Dunlea's, Naas Road, Kilcullen
Demolition of a car showroom and workshop to build a new showroom, workshop, and offices.
17773 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 4 July 2017
- Reference
- 17773
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 July 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal involves the demolition of the existing car showroom, workshop, canopy, and fuel dispensers in Kilcullen. It will be replaced by a new showroom, workshop, and offices across ground and mezzanine levels, alongside site alterations and new signage.
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 the existing car showroom and workshop, also the removal of the existing canopy and fuel dispensers, and construction of new showrooms and ancillary accommodation, to include the following (a) construction of a new showrooms to include entrance lobby, display area, offices and ancillary accommodation, also workshop / service area all at ground floor level (b) new offices, staff areas and parts store at mezzanine / first floor level (c) also alterations to the site to include removal of one of the existing entrances, provision of additional external storage and display areas, new totem signs, general signage along with all associated site development and facilitating works
The historical record
How commercial applications have been decided in Kildare County Council
85% granted
of 607 commercial applications granted, refused or part-granted by Kildare County Council, 2016–2026.
- The same category nationally
- 88%14,381
- 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 provide for general development.”
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Kilcullen Settlement Plan (2025–2029). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 Laurel Wood, Kilcullen, Kildare | May 2025 | €400,000 | 208 m |
| 44 Laurel Wood, Kilcullen, Kildare | May 2026 | €407,000 | 229 m |
| 22 Esker Lea, Kilcullen, Kildare | Aug 2025 | €600,000 | 308 m |
| 27 Hillcrest, Kilcullen, Kildare | Feb 2026 | €415,000 | 314 m |
| 24 Hillcrest, Kilcullen, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €430,000 | 342 m |
| 38 Hermitage Park, Naas Rd, Kilcullen | Mar 2025 | €364,000 | 355 m |
| Naas Rd, Kilcullen, Kildare | Mar 2025 | €530,000 | 355 m |
| 10 Bishop Rogan Park, Kilcullen, Co Kildare | Jun 2025 | €285,000 | 380 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 received4 July 2017
- Further information requested28 August 2017
- Further information received1 February 2018
- Decision due28 February 2018
- Decision issued27 February 2018
- Grant issued30 April 2018
- Permission expiry29 April 2023
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- Awaiting decision120 m away
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