Straffan GAA Club, Lodgepark, Straffan
Development of a walking track with lighting, car parking, and sports fencing at Straffan GAA Club.
19810 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 17 July 2019
- Reference
- 19810
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 July 2019
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed works at the GAA club include a new walking track with bollard lighting and a car parking area. It also features artificial surfacing, 6-metre-high fencing with roof netting, and two 12-metre-high floodlights for the hurling wall.
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
For (a) a walking track with bollard lighting , (b) car-parking area at hurling wall/multifunctional wall previously granted under planning file 11/1230 and extended under planning file 17/159, (c) artificial surface and 6.0m high fencing with roof netting to hurling wall/multifunctional wall previously granted under planning file 11/1230 and extended under planning file 17/159, and (d) 2 no 12.0m high floodlights to light hurling wall/multifunctional wall previously granted under planning file 11/1230 and extended under planning file 17/159 and all ancillary siteworks
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for open space, amenity and recreation provision.”
National zoning type: Active open space
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Straffan (2023–2029). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Straffan Gate, Straffan, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €550,000 | 314 m |
| 62 Straffan Gate, Straffan, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €600,000 | 362 m |
| 21 Straffan Gate, Straffan, Kildare | Jan 2026 | €450,000 | 383 m |
| 567a St Brigids Terrace, Straffan, Kildarenot full market price | Apr 2025 | €200,000 | 409 m |
| 4 The Beeches, New Rd, Straffan | Apr 2025 | €855,000 | 430 m |
| 12 Straffan Gate, Straffan, Co Kildare | Jun 2026 | €585,000 | 443 m |
| 9 The Beeches, Straffan, Kildare | Jun 2025 | €750,000 | 453 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 received17 July 2019
- Decision due10 September 2019
- Decision issued4 September 2019
- Grant issued14 October 2019
- Permission expiry13 October 2024
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