Glenroyal Hotel, Straffan Road, Maynooth
Retention and completion of hotel alterations to add three bedrooms and a store at second-floor level.
191417 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 19 December 2019
- Reference
- 191417
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 19 December 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention and completion of alterations to a previously approved hotel development. The changes provide an additional three bedrooms and a store at the second-floor level, representing 70 square meters of additional floor area, along with minor elevation revisions.
- Floor area
- 70 m²
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Official record
Development description
Retention and completion of alterations to previously approved development reg. Ref. 15/947, providing an additional 3 bedrooms and a store at second floor level with a modified internal configuration (total additional floor area of 70sqm) and associated minor revisions of previously approved elevations 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12a Harbourview, Glenroyal Apts, Maynooth | Apr 2026 | €335,000 | 54 m |
| 1 Harbour View, Maynooth, Kildare | Apr 2026 | €315,000 | 54 m |
| 8 Castlebridge, Maynooth, Kildare | Jun 2025 | €520,000 | 95 m |
| 20 Castlebridge, Maynooth, Kildare | Oct 2025 | €552,000 | 106 m |
| Crannog, Leinster Park, Maynooth | Apr 2026 | €1,520,000 | 141 m |
| 14 Castlebridge, Straffan Rd, Maynooth | Jan 2026 | €540,000 | 163 m |
| 2c Leinster Park, Maynooth, Kildare | Apr 2026 | €1,002,000 | 213 m |
| Apartment 2 Block D, Harbour Field, Sea Gardensnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €373,697 | 233 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 received19 December 2019
- Decision due21 February 2020
- Decision issued18 February 2020
- Grant issued16 April 2020
- Permission expiry18 May 2021
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