GrantedInfrastructureDecided 16 August 2018

St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge, Co. Kildare.

Demolition of the existing stand and clubhouse at St. Conleth's Park to build a new two-storey covered stand and entrance plaza.

18478 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 27 April 2018

Reference: 18478
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 27 April 2018

Summary

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The development involves the demolition of the existing covered stand, clubhouse, scoreboard, and sections of the boundary wall. In its place, a new two-storey covered stand will be built with spectator seating, changing rooms, administrative offices, and hospitality facilities. The works also include a new entrance plaza with a ticket office, alterations to boundary treatments, and pitch improvements.

Infrastructurestadiumsportsredevelopment

Storeys: 2

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Development description

(1) demolition of the existing covered standbuilding, the club house, the scoreboard and section of the front boundary wall and turnstiles; (2) the construction of a new 2-storey covered stand building, with facilities within the stand, comprising spectator seating, players’ and officials’ changing areas, spectators’ concourses, circulation, toilet areas, first-aid administrative offices, multi-purpose room, vip/meeting areas, hospitality and bar serving facilities; confectionery/snack-bar facilities, stores, plant room and associated ancillary areas: (3) modification to external hard and soft landscaping; (4) alteration to existing boundary treatment/external signage; (5) alterations to the existing main entrance and provision of a new entrance plaza (adjacent to the public car park off main street), incorporating a single storey stand-alone ticket office (30 sqm) and turnstiles with associated hoardings and signage; (6) re-instatement of access through the existing stone archway on athgarvan road, currently block-up, to provide pedestrian access; (7) works to the playing pitch including the replacement of some of the existing pitch enclosures/ball netting and an increase of the playing field dimensions from 139m x 81.4m to approximately 143.5 x 83m; (8) provision of new scoreboard; (9) provision of flood lighting (3 no. Lighting columns at 33.5m high and 1 no. Column 27.4m high above pitch level); (10) provision of associated support services and infrastructural works at the county gaa grounds,

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1 Liffey View, Newbridge, Kildare	Apr 2026	€385,000	152 m
2 The Court, Main St, Newbridge	Apr 2026	€203,000	182 m
7 City House, Robert Street, Newbridge	Oct 2025	€140,000	253 m
The Bungalow, Anne Street, Newbridge	Mar 2025	€155,000	255 m
1 Main Street, Newbridge, County Kildare	Apr 2025	€100,000	256 m
8 City House, Anne St, Newbridge	May 2026	€200,000	256 m
14 Patrick Sq, Anne St, Newbridge	Jul 2026	€238,000	263 m
9 Patricks Square, Newbridge, Co Kildare	Mar 2025	€185,000	272 m

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Application received27 April 2018
Further information requested21 June 2018
Further information received23 July 2018
Decision due19 August 2018
Decision issued16 August 2018
Grant issued5 October 2018
Permission expiry4 October 2023

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