Grey Abbey Road, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare.
New single-storey Child Development Centre in Kildare Town.
21261 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 4 March 2021
- Reference
- 21261
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 March 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a single-storey Child Development Centre containing therapy and meeting rooms, staff offices, a canteen, and a retail shop. The facility will also feature external play areas, a sensory garden, car parking, and associated landscaping.
- Storey
- 1
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 single storey, child development centre, containing therapy and meeting rooms, staff offices and canteen, group training room, retail shop, external play areas, covered walkways and sensory garden, art installations, lit signage, carparking, bin store, plant, acoustic screen, new masonry boundary walls and all associated siteworks and landscaping
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve existing commercial uses and provide for additional commercial developments”
National zoning type: Commercial, retail
Objective set by the Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Wavertree, Tully Road, Kildare Town | Jun 2026 | €610,000 | 123 m |
| Ounavarra, Tully Rd, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €400,000 | 207 m |
| 3 Grey Abbey Court, Grey Abbey Rd, Kildare Town | Nov 2025 | €330,500 | 207 m |
| 1 Oak Tree Park, Upper Swellanprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €325,991 | 255 m |
| Apt. 2 - Abbeyview, Kildare Town, Co Kildare | Mar 2025 | €132,500 | 259 m |
| Apt.1 - Abbeyview, Kildare Town, Co Kildare | Mar 2025 | €132,500 | 259 m |
| 2 The Hazel Apts, Meadow Rd, Kildare | Feb 2026 | €130,000 | 289 m |
| 3 Oaktree Green, Cunnaberry Hill, Tully Road | May 2026 | €490,000 | 292 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 received4 March 2021
- Further information requested27 April 2021
- Further information received25 June 2021
- Decision due22 July 2021
- Decision issued20 July 2021
- Grant issued2 September 2021
- Permission expiry1 September 2026
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