Townparks, Athy, Co.Kildare
Development of new sports pitches with floodlights, ball stop nets, fencing, and road access upgrades in Athy.
18184 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 22 February 2018
- Reference
- 18184
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 February 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project includes new sports playing pitches, eight 21-metre-high floodlights, and ball stop nets up to 13 metres high. It also involves boundary fencing, alterations to the existing road entrance, a new pedestrian crossing, and a replacement foul pumping station.
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
New sports playing pitches, 1no. 90m long x 13m high ball stop, 1no. 30m long x 13m high ball stop net, 8no. 21m high floodlights, boundary fencing with pedestrian and vehicle access gates, alterations to existing road entrance and adjacent access roadway including new street lighting, new pedestrian crossing point with pedestrian barriers, replacement of existing foul pumping station with new foul pumping station and associated rising main and all ancillary site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for open space, amenity and recreation provision.”
National zoning type: Active open space
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trillium, Gallowshill, Athy | Jan 2025 | €400,000 | 133 m |
| 3 Shanrath Rd, Kilkea Rd, Athy | Aug 2025 | €460,000 | 149 m |
| 57 Rath Park, Shanrath, Townparksprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €414,097 | 160 m |
| 63 Rath Park, Shanrath, Athyprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €351,542 | 182 m |
| 12 Shanrath Rise, Athy, Kildare | Mar 2025 | €365,000 | 205 m |
| 47 Rath Park, Shanrath, Athyprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €351,542 | 234 m |
| 52 Rath Park, Shanrath, Athyprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €370,044 | 234 m |
| 59 Rath Park, Shanrath, Athynot full market price · price excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €337,050 | 234 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 received22 February 2018
- Further information requested17 April 2018
- Further information received13 September 2018
- Decision due10 October 2018
- Decision issued10 October 2018
- Grant issued23 November 2018
- Permission expiry22 November 2023
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17260KildareLodged 9 Mar 2017Infrastructure
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21770KildareLodged 1 Jun 2021Retention
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