RefusedHousing estateDecided 14 March 2019

The Island, Skirteen, Portlaoise Road

A mixed-use development including 99 residential units, a crèche, and the renovation of protected historic buildings into a craft and community hub.

18293 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 16 March 2018

Reference: 18293
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 16 March 2018
Residential units: 99
Floor area: 12540.5 m²

Summary

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The proposal involves the renovation and extension of 'The Hulk' (Charter School) and adjacent protected structures to create craft retail, café, exhibition, and community spaces. It also includes the construction of a two-storey crèche and a 99-unit residential development. Associated works include car parking, landscaping, and a public market area.

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Official record

Development description

Construction of a mixed development consisting of: (1) the hulk (charter school) and adjacent buildings. Renovations and extension to the hulk (rps no: b21-29 / niah ref: 11816103) and adjacent buildings (rps no: b26-03 / niah ref: 11816104) protected structures comprise of: (a) craft retail / café space on ground floor, kitchen and toilet facilities to ground floor; (b) craft exhibition space, community meeting room, office and toilet facilities on first floor; (c) historic exhibition space, offices and classroom on second floor; (d) glazed connecting corridor from the hulk to proposed three storey vertical circulation extension; (e) renovations of two adjacent dwellings (block a and block b) of the hulk into craft studio spaces; (f) refurbishment of two existing out buildings along southwest side of walled linen field quadrangle into storage space and associated facilities for proposed allotment area and proposed public market; (g) required car parking and associated landscaping. (2) crèche. The construction of a two storey crèche and all associated facilities including car parking, set down area, play area and associated landscaping. (3) 99 no. Unit residential development. The construction of residential development comprising of two and three storey 2, 3 and 4 bedroom dwellings consisting of semi-detached, terraced and detached dwellings. This development consists of 11 no. Two bed dwellings, 69 no. Three bed dwellings and 19 no. Four bed dwellings and all associated site works including proposed entrance, proposed landscaping and proposed surface and foul water sewer connections transversing a special area of conservation (sac) to the north east of site. (4) removal of a section of existing boundary wall to portlaoise road and re-construction of new stone wall set back approximately 4.5m from its original location. (5) a natura impact statement (nis) will be submitted to the planning authority as part of this planning application

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Skirteen, Monasterevin, Co. Kildarenot full market price	Nov 2025	€63,343	230 m
Moore St, Monasterevan, Kildare	Nov 2025	€450,000	345 m
4 Whelan St, Monasterevin, Kildare	Mar 2026	€233,000	407 m
16 Watermill Place, Monasterevin, Kildare	Dec 2025	€221,000	426 m

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Application received16 March 2018
Further information requested10 May 2018
Further information received15 February 2019
Decision due14 March 2019
Decision issued14 March 2019
Appeal submitted10 April 2019
Appeal decided9 September 2019

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