UPDATE: Permission granted for new Bord na Móna HQ in Newbridge, County Kildare

It's official: planning permission has been granted for Bord na Móna (BNM) proposed headquarters in the town of Newbridge.

Last July, BNM announced that it has lodged a planning application with Kildare County Council (KCC) for a new company headquarters off the town’s main street, and in May of 2021, BNM revealed it had launched a tender for the development.

The company said the multi-storey building will be one of 'the most energy efficient headquarters in Ireland and, it will enhance the town’s main street.'

According to planning permission documents, the due date for the decision to grant or deny planning permission was listed as Thursday, January 19 last.

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DETAILS

The semi-state company has been granted permission from KCC for the construction of a five-storey headquarters office building with, setbacks and external terrace area at the fourth floor level.

The accommodation, totaling 3,343 square metres gross floor area, includes office accommodation and all ancillary uses and staff facilities.

The access road from Main Street provides access to a new car park (with 19 car spaces) to the rear of the new office building and 92 additional car parking spaces are designated for the new office building within the overall BNM site.

According to the documents, this road will facilitate KCC's objective for a link road connection from Main Street to the Military Road/Athgarvan Road (R416), which is to to be delivered in future phases, subject to separate planning permission.

Permission was also sought for hard and soft landscaping within the site, signage, external lighting, ESB substation, cycle parking and all ancillary site and development works.

The development was revised, and consists of revisions to the building form and scale of roof profile at front elevation and alterations to north eastern elevation scale (now 3,266 sqm gross floorspace), revised finishes and materials.

In addition, minor revisions were made to the site layout plan to facilitate future possible pedestrian connection with lands to the north east, revised parking to rear of proposed building (17 car spaces proposed and an additional 91 within the overall BNM site), and preliminary layout and proposals for the future east-west link road from Main Street to Military Road/Athgarvan Road (R416).

BNM has had a presence in the Newbridge for over 70 years.

At present, around 240 people work at its offices in the town.