279 Old Greenfield Road, Maynooth, County Kildare.
Construction of five new houses behind and beside an existing home in Maynooth.
191155 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 18 October 2019
- Reference
- 191155
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 October 2019
- Residential units
- 5
- Floor area
- 693 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of four two-storey, four-bedroom semi-detached houses to the rear of the existing dwelling, with access from Silken Vale Road. It also includes one single-storey, two-bedroom detached house to the side, sharing access from Old Greenfield Road.
- Storeys
- 2
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
Construction of 4 no. Two storey (4 bedroom) semi-detached dwellings to the rear of the existing dwelling with vehicular access off silken vale road, and 1 no. Single storey (2 bedroom) detached dwelling to the side of existing dwelling with shared vehicular access from existing dwelling entrance off old greenfield road, and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the amenity of established residential communities and promote sustainable intensification.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 The Arches, Silken Vale, Maynooth | Jul 2025 | €256,056 | 78 m |
| 21 Silken Vale, Maynooth, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €571,000 | 108 m |
| Tus Nua, 738 Old Greenfield, Maynooth | Dec 2025 | €430,000 | 157 m |
| 349a Old Greenfield, Maynooth, Co Kildare | Jul 2025 | €430,000 | 161 m |
| 740 Old Greenfield, Maynooth, Greenfield | Nov 2025 | €435,000 | 190 m |
| 744 Old Greenfield, Maynooth, Kildare | Mar 2025 | €365,000 | 223 m |
| 139 Old Greenfield, Maynooth, Greenfield | May 2025 | €360,000 | 230 m |
| 750 Greenfields, Maynooth, Co Kildare | Feb 2025 | €350,000 | 257 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 received18 October 2019
- Decision due12 December 2019
- Decision issued10 December 2019
- Grant issued24 January 2020
- Permission expiry23 January 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
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- Granted70 m away
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20492KildareLodged 18 May 2020Extension
- Granted80 m away
For — The retention of a single storey family unit at ground floor level to the side of the existing house
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2360471KildareLodged 11 Dec 2023Retention
- Awaiting decision80 m away
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19603KildareLodged 29 May 2019New dwelling
- Awaiting decision90 m away
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201445KildareLodged 30 Nov 2020Infrastructure
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One new single storey mews dwelling on our land to the rear of our property at 32 Silken Vale, Maynooth,…
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191102KildareLodged 4 Oct 2019New dwelling
- Awaiting decision90 m away
(1) A single storey self- contained mews dwelling to the rear of 32 Silken Vale, Maynooth, with a new…
32 Silken Vale , Maynooth , Co. Kildare.
19630KildareLodged 5 Jun 2019New dwelling
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