RefusedApartmentsDecided 23 June 2020

Westfield, Green Lane, Leixlip

Replacement of seven permitted houses with a 32-unit apartment block in Leixlip.

20162 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 20 February 2020

Reference: 20162
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 20 February 2020
Residential units: 32
Floor area: 2542.2 m²

Summary

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This amendment to a permitted development replaces 7 houses with a part-three, part-four storey apartment block containing 32 units. It also includes alterations to the site layout, parking spaces, and public open space.

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Development description

Amendments to a previously permitted development under kcc ref. 16/282 (an bord pleanála ref. Pl09.247909) through the omission of 7 no. Permitted houses (house no’s 100 to 106, comprising 4 x 4 bedroom and 3 x 3 bedroom houses) and the replacement thereof with a part three, part four storey apartment block (to provide 32 no. Apartments, comprising 10 x 1 bed; 18 x 2 bed and 4 x 3 bed units) together with alterations to the previously permitted site layout to include: (i) a revised road layout and associated pedestrian and cycle link; (ii) omission of a previously permitted ancillary car park associated with the permitted crèche and replacement with a shared ancillary surface car park to provide 44 no. Car parking spaces (to include 32 no. Dedicated spaces for the proposed apartments; 8 no. Visitor spaces and 4 no. Dedicated spaces for use by the créche). An additional 2 dedicated crèche parking spaces are provided opposite the crèche on the northern side of the access road (‘the gardens’) serving the larger development; (iii) omission of a permitted public open space/park (measuring approximately 242 sq. M) at the southern end of the site and integration thereof with the proposed communal open space serving the proposed apartment block; (iv) provision of an enclosed waste/bin store to the south of the proposed apartment block and covered bicycle storage (providing 32 no. Cycle storage spaces) for use of the residents of the apartment block; (v) provision for 18 no. Visitor bicycle storage spaces in a position to the north of the proposed apartment block. Other works include the provision of communal open space; associated landscaping and infrastructure provision to include access roads (and associated pedestrian footpaths/cycle paths) serving the proposed development which align and integrate with the permitted road network/layout under planning permission ref. 16/282 (an bord pleanála ref. Pl09.247909)

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
37 The Park, Westfield, Easton Leixlip	Jun 2025	€165,000	91 m
1 The Avenue, Westfield, Leixlip	Nov 2025	€740,000	126 m
15 Harper Park Vale, Leixlipprice excludes VAT	Feb 2026	€440,527	138 m
28 The Park, Westfield, Leixlip	Sept 2025	€654,111	153 m
6 The Grove, Westfield, Leixlip	Jun 2026	€650,000	155 m
23 Beechpark Wood, Easton Rd, Leixlip	Oct 2025	€360,000	156 m
26 Beech Park Wood, Beech Park, Leixlip	Mar 2025	€335,000	156 m
25 Beechpark Wood, Leixlip, Co Kildare	Jul 2025	€275,000	172 m

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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.

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Application received20 February 2020
Further information requested9 April 2020
Further information received28 May 2020
Decision due24 June 2020
Decision issued23 June 2020
Appeal submitted20 July 2020
Appeal decided5 March 2021

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