Johnstown, Naas, Co. Kildare.
Demolition of a house and construction of 33 homes near a protected structure in Naas.
19841 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 26 July 2019
- Reference
- 19841
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 July 2019
- Residential units
- 32
- Floor area
- 3263 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development in Johnstown involves the demolition of an existing 170 sqm dwelling and works within the curtilage of Johnstown Lodge, a protected structure. It proposes the construction of 33 residential units, including maisonettes, bungalows, and terraced houses, with new pedestrian and vehicular access.
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Official record
Development description
The demolition of an existing habitable dwelling on site (170sqm); works within the curtilage of johnstown lodge (a protected structure - rps reg. Ref. B19-20), including the blocking up of 2 no. Access gates along the rear garden boundary wall and the construction of 33 no. Residential dwellings comprising of 4 no. 1 bed maisonette units (type m); 2 no. 2 bed bungalow units (type bu); 8 no. 2 bed mid and end of terrace units (type b); 10 no. 3 bed, semi-detached mid and end of terrace units (type c); 3 no. 3 bed, end of terrace units (type c1); 6 no. 4 bed, end of terrace units (type d). The proposed development also includes the provision of 2 no. Pedestrian entrances to a public open space area from the johnstown main street; the provision of a pedestrian/vehicular entrance from the l6035 serving the proposed dwellings with pedestrian paths along the l6035 road frontage of the development and the provision of a pedestrian crossing to the opposite site of the l6035 with associated path upgrade works to the west of the proposed site entrance. The development incorporates all ancillary internal access roads, parking, infrastructure, landscaping, boundary treatments and all associated site and development works on a site measuring approximately 1.36ha
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve existing residential amenity, to provide for appropriate infill residential development and to provide for new and improved ancillary services.”
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Johnstown (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown Cottage, Johnstown Village, Kildare | Jan 2025 | €400,000 | 118 m |
| The Arch, Main St, Johnstown | Mar 2025 | €795,000 | 125 m |
| 18 Johnstown Gardens, Johnstown, Naas | Dec 2025 | €312,000 | 148 m |
| 18 Johnstown Gardens, Johnstown, Naas | Apr 2026 | €585,000 | 148 m |
| 26 The Crescent, Johnstown Manor, Johnstown | Nov 2025 | €625,000 | 341 m |
| 27 The Crescent, Stonehaven, Blessington Roadprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €541,850 | 348 m |
| 5 St Johns Dr, Johnstown, Kildare | Feb 2025 | €1,050,000 | 379 m |
| 29 The Green, Johnstown Manor, Johnstown | Feb 2025 | €740,000 | 487 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 received26 July 2019
- Further information requested18 September 2019
- Further information received12 March 2020
- Decision due8 April 2020
- Decision issued7 April 2020
- Appeal submitted1 May 2020
- Appeal decided8 October 2020
- Permission expiry7 October 2025
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