Fuel Café and Restaurant Ltd T/A Avenue Café, at the junction of Main Street and Doctors Lane, Maynooth
Change of use from office to restaurant space in Maynooth.
19680 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 17 June 2019
- Reference
- 19680
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 June 2019
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert 73 square metres of office space across the ground and first floors into restaurant use. The project includes internal alterations to extend the existing Avenue Café, a new fit-out, and three new rooflights.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 73 m²
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Official record
Development description
Proposed change of use from 36.5m2 office space to restaurant use on the ground floor level and from 36.5m2 office space to restaurant use on first floor level (total area of works 73m2) at doctors lane, maynooth, county kildare as well as all associated site works. Development will consist of (i) minor internal alterations to existing avenue café at main street maynooth which will be extended into the proposed new restaurant space (ii) internal fit out of proposed new restaurant space (iii) addition of 3 new rooflights to existing roof on the north east elevation
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
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Recent sales nearby
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 35 Charter House, Old Dunboyne Rd, Maynooth | Oct 2025 | €259,000 | 155 m |
| 28 Charter House, Dunboyne Road, Maynooth | Apr 2026 | €260,000 | 155 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received17 June 2019
- Further information requested8 August 2019
- Further information received27 September 2019
- Decision due24 October 2019
- Decision issued23 October 2019
- Grant issued29 November 2019
- Permission expiry28 November 2024
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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