Tesco Store Carton Park Retail Campus, Dublin Road, Maynooth
Relocation and expansion of the café at the Tesco store in Maynooth.
19522 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 10 May 2019
- Reference
- 19522
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 May 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of the existing first-floor café to a staff training and back-of-house area. A new, larger café of approximately 430 square meters will be created on the first floor by converting existing staff rooms and retail space.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 430 m²
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
(1) change of use of the existing café (c. 167 sq. M gfa) at first floor level to provide for a back of house area comprising staff training rooms and other associated facilities (2) the provision of a new café (c. 430 sq. M gfa ) at 1st. Floor level which will require the change of use of an area ( existing staff rooms and retail floorspace ) and the undertaking of associated works (3) minor changes to western elevation and (4) all ancillary site services and site development works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To promote consolidated mixed-use development as an extension of the town centre.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Parklands Crescent, Maynooth, Co Kildare | Jan 2026 | €711,372 | 214 m |
| 9 Parklands Court, Maynooth, Kildarenot full market price | Apr 2026 | €358,000 | 221 m |
| 2c Leinster Park, Maynooth, Kildare | Apr 2026 | €1,002,000 | 260 m |
| 38 Carton Grove, Dublin Road, Maynooth | Feb 2026 | €562,000 | 285 m |
| Crannog, Leinster Park, Maynooth | Apr 2026 | €1,520,000 | 307 m |
| 2 Leinster Court, Dublin Rd, Maynoothnot full market price | Oct 2025 | €70,000 | 322 m |
| 20 Castlebridge, Maynooth, Kildare | Oct 2025 | €552,000 | 367 m |
| Apartment 12, Leinster Lodge, Maynooth | Jun 2025 | €318,000 | 376 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 received10 May 2019
- Decision due4 July 2019
- Decision issued3 July 2019
- Grant issued12 August 2019
- Permission expiry11 August 2024
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