RefusedHousing estateDecided 23 February 2023

Oak Church Development, Kildare, Co Kildare

Modifications to a permitted residential development in Kildare, bringing the total to 299 units.

221528 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 22 December 2022

Reference: 221528
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 22 December 2022

Summary

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Permission is sought for amendments to the site layout, house designs, and housing mix of a previously permitted development. The revised scheme will now comprise 299 residential units in total, consisting of 195 houses, 16 maisonettes, and 88 apartments.

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Residential units: 299

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Development description

Modifications to the previously permitted residential development, permitted under planning reg. Ref. 18/1028 and associated planning reg. Refs 18/1026 and 18/1027. Permission is sought for amendments to the site layout, changes to the layout of houses, design changes to house types and the housing mix. The proposed changes are within the subject area of the site which has received permission under planning ref. 18/1028, however this should be reviewed in conjunction with the associated planning refs. 18/1026 and 18/1027 as these 3-no. Permissions encapsulate the entire development. There are no changes to the apartment blocks, their associated car parking, bicycle parking & bin storage permitted under planning ref. 18/1027 proposed with this application. The total number of residential units now proposed throughout the entire development is 299 (an increase of 2 units) and now comprises 195 no. Houses, 16 no own door maisonettes, and 88 no. Apartments. The houses and maisonettes are proposed in a mixture of 1 storey, 1.5 storey, 2 storey and 2 storey plus dormer in a mix of detached, semi-detached and terraced arrangements. The proposed housing mix throughout the entire development now comprises 20 no. 2-bedroom, 117 no. 3-bedroom and 58 no. 4-bedroom houses, 12 no. 1-bedroom and 4 no. 2-bedroom maisonettes, 38 no. 1-bedroom, 43 no. 2-bedroom and 7 no. 3-bedroom apartments. Houses and maisonettes are provided with on-curtilage car parking (412 no. Space in total). There are no changes proposed to the on-street & apartment block parking permitted under the parent permissions. It is proposed to construct a new house type, a 1 storey, 2-bedroom semi-detached unit referred to as type c1. There are 4 no. Type c1 houses proposed with this application. It is proposed to increase the footprint of the type n maisonettes permitted under planning ref. 18/1028 to ensure these units are in compliance with the minimum area requirements of the department of housing, planning & local government, and the kildare county development plan 2017-2023. There are no changes proposed to the permitted single/ two storey childcare facility provided with outdoor amenity space. 24 no. Carparking spaces, a bicycle shelter and binstore. Proposed public open space now measures 1.2725ha for the entire development. There are no changes proposed in the site access details from the parent permissions. The proposed development also comprises all ancillary site development wo

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
64 Oak Church Drive, Oak Church, Kildareprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€361,233	14 m
56 Oak Church Drive, Oak Churchprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€325,991	22 m
No.7 Oak Church Crescent, Oak Church, Kildareprice excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€370,044	31 m
3 Oak Church Avenue, Oak Church, Kildareprice excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€361,233	31 m
7 Oak Church Avenue, Oak Churchnot full market price · price excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€312,500	31 m
13 Oak Church Avenue, Oak Church, Kildareprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€361,233	31 m
No. 9 Oak Church Avenue, Oak Church, Kildareprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€374,449	31 m
5 Oak Church Avenue, Oak Church, Kildareprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€361,233	31 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.

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Application received22 December 2022
Decision due24 February 2023
Decision issued23 February 2023

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