Westbank House, Cutlery Road, Newbridge
Demolition of a vacant office building and construction of a five-storey apartment block with 20 units in Newbridge.
211340 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 20 September 2021
- Reference
- 211340
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 September 2021
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 150 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development proposes the demolition of an existing three-storey vacant office building and a change of use to residential. It will construct a five-storey apartment building containing 12 one-bed and 8 two-bed units, featuring a communal roof terrace and solar panels.
- Storeys
- 5
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 demolition of an existing three-storey vacant office building, general site clearance, change of use of the site from office to residential, and the construction of: a five- storey apartment building with the fifth storey set back comprising 12 no. 1-bed units and 8 no. 2-bed units; private open spaces in the form of balconies and patios; 150sq. M. Communal open space roof terrace, 6 no. Roof mounted solar pv panels: 8 no. Part-podium car parking spaces; bicycle and bin stores with 30 no. Resident cycle spaces and 12 no. Visitor cycle spaces; provision of new vehicular access from cutlery road; rerouting of existing water main; and all associated plant, ancillary landscaping, development and site works at
Built & sold
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Ryston View, Newbridge, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €292,000 | 200 m |
| 21 Ryston View, Athgarvan Rd, Newbridge | Aug 2025 | €295,000 | 200 m |
| 1 Main Street, Newbridge, County Kildare | Apr 2025 | €100,000 | 227 m |
| 1 Ryston Ave, Newbridge, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €740,000 | 246 m |
| Old Town, Athgarvan, Newbridge | Aug 2025 | €2,830,000 | 256 m |
| Athgarvan Rd, Newbridge, Co Kildare | Jan 2025 | €480,000 | 256 m |
| 5 Ryston Close, Newbridge, Kildare | Mar 2026 | €738,000 | 297 m |
| 9 Ryston Ave, Newbridge, Kildare | Jul 2025 | €600,000 | 351 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 received20 September 2021
- Further information requested10 November 2021
- Further information received19 January 2022
- Decision due15 February 2022
- Decision issued15 February 2022
- Grant issued29 March 2022
- Permission expiry28 March 2027
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