Work begins on €8m car showroom development in Naas
Three motor showrooms across two buildings, along with a dedicated vehicle valeting and washing facility
An €8.7 million car showroom development is set to get under way on a site beside the M7 at Kildare town.
Fitzpatrick’s Garages Ltd has been granted permission for the development on lands bounded by M7 Junction 13 to the north and the R415 to the east.
The project, which has a stated commencement date of August 26, 2026, will provide three motor showrooms across two buildings, along with a dedicated vehicle valeting and washing facility.
Building A will comprise a single-storey motor sales showroom and service workshop, with ancillary accommodation, extending to 1,567 square metres. Building B will provide motor sales showrooms, including mezzanine areas, and a service workshop facility over 2,326 square metres.
A third building, extending to 375 square metres, will provide a motor valeting and wash facility for use as part of the vehicle servicing business.
The overall development has a floor area of 4,268 square metres on a 1.61-hectare site.
Plans also include customer and staff car parking, new and used vehicle display areas, vehicle storage and service parking, bicycle parking and electric vehicle charging points.
The development will feature illuminated signage on the buildings, four free-standing double-sided illuminated pylon signs and three flagpoles with double-sided flags.
Other works include changes to the existing site entrance, new lighting, landscaping, boundary treatments, fencing, walls and gates, as well as drainage and other site servicing infrastructure.
The application was submitted on July 1, 2024, with a decision issued on March 3, 2025. The project is listed as a private commercial and retail development.
EMD Architects are the architects for the project, with McKelan Construction Ltd listed as main contractor and David Mulcahy Planning Consultants among the professional team involved.