Buckley House, Parson Street, Maynooth
Demolition of outbuildings and construction of a student accommodation facility and two restaurants in Maynooth.
16328 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 1 April 2016
- Reference
- 16328
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 April 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at Buckley House involves the demolition of five derelict outbuildings and the construction of a mixed-use student accommodation facility with two restaurant/café units. The project includes the restoration and change of use of Buckley House, a protected structure, and the construction of a three-storey courtyard building.
- Floor area
- 4,438 m²
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Official record
Development description
Development at buckley house, parson street, maynooth, and lands to the rear of buckley house (total site area 0.303ha) with frontage onto leinster street, maynooth. The development will consist of: (1) the demolition of the remains of five number derelict outbuildings and sheds. (2) the construction of a mixed use development (total floor area 4438sqm) comprising a student accommodation facility and 2 no. Restaurant/café units. The development will include 7 no. Off-street covered car parking spaces at ground level (with vehicular access from leinster street only), 150 bicycle spaces, enclosed refuse stores and plantroom in a 3 storey courtyard building with glazed setback at 3rd floor penthouse level, a glazed single storey link extension to buckley house and associated landscaping, ancillary site development works including flood relief works. (3) restaurant/café units comprise 1 no. Café unit (104sqm) with outdoor dining terrace fronting onto leinster street and 1 no. Restaurant unit (total floor area 328sqm) to include the restoration and change of use from residential to restaurant use of buckley house (168sqm); a new single storey glazed link extension (160sqm), outdoor dining terrace and landscaped public open space (407sqm) with access from parson street. Buckley house and its curtilage is a protected structure and restoration works will include new floors, doors, windows and roof where necessary and associated landscaping and site works. (4) student accommodation facility comprising 117 no. Bedroom units over ground, first, second and third floors to include 70 no. Single study bedrooms with ensuite (15sqm), 45 no. Single study bedrooms with ensuite and kitchenette (15sqm), 1 no. Single disabled accessible study bedroom with ensuite and kitchenette (20sqm), 1 no. 1 bedroom warden apartment at ground floor (43sqm), associated communal kitchens, tv and common rooms with private access at ground floor level to 2 storey atrium (166sqm), gym (31sqm) and external courtyard (total area 280sqm), accessed from main entrance on leinster street and side entrance from lane to rear of buckley house, as revised by significant further information consisting of: (1) revised plans and elevations with the following amendments: (a) a portion of the existing curved garden wall is to be retained and incorporated into a new curved structural glass screen and entry roof light to the buckley house restaurant extension: etc.
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 Maynooth and Environs Joint Local Area Plan 2025 - 2031 (2025–2031). 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
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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 April 2016
- Further information requested26 May 2016
- Further information received19 August 2016
- Decision due2 October 2016
- Decision issued30 September 2016
- Appeal submitted26 October 2016
- Appeal decided28 March 2017
- Permission expiry27 March 2022
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