218 Bawnogues (R403), Green's Cross, New Road
Retention of a cottage and bungalow as separate dwellings, attic conversion, and garage change of use.
205 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 8 January 2020
- Reference
- 205
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 8 January 2020
Summary
AI-generatedRetention is sought to keep an existing cottage and bungalow as separate dwellings, alongside the conversion of the bungalow's first floor to habitable space. Permission is also sought to convert the garage into a playroom and to construct a new relocated gated entrance.
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Official record
Development description
(a) retention permission to retain the cottage and the bungalow as separate dwellings and therefore to remove condition no. 6 included on the grant of permission under planning ref. 1352/83. (b) retention permission for the conversion of the first floor of the bungalow to habitable accommodation, internal and external alterations. (c) permission for change of use of the existing garage to a playroom with lobby linkage to the bungalow. (d) permission for the building up of the existing pedestrian and vehicular entrances to the bungalow, raising of the front boundary wall to 1.5m high and construction of a new relocated splayed gated entrance to the property from the r 403 public road
Built & sold
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Rd, Straffan, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €730,000 | 342 m |
| 5 Straffan Manor, New Road, Straffan | Mar 2025 | €1,600,000 | 469 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received8 January 2020
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