Carton Park Retail Campus, Dublin Road, Maynooth
Change of use of a first-floor cafe to an optician's unit at Carton Park, Maynooth.
22340 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 28 March 2022
- Reference
- 22340
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 March 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of changing the use of an existing first-floor cafe space (118.95 sqm) to an optician's unit. It includes associated internal alterations, a new entrance to a protected corridor, and a new signage zone.
- Floor area
- 119 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
Development will consist of: (i) the change of use of the existing café space at first floor level to an optician's unit (c. 118.95 sqm); (ii) associated internal alterations (including a new entrance to a protected corridor and the reconfiguration of internal unit layout); (iii) the provision of a new signage zone associated with the proposed optician's unit (c. 8.42 sqm); and (iv) all ancillary site services and site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To promote consolidated mixed-use development as an extension of the town centre.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
Objective set by the Maynooth and Environs Joint Local Area Plan 2025 - 2031 (2025–2031). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Parklands Crescent, Maynooth, Co Kildare | Jan 2026 | €711,372 | 131 m |
| 9 Parklands Court, Maynooth, Kildarenot full market price | Apr 2026 | €358,000 | 140 m |
| 2c Leinster Park, Maynooth, Kildare | Apr 2026 | €1,002,000 | 295 m |
| Crannog, Leinster Park, Maynooth | Apr 2026 | €1,520,000 | 324 m |
| 20 Castlebridge, Maynooth, Kildare | Oct 2025 | €552,000 | 326 m |
| 38 Carton Grove, Dublin Road, Maynooth | Feb 2026 | €562,000 | 334 m |
| 8 Castlebridge, Maynooth, Kildare | Jun 2025 | €520,000 | 357 m |
| 2 Leinster Court, Dublin Rd, Maynoothnot full market price | Oct 2025 | €70,000 | 378 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 received28 March 2022
- Decision due22 May 2022
- Decision issued17 May 2022
- Grant issued29 June 2022
- Permission expiry28 June 2027
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