Gallowshill, Athy, Co. Kildare.
Extension of an existing car park to add car, truck, and bus parking, plus a children's play area and picnic amenity.
181485 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 10 December 2018
- Reference
- 181485
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 December 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves extending the existing car park in Athy to provide additional parking spaces for cars, trucks, and buses. It also includes the creation of a children's play area, a picnic amenity area, and associated drainage works.
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 extension to existing carpark, works to include: provision of additional car, truck and bus parking. Provision of a children's play area and picnic amenity area. All associated drainage and site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for industry, manufacturing, distribution and warehousing.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses
Objective set by the Athy Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027 (2021–2027). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 Gallow Hill, Kildare Road, Athy | Feb 2025 | €385,000 | 118 m |
| 17 Gallow Hill, Athy, Kildare | Jan 2025 | €370,000 | 162 m |
| 17 Shamrock Drive, Athy, County Kildare | Apr 2025 | €240,000 | 413 m |
| 20 Shamrock Dr, Athy, Kildare | Jun 2026 | €320,000 | 432 m |
| Trillium, Gallowshill, Athy | Jan 2025 | €400,000 | 448 m |
| 4 Shamrock Dr, Athy, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €361,000 | 487 m |
| 57 Rath Park, Shanrath, Townparksprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €414,097 | 488 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 received10 December 2018
- Further information requested12 February 2019
- Further information received24 July 2019
- Decision due20 August 2019
- Decision issued19 August 2019
- Grant issued23 September 2019
- Permission expiry22 September 2024
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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- Awaiting decision70 m away
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