Rathangan Demesne, Rathangan, Co. Kildare.
Construction of a new 96-bed nursing home in Rathangan.
17215 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 1 March 2017
- Reference
- 17215
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 March 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development consists of a new 96-bed nursing home including a service wing, staff facilities, kitchen, chapel, library, and offices. It also includes dementia-friendly gardens, a new entrance road from the R401, and a sewage pumping station.
- Residential units
- 96
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 96 bed nursing home including service wing for heating, electric power and water services, also staff facilities, laundry facilities, kitchen/dining room, chapel, library, offices and day rooms, enclosed service yard, a new entrance/access road from the r401 kildare/rathangan public road, a sewage pumping station connected to local authority system. Car parking facilities for staff and visitors, dementia friendly gardens, a service road to include access to lands to rear of site and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for community and educational facilities.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Rathangan (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 352 Bonaghmore, Rathangan, County Kildare | Dec 2025 | €352,000 | 267 m |
| 12 Doorley Court, Rathangan, Kildare | Jul 2025 | €320,000 | 373 m |
| 18 Doorley Park, Rathangan, Kildare | May 2026 | €310,000 | 447 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 received1 March 2017
- Further information requested24 April 2017
- Further information received16 October 2017
- Decision due12 November 2017
- Decision issued10 November 2017
- Appeal submitted14 December 2017
- Appeal decided2 May 2018
- Permission expiry1 May 2023
In the area
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