New Road, Straffan, Co. Kildare.
Extensions and alterations to a dormer bungalow in Straffan, including a new garage.
17420 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 18 April 2017
- Reference
- 17420
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 April 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 50 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project includes constructing one-and-a-half-storey front and rear extensions, a single-storey side extension, and two front dormer windows. It also involves demolishing the existing garage to build a replacement, erecting boundary walls, and retaining a rear concrete wall.
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) permission for the construction of one and half storey element front and rear extensions to existing dormer bungalow with permission for the construction of a single storey side extension, permission for minor internal works to existing dormer house layout including permission for alteration of doors and windows to all facades of the house. Permission to construct 2 no. Dormer windows to the front of existing dormer bungalow. (b) permission for the construction of a front boundary stone wall and timber post and rail fence with selected hedgerow planting. (c) permission for retention of existing rear concrete boundary wall. (d) permission to demolish existing domestic garage and permission to construct a replacement domestic garage and all associated site works
The historical record
How extensions have been decided in Kildare County Council
97% granted
of 2,915 extensions granted, refused or part-granted by Kildare County Council, 2016–2026.
- The same category nationally
- 95%68,719
- All categories in Kildare County Council
- 81%11,885
These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve existing residential amenity, to provide for appropriate infill residential development and to provide for new and improved ancillary services.”
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Straffan (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 567a St Brigids Terrace, Straffan, Kildarenot full market price | Apr 2025 | €200,000 | 63 m |
| 4 The Beeches, New Rd, Straffan | Apr 2025 | €855,000 | 79 m |
| 26 The Beeches, New Rd, Straffan Kildare | Jan 2025 | €895,000 | 85 m |
| 9 The Beeches, Straffan, Kildare | Jun 2025 | €750,000 | 133 m |
| 21 The Beeches, New Rd, Straffan | Apr 2025 | €565,000 | 137 m |
| 47 An Lumann, Straffan, Kildare | Aug 2025 | €450,000 | 237 m |
| 62 Straffan Gate, Straffan, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €600,000 | 279 m |
| 41 An Lumann, New Rd. Glebe, Straffan | Mar 2026 | €560,000 | 280 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 April 2017
- Further information requested12 June 2017
- Further information received28 June 2017
- Decision due25 July 2017
- Decision issued25 July 2017
- Grant issued29 August 2017
- Permission expiry28 August 2022
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