The Old Medical Centre, Bride Street, Kildare Town
Conversion of a former medical centre in Kildare Town into four apartments.
221195 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 4 October 2022
- Reference
- 221195
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 October 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of the former medical centre on Bride Street to residential use. It will create four own-door apartments, comprising three two-bedroom units and one three-bedroom unit. Works include building refurbishment, replacing the shopfront, and providing rear parking and landscaping.
- Residential units
- 4
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) the change of use of the former medical centre to residential use as 4 no. Own door apartments consisting of 3 no. 2-bedroom and 1 no. 3-bedroom units; (b) the refurbishment of the building including the removal of the existing shopfront to be replaced with a new window and door to the front (east) elevation and new metal cladding to the side (south) and rear (west) elevations; (c) provision of car parking, cycle parking, bin storage and landscaped open space in the yard to the rear of the existing building and all associated siteworks
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of the town centre.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 17 October 2023.
Notified floor area: 314 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt. 2 - Abbeyview, Kildare Town, Co Kildare | Mar 2025 | €132,500 | 49 m |
| Apt.1 - Abbeyview, Kildare Town, Co Kildare | Mar 2025 | €132,500 | 49 m |
| 10 Claregate Court, Claregate St, Kildare | May 2026 | €235,000 | 101 m |
| 26 Claregate Court, Kildare, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €196,000 | 101 m |
| 17 Claregate Street, Main Street, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €257,000 | 101 m |
| Apt 35, Claregate Court, Main St | Jan 2026 | €218,000 | 101 m |
| 3 Grey Abbey Court, Grey Abbey Rd, Kildare Town | Nov 2025 | €330,500 | 102 m |
| 6 Belfry Court, Dublin St, Kildare | May 2026 | €207,000 | 147 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 received4 October 2022
- Further information requested25 November 2022
- Further information received11 April 2023
- Decision due8 May 2023
- Decision issued3 May 2023
- Grant issued20 July 2023
- Permission expiry19 July 2028
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