€8.4m motor sales showroom/garage/workshop planned for this Kildare town

A planning application has been submitted to Kildare County Council for the construction of an €8.4m motor sales showroom/garage/workshop in Naas, Co Kildare.

According to Construction Information Services (CIS), the address of the proposed site (application number 2561412) is listed as “adjacent to the Bundle of Sticks Roundabout, Newhall, Naas, Co Kildare.”

The proposed development comprises the provision of a building with a 1 and 2-storey motor sales showroom and a vehicle service garage / workshop (all with parts store, ancillary offices, staff and customer facilities and ancillary spaces) (and associated ancillary spaces) (c. 2,707 sq m) with a single storey web display and valet bay building (c. 170 sq m).

The total gross floor area is c. 2,877 sq m.

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The development also includes numerous signage and also comprises: a canopied car wash; a gated compound with bin storage; display podiums, staff and customer vehicular parking (including EV charging); photovoltaic (PV) panels; service bays; new and used vehicle display and demonstration areas; vehicle storage; cycle parking; and landscaping.

Also planned is new vehicular and pedestrian entry / egress point on Local Road L6066; public footpath and bus stop to the R445; plant and pumping station; associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply) and service connections, which includes the provision of surface water run-off discharge connection to the existing surface water sewer in the south and provision of a wastewater rising main to existing public sewer in the northeast.

Finally, there is to be provision for SUDs measures; lighting; hard and soft landscaping; boundary treatments; and all other site excavation and development works above and below ground.

The architect for the project is Node Architecture.