St. Mary's GAA Grounds, Green Lane, Leixlip
New all-weather GAA pitch, lighting, hurling wall, viewing platform, and retention of a changing room building in Leixlip.
17114 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 6 February 2017
- Reference
- 17114
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 6 February 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a new 140x80m all-weather GAA pitch to replace a grass pitch, new and repositioned lighting columns, a 30m hurling wall, a 50m viewing platform, and a car park. Retention is also sought for an existing 82sqm single-storey changing room building.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 82 m²
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Official record
Development description
Development consisting of: 140 x 80m all-weather gaa pitch to replace an existing grass pitch, all fencing and ball stop netting; 3 no. 18.3m high lighting columns to the west of the proposed pitch; the minor repositioning of 3 no. Existing 21.3m high lighting columns to the east of the proposed pitch with additional pole top luminaires; 30m long 5m high hurling wall located on the western side of the proposed pitch; 50m long viewing platform to the west of the proposed pitch; hardstanding car park area to west of site; 2m wide hardstanding looped walkway to the west and south of the site; all associated site works. Retention is sought for an existing single storey building (82sqm) comprising of 3 no. Changing rooms, a boiler room, a store room and wc,
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for open space, amenity and recreation provision.”
National zoning type: Active open space
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 202 Beechpark, Leixlip, Co Kildare | Jul 2025 | €522,016 | 121 m |
| 55 Rinawade Vale, Leixlip, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €525,000 | 124 m |
| 206 Beechpark, Leixlip, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €550,000 | 145 m |
| 153 Beechpark, Leixlipprice excludes VAT | Jan 2010 | €265,000 | 154 m |
| 258 Beechpark, Leixlip, Kildare | Jan 2026 | €622,000 | 159 m |
| 164 Beech Park, Leixlip, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €510,000 | 172 m |
| 34 Rinawade Lawns, Leixlip, Kildare | Jul 2025 | €333,000 | 179 m |
| 143 Beech Park, Easton Rd, Leixlip | Mar 2025 | €455,000 | 194 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received6 February 2017
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