Station Road, Newbridge, Co. Kildare.
Construction of two 16.2-metre electrical pylons in Newbridge.
17614 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 25 May 2017
- Reference
- 17614
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 May 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves erecting two electrical pylons up to 16.2 metres high to facilitate the transition of ESB wires from underground to overhead. This infrastructure supports a previously approved development on the 7.15-hectare site.
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
For the construction of 2 no. Maximum 38kv electrical pylons, 16.2metres in height, to facilitate the undergrounding to overhead esb wires crossing the site and allow for the development previously approved under planning reference 16/1013on this c. 7.15ha site bounded by the meadows and morristown wood to the north, newbridge railway line to the south, newbridge town football grounds to the east, and agricultural lands to the west in the townlands of morristownbiller and cornelscourt,
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Morristown Crescent, Station Road, Newbridge | Feb 2026 | €500,000 | 47 m |
| 15 Morristown Cresent, The Paddocks, Station Road | Mar 2026 | €441,000 | 77 m |
| Apartment 7, Block A, The Paddocksprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €437,885 | 90 m |
| 3 Morristown Crescent, The Paddocks, Station Road | Oct 2025 | €410,000 | 99 m |
| 17 The Elders, Pierce Park, Station Roadprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €308,326 | 106 m |
| 18 The Elder, Pierce Park, Station Roadprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €370,044 | 112 m |
| 5 The Elder Pierce Park, Station Road, Newbridgeprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €308,326 | 112 m |
| 20 The Elder, Pierce Park, Newbridgeprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €376,652 | 112 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 received25 May 2017
- Further information requested19 July 2017
- Further information received25 August 2017
- Decision due21 September 2017
- Decision issued13 September 2017
- Grant issued26 October 2017
- Permission expiry25 October 2022
In the area
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- Refused60 m away
Completion of Phases 2 and 3 of previously approved mixed residential development (Prev Reg Refs 11/624and…
site bounded by , The Meadows and Morristown Wood to the North , Newbridge railway line to the south
16649KildareLodged 22 Jun 2016Housing estate
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161266KildareLodged 7 Dec 2016Apartments
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