Apartment 2 Abbey Lane Apartments, Abbey Street, Naas
Retention of a first-floor office conversion into a two-bedroom apartment.
221428 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 29 November 2022
- Reference
- 221428
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 29 November 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for converting a 56 square metre first-floor office space into a two-bedroom apartment. This development creates one additional residential unit within the existing building.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 56 m²
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
(1) the retention of residential (56sqm) 2-bedroom apartment on first floor from a previous (56sqm) office space. This development is the conversion within an existing building to create one additional dwelling
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 Naas Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027 (2021–2028). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Cearbhaill Court, Naas, County Kildareprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €418,502 | 80 m |
| Apt 1, Caspo Centre, Main St | Jun 2026 | €280,000 | 90 m |
| 10 The Waterfront, Canal St, Naas | Sept 2025 | €260,000 | 100 m |
| 25 The Waterfront, A The Harbour, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €245,000 | 115 m |
| 26 The Waterfront, Canal St, Naas | May 2025 | €305,000 | 115 m |
| Rosanna, Harbour Rd, Naas | Sept 2025 | €625,000 | 126 m |
| 3 Moatville, Abbey Rd, Naas | Aug 2025 | €290,000 | 155 m |
| 7 Moatville, Abbey Rd, Naas | May 2026 | €310,000 | 155 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
- Further information requested24 January 2023
- Further information received20 April 2023
- Decision due17 May 2023
- Decision issued15 May 2023
- Grant issued10 July 2023
- Permission expiry9 July 2028
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