Unit 3 Leixlip Shopping Mall, Main Street Leixlip, Co.Kildare
Change of use from an office unit to a 25-capacity coffee shop at Leixlip Shopping Mall.
1840 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 16 January 2018
- Reference
- 1840
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 January 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to convert an existing office unit into a coffee shop with a capacity for 25 people. The shop will serve non-alcoholic beverages, cakes, and pastries, with no cooking taking place on the premises and no changes to the building's elevations.
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 in use of office unit at leixlip shopping mall to coffee shop at this site unit 3, leixlip shopping mall, main street, leixlip, co. Kildare. The development will consist of a 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 the 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 | 48 m |
| 29a Springfort Meadows, Leixlipnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €295,000 | 48 m |
| 1 The Willows, Westfield, Leixlipprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €427,300 | 48 m |
| 39 Block B Louisa Park, Leixlip, Kildare | May 2025 | €252,000 | 48 m |
| 33 Louisa Park, Leixlip, Kildare | Mar 2025 | €320,000 | 48 m |
| 3 Harpur Park Vale, Harpur Lane, Leixlipprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €440,529 | 48 m |
| 8 The Willows, Westfields, Leixlipprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €295,154 | 48 m |
| 29b Springfort Meadows, Leixlipnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €295,000 | 48 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 received16 January 2018
In the area
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