Townlands of Kildare and Whitesland East, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare
Construction of 74 houses with public open space and a playground in Kildare Town.
171018 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 8 September 2017
- Reference
- 171018
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 September 2017
- Residential units
- 74
- Floor area
- 117195 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of 74 dwellings comprising detached and semi-detached houses of two and three storeys. The project includes private and public open space with a playground, a new vehicular entrance, and associated site works on a 5.49-hectare site.
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
- The development will consist of 74 no. Dwellings (comprising of 17 no. 4 bed, 3 storey detached dwellings; 21 no. 4 bed, 2 storey detached dwellings; 15 no. 3 bed, 2 storey semi-detached dwellings (with garden sheds) and 21 no. 4 bed, 3 storey semi-detached dwellings), private open space, car parking, public open space (with playground facility), new vehicular entrance and all associated site development works including pumping station, landscaping and boundary treatment on lands measuring approximately 5.49 hectares east of the r415. Revised by significant further information consisting of; revised site layout with all associated site works. The number of dwellings proposed will remain the same at 74 (comprising of 6no. 4 bed, 3 storey detached dwellings; 8 no. 4 bed, 2 storey detached dwellings
- No 3 bed 2 storey semi detached dwellings (with garden sheds) and 41 no. 4 bed, 3 storey semi-detached dwellings). The proposed pumping station is omitted
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for new residential development.”
National zoning type: New/proposed residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Whitesland, Rathbride Road, Kildare Townprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €440,529 | 185 m |
| 15 Whitesland, Rathbride Roadprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €440,529 | 219 m |
| 46 Cloghgarrett Abbey, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €215,000 | 289 m |
| 22 Cloghgarret Abbey, Rathbride Road, Kildare Town | Apr 2025 | €360,000 | 317 m |
| 25 Ridgewood Manor, Melitta Road, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €495,000 | 323 m |
| Apt 30 - Cloghgarret Abbey, Rathbride Road, Kildare | Jan 2025 | €220,000 | 329 m |
| 17 Whitesland, Rathbride Road, Kildareprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €440,529 | 331 m |
| 16 Whitesland, Rathbride Roadprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €541,850 | 331 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 September 2017
- Further information requested2 November 2017
- Further information received19 January 2018
- Decision due28 February 2018
- Decision issued22 February 2018
- Grant issued27 April 2018
- Permission expiry26 April 2023
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