ESB Telecoms Ltd communication compound, ESB Former Shop, Main Street
Continued use of an existing 30-metre-high mobile phone mast in Leixlip for 18 months.
171123 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 10 October 2017
- Reference
- 171123
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 October 2017
Summary
AI-generatedESB Telecoms Ltd is seeking permission for the continued use of an existing 30-metre-high free-standing monopole communication structure. The temporary extension is requested for a period of 18 months at the former ESB shop compound on Main Street.
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 continued use of the existing 30 metre high, free standing monopole communication structure, for a period of 18 months, carrying antennae and dishes, enclosed within an existing 2.4 metre high palisade compound, previously granted temporary permission under planning register ref. 15/334 (an bord pleanala pl 09.245086)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Town Centres.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Leixlip LAP 2020-2023 (2020–2026). 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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle House, 1 Main St, Leixlip | Dec 2025 | €857,143 | 89 m |
| Apt 9., Liffey View, Caslt Court Leixlip | Oct 2025 | €104,000 | 144 m |
| Apt 12 Liffey View Apartments, Main Street, Leixlip | May 2026 | €196,000 | 150 m |
| 1-7 Hill View, Captain's Hill, Leixlipprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €2,577,982 | 170 m |
| 703 St Marys Park, Leixlip, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €425,100 | 180 m |
| 12 Rye River Close, Leixlip, Kildare | Jan 2025 | €446,000 | 209 m |
| 13 Riverdale, Leixlip Kildare, Kildare | May 2025 | €601,111 | 212 m |
| 69 Riverdale, Leixlip, County Kildare | Oct 2025 | €531,000 | 217 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received10 October 2017
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
The continued use of the existing 30 metre high, free standing monopole communication structure, for a period…
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