Awaiting decisionChange of use

Dublin Road, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare.

Conversion of a hotel function room into hotel bedrooms and two retail units.

211054 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 19 July 2021

Reference: 211054
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 19 July 2021

Summary

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The proposal involves alterations to a ground floor function room layout and elevations. The changes include a change of use from a function room to hotel bedrooms and two retail units facing onto Dublin Road, along with the installation of new rooflights, windows, and doors.

Change of usehotelretailconversion

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Development description

Alterations to ground floor function room layout and elevations. Alterations will include (a) change of use of from function room to hotel bedrooms, 2 no. Retail units facing onto dublin road. (b) installation of new rooflights, windows and doors to accommodate new change of use and (c) all ancillary site works

Land-use zoning

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Town CentreUC

“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of the town centre.”

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
31 Leinster Square, Dublin Road, Kildare Town	Jun 2025	€441,000	37 m
26 Leinster Square, County Kildare	Jan 2025	€300,000	71 m
6 Leinster Square, Dublin Road, Kildare Town	Mar 2026	€463,000	71 m
7 The Beeches, Priory Court, Kildare	Apr 2026	€265,277	133 m
6 Belfry Court, Dublin St, Kildare	May 2026	€207,000	145 m
2 The Hazel Apts, Meadow Rd, Kildare	Feb 2026	€130,000	148 m
25 Beechgrove, Kildare, Co. Kildare	May 2025	€445,000	169 m
8 The Elms, Priory Court, Kildare	Jun 2025	€260,000	190 m

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Application received19 July 2021

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