Johnstown, Naas, Co. Kildare.
Amendments to a permitted housing development in Johnstown, including house type changes and a new services enclosure.
181306 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 26 October 2018
- Reference
- 181306
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 October 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal seeks to amend a previously permitted residential development. It includes changing the house types of four units, constructing a services enclosure, providing a recessed ESB substation, and reconfiguring side boundary walls to increase rear garden widths.
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
- An amendment to a previously permitted residential development under an bord pleanála ref. Pl09.248488 (kildare county council ref. 16/833) comprising a change of permitted house types of unit nos. 11, 12, 43 and 44 from type d
- 3 bed units to type a
- 3 bed units. The proposed development also includes the construction of a services enclosure in the north-western corner of the site, the provision of a recessed esb substation to the rear of unit nos. 52 and 39 and associated reconfiguration of the side boundary walls, increasing the rear garden widths, together with all associated site and development works
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 - Johnstown (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Furness Manor, Johnstown, Kildare | Feb 2025 | €815,000 | 120 m |
| Apt 17 Broadfield Close, Broadfield, Rathcoolenot full market price | May 2025 | €280,000 | 255 m |
| 26 The Crescent, Johnstown Manor, Johnstown | Nov 2025 | €625,000 | 318 m |
| 27 The Crescent, Stonehaven, Blessington Roadprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €541,850 | 328 m |
| 18 Johnstown Gardens, Johnstown, Naas | Dec 2025 | €312,000 | 332 m |
| 18 Johnstown Gardens, Johnstown, Naas | Apr 2026 | €585,000 | 332 m |
| 5 St Johns Dr, Johnstown, Kildare | Feb 2025 | €1,050,000 | 407 m |
| 29 The Green, Johnstown Manor, Johnstown | Feb 2025 | €740,000 | 438 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 received26 October 2018
- Further information requested14 December 2018
- Further information received24 January 2019
- Decision due20 February 2019
- Decision issued19 February 2019
- Grant issued2 April 2019
- Permission expiry1 April 2024
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