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off the Monasterevin Road, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare.

Demolition of office space to build a new filling station and service building in Kildare Town.

16556 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 30 May 2016

Reference: 16556
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 30 May 2016

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of 1,604.5 sqm of office space to construct a new filling station. The development will feature a 554 sqm service building with retail, food offerings, fuel pumps, and play areas.

Commercialfilling stationdemolitionretail

Storeys: 2
Floor area: 554 m²

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Official record

Development description

The provision of a new filling station at the south-east corner of the existing moduslink building and involves the following: (1) demolition of existing two storey office space and ancillary floor space associated with moduslink building (1,604.5sqm gfa) and relocation of detached security hut. (2) provision of new service building (gfa 554sqm) with double height front facade, consisting of 99.5sqm net retail area (including ancillary off-licence measuring 11.6sqm); 3 no. Ancillary food/beverage offerings with associated seating and back of house area (toilets/store/office/staff etc. ). (3) part of the service building will involve a change of use from existing warehouse floor space (554sqm gfa). (4) 4 no. Fuel pump islands with canopy. (5) outdoor children’s play area and seating area under a separate canopy and indoor children’s play area. (6) erection of main id sign. (7) all associated site works including underground tanks, parking and reconfiguration of vehicular entrance arrangements off the existing roundabout junction, on lands measuring 0.38 hectares,

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Enterprise and EmploymentSI

“To facilitate an appropriate mix of employment uses within a high-quailty campus type development including office-based industry,”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

Objective set by the Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029 (2023–2029). 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
9 Academy Court, Academy St, Kildare	Jun 2026	€342,000	416 m
12 Academy Court, Academy St, Kildarenot full market price	Sept 2025	€170,000	416 m
2 Academy Court, Academy St, Kildare	Apr 2025	€167,000	462 m
28 Academy Court, Academy St, Kildare	Jun 2026	€309,000	462 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.

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Application received30 May 2016

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