Kilcullen GAA, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Development of three new grass pitches, an all-weather training area with floodlights, and a community walkway.
221426 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 29 November 2022
- Reference
- 221426
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 November 2022
Summary
AI-generatedKilcullen GAA plans to construct two juvenile pitches and one adult pitch, raising site levels with imported soil. The project also features an all-weather training area with a 5m high ball wall, floodlights, a community fitness walkway/cycleway, and expanded parking.
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Official record
Development description
A) construction of 2nr juvenile grass playing pitches & 1nr adult grass playing pitch on lands adjoining to the existing club grounds. B) redistribution of existing soil within site to form a revised level site. Importation of additional inert soil and stones to raise site level by <1m over redistributed soil level within an area of 3.1ha. Haul access via temporary site works access onto existing road at kilcullen business campus. C) erection of an all-weather 30m x 15m training area with double sided ball wall with flood lights, the ball wall will be 5 metres high and 15 metres wide with a 5m high perimeter fence with 4nr 13m high lighting columns to all weather pitch. D) community fitness walkway & cycleway with active travel connections to existing neighbouring active transport nodes to the northwest, east and southeast of the subject lands with associated public lighting. E) alteration/extension of existing car parking to include additional coach and car parking bays. F) bicycle parking along with site infrastructure works, landscaping works and all associated site development and facilitating works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for open space, amenity and recreation provision.”
National zoning type: Active open space
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 The View, Cnoc Na Greine, Kilcullennot full market price | Feb 2025 | €340,000 | 201 m |
| 3171 Avondale Dr, Kilcullen, Kildare | Apr 2026 | €260,000 | 203 m |
| 28 Cnoc Na Greine Woods, Kilcullen, Co Kildare | Jun 2026 | €440,000 | 235 m |
| 45 Newberry, Castlemartin Lodge, Kilcullen | Feb 2025 | €445,000 | 282 m |
| 43 Newberry, Castlemartin Lodge, Kilcullen | Jul 2025 | €470,000 | 293 m |
| 19 Cnoc Na Greine Green, Kilcullen, Kildare | Jan 2026 | €354,000 | 310 m |
| 22 Cnoc Na Greine Square, Kilcullen, Kildare | Feb 2025 | €240,000 | 334 m |
| 70 Newberry, Castlemartin, Kilcullen | Aug 2025 | €430,000 | 341 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 received29 November 2022
- Decision due1 February 2023
- Decision issued25 January 2023
- Grant issued29 March 2023
- Permission expiry28 March 2028
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