GrantedHousing estateDecided 13 July 2017

Dublin Street and Meadow Road, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare.

Demolition of a former school and construction of 37 homes and apartments in Kildare Town.

161091 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 17 October 2016

Reference: 161091
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 17 October 2016
Residential units: 28
Floor area: 3323.8 m²

Summary

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The development consists of the demolition of existing single-storey former school buildings and outbuildings. In their place, 37 homes will be built, comprising 28 houses and 9 apartments with balconies over a semi-basement car park, alongside a central open space.

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Official record

Development description

The demolition of the existing single storey former school buildings facing meadow road and associated outbuildings, and construction of 37 no. Single, two and two/three storey dwellings and central open space, dwellings comprising 2 no. 3 bedroom and 1 no. 2 bedroom detached houses, 6 no. 2 bedroom semi-detached houses, 19 no. 3 bedroom terraced houses and 9 no. 3 bedroom own door two/three storey apartments with balconies facing meadow road, over semi-basement car park, all with optional solar panels, gated vehicular entrance and pedestrian access from dublin street to new access road and 43 no. Car parking spaces and new vehicular and pedestrian access from meadow road to 34 no. Semi-basement car parking spaces, all associated public open space, cycle parking, landscaping, lighting, boundary treatments, site and development works on part of the former presentation secondary school site, measuring circa 0.75ha. As revised by significant further information which consists of the omission of the entrance to a semi-basement carpark from meadow road with new access via ramp from central open space; 27 no. Semi-basement carparking spaces; widened public pedestrian access from meadow road; omission of house no. 20; widened footpaths to access road; revisions to proposed apartment block facing meadow road to comprise 10 no. 2 bed room two/three storey apartments with balconies; reconfigured surface carparking arrangement; and provision of communal bin storage areas and all associated site works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town CentreUC

“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of the town centre.”

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

Objective set by the Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
6 Leinster Square, Dublin Road, Kildare Town	Mar 2026	€463,000	30 m
31 Leinster Square, Dublin Road, Kildare Town	Jun 2025	€441,000	48 m
26 Leinster Square, County Kildare	Jan 2025	€300,000	67 m
6 Belfry Court, Dublin St, Kildare	May 2026	€207,000	83 m
2 The Hazel Apts, Meadow Rd, Kildare	Feb 2026	€130,000	120 m
7 The Beeches, Priory Court, Kildare	Apr 2026	€265,277	154 m
25 Beechgrove, Kildare, Co. Kildare	May 2025	€445,000	201 m
Ounavarra, Tully Rd, Kildare	Sept 2025	€400,000	203 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received17 October 2016
Further information requested9 December 2016
Further information received24 May 2017
Decision due13 July 2017
Decision issued13 July 2017
Grant issued23 August 2017
Permission expiry22 August 2022

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