Unit 49 Kildare Business Park, Melitta Road, Kildare Town
Sub-division of an existing business unit in Kildare Town into six units, including trade retail and new mezzanine levels.
18966 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 9 August 2018
- Reference
- 18966
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 August 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal involves sub-dividing Unit 49 at Kildare Business Park into six smaller units with a common access corridor. Three of these units will undergo a change of use to trade retail with new mezzanine levels, facade alterations, and the addition of 58 car parking spaces.
- Floor area
- 1,149 m²
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Official record
Development description
A. Sub-division of existing-unit 49 measuring 1149 sqm. Into 6 no. Units of varying sizes, along with common access / escape corridor. B. Change of use of units 49-01 / 49-02 /49-03 to trade retail, each with ancillary office, staff and toilets areas at ground floor level. These units are each to be provided with a new mezzanine level to provide additional floor space measuring 790 sqm in total, also alterations to front facade facing onto melitta road . C. 58 additional car parking spaces to be provided to the front of proposed new units. Along with all facilitating and associated site development works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for industry, manufacturing, distribution and warehousing.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Ridgewood Manor, Melitta Road, Kildare | Mar 2025 | €480,000 | 125 m |
| 25 Ridgewood Manor, Melitta Road, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €495,000 | 160 m |
| 51 Melitta Park, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €445,000 | 211 m |
| 2 Curragh Plains, Kildare, Kildare | Feb 2026 | €689,920 | 244 m |
| 2 Curragh Plains, Kildare, Kildare | Feb 2026 | €405,000 | 244 m |
| 70 Ridgewood Manor, Melitta Road, Kildare | Feb 2025 | €470,000 | 254 m |
| 64 Ridgewood Manor, Melitta Road, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €480,000 | 272 m |
| 46 Melitta Park, Kildare, Kildare | Jan 2026 | €519,423 | 287 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 received9 August 2018
- Decision due3 October 2018
- Decision issued1 October 2018
- Grant issued15 November 2018
- Permission expiry14 November 2023
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