Firmount Cross, Clane, Co. Kildare.
Change of use of a house and outbuildings to a craft shop, café, and pet farm in Clane.
17115 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 6 February 2017
- Reference
- 17115
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 6 February 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project proposes a change of use from a residential house, former post house, and agricultural outbuildings to an artisan craft shop, café, organic food outlet, and pet farm. It includes alterations to outbuildings for a new roof and orangery, a new entrance, parking, and a play area.
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
(a) change of use from residential house/former post house and agricultural outbuildings to artisan/craft shop/display rooms, café/organic food outlet and pet farm. (b) alterations to northwestern and southeastern elevations of existing outbuilding/proposed café/organic food outlet to include for new roof and orangery. (c) relocation and construction of new site entrance, access road, provision of parking spaces, children’s play area and patio. (d) new treatment system and percolation area along with all associated site development and facilitating works
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firmount, Clane, Kildare | Jun 2025 | €790,000 | 40 m |
| Firmount, Clane, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €150,000 | 252 m |
| Firmount, Clane, Kildarenot full market price | Mar 2025 | €210,000 | 429 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 received6 February 2017
In the area
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- RefusedAt this site
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Firmount Cross , Clane , Co. Kildare
17207KildareLodged 27 Feb 2017Change of use
- Refused60 m away
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- Refused80 m away
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171262KildareLodged 10 Nov 2017New dwelling
- Refused80 m away
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18979KildareLodged 13 Aug 2018New dwelling
- Refused120 m away
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171193KildareLodged 25 Oct 2017New dwelling
- Refused120 m away
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18377KildareLodged 6 Apr 2018New dwelling
- Granted120 m away
A new agricultural entrance to be located on the L2002 road, to give access to the site for maintenance
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2460067KildareLodged 31 Jan 2024Agricultural
- Refused130 m away
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Firmount West , Clane , Co. Kildare.
181429KildareLodged 26 Nov 2018New dwelling
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