RefusedCommercialDecided 20 October 2016

Celbridge Shopping Centre, Junction of Shackleon Road and the Maynooth Road, Celbridge

Construction of a drive-thru restaurant in the Celbridge Shopping Centre car park.

16919 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 26 August 2016

Reference: 16919
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 26 August 2016

Summary

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The development consists of a single storey drive-thru restaurant (410 sqm) within the existing Tesco car park in Celbridge. The project requires the removal of 47 car parking spaces and includes outdoor seating, bicycle parking, and associated site works.

Commercialdrive thrurestaurantretail park

Storey: 1
Floor area: 410 m²

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Official record

Development description

Development on a 0.2178ha site approximately, situated within the existing car park of celbridge shopping centre (tesco), at the junction of shackleton road and the maynooth road, celbridge, co. Kildare. The proposed development will consist of a single storey, drive-thru restaurant (410sqm) incorporating an enclosed yard (20sqm); and ancillary sale of hot food for consumption off the premises. The proposed development will also include the provision of vehicular access from within the existing shopping centre car park; the removal of 47 no existing car parking spaces; the provision of 2 no parked order spaces, 2 no mobility impaired spaces and 1 no set down space; the re-ordering and introduction of footpaths and pedestrian crossing facilities; covered bicycle parking (10 no spaces); lighting; signage (elevational and freestanding); freestanding structures for the drive-thru restaurant including a height restrictor and customer order points; landscaping; outdoor seating area with associated fencing and lighting; boundary treatments; and all associated site works above and below ground

The historical record

How commercial applications have been decided in Kildare County Council

85% granted

of 607 commercial applications granted, refused or part-granted by Kildare County Council, 2016–2026.

The same category nationally: 88%14,381
All categories in Kildare County Council: 81%11,885

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
2 Whitethorn Grove, Celbridge, Kildare	Jul 2025	€536,000	111 m
127 Dara Court, Celbridge, Kildare	Dec 2025	€462,000	114 m
67 Dara Court, Celbridge, Kildarenot full market price	Aug 2025	€235,000	135 m
6 Beatty Park, Celbridge, Co Kildare	Jun 2025	€496,000	201 m
54 Dara Court, Celbridge, Kildare	Jul 2025	€432,000	242 m
42 Beatty Park, Celbridge, Co Kildare	Dec 2025	€450,000	245 m
12 The Drive, Grattan Park, Celbridgeprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€440,528	280 m
16 Castletown Grove, Celbridge, Kildare	Apr 2026	€500,000	287 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.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received26 August 2016
Decision due20 October 2016
Decision issued20 October 2016
Appeal submitted15 November 2016
Appeal decided29 March 2017
Permission expiry28 March 2022

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