Claregate Street, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare
Change of use from a retail shop to a coffee shop and café on the ground floor in Kildare Town.
171165 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 18 October 2017
- Reference
- 171165
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 October 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for a change of use from retail to a coffee shop/café on the ground floor of an existing building. The development will include all associated alterations and ancillary works.
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
Change of use from retail to coffee shop/café on the ground floor of the existing building, all associated alterations and all ancillary works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of the town centre.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 2, Ladbrokes Building, Claregate St | Dec 2025 | €149,000 | 42 m |
| 1 Fircastle Lane, Kildare, Kildare | Oct 2025 | €310,000 | 66 m |
| 2 Cathedral Court, Kildare, Kildare | Jun 2026 | €220,500 | 70 m |
| 1 Cleamore Terrace, Cleamore Road, Kildare | Jun 2026 | €482,000 | 76 m |
| Apt 35, Claregate Court, Main St | Jan 2026 | €218,000 | 81 m |
| 26 Claregate Court, Kildare, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €196,000 | 81 m |
| 17 Claregate Street, Main Street, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €257,000 | 81 m |
| 10 Claregate Court, Claregate St, Kildare | May 2026 | €235,000 | 81 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 received18 October 2017
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