Academy Street, DRIug, Kildare
Installation of a 3-metre-high relief vent stack for an existing below-ground natural gas pressure reduction unit.
16939 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 2 September 2016
- Reference
- 16939
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 September 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application is for the installation of a 3-metre-high 'lamp post' style relief vent stack. This will service an existing below-ground natural gas pressure reduction unit, including all ancillary services.
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 install a 3m high 'lamp post' style relief vent stack servicing the existing below ground natural gas pressure reduction unit with all ancillary services and associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of the town centre.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Grey Abbey Court, Grey Abbey Rd, Kildare Town | Nov 2025 | €330,500 | 29 m |
| Apt. 2 - Abbeyview, Kildare Town, Co Kildare | Mar 2025 | €132,500 | 37 m |
| Apt.1 - Abbeyview, Kildare Town, Co Kildare | Mar 2025 | €132,500 | 37 m |
| Ounavarra, Tully Rd, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €400,000 | 162 m |
| Apt 35, Claregate Court, Main St | Jan 2026 | €218,000 | 175 m |
| 26 Claregate Court, Kildare, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €196,000 | 175 m |
| 17 Claregate Street, Main Street, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €257,000 | 175 m |
| 10 Claregate Court, Claregate St, Kildare | May 2026 | €235,000 | 175 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 received2 September 2016
- Decision due27 October 2016
- Decision issued26 October 2016
- Grant issued5 December 2016
- Permission expiry4 December 2021
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