New Road, Glebe, Straffan
Construction of 69 residential dwellings and a two-storey creche facility.
20151 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 19 February 2020
- Reference
- 20151
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 February 2020
- Residential units
- 69
- Floor area
- 7700.4 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development consists of 69 residential dwellings of various types, including maisonettes, terrace, semi-detached, and detached houses. It also includes a two-storey creche facility, vehicular and pedestrian access, and potential connections to adjoining school lands.
- Storeys
- 2
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
The construction of a two storey crѐche facility (337.5 sqm gross floor area) and 69 no. Residential dwellings comprising of 4 no. Two storey, 1 bed maisonette units (type j and k); 17 no. Two storey, 2 bed mid-terrace units (type e1); 12 no. Two storey, 3 bed, end-terrace units (type f); 25 no. Two storey, 3 bed, semi-detached units (type g); 5 no. Two storey, 4 bed, semi-detached units (type h); 4 no. Two and a half storey, 5 bed, semi-detached units (type h1) and 2 no. Two storey, 3 bed, detached units (type m and n). The proposed development also includes the provision of a vehicular and pedestrian access onto new road; a vehicular and pedestrian connection to the “hammerstone” residential development to the east (permitted under kcc reg. Ref. 10/673 and amended under kcc reg. Refs. 17/565, 19/139 and 19/376, together with abp reg. Ref. 304777-19 (kcc reg. Ref. 19/376); and potential pedestrian connections to adjoining lands in the ownership of the applicant, which are to be transferred to scoil bhride, straffan national school. The proposed development incorporates all ancillary internal access roads, parking, infrastructure, drainage, landscaping, boundary treatments and all associated site and development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for new residential development.”
National zoning type: New/proposed residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 An Lumann, New Rd. Glebe, Straffan | Mar 2026 | €560,000 | 56 m |
| 12 An Lumann, Straffan, Kildare | Jun 2026 | €685,000 | 58 m |
| 47 An Lumann, Straffan, Kildare | Aug 2025 | €450,000 | 102 m |
| 11 Straffan Manor, Straffan, Kildare | Jul 2026 | €985,000 | 261 m |
| 21 The Beeches, New Rd, Straffan | Apr 2025 | €565,000 | 320 m |
| 26 The Beeches, New Rd, Straffan Kildare | Jan 2025 | €895,000 | 330 m |
| 5 Straffan Manor, New Road, Straffan | Mar 2025 | €1,600,000 | 356 m |
| 567a St Brigids Terrace, Straffan, Kildarenot full market price | Apr 2025 | €200,000 | 397 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 received19 February 2020
- Further information requested9 April 2020
- Further information received7 July 2020
- Decision due3 August 2020
- Decision issued29 July 2020
- Appeal submitted20 August 2020
- Appeal decided12 November 2021
- Permission expiry11 November 2026
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