O'Neills Bar & Steak House, Corner of Main Street and Kelly's Lane, Maynooth
Alterations and change of use of first floor lounge to a restaurant at O'Neills Bar & Steak House in Maynooth.
18185 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 22 February 2018
- Reference
- 18185
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 February 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to convert the first-floor lounge into a dedicated restaurant with a new kitchen and store. It also includes front elevation alterations for a new entrance door, signage, a dedicated access stairs, and new toilet facilities.
- Storeys
- 2
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
Alterations to the front elevation on main street to incorporate new entrance door and signage, new entrance lobby and dedicated access stairs to first floor level. Change of use from lounge to dedicated restaurant at first floor level to include new kitchen and store, removal of existing staircase to provide new toilets (male & female) over existing ground floor level escape staircase onto kelly's lane. The new toilets to include for disabled toilet. The existing staircase beside new kitchen at first floor level to discharge at ground floor level for use as escape route to rear yard
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of the town centre.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received22 February 2018
- Further information requested18 April 2018
- Further information received15 October 2018
- Decision due11 November 2018
- Decision issued7 November 2018
- Grant issued14 January 2019
- Permission expiry13 January 2024
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