M4 Motorway to the north Ballygoran Road to the south, Maynooth Business Campus to the west & east, off R406 Straffan Road
Construction of a large 3 and 4-storey office building with a basement car park.
181382 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 15 November 2018
- Reference
- 181382
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 November 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a 12,641 sqm office building made of two blocks with a central glazed atrium, solar panels, and a basement car park. The project also includes minor amendments to previously approved parking, landscaping, and infrastructure.
- Storeys
- 4
- Floor area
- 12,641 m²
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 proposed development will consist of the construction of 1 no. 3 and 4 storey office building consisting of 2 no. Blocks with a central glazed atrium area and a screened plant area, solar panels and equipment at roof level, providing a total gfa of 12,641m2. The proposed road infrastructure, and site services as per the previously approved ref. Ref 99/2073. Minor amendments to reg. Ref. 99/2073 to include rearrangement of previously approved parking, the addition of 12 no. Total car parking spaces, 200 no. Cycles parking spaces, landscaping consisting of new tree planting, and grass planting, public lighting, and footpaths, esb substation and switch room, and all associated site and infrastructural works. Revised by significant further information consisting of: provision of a basement level car park (131 no spaces), access ramp and consequent revisions to the ground floor layout, site layout plans and minor amendments to the rear elevation.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for new and existing industrial, office park and warehouse development.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses
Objective set by the Maynooth and Environs Joint Local Area Plan 2025 - 2031 (2025–2031). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 The Walk, Mullen Park, Maynoothprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €524,229 | 313 m |
| 51 The Walk, Mullen Park, Maynoothprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €537,445 | 313 m |
| 53 The Walk, Mullen Park, Maynoothprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €528,634 | 314 m |
| 47 The Walk, Mullen Park, Maynoothprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €511,013 | 314 m |
| 55 The Walk, Mullen Park, Maynoothprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €515,418 | 314 m |
| 57 The Walk, Mullen Park, Maynoothprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €511,013 | 314 m |
| 41 The Walk, Mullen Park, Maynoothprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €585,903 | 315 m |
| 45 The Walk, Mullen Park, Maynoothprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €524,229 | 315 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 received15 November 2018
- Further information requested15 January 2019
- Further information received18 April 2019
- Decision due15 May 2019
- Decision issued15 May 2019
- Appeal submitted10 June 2019
- Appeal decided14 October 2019
- Permission expiry13 October 2024
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