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The Green, Barnhall Meadows, Leixlip

Minor redesign, increased capacity, and extra parking at an existing creche.

221320 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 7 November 2022

Reference: 221320
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 7 November 2022

Summary

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The development includes replacing two windows with external screen doors for direct classroom access to the play area, and adding a new plant room door. It also seeks to increase the childcare capacity from 102 to 144 places through internal reconfiguration, and to add five parking spaces.

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Official record

Development description

For the minor redesign of the northeast elevation by replacing 2 no. Window openings into new external screen doors to provide direct access from ground floor classrooms to the outside play area and a new proposed plant room door to the southwest elevation. Permission also sought for an increase in proposed occupancy from 102 childcare places to 144 places due to internal reconfiguration of rooms. In addition, modifications to the forecourt/car parking area to the southwest by adding 5 additional car parking spaces. All at the existing purpose built creche/pre-school facility

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

New ResidentialR1

“To provide for new residential development.”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

Objective set by the Leixlip LAP 2020-2023 (2020–2026). 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
11 Rinawade Park, Leixlip, Kildare	Jun 2026	€535,000	88 m
15 The Rise, Barnhall Meadows, Leixlip	Mar 2026	€420,000	108 m
14 Cluain Dara, Leixlip, Kildare	May 2025	€497,000	128 m
15 Cluain Dara, Leixlip, Kildarenot full market price	Jan 2026	€20,000	130 m
30 Cluain Dara, Leixlip, Kildare	Oct 2025	€350,000	148 m
19 Rinawade Park, Leixlip, Kildare	Jun 2025	€550,000	156 m
33 Cluain Dara, Leixlip, Kildare	Jun 2025	€345,000	162 m
31 Cluain Dara, Leixlip, Kildare	Feb 2026	€252,000	162 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.

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Application received7 November 2022

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