GrantedApartmentsDecided 30 March 2023

Finlay Park, Naas, Co. Kildare.

Construction of 134 apartments in blocks up to five storeys high with a commercial unit at Finlay Park.

22221502 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 16 December 2022

Reference: 22221502
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 16 December 2022

Summary

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This Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) consists of 134 apartments across three blocks ranging from four to five storeys. The development also includes a ground-floor commercial/medical unit and 201 parking spaces.

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Residential units: 134
Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Large scale residential development: planning permission for a large scale residential (lrd) development at this site (of c. 2.9 hectares) at lands within the townland of naas west, 'finlay park', naas, co. Kildare. The proposed development will consist of the construction of 134 no. Apartments (comprising a mixture of 70 no. 2 storey apartments and 64 no. Single storey apartments) as follows: 22 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 77 no. 2 bedroom apartments and 35 no. 3 bedroom apartments with private open space provided in the form of balconies or terraces as follows: (a) block a (4 storey apartment block) comprising 26 no. Apartments (6 no. 1 bed units, 16 no. 2 bed units and 4 no. 3 bed units); block b (part 4, part 5 storey apartment block) comprising 66 no. Apartments (10 no. 1 bed units, 33 no. 2 bed units and 23 no. 3 bed units), with a commercial/health/medical unit (c. 247.6 sqm) at ground floor; block c (part 4, part 5 storey apartment block) comprising 42 no. Apartments (6 no. 1 bed, 28 no. 2 bed units and 8 no. 3 bed units); (b) vehicular/pedestrian and cyclist access from the old caragh road (in new arrangement) along with the provision of 201 no. Undercroft and surface car parking spaces as well as 388 no. Undercroft and surface cycle parking spaces; internal road and shared surface networks including pedestrian and cycle paths; (c) public open space including proposed plaza, as well as central communal (courtyard) open space including outdoor playground area at podium level; (d) 1 no. Temporary (for 3 no. Years) 3-sided signage structure (c. 4.5m in height) at the entrance to the proposed development; (e) provision of foul and surface water drainage, including relocation of existing foul main in northern part of site as well as green roofs; linear greenway path, bin stores; plant rooms; public lighting and all associated landscaping and boundary treatment works, site development and infrastructural works, esb substations, and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development. A dedicated website has been set up for the lrd application which can be viewed at www. Finlayparklrd. Ie

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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“To provide for new residential development.”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
52 Finlay Park, Naas, Kildare	Jul 2025	€636,840	133 m
61 Finlay Park, Old Caragh Road, Naasnot full market price	May 2025	€280,000	148 m
63 Finlay Park, Old Carragh Road, Naas	Jan 2026	€610,000	162 m
15 Sarto Park, Naas, Kildare	Nov 2025	€400,000	204 m
34 Pacelli Rd, Naas, Kildare	Nov 2025	€370,000	249 m
Las Riberas, Abbeyville, Naas	May 2025	€655,000	281 m
18 Pacelli Rd, Naas, Kildare	Aug 2025	€365,000	287 m
36 Our Ladys Place, Naas, Kildare	May 2026	€310,000	334 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received16 December 2022
Further information requested16 February 2023
Further information received6 March 2023
Decision due2 April 2023
Decision issued30 March 2023
Grant issued19 May 2023
Permission expiry18 May 2028

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