkler house, and ESB substation, including client control room (with a GFA of 182sqm); The provision of a single storey security guard house (with a GFA of 42sqm) to the southeast of the site; The provision of 520no. car parking spaces and 236no. bicycle parking spaces; The access to the unit will be provided via an existing intersection within the Kilkenny IDA Business and Technology Park and via the existing link road to the south of the site. The development includes the surfacing of the link road to serve the subject site; The development also includes landscaping, boundary treatments, photovoltaic panels at roof level, entrance barriers, site lighting, and all associated site development works, including underground foul and storm water drainage services and attenuation areas, and all ancillary works. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the planning application and the EIAR will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority. The site is located to the west of the Bohernatounish Road (and of existing buildings within the Business and Technology Park), to the east of the Outrath road and Loughboy Industrial Estate, and to the south of the Kilkenny Ring Road (N10) and an office development currently under construction.

Location / address

Kilkenny IDA Business & Technology Park , Ring Road Loughboy , Kilkenny

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

7 Oct 2022

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

30 Nov 2022

Final grant date

11 Jan 2023

Planning and construction timeline

Key dated milestones from planning, appeal and official building-control records.

1. Application received

   7 Oct 2022

2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

   30 Nov 2022

3. Final grant

   11 Jan 2023

4. Construction commenced

   6 Feb 2023Official NBCO/BCMS data

5. Construction commenced

   11 Jul 2024Official NBCO/BCMS data

6. Completion certificate validated

   13 Sept 2024Official NBCO/BCMS data