Office/administration and conference spaces approved for Kildare shopping centre

Planning permission has been granted for the construction of new office, administration and conference spaces at a popular Kildare shopping centre.

According to Construction Information Services (CIS), Le-Monde Holdings Limited has secured planning permission for €355k works at Abbeylands Shopping Centre, Westgrove Hotel & Conference Centre, Abbeylands, Clane, Co Kildare.

CIS notes that as of June 8 2026, “following a thorough review on appeal”, An Coimisiún Pleanála upheld the decision to approve planning permission.

The original planning application was submitted to Kildare County Council for consideration on November 4 2025.

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The plans include:

• Construction of new office, administration and conference spaces (c.161.1.sq.) at first floor level over existing ground floor Unit 10, Unit 09 (pharmacy) and the existing main entrance to Abbeylands Shopping Centre.
• Associated alterations to the southwest elevation of the main shopping centre entrance are also sought along with access to the proposed new offices via a new stair to be located within existing Unit 10.
• A second entrance is also proposed at the first-floor level off the existing courtyard/roof garden to also allow access to the existing hotel via the existing courtyard/roof garden along with all other associated site development works.

The architect for the development is McGrane & Partners.