RefusedChange of useDecided 25 March 2020

Marsville House, Kill West, Kill

Conversion of the protected Marsville House from offices into two homes.

19652 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 7 June 2019

Reference: 19652
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 7 June 2019
Residential units: 7
Floor area: 960.9 m²

Summary

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This application seeks to change the use of Marsville House, a protected structure, from offices to two residential dwellings. Works include a 45sqm single-storey extension, conservation repairs, and replacing PVC windows with timber sash windows.

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Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

Development at marsville house (a protected structure) and adjoining lands; bounded to the west by the n7 roadway, to the south by whitethorn grove, to the north by adjacent residential dwellings and to the east by eurospar and carpark, main street, kill. The development will consist of change of use from office use (former offices of the hse); marsville house, a protected structure b19-28 and its subdivision into 2 no. Dwelling houses (1 no. 4 bedroom two storey house, unit a, and 1 no. 2 bedroom single storey house, unit b). Works to include construction of a single storey extension of 45sqm, new entrance canopies to proposed unit a and b and installation of 1 no. Rooflight to unit a and 4 no. Rooflights to unit b. Conservation repairs to marsville house consisting of refurbishment and repair and installation of insulation and services and removal of redundant services to the existing buildings to include provision of new painted timber sash windows to replace pvc; modification of existing door openings, modification of existing external render; removal of existing external fire escape stairs and modification of door to window at first floor, removal of existing entrance gates, reinstatement of brick chimney capping and pots to rendered stacks to two storey section, repair of external outhouse shed. Repair and internal modifications to existing detached stable/garage building and existing single storey annexe structure including breathable linings and new insulated concrete floors. Repair of existing waterpump to rear courtyard; and relocation of rear pedestrian access. Existing rear courtyard boundary wall to be rebuilt in rendered and capped blockwork along with the installation of stone paving in courtyard to the rear. The development also includes the construction of 7 no. New two storey detached houses (4 no. 3 bedroom and 3 no. 4 bedroom houses), and 5 no. Three storey duplex unit blocks, with rooflights and pv roof panels, comprising 5 no. Ground floor 3 bedroom apartments and 10 no. 3 bedroom duplex units above. The proposed development will be accessed via the location of the existing gateway to marsville house which is to be widened to 5.8m and the existing entrance piers re-instated along with the provision for a new adjacent pedestrian access. The development includes new internal access road, 45 no. Car parking spaces, bicycle parking for duplex units, new esb plinth unit and substation, open space, landscaping and boundary treatme

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town CentreUC

“To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate town centre uses including residential, commercial, office and civic use.”

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Kill (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
17 The Mews, Whitethorn Grove, Killnot full market price	Jan 2025	€138,473	85 m
5 Marsville Mews, Kilprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€440,529	93 m
3 Marsville Mews, Main Street, Killprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€440,529	93 m
4 Marsville Mews, Killprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€440,529	93 m
1 Marsville Mews, Kill, Kildareprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€497,797	93 m
Riverside, Kill West, Kill	Apr 2026	€650,000	109 m
13 Whitethorn Grove, Kill, Kildare	Mar 2025	€532,500	133 m
Kill Village, Kill, Kildare	May 2025	€700,000	249 m

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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 received7 June 2019
Further information requested1 August 2019
Further information received29 November 2019
Decision due25 March 2020
Decision issued25 March 2020

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