Creighton Park, Leixlip, Co. Kildare.
Construction of a concrete hurling skills wall with floodlights and retention of wastewater system removal in Leixlip.
211191 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 18 August 2021
- Reference
- 211191
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 August 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves building a 5-metre-high concrete hurling skills wall in an 'H' configuration on a play area, complete with four spotlights. It also seeks retention permission for the removal of a disused modular wastewater treatment system.
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 construction of a 9.5 metre x 10.21 metre by 5 metre high concrete hurling skills wall in a "h" configuration and centred on a 29.9 metre x 10.55 play area. Lighting to be provided by 4 no. Spotlights (2 no. Directed to each side of centre wall) and mounted on a metal frame affixed to the centre wall at a height of 6.645m above ground level. The application also covers retention permission for removal of a disused modular waste water treatment system and distribution box
The historical record
How applications in other categories have been decided in Kildare County Council
87% granted
of 105 applications in other categories granted, refused or part-granted by Kildare County Council, 2016–2026.
- The same category nationally
- 88%4,280
- All categories in Kildare County Council
- 81%11,885
These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for a mix of uses to include residential, employment and commerical.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
Objective set by the Leixlip LAP 2020-2023 (2020–2026). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 Glendale Est, Leixlip, Kildare | Jun 2026 | €500,000 | 117 m |
| 75 Glendale Est, Leixlip, Kildare | Apr 2026 | €525,000 | 213 m |
| 81 Glendale Estate, Leixlip, Co Kildare | Nov 2025 | €360,000 | 216 m |
| 6 Glendale Est, Leixlip, Kildare | Feb 2026 | €563,071 | 266 m |
| 181 Glendale Est, Leixlip, Kildare | Aug 2025 | €552,000 | 313 m |
| 386 River Forest, Leixlip, Kildare | May 2026 | €445,000 | 327 m |
| 2 Newtown, Glendale, Leixlip | Apr 2026 | €410,000 | 363 m |
| 354 River Forest, Leixlip, Kildare | Jul 2025 | €445,000 | 374 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 received18 August 2021
- Further information requested12 October 2021
- Further information received20 December 2021
- Decision due25 January 2022
- Decision issued21 January 2022
- Grant issued3 March 2022
- Permission expiry2 March 2027
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