MAIN STREET, KILCULLEN, CO. KILDARE
Change of use of the former Bank of Ireland building on Main Street to serviced bedroom accommodation.
221338 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 9 November 2022
- Reference
- 221338
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 November 2022
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 370 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to convert the existing two-storey over basement bank building into serviced accommodation. It will provide 7 en-suite bedrooms, including 1 at basement level and 3 each on the ground and first floors. The works will also include internal alterations and changes to the front, side, and rear elevations.
- Storeys
- 3
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
Development in the premises formally known as bank of ireland. The application is for: (a) the change of use of the building from a bank to serviced bedroom accommodation; (b) internal alterations to the existing two-storey over basement building to provide 7 no. En-suite bedrooms, 1 no. Bedroom at basement level and 3 no. Bedrooms to ground and first floor levels; (c) alterations to the elevational treatment of the front side and rear elevations, along with all facilitating and associated site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate town centre uses including residential, commercial, office and civic use.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Kilcullen Settlement Plan (2025–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Millrace Apts, Main St, Kilcullen | Jul 2025 | €335,000 | 71 m |
| 4 Saddlers Way, Kilcullen, Kildare | May 2025 | €268,000 | 134 m |
| 8 Saddlers Way, Kilcullen, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €200,000 | 134 m |
| Main St, Kilcullen, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €328,000 | 170 m |
| Main St, Kilcullen, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €322,000 | 191 m |
| Main St, Kilcullen, Kildare | Apr 2026 | €162,500 | 204 m |
| 10 Riverside, Riverside Manor, Kilcullenprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €380,600 | 227 m |
| 2 New Abbey Road, Kilcullen, Co Kildare | Oct 2025 | €155,000 | 229 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.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received9 November 2022
- Further information requested9 January 2023
- Further information received3 May 2023
- Decision due30 May 2023
- Decision issued29 May 2023
- Grant issued25 July 2023
- Permission expiry24 July 2028
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