Ridgewood Manor, Melitta Road, Kildare
Revised layout for 63 houses to replace 67 previously approved units, reducing the overall estate size to 101 homes.
17209 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 27 February 2017
- Reference
- 17209
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 February 2017
- Residential units
- 63
- Floor area
- 7757 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes a revised site layout for 63 houses consisting of detached, semi-detached, and dormer designs. These will replace 67 previously approved houses, reducing the overall estate size from 105 to 101 units, and includes a single-storey crèche and revised infrastructure.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Revised site layout to provide 63 no. Houses consisting of 1 no. Two-storey three bedroom detached house 50 no. Two storey three bedroom semi-detached houses in three designs and 12 no. Semi-detached four bedroom two storey dormer houses. These will replace 67 no. Previously approved houses (reg. Ref. 06/1697 and extended by permission reg. Ref. 13/250 reducing the total number of proposed houses from 105 to 101 units with a single storey crèche and for all associated revisions to parking, internal roads, new boundary walls and footpaths and services on and over land all at 4.04 ha site (application site area is 3.7 ha) known as ridgewood manor
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the amenity of established residential communities and promote sustainable intensification”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 Ridgewood Manor, Melitta Road, Kildare | Feb 2025 | €470,000 | 43 m |
| 4 Ridgewood Manor, Melitta Road, Kildare | Mar 2025 | €480,000 | 94 m |
| 25 Ridgewood Manor, Melitta Road, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €495,000 | 96 m |
| 64 Ridgewood Manor, Melitta Road, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €480,000 | 122 m |
| 2 Curragh Plains, Kildare, Kildare | Feb 2026 | €405,000 | 275 m |
| 2 Curragh Plains, Kildare, Kildare | Feb 2026 | €689,920 | 275 m |
| 23 Curragh Plains, Kildare Town, Kildare | May 2025 | €323,000 | 346 m |
| 51 Melitta Park, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €445,000 | 357 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 received27 February 2017
- Decision due23 April 2017
- Decision issued21 April 2017
- Grant issued9 June 2017
- Permission expiry8 June 2022
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