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A €2.6m “Neighbourhood Centre” has been given the go-ahead for a location in Newbridge, Co Kildare.
The complex – located in Piercetown, Station Road, Newbridge – is to include a takeaway; convenience store with ancillary off-licence; a number of retail units; a coffee-shop; delicatessen; and medical units.
According to Construction Information Services, planning ref 2560695 was approved on February 24 2026, having been submitted on June 26 2025.
The application included a single storey and two storey “Neighborhood Centre” development consisting of:
A convenience store with ancillary off-licence use complete with coffee shop, delicatessen, toilets and associated works at ground floor level;
Three retail units and one takeaway unit at ground floor level;
Two medical units and two retail units at first floor level;
Car parking, boundary treatments, signage, bin storage, new site entrance / exit, landscaping and all associated site development works.
All on previously approved site Planning ref no. 22/1003
The architect for the development is Marbo Consultants Limited
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