Is there a planning application for Intel's Leixlip expansion?
Yes - one Intel application has been lodged at the Leixlip campus in 2026: Kildare County Council ref 2660319 (lodged 27 March 2026), a loading-dock extension, vehicular bridge and truck-turning area at the Fab 34 manufacturing building. It is the only new Intel filing associated with the €5bn upgrade programme announced on 13 July 2026; the campus's parent permissions date from 2019.
Every filing on the record
Extension and alterations to the permitted Fab 34 building: ~141 m² single-storey elevated loading-dock extension (~25.7 m high), a ~236 m² vehicular bridge, a ~1,830 m² truck-turning area, landscaping/lighting/drainage modifications and two entrance signs off the R148.
View the register recordThe parent consent for the Fab 34 manufacturing building - the permission envelope within which the 2026 works sit.
Intel's €5bn programme is framed as upgrades to existing fabs, advanced equipment installation and infrastructure enhancements. Most equipment-led work happens inside the permitted envelope and never appears in planning - which is why the visible filing is logistics-shaped. The full read is in the brief: Intel's €5bn Leixlip investment: what the planning record actually shows.
Adjacent but unconfirmed: applications lodged in January and February 2026 for roughly 15 km of 38 kV underground cabling in the wider Leixlip area on 10-year approvals. They are not Intel applications; grid reinforcement at that scale is consistent with the announced infrastructure enhancements.
What to watch next
- A BCMS commencement notice against KCC 2660319 - the statutory go-to-site signal.
- Further Kildare County Council filings on the Collinstown campus through late 2026.
Method: compiled from the public planning register as ingested by PlanningLeads; updated 16 July 2026. Registers move as cases progress - always check the live record before relying on a status. Organisation campuses only; no personal data is reported.