Newtown, Rathangan, Co. Kildare
Relocation of eight floodlights to a training pitch and installation of four new 18m floodlights on the main pitch.
21221 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 24 February 2021
- Reference
- 21221
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 February 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves relocating eight existing 12-metre-high floodlighting columns from the main playing pitch to the training pitch. It also includes the erection of four new 18-metre-high floodlighting columns with associated fittings on the main playing pitch.
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
(a) relocation of 8 no. Existing 12m high flood lighting columns from main playing pitch to training pitch and provision of new light fittings to same, (b) erection of 4 no. 18m high floodlighting columns with associated light fittings to main playing pitch and (c) all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for open space, amenity and recreation provision.”
National zoning type: Active open space
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Rathangan (2023–2029). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tudor Cottage, Rathangan, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €515,000 | 161 m |
| Newtown, Rathangan, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €350,000 | 254 m |
| Derrigmore House, Newtown, Rathangan | Mar 2025 | €628,000 | 460 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 received24 February 2021
- Further information requested13 April 2021
- Further information received26 April 2021
- Decision due23 May 2021
- Decision issued18 May 2021
- Grant issued21 July 2021
- Permission expiry20 July 2026
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