St. Brigids Park, Old Road, Kildare
Construction of a synthetic playing pitch, running track, floodlighting, and fencing in Kildare.
1681 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 3 February 2016
- Reference
- 1681
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 3 February 2016
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 8362 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a 60m by 50m synthetic playing pitch and an eight-lane running track. It will include floodlighting on six 10-metre-high columns, steel grid panel fencing, and associated site works.
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
Construct a 60m by 50m synthetic playing pitch, 8 lane running track, flood lighting to synthetic playing pitch and running track on 6 no. 10m high columns, surround synthetic playing pitch with 2.43m high steel grid panel fencing and all associated siteworks
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for open space, amenity and recreation provision.”
National zoning type: Active open space
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.
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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|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Elm Park, Kildare Town, Kildare | May 2025 | €410,000 | 197 m |
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| 1855 Lourdesville, Kildare, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €150,000 | 231 m |
| 135 Ard Na Pairce, Theas Southgreen, Kildareprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €409,692 | 235 m |
| 1904 Lourdesville, Kildare, Kildare | Mar 2025 | €267,000 | 239 m |
| 134 Ard Na P�irce Theas, Southgreen Road, Kildare Townprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €392,070 | 249 m |
| 132 Ard Ma P�irce Theas, Southgreen Road, Kildareprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €392,070 | 250 m |
| 138 Ard Na Pairce Theas, Southgreen Road, Kildare Townprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €392,070 | 250 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 received3 February 2016
- Further information requested29 March 2016
- Further information received28 April 2016
- Decision due25 May 2016
- Decision issued25 May 2016
- Grant issued11 July 2016
- Permission expiry10 July 2021
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