Mount Hawkins & Kirwans Lane, Athy, Co. Kildare
Change of use of part of an existing building from an office to a funeral home.
16189 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 1 March 2016
- Reference
- 16189
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 March 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission to convert a portion of an existing building from office use to a funeral home. The development will include internal alterations and all associated site works.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Change of use of a portion of existing building from office to funeral home, internal alterations to existing building and all ancillary site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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 Athy Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027 (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 The Grove, Leinster St, Athy | May 2026 | €202,000 | 65 m |
| 9 The Grove, Leinster St, Athy | Apr 2026 | €230,000 | 85 m |
| 6 The Grove, Leinster St, Athy | Apr 2026 | €175,000 | 85 m |
| 6 Leinster St, Athy, Kildare | Jul 2025 | €310,000 | 104 m |
| 54 Leinster St, Athy, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €171,000 | 142 m |
| Apartment 2 Ground Floor, Stanhope Place, Athy | Aug 2025 | €34,180 | 158 m |
| Apartment 3 First Floor, Stanhope Place, Athy | Aug 2025 | €33,340 | 158 m |
| 9 St Michaels Terrace, Athy, Kildare | Mar 2026 | €315,000 | 172 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received1 March 2016
- Further information requested22 April 2016
- Further information received5 May 2016
- Decision due1 June 2016
- Decision issued1 June 2016
- Grant issued13 September 2016
- Permission expiry12 September 2021
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