Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedHousing estateDecided 24 January 2023

Bridge Street, Rathangan, Co. Kildare.

A mixed-use development of 24 apartments, 37 houses, a coffee shop, guest accommodation, and a creche.

221392 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 23 November 2022

Reference
221392
Authority
Kildare County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
23 November 2022
Residential units
37
Floor area
3871.4 m²

Summary

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This major development on Bridge Street involves site clearance and the construction of 24 apartment units and 37 terraced houses. It also includes the refurbishment of two protected structures to provide a coffee shop with guest accommodation and a creche facility.

Housing estateapartmentscrecheprotected structuremixed use

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Official record

Development description

  • Site clearance works comprising of removal of buildings/substructure of buildings from previous site usage and removal of vegetation and overgrowth. 24 no. Apartment units comprising of: 6 no type a1 ground floor 1-bed apartments, 6 no. Type a2 ground floor 1-bed apartments, 6 no. Type b1 2-storey 2-bed duplex apartments, 6 no. Type b2 2-storey 2-bed duplex apartments, 37 no. Dwellings comprising of: 6 no. Type c1 2-storey 3-bed end terrace dwellings, 13 no. Type c2 2-storey 3-bed mid terrace dwellings, 6 no. Type c3 2-storey 3-bed end terrace dwellings, 4 no. Type c4 2-storey 3-bed end terrace dwellings, 8 no. Type d1 2-storey 2-bed mid terrace dwellings. Alterations, additions and refurbishment works to a protected structure b17-36 to provide ground floor coffee shop c/w basement level toilets, staff room, store and plant room. First floor guest accommodation consisting of 4 no. Ensuite bedrooms. Alterations and refurbishment works to a protected structure b17-43 to provide creche facility consisting of ground floor office, reception, 3 no. Classrooms, toilets, ancillary services and first floor 2 no. Classrooms, staff room, store, toilets and ancillary services. Reinstatement of former canal wharf. Access roads, paths, landscaping, foul and surface water sewers to connect to existing public sewers and all associated site works. The overall number of residential units proposed is
  • The site contains 2 no. Protected structures b17-36 and b17-43

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town CentreUC
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 - Rathangan (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & 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
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Chapel Sq, Rahtangan, KildareApr 2025€70,000108 m
New Street, Rathangan, Co. Kildarenot full market priceMar 2026€130,000138 m
4 Millview Demesne, Rathangan, KildareApr 2025€435,000183 m
26 Pomeroy Park Rathngang, KildareDec 2025€390,000257 m
66 Pomeroy Park, Rathangan, KildareMay 2026€363,500315 m
Apt 1, Block A, Doorley Park RathanganDec 2025€195,000408 m
Apt 4 Block 1, Doorley Park, RathanganMar 2025€172,000408 m
Apt 4, Block 2, Doorley ParkApr 2025€135,500412 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

  1. Application received23 November 2022
  2. Decision due26 January 2023
  3. Decision issued24 January 2023

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