Kildare Road, Rathangan, Co. Kildare.
Conversion of part of a car showroom into a mini-supermarket with a cafe and off-licence in Rathangan.
21619 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 7 May 2021
- Reference
- 21619
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 7 May 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of part of an existing car sales showroom to a mini-supermarket. The new facility will include an ancillary off-licence, coffee shop, delicatessen, and modifications to the forecourt for parking and access.
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) change of use of part of existing car sales showroom to mini supermarket use to include for extension and modifications to front and side of existing building. The new use includes for ancillary off-licence, coffee shop, delicatessen, toilets, stores and associated works. (b) modifications to existing car sales forecourt to allow for new car parking, modified site access, new street landscaping, boundary treatments and all associated site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for general development.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Millview Demesne, Rathangan, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €435,000 | 90 m |
| 66 Pomeroy Park, Rathangan, Kildare | May 2026 | €363,500 | 223 m |
| 26 Pomeroy Park Rathngang, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €390,000 | 224 m |
| Chapel Sq, Rahtangan, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €70,000 | 273 m |
| Apt 1, Block A, Doorley Park Rathangan | Dec 2025 | €195,000 | 302 m |
| Apt 4 Block 1, Doorley Park, Rathangan | Mar 2025 | €172,000 | 302 m |
| New Street, Rathangan, Co. Kildarenot full market price | Mar 2026 | €130,000 | 308 m |
| Apt 4, Block 2, Doorley Park | Apr 2025 | €135,500 | 311 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 received7 May 2021
- Further information requested28 June 2021
- Further information received6 October 2021
- Decision due2 November 2021
- Decision issued28 October 2021
- Appeal submitted16 November 2021
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