IL Fontana Café, Allenwood Middle, Allenwood
Extension of opening hours and conversion of a café to a café/restaurant with home delivery in Allenwood.
211265 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 6 September 2021
- Reference
- 211265
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 6 September 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to extend the opening hours of an existing coffee shop to 8:00am to 10:00pm daily. It also proposes its use as a combined café/restaurant with a hot food home delivery service, and includes the retention of an unauthorised rear extension.
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
For the extension of the opening hours of this existing coffee shop from 8.00am to 6pm (at present) to 8.00am to 10.00pm daily and its use as a combined café/restaurant serving both hot and cold food for consumption on the premises between these same hours, as well as a hot food home delivery service (also from 8.00 am to 10.00pm daily). Revised by significant further information which consists of proposal now includes retention of the existing unauthorised extension to the rear of the development
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate village centre uses including residential, commercial, office and civic use.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Allenwood (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Whitethorn Park, Allenwood, Naas | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 59 m |
| Apt 4 An Crois, Allenwood Cross, Naas Kildare | May 2025 | €149,000 | 168 m |
| 11 An Cro�s, Allenwood, Co Kildare | Oct 2025 | €300,000 | 196 m |
| 14 An Crois, Allenwood, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €377,500 | 207 m |
| 27 Bond Bridge, Allenwood, Kildare | May 2025 | €482,000 | 212 m |
| 37 Bond Bridge, Allenwood Middle, Naas | Dec 2025 | €461,500 | 212 m |
| 97 Grand Canal Wood, Allenwood, Co Kiildare | May 2026 | €428,000 | 232 m |
| 24 Woodlawn, Allenwood, Kildare | Apr 2026 | €440,000 | 267 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 September 2021
- Further information requested26 October 2021
- Further information received8 December 2021
- Decision due18 April 2022
- Decision issued6 April 2022
- Grant issued19 May 2022
- Permission expiry18 May 2027
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