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18781

CONDITIONAL

Kildare - Kildare County Council

Proposed Development

the installation of circa 1,400sqm of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on ground mounted frames on a green area adjacent to Building 10 (Waste Management Building) and the existing 110kV Substation within the existing Pfizer site. The works will include the provision of new inverter panels within the existing Electrical Switch Room (Building 12) located within the existing 110kV substation compound, together with ducting, underground electrical cabling and all associated siteworks

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    29 Jun 2018

  2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    22 Aug 2018

  3. Decision due

    23 Aug 2018

  4. Grant issued

    26 Oct 2018

Application Details

Location
Pfizer , Old Great Connell Road , Littleconnell Newbridge
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Kildare County Council
Site Area
0.509 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
29 June 2018
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
22 August 2018
Grant Date
26 October 2018
Permission Expires
25 October 2023

Location

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Planning Applications Nearby

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83m
171472CONDITIONAL21 Dec 2017

Extension of Duration of Planning Ref. 13/137 - Extension to the existing ESB Baroda 110kV station, consisting of existing palisade fence to be extended to form enlarged compound with new gates, new MV switchgear building, 2 No. 110kV/MV transformers, 2 No. neutral earth resistors, 1 No. house transformer, internal roadway to be extended with new ramp, existing drainage to be extended with new attenuation tank and associated site works

Pfizer Limited Pharmaceuticals , Old Great Connell Road , Townland of Littleconnell

128m
19559CONDITIONAL20 May 2019

The installation and construction of two forced draft cooling towers and all associated supporting structures, works and site works, to support the existing site’s central utility condenser water system and associated water chillers. The new cooling towers will be located adjacent to the existing cooling towers on open space to the rear of Central Utilities Building 5 and to the side of Building 9, all located to the rear of the main buildings. Each cooling tower has a cooling capacity of 3.5 megawatts and the over-all height of the new structures will be 8.6 metres above ground level to match the existing adjacent cooling towers and associated structures

Pfizer , Old Great Connell Road , Littleconnell

178m
221457CONDITIONAL8 Dec 2022

for development on lands within Pfizer Newbridge, Greatconnell, Newbridge, County Kildare, W12 HX57 consisting of extension to the existing Baroda substation. The extension will consist of an enlarged compound of c. 198 m2, surrounded by a palisade fence with new gates. The extended compound will include the following: new c. 75m2 switchgear building (c.6m above ground /basement level), 2 No. 110kV/MV transformers and transformer bunds, 1 No. 15m high lightning monopole, 2 No. house transformers, surface water drainage with new attenuation tank and discharge to the public surface water sewer, internal roadway, cable ducting and installation, and all associated site works. (For information: This application represents for a modified version of the design approved in the extant planning permission KCC Reg. Ref. 17/1472 which expires in mid-2023)

PFIZER , GREATCONNELL , NEWBRIDGE

191m
19510CONDITIONAL9 May 2019

The construction of a single storey extension to the existing single storey Boiler house of circa 117 sq.m. located to the south / rear of Central Utilities Building 5 ( Plant Accommodation) all located to the rear of the Main Buildings, together with all associated site works.

Old Great Connell Road , Littleconnell , Newbridge

196m
201028CONDITIONAL9 Sept 2020

(1) 15m² single storey Lobby Extension to western gable of Building B8. (2) New solid/glazed canopy above pedestrian pathway between Building 3C and B8. (3) Infilling of existing Roller shutter door opening on the south façade of Building 3C (4) Installation of 100m² of solar panels on the west façade of Building B8 and 99m² on the south façade of Building 3C. RETENTION PERMISSION sought for (1) Retention of retrofitted 186m² ground floor office and 33m² male & female toilets and associated pumped foul drainage connection to foul main. (2) Retention of two windows installed on the west façade and one on the south façade of Building B8. The proposed development does not impact previously permitted development of an activity for which a licence under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 is required

Pfizer Old Great Connell Road , Little Connell , Newbridge

228m
22576CONDITIONAL17 May 2022

Development will consist of the retention of new and replacement signage and all associated and ancillary siteworks on the approach to and within the existing Pfizer Newbridge Campus as follows: Retention of the rebranding of the existing Pfizer roadside monument sign [E-15] on Buckley’s Cross roundabout on the R445 Newbridge to Naas public road incorporating a new company logo and text; Retention of a new roadside monument sign [E-10] at the main entrance to Pfizer Newbridge [which is a replacement of the former monument sign in front of the existing Security Hut]; Retention of the rebranding of existing sign [E-18] in the West Car Park to include new company logo and text; Retention of 13 No. new ground level information/directional signs [E-16, E-32, E-29, E-26, E-27, E-24, E-25, E-23, E-22, E-21, E-38, E-19 and E-20] within the Pfizer campus; Retention of 5 No. external signs erected at different heights on the existing buildings as follows – Retention of replacement sign [E-34] on Building 1 (facing Newbridge to Naas Road) with a new sign incorporating new company logo and text; Retention of installation of new sign [E-09] on Building 2A (facing main entrance to site) incorporating new company logo and text; Retention of installation of new sign [E-33] on Building 3 (facing Newbridge to Naas Road) incorporating new company logo and text; Retention of replacement sign [E-36] on Building 3C (facing Lidl Distribution Depot) with a new sign incorporating new company logo and text and the retention of installation of new sign [E-37] at the entrance to Building 8 incorporating new company logo and text)

Old Great Connell Road , Littleconnell , Newbridge

315m
191098CONDITIONAL3 Oct 2019

3 additional solvent and waste storage tanks and a covered tanker loading/unloading structure located to the north of the existing tank farm and east of the existing Building 6 onsite and 2 additional tanker parking bays located to the south of Building 6. 3 additional roof mounted stacks and additional roof mounted plant and equipment located to south (rear) of existing Building 3C. The 3 stacks are approximately 3 metres high over the existing parapet height. The erection of a replacement stack located to the south east corner of existing Building 8. The replacement stack is approximately 28 metres tall to match existing height and approximately one metre diameter and includes an access platform approximately 6 metres high, for sampling. Minor elevational modifications to buildings 3C and 8, including an additional louvres. The works include associated road modifications, site works, minor modifications to existing services and pipebridges, and additional yard mounted plant and equipment. This application consists of a variation to a previously permitted development for an activity for which a licence under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 (as amended by the Protection of the Environment Act, 2003) is required. An Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Report (“EIASR”) and a Natura Impact Statement (“NIS”) accompany this application, and they will be available for inspection or purchase at the office of the Planning Authority; development at Pfizer,

Old Great Connell Road , Littleconnell , Newbridge

338m
2460637CONDITIONAL9 Jul 2024

for the installation of a new single storey air handling unit (serving the Specialised Health Care area of the site) to be located on top of Building 3C at the north east corner of the building (facing onto the R445 Newbridge to Naas Road) together with all associated siteworks

Pfizer Ireland PharmaceuticalsOld Great Connell Road , Littleconnell , Newbridge

341m
2231CONDITIONAL14 Jan 2022

development on a site of 7.42 ha approximately. The development consists of internal and external alterations to the beverage manufacturing facility (formerly the Lidl Distribution Centre) permitted under Kildare County Council Planning Register Reference 20/259. The external alterations for which retention permission is sought consist of: alterations to permitted landscaping including alterations to the southeast boundary berm (14m in width and 2.6m in height) and southern corner of the site and provision of 2 No. additional grass berms (10m in width and 2.6m in height) to the northwest boundary of the site; alterations to the dimensions of the permitted sprinkler tank (the permitted tank was 16.5m in diameter and 4m in height; the new tank is 13.3m in diameter and 10m in height) and pump house to the northwest corner of the site; replacement of permitted underground firewater attenuation tank with above ground firewater attenuation tank (the new tank is 13.3m in diameter and 12m in height) and associated pump with protective barrier to the front (1.1m in height), to the northwest boundary of the site; alterations to permitted chiller units and fencing (2.4m in height) to northwest of the site; alterations to permitted wastewater treatment plant (the permitted plant was 7.3m in height; the new plant is 8m in height at maximum) including provision of associated 1 No. storey control and air blower building (117 sqm) to northeast of the site; alterations to permitted tank farm (the permitted tank farm was 4.8m in height; the new tank farm is 8.5m in height at maximum), and provision of truck unloading zone and partially buried sump tank (9m in length, 4m in width and 0.5m in height) with protective railings (1.5m in height) to southeast of the site; alterations to the road alignment to the south of the site to provide for improved fire tender access; provision of an additional Gas Networks Ireland gas skid and palisade fence (2.4m in height) resulting in the loss of 1 No. car parking space to the southern corner of the site; alterations to layout of permitted Electric Vehicle parking spaces and bicycle stands to the southwest of the site; provision of extended plant area at roof level and associated supporting structure to facilitate larger Air Handling Units to the southwest of the site; provision of additional doors (2 No. on northwest elevation; 1 No. on southwest elevation; and 2 No. on southeast elevation); provision of additional access stairs contd.

Great Connell Business Park , Great Connell , Newbridge

358m
20259CONDITIONAL12 Mar 2020

a seven-year permission for development for the change of use of the (distribution) warehouse element of the development (identified as Blocks B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K1 and L) to beverage manufacturing use, including construction of additional development identified as Blocks K2 and M, respectively, and for ancillary works; and for retention permission for development (for the retention of an additional 376 sqm of office accommodation in the permitted three-storey office block (Block A), and for the retention of an additional 789 m of development in the permitted warehouse) (Blocks B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K1 and L), on a site of 7.42 ha approximately, at the former Lidl Distribution Centre, Great Connell Business Park, Greatconnell, Newbridge, County Kildare, W12 NN23. (The permitted use of the existing office block (Block A) (4,138 sq m, inclusive of the retention area) is not affected.) The gross floor area of the premises (inclusive of retention areas) will increase from 31,986 sq m to 34,191 sq m, an increase of 2,205 sq m. The beverage manufacturing facility is designed to be delivered in two phases, identified as Phases 1 and 2 respectively. (An overflow carpark located to the south west of the subject site does not form part of the Application.) etc. Please see Newspaper Notice for full description: The development will also consist of the construction of; revised vehicular, cyclist and pedestrian access; reconfiguration of part of the existing permitted car parking to provide 209 No. car parking spaces (inclusive of electric car charging points), 40 No. bicycle parking spaces and associated infrastructure; goods’ intake and storage areas; external chiller and condensing units and associated louvre screening; a tank farm comprising of 10 No. tanks and associated stairs, gantries, and enclosures to a tank height of 4.5m above yard level (Block K2); a wastewater treatment plant (consisting of 2 No. aeration and 2 No. equalisation tanks with associated pipework, stairs, gantries, and enclosures to a tank height of 5.5 metres above yard level) (Block M); 1 No. sludge press, DAF water treatment, associated chemical storage, blower and plant room building to a height of 4 metres above yard level and 1 No. sprinkler tank, 5.5 metres above yard level, and associated pump house and site wide ancillary barrier and bollard protections; the provision of revised lighting, etc. Please see Newspaper Notice for full description

at the former Lidl Distribution Centre , Great Connell Business Park , Great Connell Newbridge

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