Purple Penguin Crèche, The Orchard, Oldtown Mill
Retention of a single-storey prefabricated building at a crèche.
16551 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 27 May 2016
- Reference
- 16551
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 27 May 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking retention permission for an existing single-storey prefabricated building measuring 45 square meters. It is located to the rear of the main crèche and is used as ancillary accommodation.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 45 m²
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Official record
Development description
Of the existing single storey prefabricated building (45sqm) to the rear of the existing main crèche building (as permitted under planning ref. 06/180) for use as ancillary accommodation to the main building
Built & sold
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 The Meadows, Oldtown Mill, Celbridge | Dec 2025 | €355,000 | 60 m |
| 59 The Paddocks, Oldtown Mill, Celbridge | May 2026 | €365,000 | 99 m |
| 60 The Paddocks, Celbridge, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €351,000 | 99 m |
| 27 The Meadows, Oldtown Mill, Celbridge | Mar 2026 | €400,000 | 141 m |
| 52 The Orchard, Oldtown Mill, Celbridge | Sept 2025 | €425,000 | 146 m |
| 33 The Court, Oldtown Mill, Celbridge | Jun 2026 | €352,000 | 153 m |
| 15 The Orchard, Oldtown Mill, Celbridge | May 2025 | €486,259 | 160 m |
| 45 The Paddock Old Town Mill, Celbridge, Kildare | May 2026 | €425,000 | 164 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 received27 May 2016
- Decision due21 July 2016
- Decision issued21 July 2016
- Grant issued12 September 2016
- Permission expiry12 August 2021
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