Off Stanhope Street and Stanhope Place, Athy, Co. Kildare
Construction of two glass courtyard extensions and internal modifications to a hotel.
18240 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 9 March 2018
- Reference
- 18240
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 March 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at the hotel includes building two single-storey glass extensions in the courtyard to serve the function room and bar. It also involves demolishing several internal walls to enlarge the lobby, bar, and meeting room, alongside installing new security gates.
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
A)the construction of two no ground floor, single storey glass extensions with solid roof to existing courtyard area for ancillary use to the hotel. One extension will be located off the existing main function room and the other extension will be located off the existing bar/lounge area (the works involve new ground floor openings in existing structure linking the existing bar and function room to the new extensions) b) removal of the existing bar in the existing bar/lounge and the demolition of the existing internal walls of the existing adjoining kitchen and keg store (former sacristy) to allow a new bar area to be constructed to serve the existing bar/lounge area. C) demolition of internal walls of the ground floor comms room and office space on the ground floor lobby to create an open lobby space. D) modifications to the existing gents toilets off the main reception to aid works described in item c above. E) demolition of internal walls of ground floor meeting room 1 to make meeting room 1 larger. F) installing remotely operated electronic security gates (vehicle and pedestrian gates) and security fence on internal approach road to the hotel g) install a new remotely operated electronic pedestrian gate to the south east boundary h) creation of a large wedding suite (by combining existing bedrooms 107 and 108 to create one room) on the first floor with access to a new small enclosed roof garden. I) a new free standing sign to replace the existing vandalised sign. New sign is 5m wide by 4m high and is located at the junction of the public road and the access road to the development and all associated site works. The building is a protected structure under the athy development plan 2012-2018 (ref ay-038, ay-040, ay-041, niah ref 1150519, 1150520 and 1150517) at former convent lands and premises formerly known as the carlton abbey hotel
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 3 First Floor, Stanhope Place, Athy | Aug 2025 | €33,340 | 34 m |
| Apartment 2 Ground Floor, Stanhope Place, Athy | Aug 2025 | €34,180 | 34 m |
| Apartment 4 First Floor, Stanhope Place, Athy | Aug 2025 | €33,340 | 61 m |
| 10 Convent Gardens Block A, Stanhope St, Athy | Dec 2025 | €195,000 | 65 m |
| 10 Convent Gardens, Block B, Rathstewart | Oct 2025 | €185,000 | 105 m |
| 54 Leinster St, Athy, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €171,000 | 136 m |
| Apt 3 Stanhope Street, Athy, Co. Kildare | Jun 2026 | €110,000 | 140 m |
| 2 Lr St Josephs Terrace, Athy, Kildare | Jul 2025 | €183,000 | 156 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 received9 March 2018
- Further information requested3 May 2018
- Further information received20 December 2018
- Decision due25 January 2019
- Decision issued22 January 2019
- Grant issued26 February 2019
- Permission expiry25 February 2024
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