53 Oaklawn, Leixlip, Co.Kildare
Demolition of a converted garage to split the site and build a new two-bedroom detached house.
181169 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 25 September 2018
- Reference
- 181169
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 September 2018
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 113.51 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant plans to remove an existing converted garage to subdivide the site at 53 Oaklawn. This will facilitate the construction of a new part two-storey, part single-storey detached two-bedroom house, alongside a new vehicular entrance and garden stores.
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Official record
Development description
Removal of the existing converted garage to the northern side of no. 53 oaklawn to facilitate the sub-division of the site currently occupied by no. 53 oaklawn into two sites and the construction on the corner site to the northern side of no. 53 of a part two storey and part single storey detached pitched roof two bedroomed dwelling house including roof windows to be known as 53a oaklawn. Other proposed associated developments include minor alterations to ground floor doors and windows of no. 53, the construction of new vehicular and pedestrian entrance from the public footpath and roadway to service no. 53, new garden walls between the two properties, pedestrian entrances in existing garden walls to service no. 53a and, the construction of semi-detached single storey pitched roofed garden stores in the rear gardens of nos. 53 and 53a
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the amenity of established residential communities and promote sustainable intensification.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
Objective set by the Leixlip LAP 2020-2023 (2020–2026). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 Oaklawn Est, Leixlip, Co Kildare | Jun 2026 | €500,000 | 80 m |
| 120 Oaklawn West, Leixlip, Kildare | Mar 2025 | €460,000 | 85 m |
| 125 Oaklawn West, Leixlip, Kildare | Jun 2026 | €525,000 | 127 m |
| 10 Oaklawn Close, Leixlip, Kildare | Mar 2026 | €450,000 | 128 m |
| 9 Oaklawn, Leixlip, Kildare | Mar 2025 | €417,000 | 153 m |
| 132 Oaklawn West, Leixlip, Kildare | Apr 2026 | €525,000 | 154 m |
| 35 Cedar Park, Leixlip, Kildare | Jun 2026 | €355,000 | 224 m |
| 49 Cedar Park, Leixlip, Co Kildare | Sept 2025 | €430,500 | 225 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 received25 September 2018
- Decision due19 November 2018
- Decision issued16 November 2018
- Grant issued5 February 2019
- Permission expiry4 February 2024
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