10 Main Street and Buckleys Lane, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
Change of use from retail to restaurant with takeout, a two-storey rear extension, and a new first-floor apartment in Maynooth.
1888 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 30 January 2018
- Reference
- 1888
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 January 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to change the ground floor use of a Main Street premises from retail to a restaurant with a takeout service. It includes a two-storey rear extension for kitchen and bin storage, a new first-floor apartment accessed from Buckley's Lane, and a new shopfront.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Change of use of existing ground floor from retail to restaurant with takeout service. A two storey extension to the rear to include a kitchen, bin storage and access to buckley's lane, and a new first floor apartment with access from buckley's lane. A new shopfront facing onto main street and buckley's lane and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of the town centre.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Maynooth and Environs Joint Local Area Plan 2025 - 2031 (2025–2031). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 547oneillpark, Maynooth, Kildarenot full market price | Jun 2025 | €240,000 | 98 m |
| 18 Ash View, The Grange, Maynoothprice excludes VAT | Jul 2026 | €546,256 | 98 m |
| Moygaddy Stud, Moygaddy, Maynooth | Apr 2025 | €375,000 | 98 m |
| 9 Double Lane, Maynooth, Kildarenot full market price | Jun 2025 | €235,000 | 101 m |
| 18 Leinster Cottages, Maynooth, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €375,000 | 124 m |
| 16 Leinster Cottages, Maynooth, Kildare | Feb 2025 | €322,614 | 125 m |
| 1 Newman Place, Maynooth, Kildare | Jun 2026 | €345,000 | 136 m |
| 49 Charter House, Dunboyne Rd, Maynooth | Sept 2025 | €298,000 | 147 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 received30 January 2018
- Further information requested26 March 2018
- Further information received29 August 2018
- Decision due25 September 2018
- Decision issued25 September 2018
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