RefusedHousing estateDecided 29 July 2020

Coneyburrow, Carlow Road (R417), Athy

Construction of 98 residential units and a creche on Carlow Road, Athy.

20570 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 5 June 2020

Reference: 20570
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 5 June 2020
Residential units: 58
Floor area: 7146.24 m²

Summary

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The proposed development consists of 98 residential units, including 58 houses of various sizes and 40 apartments/duplexes across five three-storey blocks. The scheme also includes a single-storey creche, two new access roads, and public open spaces.

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Official record

Development description

The construction of a residential development comprising 98 no. Residential units with 1 no. Ancillary crѐche facility, with a total floor area of c. 10,520 sqm consisting of: 8 no. Three-storey 4-5 bed detached houses, 6 no. Two/three storey split level 4-bed detached houses, 12 no. One/two storey split level 3-bed semi-detached houses, 24 no. Two-storey 3-bed semi-detached houses, 8 no. Two-storey 3-bed mid-terraced houses, 20 no. One-bedroom apartments with 20 no. Two-bedroom duplex apartments over in five three-storey blocks (all with own-door access) and 1 no. Single storey split-level crѐche facility with a floor area of c. 352 sqm. The development will also consist of the provision of two new vehicular access roads, a public footpath and cycle lane on the east boundary of the site on the carlow road (r417) and a pedestrian access from the towpath on the barrow navigation; the provision of public open space, landscaping including boundary treatments; and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground including surface water drainage, foul sewerage networks, foul pumping station and associated rising main, petrol oil interceptor and associated soak-away, roads and footpaths and all ancillary site development works. This application is accompanied by a natura impact statement,

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Open Space and AmenityOS

“To protect and provide for open space, amenity and recreation provision.”

National zoning type: Active open space

Objective set by the Athy Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027 (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1 Cone View, Coneyboro, Athyprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€378,855	98 m
30 The Burrows, Coneyboro, Athy	Dec 2025	€315,000	187 m
5 Coney View, Coneyboro, Athyprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€334,802	273 m
15 Stradowe, Athy, Kildareprice excludes VAT	Nov 2025	€396,474	278 m
6 Graysland, Athy, Kildare	Aug 2025	€356,000	279 m
19 Coney Meadows, Coneyboro, Athyprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€339,207	280 m
37a Kingsgrove, Athy, Kildare	Sept 2025	€220,000	306 m
33 Coneypark Coneyboro Athy, Kildare	Dec 2025	€340,500	322 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.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received5 June 2020
Decision due30 July 2020
Decision issued29 July 2020

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