Carlow Road, Athy, Co Kildare.
Change of use of a former office building into a single-storey house and an adjoining café.
19558 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 20 May 2019
- Reference
- 19558
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 May 2019
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 132.5 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting the former AXA office building into a split-use development. This will consist of a single-storey, four-bedroom house and an adjoining single-storey café, including demolition works, a new roof structure, and a side extension for the café.
- Storey
- 1
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Official record
Development description
The development will consist / consists of planning permission for change of use from existing single storey office building known as “former axa building” to proposed split use development consisting of a proposed single storey residential house and proposed single storey café. The proposed residential single storey house is ancillary to the proposed single storey café development and both proposed structures are adjoining in existing condition. The proposed residential development will consist of change of use from existing single storey office space into a single storey 4- bedroom house. The residential development will consist of proposed demolition works to the front to accommodate new en-suite with proposed hipped roof and windows to the front. The residential development will also consist of new windows, new doors and all internal required decorations and external modifications. The proposed single storey café development will consist of proposed single storey extension to the side of the existing single storey structure, proposed new roof structure, new windows, new doors and all internal required decorations and external modifications. The proposal includes alterations to the existing car park layout to the front and landscaping alterations and ancillary works to accommodate the proposed development. The proposal also includes line marking to the existing car park to designate car parking spaces. The propose development also includes the use of the existing totem signage structure to the front of the site.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for new/existing neighbourhood centres and associated facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 4 Bradbury Compl, Stanhope Street, Athy | Dec 2025 | €147,500 | 86 m |
| 66 Marina Court, Athy, Kildare | Oct 2025 | €190,000 | 92 m |
| 62 Marina Court, Athy, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €202,000 | 92 m |
| 67 Marina Court, Athy, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €191,000 | 92 m |
| 13 Marina Court, Athy, Kildare | Mar 2026 | €225,000 | 97 m |
| 15 Marina Court, Athy, Kildare | Jun 2025 | €178,000 | 97 m |
| 10 Marina Court, Carlow Road, Athy | Feb 2026 | €185,000 | 121 m |
| 6 Marina Court, Athy, Kildare | Apr 2026 | €190,000 | 121 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 received20 May 2019
- Further information requested10 July 2019
- Application withdrawn27 January 2020
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