Certa Service Station, Carton Park, Dublin Rd Maynooth
Installation of a car wash, solar panels, and waste compactors at a service station in Maynooth.
21857 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 14 June 2021
- Reference
- 21857
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 June 2021
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for various upgrades at the Certa Service Station. The works include a new car wash with underground tanks, a 7m high illuminated sign, two portable waste compactors, solar PV panels on the forecourt canopy, and parking revisions.
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
(i) internally illuminated 7m high main id sign, (ii) car wash and all associated underground water storage tanks, drainage, plant room and revisions to site layout, (iii) two pay-to-use portable waste compactors, (iv) solar photovoltaic panels to forecourt canopy roof, (v) car parking, and (vi) all associated infrastructure and site development works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To promote consolidated mixed-use development as an extension of the town centre.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2c Leinster Park, Maynooth, Kildare | Apr 2026 | €1,002,000 | 224 m |
| 2 Leinster Court, Dublin Rd, Maynoothnot full market price | Oct 2025 | €70,000 | 262 m |
| 38 Carton Grove, Dublin Road, Maynooth | Feb 2026 | €562,000 | 279 m |
| Crannog, Leinster Park, Maynooth | Apr 2026 | €1,520,000 | 288 m |
| 18 Parklands Crescent, Maynooth, Co Kildare | Jan 2026 | €711,372 | 292 m |
| 9 Parklands Court, Maynooth, Kildarenot full market price | Apr 2026 | €358,000 | 301 m |
| Apartment 12, Leinster Lodge, Maynooth | Jun 2025 | €318,000 | 318 m |
| 50 Carton Sq, Maynooth, Kildare | Feb 2025 | €450,101 | 327 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 received14 June 2021
- Decision due8 August 2021
- Decision issued6 August 2021
- Grant issued16 September 2021
- Permission expiry15 September 2026
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