Awaiting decisionRetention

The Orchard, Furness, Johnstown

Retention of agricultural building conversion to home office/gym, and permission for a house extension and garden structure in Johnstown.

221283 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 27 October 2022

Reference: 221283
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: RETENTION
Received: 27 October 2022

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This application seeks retention permission for converting a single-storey agricultural building into a home office, gym, and recreational space. It also seeks permission for a single-storey extension to the main house, internal modifications, a garden structure, and a new wastewater treatment system.

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Development description

Of change of use of a single storey detached agricultural building to front/side of the site to ancillary recreational use for home office, gym and recreational purposes and permission for construction of a single storey extension to the rear and side of the existing single storey detached dwelling, minor modifications to the internal layout, construction of a garden structure to the rear and side of the existing dwelling, replacement of the existing septic tank system with a new on site wastewater management treatment system to current epa guidelines and all associated landscaping and site development works

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Furness Hall, Naas, Co Kildare	Apr 2025	€1,584,172	76 m
Furness Hall, Naas, Co Kildare	Jul 2025	€1,814,758	76 m
Coach House, Furness Hall, Naas	Apr 2025	€55,000	81 m
Lodge House, Furness Hall, Naas	Apr 2025	€100,000	81 m

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Application received27 October 2022

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