former Magee Barracks site, Dublin Road / Hospital Street, Kildare Town
A strategic housing development of 264 residential units at the former Magee Barracks in Kildare Town.
18301371 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 4 April 2018
- Reference
- 18301371
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 April 2018
- Residential units
- 201
- Floor area
- 24228 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis Strategic Housing Development involves the demolition of 16 existing barracks buildings and the construction of 264 residential units. The scheme also includes a neighbourhood centre with retail units, a café, and a childcare facility.
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
- Strategic housing development (abp decision) consisting of demolition of 16 no. Existing buildings (including a range of former barracks buildings, the officers’ mess building and water tower structure) with a gfa of 16,115 sq. M, and the construction of a development comprising of 264 no. Residential units, a neighbourhood centre comprising of 3 no. Single storey retail units with a gfa of 115 sqm, 105 sqm and 100 sq. M respectively, a café (including gallery / exhibition area at mezzanine level) with a gfa of 300 sq. M, a two-storey childcare facility with a gfa of 680 sq. M and associated play area, all internal roads, car parking, pedestrian and cycle paths, public open space, and all associated site and infrastructural works on an application site of c. 11.14 ha. The 264 no. Residential units proposed consists of the following
- 150 no. 3 bed semi-detached houses with a gfa of 117 sq. M (type a)
- 16 no. 4 bed semi-detached houses with a gfa of 143 sq. M (type b)
- 10 no. 4 bed detached houses with a gfa of 143 sq. M (type c)
- 14 no. 3 bed terrace houses (semi-detached) with a gfa of 117 sq. M (type e1)
- 8 no. 3 bed terrace houses with a gfa of 117 sq. M (type e2)
- 2 no. 4 bed terrace houses (corner units) with a gfa of 143 sq. M (type f)
- 26 no. 2 bed apartments (duplex blocks) with a gfa of 82.5sq. M (type g)
- 26 no. 3 bed duplex apartments (duplex blocks) with a gfa of 123 sq. M (type g)
- 12 no. 1 bed apartments with a gfa of 54 sq. M (type h)
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 Battery Park, Magee Quarter, Kildare Townprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €422,907 | 40 m |
| 62 Lock Place, Magee Quarter, Kildare Townprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €365,638 | 41 m |
| 61 Lock Place, Magee Quarterprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €365,639 | 41 m |
| 63 Lock Place, Magee Quarterprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €365,638 | 41 m |
| 56 Battery Park, Magee Quarter, Co. Kildareprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €422,907 | 41 m |
| 45 Battery Park, Magee Quarter, Kildare Townprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €356,828 | 41 m |
| 114 Lock Place, Magee Quarterprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €422,907 | 41 m |
| 115 Lock Place, Magee Quarter, Kildare Townprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €422,907 | 41 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 received4 April 2018
- Decision due24 July 2018
- Decision issued9 July 2018
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