4 Main Street, Rathangan, Co. Kildare.
Change of use from a vacant betting office to a coffee shop, and retention of a single-storey side extension.
18562 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 15 May 2018
- Reference
- 18562
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 May 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to change the use of a vacant betting office into a coffee shop with a rear lobby and toilet. It also seeks retention permission for an existing single-storey side extension used as a kitchen and food preparation area.
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Official record
Development description
(a) change of use of existing vacant betting office to coffee shop to include rear access lobby and toilet; (b) retention permission is also sought for existing single storey extension to side of proposed coffee shop to provide for kitchen/small food preparation area; (c) connection to existing services on site and all associated development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate town centre uses including residential, commercial, office and civic use.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Rathangan (2023–2029). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Sq, Rahtangan, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €70,000 | 109 m |
| New Street, Rathangan, Co. Kildarenot full market price | Mar 2026 | €130,000 | 193 m |
| 4 Millview Demesne, Rathangan, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €435,000 | 245 m |
| 11 Tannery Rd, Rathangan, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €234,583 | 329 m |
| 5 Tannery Row, Tannery Wharf, Rathangan | Mar 2025 | €290,000 | 425 m |
| 4 Tannery Row, Rathangan, Kildare | Mar 2025 | €380,000 | 425 m |
| 26 Pomeroy Park Rathngang, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €390,000 | 428 m |
| 24 Rathangan Manor, Rathangan, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €375,000 | 442 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 received15 May 2018
- Further information requested5 July 2018
- Further information received20 September 2018
- Decision due17 October 2018
- Decision issued16 October 2018
- Grant issued30 November 2018
- Permission expiry29 November 2023
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