GrantedHousing estateDecided 25 March 2022

Glebe House, New Road, Straffan

Demolition of a barn and construction of 18 houses and 4 apartments in Straffan.

211417 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 1 October 2021

Reference: 211417
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 1 October 2021
Residential units: 15
Floor area: 2302.1 m²

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of an existing barn to construct 18 two-storey houses and 2 two-storey apartment blocks containing 4 apartments in total. This development will add 22 units to a site with 5 previously approved dwellings, featuring a new drop-off lay-by on New Road.

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Storeys: 2

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Development description

The demolition of the existing barn to the north of glebe house, adjacent to new road and the construction of 18 no. Two storey houses and 2 no. Two storey apartment blocks each containing 2 no. Apartments with associated accommodation including bin stores, bicycle parking and new vehicular, cycle and pedestrian access. (22 no. Units comprising 18no. Houses and 2no. Apartments generally to the rear and side of glebe house and 2no. Apartments on the site of the existing barn being demolished). These 22 dwelling units are in addition to the 5 dwellings approved under planning reference abp-307534-20, on this site (along with the conversion of the existing site entrance and driveway into a pedestrian route). The vehicular entrance will be through the existing site entrance opposite scoil bhride national school on new road. A new drop off lay-by is provided, on new road, adjacent to the existing site entrance and driveway. The 22 new dwellings being applied for comprise the following; 1no. Type a1 (1no. 1bed apartment & 1no. 2bed apartment in two storey block); 1no. Type a2 (2no. 2bed apartments in two storey block); 5no. Type b (two storey terraced 3bed house) & 1no. Type b1 (two storey end terraced 3bed house); 3no. Type c (two storey detached 4bed houses); 7no. Type d (4 bed two storey terraced houses) and 2no. Type d1 (two storey end terraced 5bed houses); the provision of solar photovoltaic panels (pv) on the roofs of the new dwellings, provision of all associated and ancillary site works, boundary treatments, new vehicular entrance and landscaping works to include the reinstatement of some historical pathways to the front of glebe house, the conversion of the existing site entrance and driveway (to the front of glebe house and adjacent to the beeches housing development) into a pedestrian/cycle route accessing glebe house, the adjacent buildings and also the proposed development. Glebe house is listed on the record of protected structures in the kildare county development plan 2017-2023. All

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Existing Residential / InfillRS

“To protect and improve existing residential amenity, to provide for appropriate infill residential development and to provide for new and improved ancillary services.”

Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Straffan (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
21 The Beeches, New Rd, Straffan	Apr 2025	€565,000	106 m
26 The Beeches, New Rd, Straffan Kildare	Jan 2025	€895,000	153 m
47 An Lumann, Straffan, Kildare	Aug 2025	€450,000	172 m
41 An Lumann, New Rd. Glebe, Straffan	Mar 2026	€560,000	209 m
9 The Beeches, Straffan, Kildare	Jun 2025	€750,000	217 m
12 An Lumann, Straffan, Kildare	Jun 2026	€685,000	218 m
4 The Beeches, New Rd, Straffan	Apr 2025	€855,000	232 m
567a St Brigids Terrace, Straffan, Kildarenot full market price	Apr 2025	€200,000	261 m

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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 received1 October 2021
Further information requested25 November 2021
Further information received28 February 2022
Decision due27 March 2022
Decision issued25 March 2022
Grant issued10 October 2023
Appeal submitted20 April 2022
Appeal decided10 October 2023
Permission expiry9 October 2028

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