GrantedCommercialDecided 25 January 2023

Blackmillers Hill Estate, Rathbride Road, Kildare Town

Revised plans for a single-storey childcare facility in the Blackmillers Hill Estate.

221104 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 9 September 2022

Reference: 221104
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 9 September 2022

Summary

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The proposal modifies a previously permitted childcare facility to now construct a single-storey building of approximately 305 square metres. It includes an outdoor play space, bicycle and bin storage, and boundary treatments.

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Storey: 1
Floor area: 305 m²

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Official record

Development description

Development of a 2-storey childcare facility, measuring c. 366m²,on a site of c. 0.057 hectares located within the existing blackmillers hill estate, at rathbride road, kildare town. The proposed development will have the effect of modifying the previously permitted childcare facility on the subject site, as granted under extant permission ref. 16/1227. Access to the proposed development will be via blackmillers hill road, located off rathbride road. The proposed development includes for all associated site development works. Revised by significant further information which consists of revisions to the design and layout of proposed development, which now caters for a one storey childcare facility measuring c. 305m2 (gross floor area) with a proposed, enclosed, outdoor play space to the rear of c. 70m2. Revisions to the proposed development also include for revisions to the external elevations and finishes of the proposed childcare facility, amendments to proposed boundary treatments, provision of additional bin storage and bicycle storage (including for visitor bicycle parking spaces) and modifications to the internal layout of the proposed childcare facility. Access to the proposed development will be via blackmillers hill road, located off rathbride road. The proposed development will have the effect of modifying the previously permitted childcare facility on the subject site, as granted under extant permission ref. 16/1227. The proposed development also includes for all associated site development works, all on a site area of c. 0.057 hectares located within the existing blackmillers hill estate, at rathbride road, kildare town, county kildare. The significant further information submitted includes for a: (i) mobility management plan, and (ii) cgis of the proposed development

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Community and EducationCI

“To provide for education, recreation, community and health”

National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses

Objective set by the Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
4 Oak Glebe, Rathbride Road, Kildare Town	Oct 2025	€677,351	112 m
36 Whitesland, Kildare Townprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€440,529	127 m
32 Whitesland, Kildare Townprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€440,529	127 m
22 Cloghgarret Abbey, Rathbride Road, Kildare Town	Apr 2025	€360,000	168 m
Apt 30 - Cloghgarret Abbey, Rathbride Road, Kildare	Jan 2025	€220,000	169 m
46 Blackmillers Hill, Rathbride Road, Kildare	Jul 2026	€450,000	181 m
11 Oak Glebe, Rathbride Road, Kildare	Aug 2025	€580,000	181 m
Rathbride Rd, Kildare, Kildare	May 2025	€450,000	191 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.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received9 September 2022
Further information requested1 November 2022
Further information received22 December 2022
Decision due27 January 2023
Decision issued25 January 2023
Grant issued14 March 2023
Permission expiry13 March 2028

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