Railpark, Celbridge Road, Maynooth
Construction of 47 residential units and a single-storey crèche as Phase 2 of a residential masterplan.
21156 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 10 February 2021
- Reference
- 21156
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 February 2021
- Residential units
- 21
- Floor area
- 2592.5 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis Phase 2 development proposes 47 dwellings on a 1.99 ha site, consisting of 21 houses and 26 duplex apartments. The project also includes a single-storey crèche facility measuring approximately 261 sqm and access connections through Phase 1.
- Storeys
- 3
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
Development on this 1.99 ha site, approximately, at lands adjoining an existing residential development (rockfield court), railpark, celbridge road, maynooth, co. Kildare. (this forms phase 2 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 ii development will consist of: construction of a residential development comprising 47 no. Dwellings in total, consisting of 11 no. Two-bedroom two storey houses and 10 no. Three-bedroom three storey houses (21 no. Houses in total) including rear private open spaces; 13 no. One bedroom apartments and 13 no. Two-bedroom apartments (26 no. Three storey duplex apartments in total), including balconies and a single storey crèche facility (c. 261 sqm). The development will also include: new vehicular, cyclist and pedestrian access from celbridge road via currently undeveloped lands to the southwest (phase 1); a new pedestrian footpath and bicycle track along the site frontage to celbridge road; the provision of future access connection points to adjacent lands to the southwest (phase 1), north and the southeast; works to facilitate connections to existing services infrastructure in rockfield park to the west. The development will also comprise internal roads, footpaths, cycle tracks, public open spaces, children’s play area and bicycle store areas; parking at surface level (95 no. Total spaces for car parking and 33 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
“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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Rockfield Park, Maynooth, Kildare | May 2025 | €550,000 | 81 m |
| 16 Rockfield Park, Maynooth, Kildare | Jan 2026 | €660,000 | 150 m |
| 11 Rockfield Close, Maynooth, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €715,000 | 260 m |
| 15 Maynooth Park, Maynooth, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €429,000 | 267 m |
| 12 Rockfield Close, Maynooth, Kildare | May 2025 | €690,000 | 268 m |
| 39 Green Field Dr, Maynooth, Kildare | Jun 2025 | €530,000 | 282 m |
| 20 Greenfield Dr, Maynooth, Kildare | Mar 2025 | €395,000 | 330 m |
| 26 Rockfield Green, Maynooth, Kildare | Jan 2026 | €580,000 | 334 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 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 submitted10 February 2022
- Appeal decided13 February 2024
- Permission expiry12 February 2029
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