Market Square, Chapel Street, Rathangan
Change of use of a disused public house and residence to a retail and coffee shop/restaurant in a protected structure.
20488 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 14 May 2020
- Reference
- 20488
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 May 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks a change of use for the disused D & T Dillon's Public House and private residence in Rathangan. The property is to be converted into a retail unit and a coffee shop/restaurant. The entire development is located within the curtilage of a 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
For change of use of existing disused public house and private residence, (known as d & t dillon's public house), to retail and coffee shop/restaurant and all associated site works. The entire development is contained within the curtilage of a protected structure.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate town centre uses including residential, commercial, office and civic use.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Rathangan (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Sq, Rahtangan, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €70,000 | 40 m |
| New Street, Rathangan, Co. Kildarenot full market price | Mar 2026 | €130,000 | 126 m |
| 4 Millview Demesne, Rathangan, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €435,000 | 240 m |
| 26 Pomeroy Park Rathngang, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €390,000 | 369 m |
| 11 Tannery Rd, Rathangan, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €234,583 | 396 m |
| 66 Pomeroy Park, Rathangan, Kildare | May 2026 | €363,500 | 429 m |
| Newtown, Rathangan, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €350,000 | 468 m |
| 5 Tannery Row, Tannery Wharf, Rathangan | Mar 2025 | €290,000 | 490 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 received14 May 2020
- Decision due8 July 2020
- Decision issued8 July 2020
- Grant issued24 August 2020
- Permission expiry23 August 2025
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