Hayfield, Straffan Road, Maynooth
Undergrounding of a section of the 38kV power line in Maynooth to facilitate housing.
16867 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 16 August 2016
- Reference
- 16867
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 August 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves altering the existing Griffinrath-Kilcock 38kV line by undergrounding one span of the line. This will facilitate a previously permitted housing development and includes installing a new 12-metre lattice steel tower and removing an old pole set.
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
To alter the existing griffinrath- kilcock 38kv line. The proposed alteration will be carried out over the townland of dowdstown co. Kildare, and will involve the undergroundling of one span of the existing griffinrath-kilcock 38kv line to facilitate the development of previously permitted housing development. The proposed alteration will comprise of one lattice steel angle tower of maximum height 12 metres, and one set of wooden poles supporting the 38kv line. The existing overhead line consists of three overhead steel reinforced aluminium conductors. One existing wooden pole set and one lattice steel angle tower and associated wires will be removed as part of the alteration.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To retain and protect agricultural uses.”
National zoning type: Agriculture
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 6 Block B, The Waterways, Sallins | Aug 2025 | €220,000 | 10 m |
| 56 Hayfield, Maynooth, Kildare | Aug 2025 | €523,000 | 32 m |
| 7 Straffan Place, Straffan Wood, Maynooth | Mar 2026 | €415,000 | 137 m |
| 18 The Crescent, Straffan Wood, Maynooth | May 2026 | €580,000 | 139 m |
| 23 The Lawn, Straffan Wood, Maynooth | Nov 2025 | €430,000 | 172 m |
| 15 Hayfield, Maynooth, County Kildare | Jan 2026 | €420,000 | 189 m |
| 32 And 34 The Walk, Mullen Park, Maynoothprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €550,661 | 235 m |
| 41 The Walk, Mullen Park, Maynoothprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €585,903 | 262 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 received16 August 2016
- Decision due10 October 2016
- Decision issued10 October 2016
- Grant issued23 November 2016
- Permission expiry22 November 2021
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