GrantedHousing estateDecided 22 December 2016

Site in the townland of Easton, off Green Lane, Leixlip

Construction of a housing estate increased to 200 units, comprising 170 houses and 30 apartments in two three-storey blocks.

16282 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 21 March 2016

Reference: 16282
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 21 March 2016
Residential units: 168
Floor area: 22705.9 m²

Summary

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The development off Green Lane in Leixlip has been revised to provide 200 residential units, consisting of 170 houses and 30 apartments across two three-storey blocks. The plans include 390 parking spaces, a new vehicular access junction, landscaping, and sub-surface attenuation tanks.

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Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

The provision of 195 no. Dwellings, comprising 1 no. 5 bedroom two-storey detached house; 22 no. 4/5 bedroom three-storey semi-detached houses; 39 no. 4 bedroom two-storey semi-detached houses; 1 no. 4 bedroom two-storey detached house; 126 no. 3 bedroom two-storey semi-detached and terraced houses; and 6 no. 2 bedroom apartments in a two storey building together with 390 no. Ancillary car parking spaces (comprising 12 no. On-street car parking spaces and 378 no. On-curtilage car parking spaces); provision of a vehicular and pedestrian access to the site via a new junction onto green lane, landscaping; water supply and drainage infrastructure services including sustainable urban drainage measures incorporating sub-surface attenuation tanks in the northern part of the site; and all associated site works, boundary treatment and landscape works. Revised by significant further information which consists of amendments to the site boundary; an increase in the overall number of dwelling units from 195 to 200 no. Units, comprised of 170 no. House units and 30 no. Apartment units in 2 no. 3 storey blocks to the north and south west of the site; a revised layout providing for primarily 1.5 to 2 storey dwellings along the eastern boundary with glen easton; an increase in the number of ancillary car parking spaces from 390 no. Spaces to 430 no. Spaces (comprising 340 no. Spaces within the curtilage of house units, 18 no. Spaces associated with the childcare facility, and 58 no. Spaces associated with the 2 no. Apartment blocks); provision of a childcare facility to the south of the site; a revised vehicular access further to the west along green lane; the provision of pedestrian / cycle access to the site via green lane and the r449; relocation of the bus stop to the south of the site along green lane; revised areas of open space; revised drainage infrastructure services; and all associated and site works, boundary treatment and landscape works

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 Leixlip LAP 2020-2023 (2020–2026). 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
6 The Grove, Westfield, Leixlip	Jun 2026	€650,000	64 m
3 The Grove, Westfield, Leixlip	Aug 2025	€665,000	85 m
37 The Park, Westfield, Easton Leixlip	Jun 2025	€165,000	97 m
1 The Avenue, Westfield, Leixlip	Nov 2025	€740,000	111 m
28 The Park, Westfield, Leixlip	Sept 2025	€654,111	137 m
24 The Gardens, Westfield, Leixlip	Dec 2025	€605,000	155 m
15 Harper Park Vale, Leixlipprice excludes VAT	Feb 2026	€440,527	174 m
26 Beech Park Wood, Beech Park, Leixlip	Mar 2025	€335,000	202 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 received21 March 2016
Further information requested13 May 2016
Further information received8 November 2016
Decision due22 December 2016
Decision issued22 December 2016
Grant issued26 May 2017
Appeal submitted24 January 2017
Appeal decided26 May 2017
Permission expiry25 May 2022

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