land adjacent to Mace Service Station, Lodge Park, Station Road Straffan
Demolition of derelict structures and construction of a mixed-use block and 15 houses.
171062 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 25 September 2017
- Reference
- 171062
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 September 2017
- Residential units
- 20
- Floor area
- 1774.9 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves clearing derelict structures to build a two-storey mixed-use block containing 3 ground-floor retail units and 5 apartments. The wider development will also deliver 15 houses, 5 additional apartments, and associated parking and access.
- Storeys
- 2
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
Removal of existing derelict structures, construction of 2 storey mixed use block with 3 no. Retail units on the ground floor and bin store and 5 no. Of apartments on the first floor, all with terraces facing east. The overall development will consist of 1 no. 4 bedroom 2 storey detached house, 10 no. 2 storey 3 bedroom semi-detached houses and 4 no. 2 bedroom 2 storey terraced houses, 4 no. 1 bedroom apartments and 1 no. 2 bedroom apartment, provision of 16 car parking spaces, new vehicular / pedestrian entrances from station road and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate village centre uses including residential, commercial, office and civic use.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 The Beeches, Straffan, Kildare | Jun 2025 | €750,000 | 326 m |
| 4 The Beeches, New Rd, Straffan | Apr 2025 | €855,000 | 331 m |
| 567a St Brigids Terrace, Straffan, Kildarenot full market price | Apr 2025 | €200,000 | 332 m |
| 30 Straffan Gate, Straffan, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €550,000 | 394 m |
| 26 The Beeches, New Rd, Straffan Kildare | Jan 2025 | €895,000 | 406 m |
| 62 Straffan Gate, Straffan, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €600,000 | 428 m |
| 21 The Beeches, New Rd, Straffan | Apr 2025 | €565,000 | 439 m |
| 21 Straffan Gate, Straffan, Kildare | Jan 2026 | €450,000 | 472 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 received25 September 2017
In the area
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An additional dwelling unit to the south of existing grant of planning permission (Kildare County Council…
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