Woodstock Industrial Estate, Kilkenny Rd, Athy
Retention of hardcore surfacing and permission for a gas store, depot, and refuelling station in Athy.
18906 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 26 July 2018
- Reference
- 18906
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 July 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention for a hardcore surface and a gas meter cage. It also requests permission for future developments including a gas compressor, bottled gas store, gas dispensing unit, and security fencing to operate the site as a private industrial gas refuelling station.
- Floor area
- 2 m²
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Official record
Development description
Retention of an existing hardcore surface, erection of 2.4m high cage containing 2.3m2 floor space and accommodating a gas meter, and an underground gas supply pipe from the mains system located on the public road into the site. Planning permission is also being sought for a future development consisting of alterations to the existing site access, construction of a hard stand concrete surface, installation of a gas compressor, provision of a store for bottled gas, provision of a gas dispensing unit, erection of palisade security fencing around the perimeter of the site, and use of the overall development as a gas store and depot and as a gas refuelling station for private industrial vehicles (for use of the applicant only) and all associated site and development works and services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and facilitate the provision of high job-generating uses.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
Objective set by the Athy Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027 (2021–2027). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 21 Block A, The Harbour, Nelson St | Jun 2026 | €210,000 | 285 m |
| 3 The Harbour, Nelson Street, Athy | Dec 2025 | €193,000 | 285 m |
| Apt 38 Block A, The Harbour, Nelson St | May 2026 | €200,000 | 285 m |
| Apt 39 Block A, The Harbour, Nelson St | Jun 2026 | €209,000 | 285 m |
| 27th Lockhouse, Athy, Co Kildare | Dec 2025 | €196,000 | 343 m |
| Apartments 1-7, Nelson Street, Athy | Feb 2026 | €1,550,000 | 343 m |
| 2 Woodstock Close, Kilkenny Rd, Athy | May 2026 | €305,000 | 360 m |
| Apartment 4, 11 Lower William Street, Athy | Jan 2026 | €118,750 | 377 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 received26 July 2018
- Further information requested19 September 2018
- Further information received11 October 2018
- Decision due7 November 2018
- Decision issued7 November 2018
- Grant issued14 January 2019
- Permission expiry13 January 2024
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