the Western Side of Barberstown/Maynooth Road, Straffan, Co. Kildare.
Amendments to a permitted housing development in Straffan to increase the total number of homes from 65 to 68.
19931 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 16 August 2019
- Reference
- 19931
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 August 2019
- Residential units
- 29
- Floor area
- 3769.8 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant seeks to amend a previously permitted residential development on the Western Side of Barberstown/Maynooth Road. The changes include expanding the site area by 0.25 hectares and replacing 26 permitted houses with 29 revised dwellings, resulting in a net increase of 3 units.
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
An amendment to part (1.17 ha) of a residential development permitted under kildare county council reg. Ref. 10/673 (as extended under reg. Ref. 16/6), and as amended under reg. Refs. 17/565, 19/139 and 19/534. The proposed amendments would result in an increase in the overall residential site area from 3.50 ha to 3.75 ha (increase of 0.25 ha) through the incorporation of additional residential zoned lands immediately adjacent to the site and an increase in the number of permitted residential units from 65 no. Units to 68 no. Units (3 no. Additional units), by replacing 26 no. Permitted units {(comprising 1 no. 5-bed detached corner house (type c2), 1 no. 4-bed detached house (type b3), 1 no. 4-bed semi-detached corner house (type b2), 7 no. 4-bed semi-detached houses (type b1), and 16 no. 3 bed semi-detached houses (type a2)}, with 29 no. Revised dwellings consisting of 18 no. 3-bed semi-detached houses (type a2), 5 no. 4-bed semi-detached and detached houses (type b1), 2 no. 4-bed semi-detached corner houses (type b4), and 4 no. 2-bed terraced houses (type e). The proposed development also includes modifications to the permitted site layout, including reconfiguration of the internal road, drainage layout, central open space area (increase of 0.07 ha), car parking provision, together with a revised culvert design and all associated site and development works on a site
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 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 An Lumann, Straffan, Kildare | Aug 2025 | €450,000 | 177 m |
| 41 An Lumann, New Rd. Glebe, Straffan | Mar 2026 | €560,000 | 192 m |
| 12 An Lumann, Straffan, Kildare | Jun 2026 | €685,000 | 253 m |
| 26 The Beeches, New Rd, Straffan Kildare | Jan 2025 | €895,000 | 256 m |
| 567a St Brigids Terrace, Straffan, Kildarenot full market price | Apr 2025 | €200,000 | 257 m |
| 4 The Beeches, New Rd, Straffan | Apr 2025 | €855,000 | 282 m |
| 21 The Beeches, New Rd, Straffan | Apr 2025 | €565,000 | 284 m |
| 62 Straffan Gate, Straffan, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €600,000 | 290 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 received16 August 2019
- Further information requested8 October 2019
- Further information received17 October 2019
- Decision due13 November 2019
- Decision issued13 November 2019
- Grant issued19 December 2019
- Permission expiry9 January 2021
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