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A model of the entrance
Plans for a new entrance to the unopened Naas Shopping Centre have been given the go ahead.
The proposal is to demolish the “temporary” access to the Bank of Ireland, at South Main Street, including the ramp and rail there - as well as the removal of the ATM machine.
However a report elsewhere that the centre could be open by Christmas seems wildly optimistic.
Part of the building will be modified to create a new opening to a new plaza which will include security gates.
A new pub layout will be created for The Forge Inn, which has been closed for well over a decade, over four floors including the basement. A vacant unit at the back of the pub will become retail space.
Two new ATM machines will be provided on the south facade of the Bank of Ireland building and it will have new entrance doors and three signs.
The planning application has been made by Central Tower, which is associated with the Roche Group.
The Roche Group, led by businessman Ger Roche, owns the Vista medical centre on the Ballymore Road in the town as well as the shopping centre.
There are plans to develop two new licenced premises at the sites of the Forge Inn and Five Lamps, both of which have been closed for some time.
The estimated cost of the work is €2.8m.
It is hoped that both will open by the year’s end and a clothing retail unit is being proposed for a newly created mall area. Again its difficult to see all of this happening in this timeframe.
KCC attached a number of conditions to the permission.
These include that the developer shows how the new structure will integrate with the main street.
The developer is also to submit a revised design covering the structure of the proposed gates.
Noise limits have been imposed during construction activity and a noise study must be provided. Work on the site cannot take place outside 7am-6pm between Monday and Friday inclusive or between 8am-2pm, on Saturdays with no work permitted on Sundays or on public holidays.
The council is also seeking detail about the work associated with removing the two existing ATMS.
There were no objections to the plan.
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