Little Scholars, Prosperous, Co. Kildare.
Retention of a creche attic conversion and an increase in permitted children from 30 to 70.
22376 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 1 April 2022
- Reference
- 22376
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 1 April 2022
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the continuation of use of a former attic storage room as creche space. Significant further information also details an increase in the permitted capacity of the creche from 30 children to 70 children.
- Floor area
- 30 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
Retention permission, and continuation of use as creche space, of a former attic storage room (floor area 29.8 sq. M) on the first floor level of the existing creche building. Revised by significant further information which consists of an increase in the permitted number of children attending the creche from 30 children (as per reg. Ref. 16/1023) to 70 children
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate town centre uses including residential, commercial, office and civic use.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Prosperous (2023–2029). 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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Brookes Mill, Prosperous, Kildare | Jun 2025 | €310,000 | 127 m |
| 1 Beech Avenue, Prosperousprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €427,313 | 150 m |
| 6 Beech Avenue, Curryhills, Prosperousprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €392,070 | 150 m |
| 10 Brookes Mill, Prosperous, Kildare | May 2025 | €373,850 | 184 m |
| The Presbytery, Prosperous, Naas | Dec 2025 | €630,000 | 229 m |
| Main St, Prosperous, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €380,000 | 235 m |
| 2739 Corrachoill Park, Prosperous, Naas | Feb 2025 | €290,000 | 257 m |
| 2761 Corra Coill Park, Prosperous, Co Kildare | Apr 2026 | €240,000 | 265 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.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received1 April 2022
- Further information requested25 May 2022
- Further information received4 November 2022
- Decision due8 December 2022
- Decision issued6 December 2022
- Grant issued24 February 2023
- Permission expiry23 February 2028
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