St. Mary's GAA Grounds, Green Lane, Leixlip
Development of a new all-weather GAA pitch with floodlights, a hurling wall, viewing platform, car park, and retention of a changing room building.
17173 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 21 February 2017
- Reference
- 17173
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 February 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project at St. Mary's GAA Grounds involves replacing an existing grass pitch with a 140x80m all-weather pitch, installing new and repositioned floodlights, and building a 30m hurling wall. It also includes a 50m viewing platform, a new car park, a looped walkway, and retention permission for an existing 82sqm changing room building.
- Floor area
- 82 m²
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
Development consisting of the following: 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 with porous asphalt to the west of the wall; 50m long viewing platform to the west of the proposed pitch with porous asphalt access to the east of the platform; hardstanding car park area to west of site; 2m wide hardstanding looped walkway to the west, south and east 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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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 Beech Park, Easton Rd, Leixlip | Jul 2025 | €276,000 | 82 m |
| 49 Beech Park Wood, Beech Park, Leixlip | Dec 2025 | €355,000 | 103 m |
| 53 Beechpark Wood, Leixlip, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €168,000 | 103 m |
| Apt 38, Beech Park Wood, Beech Park | Aug 2025 | €277,500 | 112 m |
| 26 Beech Park Wood, Beech Park, Leixlip | Mar 2025 | €335,000 | 138 m |
| 23 Beechpark Wood, Easton Rd, Leixlip | Oct 2025 | €360,000 | 138 m |
| 67 Beech Park, Leixlip, Co Kildare | Dec 2025 | €420,250 | 155 m |
| 25 Beechpark Wood, Leixlip, Co Kildare | Jul 2025 | €275,000 | 155 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 received21 February 2017
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