Greenhills, Kill, Co. Kildare.
Installation of eight 16-metre high lighting columns and a generator at a sports pitch.
181071 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 31 August 2018
- Reference
- 181071
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 31 August 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project proposes the provision of eight 16-metre high lighting columns and fittings to the middle pitch. It also includes a new diesel generator and bunded fuel tank in a 3-metre high fenced compound, alongside a 2.5-metre wide emergency access track.
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 provision of 8 number, 16mt high lighting columns and fittings to the middle pitch, a new diesel generator and bunded fuel tank to be located adjacent to the senior pitch in a 3mt high fenced compound, along with the provision of a 2.5mt width emergency access track, and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for open space, amenity and recreation provision.”
National zoning type: Active open space
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Kill (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Embassy Manor, Kill, Kildare | Oct 2025 | €305,000 | 88 m |
| 43 Embassy Manor, Kill, Kildarenot full market price | Jun 2026 | €90,000 | 96 m |
| 72 Embassy Manor, Kill, Kildare | Jun 2025 | €407,500 | 166 m |
| 62 Embassy Manor, Kill, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €131,410 | 167 m |
| 52 Newtown Avenue, The Meadows, Kill | Jul 2026 | €436,000 | 194 m |
| 60 Hartwell Green, Kill, Naas | Sept 2025 | €455,000 | 203 m |
| 2 The Meadows, Newtown Manor, Kill | Sept 2025 | €510,000 | 206 m |
| 12 Embassy Manor, Kill, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €410,000 | 208 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 received31 August 2018
- Further information requested25 October 2018
- Further information received11 February 2019
- Decision due10 March 2019
- Decision issued7 March 2019
- Grant issued29 April 2019
- Permission expiry28 April 2024
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