Glenroyal Hotel, Straffan Road, Maynooth
Construction of 16 new guest bedrooms at the Glenroyal Hotel in Maynooth.
201146 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 5 October 2020
- Reference
- 201146
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 October 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe project consists of building an additional 16 guest bedrooms spanning 690 square metres at the third-floor level. The extension will be located above the existing hotel leisure centre and will include two new lift shafts and two stairwells.
- Storeys
- 3
- Floor area
- 690 m²
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Official record
Development description
Construction of an additional 16 guest bedrooms (690m²) at third floor level located above the leisure centre of the existing hotel including 2 x lift shafts and 2 x stairwells to serve the proposed new third floor and all associated site works,
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12a Harbourview, Glenroyal Apts, Maynooth | Apr 2026 | €335,000 | 50 m |
| 1 Harbour View, Maynooth, Kildare | Apr 2026 | €315,000 | 50 m |
| Crannog, Leinster Park, Maynooth | Apr 2026 | €1,520,000 | 114 m |
| 8 Castlebridge, Maynooth, Kildare | Jun 2025 | €520,000 | 127 m |
| 20 Castlebridge, Maynooth, Kildare | Oct 2025 | €552,000 | 139 m |
| 2c Leinster Park, Maynooth, Kildare | Apr 2026 | €1,002,000 | 191 m |
| 14 Castlebridge, Straffan Rd, Maynooth | Jan 2026 | €540,000 | 195 m |
| Apartment 2 Block D, Harbour Field, Sea Gardensnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €373,697 | 213 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 received5 October 2020
- Further information requested23 November 2020
- Further information received30 August 2021
- Decision due26 September 2021
- Decision issued24 September 2021
- Grant issued14 March 2023
- Appeal submitted20 October 2021
- Appeal decided18 March 2022
- Permission expiry13 March 2028
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