GrantedHousing estateDecided 13 July 2017

Craddockstown, Naas, Co. Kildare

Construction of 258 homes, a two-storey crèche, and a large public park.

161117 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 26 October 2016

Reference: 161117
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 26 October 2016
Residential units: 251
Floor area: 31471 m²

Summary

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This major residential development includes 238 houses of various sizes and 20 duplexes/apartments across two three-storey blocks. The plans also feature a 395sqm crèche, multiple open spaces, and a 2.85-hectare public park.

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Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

1) 258 no. Dwellings including 24 no. 3 storey 4-bed type a/a1 houses, 78 no. 2 storey 4-bed type b/b1/b2 houses, 128 no. 2 storey 3-bed type c/c1/c2 houses, 4 no. 2 storey 3-bed type d houses, 4 no. 2 storey 4-bed type e houses and 20 no. Own-door apartments / duplexes in 2 no. 3 storey blocks comprising 4 no. 1-bed type f apartments, 4 no. 2-bed type f2 duplexes, 6 no. 2-bed type g1 apartments and 6 no. 3-bed type g2 duplexes; and associated residential car parking. (2) a c. 395sqm 2 storey crèche building with an overall height of c. 7.6m, associated play area (c. 248sqm) and associated crèche car parking and set down areas with vehicular access via the r411 ballymore eustace road / proposed internal road network. A second access to the crèche will be via the existing access road serving the kings gate apartment development and craddockstown court residential scheme. (3) 6 no. Open spaces throughout the residential scheme (c. 1,821sqm, c. 1,080sq, c. 1,226sqm, c. 2,695sqm, c. 5,096sqm and c. 1,401sqm) and a c. 2.85ha park located in the western portion of the subject lands including associated car parking, a c. 13m long feature entrance wall with an overall height of c. 3.3m and engraved signage, children's play area, surface water attenuation and associated landscaping. (4) upgrades to c. 386m of the r411 ballymore eustace road to include a footpath and cycle lane and a new priority junction to provide access to the subject lands. (5) an internal road network to serve the proposed crèche and residential dwellings with revised vehicular access to the existing naas southern interceptor pumping station. (6) all associated drainage arrangements, landscaping, boundary treatments and site development works at a site of c. 12.56ha bounded: to the north by the kings gate apartment development and the residential schemes of craddockstown court and ard na laoi; to the northeast by the cluain aoibhinn and ban na greinne residential schemes; to the east by agricultural lands; and to the south by an undeveloped site, detached dwelling and its associated out buildings. As revised by significant further information received on 11/04/2017 and 16/06/2017 which consists of…. See revised newspaper notices dates 11/04/2017 and 16/06/2017

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Existing Residential / InfillRS

“To protect and enhance the amenity of established residential communities and promote sustainable intensification.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

Objective set by the Naas Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027 (2021–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1 Oak Park Place, Oak Park, Naas	Sept 2025	€528,000	29 m
6 Oak Park Square, Oak Park, Craddockstown	Jun 2026	€585,000	59 m
8 Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park, Craddockstown	Jan 2025	€490,000	67 m
12 Oak Park Square, Oak Park, Craddockstown	Oct 2025	€488,000	120 m
Broadfield Cottage, Naas, Co Kildare	Mar 2025	€320,000	130 m
54 Oak Park Grove, Oak Park, Craddockstown Naas	Jul 2026	€508,000	193 m
5 Sli Chluain Aoibhinn, Craddockstown, Naas	Jun 2025	€250,000	274 m
10 Ban Na Greinne, Craddockstown Rd, Naas	Jan 2026	€626,000	295 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 received26 October 2016
Further information requested20 December 2016
Further information received16 June 2017
Decision due13 July 2017
Decision issued13 July 2017
Grant issued14 November 2017
Appeal submitted1 August 2017
Appeal decided14 November 2017
Permission expiry13 November 2022

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