Cinema Refusal Set For Planning Appeal

A frustrated developer has confirmed he will appeal Kildare County Council's recent decision to refuse permission for a cinema complex in Celbridge.

Damien Donegan is angry about the decision, which he says nobody in the area supports and has criticised the Council's decision.

However, the inclusion of a cinema complex in a zoning for a major town centre at Leixlip with a factor in Kildare County Council's decision to refuse planning permission for a cinema complex at Celbridge.


There has been heavy criticism of the decision to refuse permission to Longport Developments Ltd, Mr Donegan's company, for the complex between Crodaun Forest Park and the M4 interchange in Celbridge.

The location is a short distance away from Collinstown, which is zoned for a 'Major Town Centre'.

The Council gave a number of reasons for their refusal decision.

Firstly, the proposal, which involves getting rid of some industrial space, was not the right one for the area, it said.

Secondly, they maintained there was not enough other support services in the area to support the project. Mr. Donegan does not accept this argument.

The third reason given was that the cinema would undermine the objective of the Major Town Centre, for which nearby land between Intel and the M4 Interchange, is zoned.

(BMcC/KMcA)