GrantedHousing estateDecided 14 January 2022

Railpark, Celbridge Road, Maynooth

Construction of 58 residential units, including 34 houses and 24 duplex apartments, as Phase 1 of a larger masterplan.

21155 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 10 February 2021

Reference: 21155
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 10 February 2021
Residential units: 46
Floor area: 5569.8 m²

Summary

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This application represents Phase 1 of a residential masterplan, proposing 58 dwellings on a 2.18 ha site. The mix includes 34 houses (two and three storeys) and 24 duplex apartments across three storeys, alongside new access infrastructure on Celbridge Road.

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Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Development on this 2.18 ha site, approximately, at lands adjoining an existing residential development (rockfield park), railpark, celbridge road, maynooth, co. Kildare. (this forms phase 1 of a residential masterplan for some 105 no. Units in total on a wider c. 3.26 ha landholding under the applicant’s control). The proposed phase 1 development will consist of: construction of a residential development comprising 58 no. Dwellings in total, consisting of 18 no. Two-bedroom two storey houses, 14 no. Three-bedroom three storey houses and 2 no. Four-bedroom three storey houses (34 no. Houses in total) including rear private open spaces; 12 no. One-bedroom apartments and 12 no. Two-bedroom apartments (24 no. Three storey duplex apartments in total), including balconies. The development will also include: new vehicular, cyclist and pedestrian access from celbridge road; a new pedestrian footpath and cycle track along the main site frontage to celbridge road; the provision of future access connection points to adjacent lands to the northeast (phase 2), northwest and the southeast; works to facilitate connections to existing services infrastructure to the northeast via phase 2 lands. The development will also comprise internal roads, footpaths, cycle tracks, public open spaces, and bicycle store areas; parking at surface level (117 no. Total spaces for car parking and 30 no. Bicycles spaces); drainage attenuation; all hard and soft landscaping; boundary treatments; removal of the existing hedgerows adjacent to celbridge road, changes in levels; and all ancillary site development works and site services provision (including wayleave to the north-east) above and below ground

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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“To provide for new residential development.”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

Objective set by the Maynooth and Environs Joint Local Area Plan 2025 - 2031 (2025–2031). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
25 Rockfield Park, Maynooth, Kildare	May 2025	€550,000	154 m
16 Rockfield Park, Maynooth, Kildare	Jan 2026	€660,000	216 m
39 Green Field Dr, Maynooth, Kildare	Jun 2025	€530,000	261 m
128 Griffin Rath Hall, Celbridge Rd, Maynooth	Jan 2026	€445,000	266 m
129 Griffin Rath Hall, Maynooth, Kildare	Apr 2025	€444,000	272 m
15 Maynooth Park, Maynooth, Kildare	Sept 2025	€429,000	292 m
139 Griffin Rath Manor, Celbridge Rd, Maynooth	Dec 2025	€456,500	328 m
11 Rockfield Close, Maynooth, Kildare	Dec 2025	€715,000	330 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 received10 February 2021
Further information requested31 March 2021
Further information received10 December 2021
Decision due15 January 2022
Decision issued14 January 2022
Grant issued13 February 2024
Appeal submitted9 February 2022
Appeal decided13 February 2024
Permission expiry12 February 2029

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