The Academy Barber, Main Street, Celbridge
Retention permission for changing the use of a ground floor unit from a betting shop to a barbershop in Celbridge.
181519 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 17 December 2018
- Reference
- 181519
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 17 December 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for the change of use of a ground floor premises from a betting shop to a hairdressers/barbers. It also includes retention of external signage, internal alterations, and ancillary site 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
Change of use of the ground floor from a betting shop to a hairdressers / barbers, changes to the external signage, internal alterations and all ancillary siteworks
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 918 St Patricks Park, Celbridge, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €369,879 | 97 m |
| 1-12 Ash View and 1-12 Pine Avenue, The Grange, Celbridge Roadprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €6,766,520 | 103 m |
| 807 St Patricks Park, Celbridge, Kildarenot full market price | Jan 2025 | €310,000 | 161 m |
| Main St, Celbridge, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €407,000 | 308 m |
| 4 Dara Crescent, Celbridge, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €443,000 | 335 m |
| 777 St Patricks Park, Celbridge, Kildare | Mar 2026 | €347,500 | 370 m |
| 45 Dara Court, Celbridge, Kildare | Mar 2025 | €480,000 | 377 m |
| Laurel Hall, Primrose Hill, Celbridgeprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €863,436 | 377 m |
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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 received17 December 2018
- Decision due19 February 2019
- Decision issued18 February 2019
- Grant issued1 April 2019
- Permission expiry31 March 2024
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