Trax Restaurant, Friary Road, Naas
Change of use of Trax Restaurant in Naas to a four-bedroom private dwelling.
20160 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 20 February 2020
- Reference
- 20160
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 February 2020
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 339.6 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to convert the existing restaurant building into a 4-bedroom private home, including a new internal mezzanine floor. The works involve adding new windows, doors, and heritage-type roof-lights to the protected structure.
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
Proposed change of use of the existing building from a restaurant to a 4 bedroom private dwelling to include the provision of a single bedroom in a proposed new internal mezzanine floor level, the addition of 2 new arched windows/doors to the north facing gable of the original building, the addition of new windows to the north facing elevation of the existing flat roofed extension, new windows to the rear/east facing elevation of the existing flat roofed extension and new windows and doors to the south facing elevation of the existing flat roofed extension, along with a series of new heritage type roof-lights over the central volume, together with all associated site works. The premises is listed on the record of protected structures in the current kildare county development plan 2017-2023 under reference no. Ns19-054,
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 Naas Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027 (2021–2028). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 2 Friary Court, Friary Rd, Naas | Apr 2026 | €225,000 | 135 m |
| 5 Friar Court, Friary Rd, Naas | Oct 2025 | €275,000 | 155 m |
| Apartment 1, Poplar Square, Naas | Aug 2025 | €170,000 | 181 m |
| 1 Friar Gate, Millbrook, Naas | Nov 2025 | €323,000 | 201 m |
| Apt 1, The Atrium, Johns Lane | Oct 2025 | €710,000 | 220 m |
| Apt 1, The Atrium, Johns Lane | Dec 2025 | €190,000 | 220 m |
| 14 Poplar Grove, Millbrook, Naas | Jul 2026 | €301,000 | 225 m |
| 5 Poplar Grove, Millbrook, Naas | Mar 2026 | €276,000 | 225 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 received20 February 2020
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