Moyglare Road, Maynooth, Co. Kildare.
Construction of a two-storey building with a ground-floor bookshop and two apartments above in Maynooth.
16724 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 8 July 2016
- Reference
- 16724
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 July 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a two-storey building featuring a bookshop with staff facilities on the ground floor and two two-bedroom apartments on the first floor. The plans include a new access road, parking, and a redesigned contemporary layout with a reduced ridge height.
- Residential units
- 2
- Storeys
- 2
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
(1) the construction of a two storey development which will consist of a book shop on the ground floor with associated staff and office facilities. (2) for two number two bedroom apartments on the first floor including the access stairwell, hallways and private open space amenities. (3) for the provision of a new access to the proposed development from the moyglare road. (4) for the provision of car and bicycle parking facilities and associated footpaths necessary for the proposed development. (5) for the removal of existing boundary trees and for the construction of a new 1.2m high boundary wall. (6) to connect the proposed development to the existing foul and surface water sewers adjacent to the proposed development and; (7) for all ancillary site works. Revised by significant further information which consists of the proposed building been re-designed so that it provides a more contemporary design in terms of building layout, form and finished with overall ridge height that has been reduced from 9.91m to 7.78m
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for education, recreation, community and health.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28a Moyglare Village, Maynooth, Kildare | Jul 2025 | €390,000 | 315 m |
| 34 Moyglare Village, Maynooth, Kildare | Jan 2025 | €370,000 | 317 m |
| 5 The Lawns, Moyglare Hall, Maynooth | Nov 2025 | €656,000 | 365 m |
| 5 The Rise Moyglare Hall, Moyglare Road, Maynooth | Nov 2025 | €727,000 | 374 m |
| 40 The Walk, Moyglar Hall, Maynooth | Apr 2026 | €423,000 | 377 m |
| 12 Moyglare Abbey, Maynooth, Kildare | Jul 2025 | €855,000 | 381 m |
| 72 Moyglare Village, Maynooth, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €452,500 | 386 m |
| 13 Moyglare Grove, Mariavilla, Maynooth | Jan 2025 | €15,000 | 388 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 July 2016
- Further information requested1 September 2016
- Further information received17 January 2017
- Decision due22 March 2017
- Decision issued20 March 2017
- Grant issued25 April 2017
- Permission expiry24 April 2022
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