9-10 Academy Court, Academy Street, Kildare Town
Retention of a change of use from storage to extended office space, including internal and external alterations.
221216 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 11 October 2022
- Reference
- 221216
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 11 October 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for converting a rear storage area into an extended office space. The works include floor layout alterations, a new external side door, and proposed bicycle storage.
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
- The retention of change of use including alterations and renovations to original storage area to rear of existing building to form extended area to existing office building; consisting of alterations to original floor layout and side elevation accommodating new external access/egress door and all ancillary site works . Revised by significant further information which consists of
- Retention of change of use of rear area of building from storage to extended office area comprising alterations to floor layout and other associated renovations
- Retention of external access/egress door to the side of building to access extended office area
- Proposed bicycle storage to existing storage area to side/rear of building and all ancillary site works
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Academy Court, Academy St, Kildare | Jun 2026 | €309,000 | 30 m |
| 2 Academy Court, Academy St, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €167,000 | 30 m |
| 12 Academy Court, Academy St, Kildarenot full market price | Sept 2025 | €170,000 | 36 m |
| 9 Academy Court, Academy St, Kildare | Jun 2026 | €342,000 | 47 m |
| 1 Cleamore Terrace, Cleamore Road, Kildare | Jun 2026 | €482,000 | 59 m |
| Apt 35, Claregate Court, Main St | Jan 2026 | €218,000 | 104 m |
| 17 Claregate Street, Main Street, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €257,000 | 104 m |
| 26 Claregate Court, Kildare, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €196,000 | 104 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 received11 October 2022
- Further information requested28 November 2022
- Further information received14 February 2023
- Decision due13 March 2023
- Decision issued13 March 2023
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