Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co.Kildare
Construction of a new two-building student centre at Maynooth University.
19622 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 31 May 2019
- Reference
- 19622
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 31 May 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project consists of a new Maynooth University Students Centre comprising two, two-storey buildings under a shared canopy, providing approximately 3,700 sq.m of floor space. Works include a new access road, bicycle storage, and the demolition of a storage unit.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 3,700 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
A new maynooth university students centre across two building blocks with a shared external space contained under a new canopy. The development consists of two, two-storey buildings with screened mechanical plant at roof level, providing circa 3700m2 new floor space. External works will include a new access road and culvert, canopy structure, localized hard and soft landscaping, bicycle storage, the installation of a water attenuation tank, upgrade works to existing switch rooms and the demolition of a single storey blockwork storage unit at lands to the west of the existing phoenix building on the north campus,
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To support the growth of Maynooth University.”
National zoning type: Education
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilcock Rd, Maynooth, Kildare | Jun 2025 | €765,000 | 338 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received31 May 2019
- Further information requested18 July 2019
- Further information received5 September 2019
- Decision due2 October 2019
- Decision issued2 October 2019
- Grant issued8 November 2019
- Permission expiry7 November 2024
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