Robertstown, Co. Kildare.
Extension of a holiday village in Robertstown to include a communal building, five glamping pods, camping areas, and caravan parking.
201449 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 30 November 2020
- Reference
- 201449
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 November 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development proposes extending the existing holiday village. It will feature a single-storey communal building with a craft shop, five glamping pods, a camping area, caravan parking, a new site entrance, and a pedestrian entrance off the canal bank walkway.
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Official record
Development description
Extension to existing holiday village to include the following: (a) single storey communal building housing craft shop, kitchen area, toilets, showers, reception, laundry and ancillary storage spaces, (b) new pod area comprising 5 no. Single storey glamping pods, (c) camping/tent area, (d) caravan/motor home parking area, (e) stand alone toilet block, (f) landscaping including car parking area, (g) communal bin storage/recycling area, (h) new site entrance off main road, (i) new pedestrian entrance off canal bank walkway, (j) piping existing rear ditch, (k) new connection to all mains services along main road and all associated site development works on lands adjoining robertstown holiday village
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 - Robertstown (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Lowtown Manor, Robertstown, Naas | May 2025 | €350,000 | 142 m |
| 5 The Crescent, Graydon Manor, Robertstown | Dec 2025 | €430,000 | 148 m |
| 1 Lowtown View, Robertstown, Naas | Oct 2025 | €415,000 | 377 m |
| 2826 Fr Murphy Park, Robertstown, Naas | Jul 2025 | €295,000 | 444 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 received30 November 2020
- Further information requested26 January 2021
- Further information received26 April 2021
- Decision due23 May 2021
- Decision issued19 May 2021
- Grant issued21 July 2021
- Permission expiry20 July 2026
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