9 Straffan Manor, Straffan, Co. Kildare.
Retention of a garden shed conversion for a part-time dog grooming business in Straffan.
16831 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 8 August 2016
- Reference
- 16831
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 8 August 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission to convert a domestic garden unit/shed into commercial use. The unit is used to operate a part-time dog grooming business.
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
For conversion of domestic to commercial use of the rear garden unit/shed for use as a part-time dog grooming business
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve existing residential amenity, to provide for appropriate infill residential development and to provide for new and improved ancillary services.”
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Straffan (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
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Straffan Manor, Straffan, Kildare | Jul 2026 | €985,000 | 35 m |
| 5 Straffan Manor, New Road, Straffan | Mar 2025 | €1,600,000 | 81 m |
| New Rd, Straffan, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €730,000 | 198 m |
| 12 An Lumann, Straffan, Kildare | Jun 2026 | €685,000 | 285 m |
| 41 An Lumann, New Rd. Glebe, Straffan | Mar 2026 | €560,000 | 340 m |
| 47 An Lumann, Straffan, Kildare | Aug 2025 | €450,000 | 380 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 August 2016
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
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- Granted90 m away
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2461014KildareLodged 7 Oct 2024Extension
- Granted130 m away
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- Granted180 m away
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191308KildareLodged 22 Nov 2019Housing estate
- Granted180 m away
Extensions and alterations to existing cottage to include (a) New single storey extensions to rear and side…
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16262KildareLodged 15 Mar 2016Extension
- Refused190 m away
Extension of Duration of Planning Ref. No. 13/1001 -change of house type from dormer — Permission 04/1674 -…
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19878KildareLodged 2 Aug 2019Housing estate
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