Crookstown Retail Park, Crookstown, Co. Kildare.
Retention of a change of use from industrial to a special needs day service, and permission for a new outdoor play area.
20712 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 6 July 2020
- Reference
- 20712
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 6 July 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission to change the use of an industrial/commercial unit to a day service, after-school, and Saturday club for children with special needs. Full planning permission is also sought to construct an associated outdoor play area.
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
The change of use of industrial/commercial unit for use as a day service, after school and saturday club for children with special needs and full planning permission is sought to construct an outside play area associated with same, all ancillary site works and services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and facilitate the provision of high job-generating uses.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Narraghmore (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 The Paddocks, Crookstown, Athy | Mar 2025 | €362,000 | 193 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 received6 July 2020
- Decision due30 August 2020
- Decision issued27 August 2020
- Grant issued30 September 2020
- Permission expiry29 September 2025
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