Former St. Vincent De Paul Shop, 8 Chapel Street, Ballymore Eustace
Conversion of a former shop in Ballymore Eustace into a café and deli with outdoor seating.
17725 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 20 June 2017
- Reference
- 17725
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 June 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to change the use of a former St. Vincent De Paul shop to a café and deli with wine sales. Works include demolishing a rear storage block, building a new toilet and storage area, and creating an external seating area with a canopy.
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Official record
Development description
(a) change of use from existing established retail / commercial use to café / deli with ancillary retail provision for consumption of hot and cold food and drinks on and off the premises (b) demolition of the existing rear return storage and toilet block, (c) construction of new toilet block and storage area to rear, (d) new external seating area to rear with fixed canopy over, (e) demolitions and alterations to rear roof profile, (f) new windows and doors throughout and provision of new roof lights, (g) provision for the sale of wine on the premises, (h) new signage to front façade and associated lighting, and (i) all ancillary and associated works as maybe required.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate village centre uses including residential, commercial, office and civic use.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Ballymore Eustace (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parish Room, Chapel Street, Ballymore Eustace | May 2025 | €297,000 | 13 m |
| Chapel St, Ballymore Eustace, Co Kildare | Feb 2025 | €385,000 | 45 m |
| No8 Chapel St, Ballymore Eustace, Kildare | Mar 2025 | €249,950 | 58 m |
| 2 Chapel Street, Ballymore Eustace, Co. Kildare | Jun 2026 | €345,000 | 101 m |
| Main Street, Ballymore Eustace, Co Kildare | Jun 2026 | €335,000 | 187 m |
| Apartment 2, The Anvil, Balymore Eustacenot full market price | Dec 2025 | €180,000 | 226 m |
| Apartment 3, The Anvil, Ballymore Eustace | Dec 2025 | €180,000 | 226 m |
| Culmor, Main Street, Ballymore | Nov 2025 | €750,000 | 253 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 received20 June 2017
- Further information requested14 August 2017
- Application withdrawn5 April 2018
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