39 Duke Street, Athy, Co. Kildare
Change of use of a retail unit to a one-bedroom apartment in a protected structure.
2213 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 11 January 2022
- Reference
- 2213
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 January 2022
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 70.546 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert a previously approved retail unit into a one-bedroom apartment. The property is a protected structure.
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
Is sought for change of use of previously approved retail unit to a 1-bedroom apartment (a protected structure) at
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 Athy Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027 (2021–2027). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Duke St, Athy, Co Kildare | Mar 2025 | €100,000 | 34 m |
| Apt 2, 27 Duke St, Athy | Feb 2026 | €250,000 | 42 m |
| 9 Riversdale, Athy, Co Kildare | Jan 2026 | €192,000 | 115 m |
| 9 Priory Court, Athy, Kildare | Jul 2025 | €192,500 | 118 m |
| 4 Dominican Church Road, Athy, Co Kildare | Mar 2026 | €210,000 | 126 m |
| Apartment 2, 11 Lower William Street, Athy | Jan 2026 | €118,750 | 149 m |
| Apartment 1, 11 Lower William Street, Athy | Jan 2026 | €118,750 | 149 m |
| Apartment 3, 11 Lower William Street, Athy | Jan 2026 | €118,750 | 149 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 January 2022
- Further information requested3 March 2022
- Further information received2 September 2022
- Decision due29 September 2022
- Decision issued29 September 2022
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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