Prosperous, Co. Kildare.
Conversion of retail units into a crèche with a new extension and outdoor play area.
16214 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 8 March 2016
- Reference
- 16214
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 March 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of three retail units and part of a fourth unit into a crèche, including a 44sqm single-storey extension. The project also involves converting part of the car park into an enclosed outdoor play area and refurbishing the building.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 174 m²
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Official record
Development description
Change of use of three existing single storey retail units, and part of the fourth retail unit, to use as a crèche and building an additional 44sqm single storey extension to the eastern elevation. Total area for crèche use 174.2sqm. The application also includes changing the use of a section of the existing carpark to an enclosed outdoor play area for exclusive use by the crèche. The remaining 30sqm of the existing fourth retail unit will stay as retail use. The application includes refurbishment of the existing building, signage and all necessary elevational changes in addition to all associated and ancillary, site, drainage and ground works for the building, all to the rear of dowling’s pub
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate town centre uses including residential, commercial, office and civic use.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Prosperous (2023–2029). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Brookes Mill, Prosperous, Kildare | Jun 2025 | €310,000 | 91 m |
| 1 Beech Avenue, Prosperousprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €427,313 | 132 m |
| 6 Beech Avenue, Curryhills, Prosperousprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €392,070 | 132 m |
| 10 Brookes Mill, Prosperous, Kildare | May 2025 | €373,850 | 147 m |
| The Presbytery, Prosperous, Naas | Dec 2025 | €630,000 | 193 m |
| Main St, Prosperous, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €380,000 | 218 m |
| 2739 Corrachoill Park, Prosperous, Naas | Feb 2025 | €290,000 | 235 m |
| 2761 Corra Coill Park, Prosperous, Co Kildare | Apr 2026 | €240,000 | 251 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 received8 March 2016
- Further information requested29 April 2016
- Further information received23 June 2016
- Decision due20 July 2016
- Decision issued20 July 2016
- Grant issued12 September 2016
- Permission expiry11 September 2021
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- Awaiting decision50 m away
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2316KildareLodged 10 Jan 2023Apartments
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