Stanhope Place, Athy, Co. Kildare.
Retention of two first-floor apartments and associated site works in Athy.
21303 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 11 March 2021
- Reference
- 21303
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 11 March 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for two first-floor, two-bedroom apartments. It also includes ancillary site works such as a new accessible entrance ramp, stairs, fencing, pedestrian gates, and external bin and bicycle stores.
- Residential units
- 2
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
2no. First floor two bed apartments and all ancillary site development works including provision of new accessible entrance ramp & stairs, erection of new weld mesh fencing with pedestrian gate, new dado wall with metal railing over to match existing at car parking area, revisions to front boundary fence including provision of pedestrian gateway, new external bin store and new external bicycle store
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of the town centre.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Athy Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027 (2021–2027). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 3 First Floor, Stanhope Place, Athy | Aug 2025 | €33,340 | 17 m |
| Apartment 2 Ground Floor, Stanhope Place, Athy | Aug 2025 | €34,180 | 17 m |
| Apartment 4 First Floor, Stanhope Place, Athy | Aug 2025 | €33,340 | 75 m |
| 10 Convent Gardens Block A, Stanhope St, Athy | Dec 2025 | €195,000 | 95 m |
| 54 Leinster St, Athy, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €171,000 | 103 m |
| 10 Convent Gardens, Block B, Rathstewart | Oct 2025 | €185,000 | 128 m |
| Apt 3 Stanhope Street, Athy, Co. Kildare | Jun 2026 | €110,000 | 136 m |
| 6 Leinster St, Athy, Kildare | Jul 2025 | €310,000 | 150 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 received11 March 2021
- Further information requested4 May 2021
- Further information received14 July 2021
- Decision due10 August 2021
- Decision issued9 August 2021
- Grant issued20 September 2021
- Permission expiry19 September 2026
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