Morell Centre, Morell Manor, Naas
Conversion of three retail units into a single crèche with an outdoor play area in Naas.
17697 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 14 June 2017
- Reference
- 17697
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 June 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of three retail units to a single crèche, including internal and external modifications. It also includes removing five parking spaces to create a secure external play area, reconfiguring the car park, and erecting boundary walls and railings.
- Residential unit
- 1
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
Change of use of 3 number retail units to 1 number crèche, including modifications to the internal layout and side and rear external elevations. The removal of 5 number car parking spaces to the rear of the site, removal of external bin enclosure wall and construction of 1.8m high wall to facilitate creation of a secure external play area to the side and rear of the site. Reconfiguration of the existing car park to include the provision of 2 number additional parking spaces, the erection of a 1 metre railing to the top of the 0.8metre high eastern boundary wall, and all associated site works.
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 Naas Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027 (2021–2028). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1 Apt 2 And Apt 3, Morrell Center Naas, Co Kildare | Aug 2025 | €450,000 | 4 m |
| 319 Morell Ave, Naas, Kildarenot full market price | Mar 2025 | €380,000 | 46 m |
| 329 Morell Ave, Naas, Kildare | May 2025 | €390,000 | 57 m |
| 348 Morell Ave, Naas, Kildare | Oct 2025 | €450,000 | 79 m |
| 355 Morell Ave, Naas, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €460,000 | 91 m |
| 237 Morell Dale, Naas, Kildare | Apr 2026 | €475,000 | 108 m |
| 302 Morell Grove, Naas, Kildare | Oct 2025 | €455,000 | 128 m |
| 379 Morell Court, Naas, Kildarenot full market price | Apr 2026 | €40,000 | 129 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 received14 June 2017
- Further information requested8 August 2017
- Further information received19 September 2017
- Decision due16 October 2017
- Decision issued16 October 2017
- Grant issued27 November 2017
- Permission expiry26 November 2022
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201551KildareLodged 17 Dec 2020Change of use
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
For change of use of Unit 2 and Unit 3 to coffee shop for sale of hot food, cold food and no- alcoholic…
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24276KildareLodged 3 Sept 2024Retention
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- GrantedAt this site
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1675KildareLodged 2 Feb 2016Extension
- Granted90 m away
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1914KildareLodged 10 Jan 2019Extension
- Granted90 m away
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