Bistro 53 Restaurant, Main Street & Pound Lane, Maynooth
Demolition of sheds for a new three-storey building with a restaurant and a three-bedroom apartment.
17671 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 8 June 2017
- Reference
- 17671
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 June 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 248 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves the demolition of unused sheds and the construction of a new three-storey building. It will feature a ground-floor restaurant and a three-bedroom apartment on the first and second floors with two balconies facing Pound Lane.
- Storeys
- 3
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
The demolition of existing unused sheds and the removal of existing gates at pound lane; a new 3 storey building with a ground floor restaurant with a new entrance onto pound lane, and associated accommodation; a 3 bedroom apartment on the first and second floors with 2 balconies on the second floor, an entrance off pound lane to the apartment, and all associated site works. The development will face onto pound lane, there is no work proposed to the existing bistro 53 restaurant facing onto main street
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of the town centre.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Maynooth and Environs Joint Local Area Plan 2025 - 2031 (2025–2031). 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
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Recent sales nearby
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 6 Pound Lane, Maynooth, Kildare | Jan 2025 | €200,000 | 80 m |
| 5 Pound Lane, Maynooth, Co Kildare | Jan 2025 | €200,000 | 86 m |
| 9 Double Lane, Maynooth, Kildarenot full market price | Jun 2025 | €235,000 | 95 m |
| 18 Leinster Cottages, Maynooth, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €375,000 | 128 m |
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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 received8 June 2017
- Decision due2 August 2017
- Decision issued2 August 2017
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