GrantedHousing estateDecided 4 September 2019

Southgreen Road Old Road Dunmurray Road, Southgreen, Kildare Town

Construction of a residential scheme of 99 homes, including 53 houses, 46 duplex apartments, and a childcare facility.

181026 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 23 August 2018

Reference: 181026
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 23 August 2018
Residential units: 99
Floor area: 11939.2 m²

Summary

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The proposed development comprises 99 dwelling units, consisting of 53 two-storey and dormer houses, and 46 apartments in four three-storey duplex buildings. The scheme also includes a one-to-two storey childcare facility, parking, bicycle shelters, and associated site works.

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development comprises a residential scheme of 99 no. Dwelling units in a mixture of 2 storey and 2 storey plus dormer houses and 3- storey duplex apartment buildings (gfa approx. 11,321.2m2 ); and provision of a 1-2 storey childcare facility ( gfa approx 393m2),including outdoor amenity space, 24 no. Car parking spaces, a bike shelter accommodating 10 no. Bicycle parking spaces, and a bin store (13sqm). The 53 no. Proposed houses shall comprise of 34 no. 2 storey 3- bedroom houses, 11 no. 2- storey 4-bedroom houses, and 8 no. 2- storey plus dormer 4-bedroom houses; 106 no. Car parking spaces provided on- curtilage. The 46 no proposed apartments accommodated in 4 no. 3 storey duplex apartment buildings, shall comprise of; 5 no. 1-bedroom units, 18 no. 2-bedroom units, and 23 no. 3-bedroom units; together with 84 no. Allocated and visitor car parking spaces, 5 no. Bin stores, and 7 no. Bike shelters accommodating 70 no. Bicycle parking spaces. The proposed development also comprises all ancillary site development works, landscaping and boundary treatment, including 2 no. Pedestrian / cyclist access points off dunmurray road, a pedestrian / cyclist access point off the proposed southern internal link road, and a pedestrian / cyclist access point off old road (4 no. Pedestrian/ cyclist entrances in total); public open space (approx. 1.38 ha); 2 no. Vehicular access points to serve the development are provided off dunmurray road ( opposite bishopsland ) and the proposed southern internal link road (between old road and dunmurray road); and undergrounding of existing electrical services. The proposed development shall also include the provision of the southern internal link road between southgreen road and dunmurray road, including junction upgrade works at southgreen road, old road and dunmurray road; provision of improvement works to dunmurray road from a point approximately 54m north of the junction with dunmurray court to a point approximately 95m north of the junction with crockanure avenue, to provide a pedestrian path and off-carriageway cycle path on western side of the road. Revised by significant further information consisting of;

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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“To provide for new residential development.”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

Objective set by the Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
25 Oak Church Drive, Oak Church, Kildareprice excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€374,449	20 m
26 Oak Church Drive, Oak Church, Kildareprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€352,423	22 m
16 Oak Church Drive, Oak Church, Kildareprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€352,423	22 m
unit 24 oak church drive, kildare, co kildareprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€405,000	22 m
22 Oak Church Drive, Oak Church, Kildareprice excludes VAT	Jan 2026	€338,767	27 m
20 Oak Church Drive, Kildare Townprice excludes VAT	Jan 2026	€356,828	27 m
4 Oak Church Drive, Kildare, Co Kildareprice excludes VAT	Jan 2026	€339,207	27 m
6 Oak Church Drive, Kildare Townprice excludes VAT	Jan 2026	€356,828	27 m

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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 received23 August 2018
Further information requested17 October 2018
Further information received8 August 2019
Decision due4 September 2019
Decision issued4 September 2019
Grant issued14 February 2020
Appeal submitted30 September 2019
Permission expiry13 February 2025

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