Main Street, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare.
Conversion of pubs to a greengrocer and dining rooms, and construction of a café and 14 tourist accommodation units.
211434 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 5 October 2021
- Reference
- 211434
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 October 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe development in an Architectural Conservation Area involves converting Gahan's Pub to a greengrocer and refurbishing Manley Hopkins bar with first-floor dining rooms. It also includes constructing new rear buildings for a café and 14 short-term tourist accommodation units, alongside a new courtyard.
- Residential units
- 14
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
For (a) demolition of the existing returns and outbuildings on the site, the change of use of existing gahan's pub to a greengrocers; the refurbishment of the existing manley hopkins bar and refurbishment of existing first floor rooms to provide dining rooms and toilets with minor internal alterations and alterations to street elevation with new shop-fronts and signage. (b) construction of new buildings to rear comprising on ground floor of a café, kitchen, toilets, bin store and the construction of 14no. Short term tourist accommodation units on the first and second floors. (c) landscaping of a new open courtyard area and a new paved area connecting the proposed development and the existing carpark to rear, with street furniture and gates. (d) connection to public services and all ancillary works at the site comprising of gahan's pub and manley hopkins bar located within the monasterevin, architectural conservation area (aca)
The historical record
How commercial applications have been decided in Kildare County Council
85% granted
of 607 commercial applications granted, refused or part-granted by Kildare County Council, 2016–2026.
- The same category nationally
- 88%14,381
- 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.
Built & sold
What happened next
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Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 10 October 2022.
Notified floor area: 420 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Watermill Place, Monasterevin, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €221,000 | 37 m |
| Dublin Rd, Monasterevin, Kildare | Aug 2025 | €155,000 | 173 m |
| Moore St, Monasterevan, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €450,000 | 205 m |
| 7 Distillery Court, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare | Jan 2026 | €280,000 | 234 m |
| 8 Distillery Court, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare | Sept 2025 | €150,000 | 237 m |
| 23 Distillery Court, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare | Sept 2025 | €250,000 | 274 m |
| 18 Distilley Court, Monasterevin, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €232,000 | 280 m |
| 21 Distillery Court, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare | Sept 2025 | €290,000 | 280 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 received5 October 2021
- Further information requested26 November 2021
- Further information received20 December 2021
- Decision due25 January 2022
- Decision issued24 January 2022
- Grant issued8 March 2022
- Permission expiry7 March 2027
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