O'Neills Bar & Steak House, Corner of Main Street and Kelly's Lane, Maynooth
Conversion of the first floor of O'Neills Bar into four apartments.
2241 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 18 January 2022
- Reference
- 2241
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 January 2022
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of the first floor of O'Neills Bar & Steak House from a public house to four apartments. The project includes creating access off Kelly's Lane and removing a portion of the roof to form an open courtyard.
- Residential units
- 4
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
Change of use from public house to four apartments at first floor lever, with access off kelly's lane and removal of portion of roof to form courtyard
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 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
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received18 January 2022
- Further information requested7 March 2022
- Further information received30 August 2022
- Decision due26 September 2022
- Decision issued6 September 2022
- Grant issued3 November 2022
- Permission expiry2 November 2027
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