Kildare House Hotel, Dublin Road, Kildare Town
Conversion of a hotel function room into hotel bedrooms and two retail units.
211182 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 16 August 2021
- Reference
- 211182
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 August 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves alterations to the ground floor layout of the Kildare House Hotel. It includes changing the use of the function room to hotel bedrooms and two retail units facing Dublin Road, alongside installing new rooflights, windows, and doors.
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
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
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of the town centre.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029 (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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Leinster Square, Dublin Road, Kildare Town | Jun 2025 | €441,000 | 41 m |
| 6 Leinster Square, Dublin Road, Kildare Town | Mar 2026 | €463,000 | 71 m |
| 26 Leinster Square, County Kildare | Jan 2025 | €300,000 | 75 m |
| 7 The Beeches, Priory Court, Kildare | Apr 2026 | €265,277 | 137 m |
| 6 Belfry Court, Dublin St, Kildare | May 2026 | €207,000 | 147 m |
| 2 The Hazel Apts, Meadow Rd, Kildare | Feb 2026 | €130,000 | 152 m |
| 25 Beechgrove, Kildare, Co. Kildare | May 2025 | €445,000 | 165 m |
| 8 The Elms, Priory Court, Kildare | Jun 2025 | €260,000 | 194 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 received16 August 2021
- Further information requested7 October 2021
- Further information received19 November 2021
- Decision due16 December 2021
- Decision issued13 December 2021
- Grant issued24 January 2022
- Permission expiry23 January 2027
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