Leixlip Amenities Centre, Collinstown, Leixlip
Installation of floodlighting, fencing, and a new footpath around the athletic track in Leixlip.
1867 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 24 January 2018
- Reference
- 1867
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 January 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at Leixlip Amenities Centre will consist of a new footpath and land drain around the athletic track. It also includes installing floodlighting on eight 15-metre poles, a 1.2m safety barrier, and 2.4m high security fencing around the site perimeter.
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
New footpath and land drain around the athletic track, installation of floodlighting around the track and field area which will be mounted on 8 x 15m poles, installation of a safety barrier 1.2m high around the athletic track, completion of the security fencing 2.4m high around the perimeter of the site and all associated ancillary site works at athletic track
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for open space, amenity and recreation provision.”
National zoning type: Active open space
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Glen Easton View, Leixlip, Kildarenot full market price | Oct 2025 | €325,000 | 182 m |
| 20 Glen Easton Way, Leixlip, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €540,000 | 369 m |
| 460a Accommodation Road, Leixlip, Kildare | May 2026 | €698,000 | 378 m |
| Apartment 32 Louisa Park, Staition Road, Leixlip | Feb 2025 | €308,000 | 381 m |
| Apartment 64 Block D, Louise Park, Station Rd Leixlip | Oct 2025 | €262,500 | 413 m |
| 6 Glen Easton Dr, Leixlip, Kildare | Mar 2025 | €710,000 | 424 m |
| Apt 116 Block G2, Louisa Park, Leixlip | Jul 2025 | €310,000 | 434 m |
| 27 Glen Easton Wds, Leixlip, Kildare | May 2025 | €400,000 | 438 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 received24 January 2018
- Decision due20 March 2018
- Decision issued15 March 2018
- Grant issued17 May 2018
- Permission expiry16 May 2023
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