1 College Farm Green, Newbridge, Co. Kildare W12 DN44.
Change of use of the lower level of a house to expand an existing childcare facility in Newbridge.
211478 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 13 October 2021
- Reference
- 211478
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 October 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use of the lower level of a residential property to commercial use. This will allow the existing 'Klever Kidz' childcare facility to accommodate additional children for breakfast club, pre-school, and after-school services.
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
- Change of use of 1, college farm green, newbridge, co. Kildare (lower level only), from residential to commercial, to increase the services and number of children that can be accommodated at "klever kidz", currently operating at this address, with the following: (1) the area will be used as a breakfast club to accommodate up to 24 additional local primary school children between 7.00 a. M. And 8.30 a. M. Monday to friday, before they are dropped off at school. (2) then from 9.15 a. M. To 12.15 p. M. Monday to friday, the area will accommodate up to 22 additional pre-school children for an ecce morning session. This service will operate in accordance with the ecce calendar year. (3) once the ecce children have left, the area will be used as an after-school service from 1.30 p. M. To 6.00 p. M. Monday to friday to accommodate up to 24 children upon their return from the local primary schools. (4) a kitchen on the premises will be used for the preparation of hot and cold foods for consumption on the premises, to supply breakfast, snacks and dinners to school age children. Hours of operation will be as follows: 7.00 a. M. To 8.30 a. M. - children will be served breakfast and dropped to primary school. 9.15 a. M. To 12.15 p. M. - ecce morning session. 1.30 p. M
- 1st collection and drop off from primary school back to "klever kidz" until 6.00 p. M. , children will be served snacks and dinners. 2.30 p. M
- 2nd collection and drop off from primary school back to “klever kidz” until 6.00 p. M. , children will be served snacks and dinners. The breakfast club and after-school services will operate in accordance with the department of education school calendar. However, as we are serving the local community of working parents, the breakfast club and after-school services will operate from 7.00 a. M. To 6.00 p. M. Monday to friday for up to 24 school age children, during mid-term closures and summer holidays, operating for 50 weeks of the year, closing for 2 weeks for the christmas period (dates vary yearly)
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 College Farm Crescent, Newbridge, Co Kildare | Apr 2025 | €355,000 | 55 m |
| 11 College Farm Ave, Newbridge, Kildare | Oct 2025 | €355,000 | 88 m |
| 8 The Way College, Farm Newbridge, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €440,000 | 89 m |
| 28 College Farm Woods, Newbridge, Kildare | May 2026 | €330,000 | 157 m |
| 24 College Farm Woods, Newbridge, Kildare | Mar 2026 | €262,000 | 162 m |
| 23 College Farm Woods, Newbridge, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €298,000 | 162 m |
| 41 Great Southern, Newbridge, Kildare | Feb 2025 | €400,000 | 181 m |
| 7 The Vale, College Farm, Newbridge | Sept 2025 | €500,000 | 183 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 received13 October 2021
- Decision due7 December 2021
- Decision issued2 December 2021
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