Leinster Street, Athy, Co.Kildare
Modifications to a shop front in Athy to add a reverse vending machine extension and alter the car park.
221400 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 24 November 2022
- Reference
- 221400
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 November 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves a single-storey front extension to provide a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) facility for returning plastic bottles. It also includes removing the existing entrance pod and trolley bay, installing a new free-standing trolley bay, and altering the car park.
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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
Modifications to the ground floor layout and shop facade and will include for, a) single-storey extension to front of the existing store to provide a drs facility to allow customers to return plastic beverage bottles to a reverse vending machine in store, b) removal of the existing entrance/exit pod, c) removal of the existing trolley bay, d) proposed free-standing trolley bay, e) proposed alteration works to store elevation, f) alternation works to car park area, g) all ancillary works required to complete to the required building regulations standards.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 The Grove, Leinster St, Athy | Apr 2026 | €175,000 | 66 m |
| 9 The Grove, Leinster St, Athy | Apr 2026 | €230,000 | 66 m |
| 2 The Grove, Leinster St, Athy | May 2026 | €202,000 | 97 m |
| 6 Fairfield, Dublin Rd, Athy | Apr 2026 | €150,000 | 136 m |
| 21 Rheban Manor, Athy, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €86,000 | 176 m |
| 9 St Michaels Terrace, Athy, Kildare | Mar 2026 | €315,000 | 177 m |
| 6 Leinster St, Athy, Kildare | Jul 2025 | €310,000 | 194 m |
| 8 Rheban Manor, Athy, Kildare | Apr 2026 | €290,000 | 194 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 received24 November 2022
- Further information requested23 January 2023
- Further information received9 May 2023
- Decision due5 June 2023
- Decision issued31 May 2023
- Grant issued21 July 2023
- Permission expiry20 July 2028
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