Unit 3 Leixlip Shopping Mall, Main Street, Leixlip
Change of use from an office unit to a coffee shop in Leixlip Shopping Mall.
18200 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 27 February 2018
- Reference
- 18200
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 February 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for Unit 3 from an office to a coffee shop with a capacity for 25 people. The shop will serve non-alcoholic beverages, cakes, and pastries, with no cooking on-site and no external changes to the building.
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 office unit to coffee shop at this site. Coffee shop to hold capacity of 25 people, serving non-alcoholic beverages, cakes and pastries as a final products only, to avoid cooking at the premises. There will be no changes to front or rear elevation of shopping mall building,
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Town Centres.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Leixlip LAP 2020-2023 (2020–2026). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28b Springfort Meadows, Leixlipnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €295,000 | 49 m |
| 29a Springfort Meadows, Leixlipnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €295,000 | 49 m |
| 1 The Willows, Westfield, Leixlipprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €427,300 | 49 m |
| 39 Block B Louisa Park, Leixlip, Kildare | May 2025 | €252,000 | 49 m |
| 33 Louisa Park, Leixlip, Kildare | Mar 2025 | €320,000 | 49 m |
| 3 Harpur Park Vale, Harpur Lane, Leixlipprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €440,529 | 49 m |
| 8 The Willows, Westfields, Leixlipprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €295,154 | 49 m |
| 29b Springfort Meadows, Leixlipnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €295,000 | 49 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 received27 February 2018
- Decision due23 April 2018
- Decision issued18 April 2018
- Grant issued24 May 2018
- Permission expiry23 May 2023
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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