Greenfield Shopping Centre, Maynooth Park, Maynooth
Construction of 34 apartments above an existing shopping centre, with commercial extensions and alterations.
2197 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 29 January 2021
- Reference
- 2197
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 January 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project includes a 265 sqm ground floor extension to the shopping centre to create two retail units and a coffee shop. It also proposes 34 apartments on the first to fourth floors with communal terraces, bicycle storage, and minor road layout alterations.
- Residential units
- 34
- Storeys
- 4
- Floor area
- 265 m²
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Official record
Development description
(i) alterations to the existing shopping centre and an extension of circa 265 sqm at ground floor level comprising: new retail unit (95 sqm) and new coffee shop (107 sqm) with outdoor seating area to the west, fronting onto straffan road and new retail unit (63 sqm) to the south east, fronting onto laurence avenue. (ii) the construction of 34 no. Apartments on first to fourth floors, comprising: 17 no. 1 bed units, 15 no. 2 bed units and 2 no. 3 bed units all with balconies or terraces, located above the existing shopping centre and proposed commercial units. (iii) communal terraces at first and fourth floor levels. (iv) bin and bicycle storage at ground floor level. (v) minor alterations to vehicular entrance, alterations to the existing car parking and internal road layout. (vi) relocation of existing freestanding vertical sign. (vii) associated boundary treatment, landscaping, suds drainage and all other ancillary development works necessary to facilitate the development
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for new/existing neighbourhood centres and associated facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Straffan Way, Maynooth, Kildare | May 2025 | €560,000 | 67 m |
| Straffon Rd, Maynooth, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €785,000 | 93 m |
| 20 Greenfield Dr, Maynooth, Kildare | Mar 2025 | €395,000 | 152 m |
| 12 Straffan Way, Maynooth, Kildare | Oct 2025 | €572,000 | 163 m |
| 83 Kingsbry, Maynooth, Co Kildare | Oct 2025 | €402,000 | 165 m |
| 80 Rail Park, Maynooth, Kildare | May 2025 | €635,000 | 189 m |
| 74 Rail Park, Maynooth, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €540,000 | 190 m |
| 15 Maynooth Park, Maynooth, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €429,000 | 199 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 received29 January 2021
- Decision due25 March 2021
- Decision issued18 March 2021
In the area
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