GrantedApartmentsDecided 27 January 2023

Old Odlum’s Mill Site, Main Street, Sallins

Demolition of existing mill structures and construction of 77 apartment units in Sallins.

22110 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 4 February 2022

Reference: 22110
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 4 February 2022
Residential units: 15
Floor area: 1696.2 m²

Summary

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The development at the Old Odlum's Mill Site involves the demolition of 11 non-significant warehouse, office, and storage buildings, as well as 10 grain silos. In their place, 77 apartment units will be constructed across multiple blocks ranging from 2 to 5 storeys, including community and retail uses.

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Development description

The development will include: a) demolition of the following non-significant structures
Building no. 1 – single storey office type building
Building no. 2 – single storey office type building
Building no. 3 single storey storage and workshop type building
Building nos. 4 and 5 – single storey transformer buildings
Building no. 6 – single storey shed type building
Building no. 7 – single storey shed type building
Building no. 8 – two storey warehouse type building
Building no. 9 – single storey warehouse type building
Building no. 10 – three storey warehouse type building
Building no. 11 – two storey type building; and
10 no. Galvanised grain silo structures. B) construction of 61 no. Shared access apartment units in 3 individual blocks
2-5 storey mixed-use block type “a” will contain 22 units (along with proposed community/amenity/retail uses); ¾ storey block type “b” will contain 14 units; and ¾ storey block type “c” will contain 25 units – in a mix of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom types (10 x 3 beds, 44 x 2 beds and 7 x 1 beds); (c) construction of 16 no. Own door apartment units in 2 individual blocks
3 storey block type “1” will contain 8 units (4 no. 2 bedroom ground floor apartments & 4 no. 3 bedroom duplex apartments); and 2 storey block type “2” will contain 8 units (4 no. 2 bedroom ground floor apartments and 4 no. 2 bedroom first floor apartments); d) construction of 15 no. 1 and 2 storey terraced houses in 4 individual blocks
2 storey block type “1” will contain 3 no. 3 bedroom houses; 2 storey block type “2” will contain 6 no. 3 bedroom houses; 2 storey block type “3” will contain 3 no. 3 bedroom houses; and 1 storey block type “4” will contain 1 no. 3 bedroom house and 2 no. 2 bedroom houses – in a mix of 2 and 3 bedroom types (13 x 3 beds and 2 x 2 beds); e) construction of a new 2 storey creche building; f) construction of a new 2 storey commercial/retail building (block type “d”); g) provision of 2 vehicular access pointes to serve the site
1 will consist of upgrading the existing access from main street and 1 will be a new access from the adjacent osberstown court housing development - with associated roadways, footpaths and car parking servicing the development; h) provision of a new shared pedestrian/cycle path fronting the grand canal with associated stepped connection point and public urban space at the eastern end of the site linking to main street; i) a foul holding tank and pumping s

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Main Street, Sallins, Co Kildare	Mar 2025	€427,000	83 m
12 Osberstown Park, Sallins, Co Kildare	Oct 2025	€465,000	169 m
Ferrybank House, Canal View, Sallins	Jan 2025	€580,000	175 m
47 Osberstown Park, Sallins, Co Kildare	Jan 2026	€210,000	182 m
24 Osberstown Park, Sallins, Kildare	Mar 2025	€425,000	195 m
21 Osberstown Park, Sallins, Kildare	Apr 2026	€537,500	204 m
9 The Orchard, Canal View, Sallins	Jan 2025	€288,000	212 m
Apt 47, Millbank Sq, Sallins	Mar 2025	€303,000	214 m

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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.

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Application received4 February 2022
Further information requested30 March 2022
Further information received19 December 2022
Decision due31 January 2023
Decision issued27 January 2023
Grant issued15 May 2024
Appeal submitted10 February 2023
Appeal decided15 May 2024
Permission expiry14 May 2029

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