'The Weaving Shed', Newbridge Industrial Estate, Athgarvan Road Kilbelin
Conversion of an industrial building to retail use at Newbridge Industrial Estate.
211145 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 9 August 2021
- Reference
- 211145
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 August 2021
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of 'The Weaving Shed' from light industrial and retail warehousing to Class 1 retail. The works will include external facade alterations, new shopfronts, internal refurbishment with mezzanine levels, and car park alterations.
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
Change of use from existing light industrial/manufacturing and retail warehousing use to retail class 1 use; alterations to the front/south façade including reinstatement of angled roof profile, new external cladding and signs with new entrances and shopfronts to each unit; refurbishment of some internal layouts including the provision of ancillary ground floor and mezzanine level accommodation with toilets, offices, staff facilities, kitchen and stores; alterations to car park and landscaping; and all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground
Built & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 20 June 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 16 July 2023.
Notified floor area: 245 m²
3 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Main Street, Newbridge, County Kildare | Apr 2025 | €100,000 | 192 m |
| 21 Ryston View, Athgarvan Rd, Newbridge | Aug 2025 | €295,000 | 230 m |
| 6 Ryston View, Newbridge, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €292,000 | 230 m |
| Athgarvan Rd, Newbridge, Co Kildare | Jan 2025 | €480,000 | 259 m |
| Old Town, Athgarvan, Newbridge | Aug 2025 | €2,830,000 | 259 m |
| 1 Ryston Ave, Newbridge, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €740,000 | 278 m |
| 5 Ryston Close, Newbridge, Kildare | Mar 2026 | €738,000 | 330 m |
| Apartment 1, Limerick Lane, Newbridge | Jan 2026 | €173,000 | 375 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 received9 August 2021
- Further information requested1 October 2021
- Further information received19 November 2021
- Decision due16 December 2021
- Decision issued10 December 2021
- Grant issued24 January 2022
- Permission expiry23 January 2027
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