Market Square/Claregate Street, Kildare, Co. Kildare
Change of use of part of a protected retail unit to a bookmakers in Kildare.
201083 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 22 September 2020
- Reference
- 201083
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 September 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for the rear section of an existing ground floor retail unit to a bookmakers office within a Protected Structure. The front retail use facing Market Square will be maintained, with internal alterations and minor shopfront changes proposed.
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
Change of use of a rear section of the existing ground floor of this protected structure (rps no. B22-48) from a retail unit with associated storage to use as a bookmakers office, while maintaining the retail use to market square to include associated internal alterations including removal of sections of the party wall, refurbishment works, minor alterations to the existing bookmakers office shopfronts & signage with all associated site works. No works or additional signage to the existing market square elevations are proposed at southwells, market square & the existing boyle/sports premises
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 Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Fircastle Lane, Kildare, Kildare | Oct 2025 | €310,000 | 58 m |
| Apt 35, Claregate Court, Main St | Jan 2026 | €218,000 | 91 m |
| 26 Claregate Court, Kildare, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €196,000 | 91 m |
| 17 Claregate Street, Main Street, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €257,000 | 91 m |
| 10 Claregate Court, Claregate St, Kildare | May 2026 | €235,000 | 91 m |
| Apt 2, Ladbrokes Building, Claregate St | Dec 2025 | €149,000 | 137 m |
| 1 Cleamore Terrace, Cleamore Road, Kildare | Jun 2026 | €482,000 | 146 m |
| 6 Belfry Court, Dublin St, Kildare | May 2026 | €207,000 | 160 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 received22 September 2020
- Decision due16 November 2020
- Decision issued16 November 2020
- Grant issued16 April 2021
- Appeal submitted14 December 2020
- Appeal decided16 April 2021
- Permission expiry15 April 2026
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