Donoghys Motors, Church Square, Ballymore Eustace
Demolition of a garage and construction of nine detached houses in Ballymore Eustace.
17796 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 7 July 2017
- Reference
- 17796
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 7 July 2017
- Residential units
- 9
- Floor area
- 1674 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an existing garage and removal of a house foundation. It will be replaced by nine 4-bedroom, two-storey detached houses with off-street parking and a new cul-de-sac accessed from Bishops Lane.
- Storeys
- 2
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 demolition of existing garage, removal of existing house foundation, and the erection of 9 no. 4 bedroom, 2 storey, detached houses, off street parking, foul water to mains sewer, surface water to soakaways and all associated site works and including new cul-de-sac accessed from bishops lane
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve existing residential amenity, to provide for appropriate infill residential development and to provide for new and improved ancillary services.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plunkett Rd, Ballymore Eustace, Naas | Dec 2025 | €302,000 | 63 m |
| Ivy Cottage, Ballymore Eustace, County Kildare | Jul 2025 | €120,000 | 75 m |
| 5 Barrack St Close, Ballymore Eustace, Kildare | Mar 2025 | €425,000 | 160 m |
| 318 Barrack Street, Magee Quater, Kildareprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €418,502 | 206 m |
| 320 Barrack Street, Magee Quarter, Co Kildareprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €422,907 | 206 m |
| 317 Barrack Street, Magee Quarter, Kildareprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €422,907 | 206 m |
| Main Street, Ballymore Eustace, Co Kildare | Jun 2026 | €335,000 | 316 m |
| Doire Cloch, Bishopshill Rd, Ballymore Eustace | Nov 2025 | €450,000 | 348 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 received7 July 2017
- Decision due31 August 2017
- Decision issued31 August 2017
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