Main Street, Clane, Co. Kildare
Conversion of first-floor offices into four apartments with a roof height increase.
181115 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 12 September 2018
- Reference
- 181115
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 September 2018
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 216 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves retention permission for changing the first floor of a mixed-use building from offices to four apartments. It also includes permission to increase the roof height by approximately 1 metre, alter windows, build a rear balcony, and enclose fire escape stairs.
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
(a) retention permission for the change of use of existing first floor of existing detached two storey mixed use building from office use to residential use. (b) retention permission sought for the subdivision of existing first floor area into 4 no. One bedroom apartments with permission to amend the existing internal layout. (c) permission to amend the existing first floor window arrangement of the first floor element that addresses the main street and permission to install a new first floor window on the western gable . (d) permission for the construction of a rear balcony to first floor level. (e) permission for installation of two no. Ground floor windows in the east elevation and north elevation. (f) permission for the enclosure of 2 no. Existing fire escape external stairwells. Permission for the provision of car parking spaces and public open space for the occupants of the apartments to the rear of the existing building and all associated site works. Revised by significant further information consisting of; replacement of existing roof with a new roof including an increased ridge height by 1 metre approximately, to allow for the reconfiguration of the existing first floor and a new second floor apartment (in new roof space), consisting in the provision of 4 no. Apartments (2 no one bedroom and 2 no two bedroom over first and second floors), proposed balconies to the front façade addressing main street, a new two storey extension to the rear and all associated site work.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Churchfield, Clane, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €550,000 | 48 m |
| 28 Churchfield, Clane, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €385,000 | 79 m |
| 20 Churchfield, Clane, Co Kildare | Jan 2025 | €347,000 | 105 m |
| 22 Churchfields, Clane, Kildare | Jan 2025 | €370,000 | 118 m |
| 16 Liffey Court, Clane, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €175,000 | 156 m |
| 7 Churchfield, Clane, Kildare | Mar 2026 | €360,000 | 175 m |
| 1 Central Park Way, Clane, Kildare | Feb 2025 | €620,000 | 180 m |
| 14 The Grange, Yew Tree Square, Prosperous Road | Sept 2025 | €312,000 | 181 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 received12 September 2018
- Further information requested6 November 2018
- Further information received3 April 2019
- Decision due20 May 2019
- Decision issued20 May 2019
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