Maple Lawns, Bishopsland, Kildare
Extension of duration for a previously approved two-storey community centre with a caretaker's apartment in Kildare.
18859 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 17 July 2018
- Reference
- 18859
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- EXTENSION OF DURATION
- Received
- 17 July 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to extend the planning permission for a 612 sqm two-storey community centre. The development includes a two-bedroom caretaker's apartment, car parking, and a shared entrance with the adjacent graveyard.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 612 m²
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
Extension of duration of planning ref. 12/908 - a development which will consist of the construction of a two storey community centre of circa. 612sq. M. Incorporating a two bedroom caretakers apartment, foul water to public sewer, surface water to soakaways, ancillary car parking area, multipurpose hard standing area, associated landscaping, recessed vehicular entrance (shared with the adjacent grave yard car park) and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for education, recreation, community and health”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
Objective set by the Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 Oak Church Avenue, Oak Church, Kildarenot full market price · price excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €220,000 | 229 m |
| 60 Oak Church Avenue, Oak Church, Kildareprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €211,454 | 239 m |
| 32 Oak Church Terrace, Kildare, Kildareprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €315,000 | 242 m |
| 45 Oak Church Avenue, Oak Church, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €438,000 | 255 m |
| 29 Oak Church Way, Oak Church, Kildarenot full market price · price excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €220,000 | 291 m |
| 31 Oak Church Way, Oak Church, Kildarenot full market price · price excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €220,000 | 291 m |
| 27 Oak Church Way, Oak Church, Kildarenot full market price · price excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €220,000 | 291 m |
| 46 Oak Church Avenue, Oak Church, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €445,000 | 292 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 received17 July 2018
- Decision due10 September 2018
- Decision issued10 September 2018
- Permission expiry9 September 2019
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