Broadleas, Ballymore Eustace, Co. Kildare.
Excavation of a new basement under the existing house and construction of a rear extension at basement level.
2246 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 19 January 2022
- Reference
- 2246
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 January 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves lowering the existing void under the house's concrete floor to create a basement with a 2.4m ceiling height. It also includes lowering the rear garden level, constructing a 14.7 sqm rear extension at basement level, and building retaining walls.
- Floor area
- 56 m²
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Official record
Development description
(1) develop a basement under the rear section of my house by lowering the existing void under the suspended concrete floor to give a floor to ceiling height of 2.4m. (2) lower the level of the existing rear garden to allow for the basement construction. (3) construct a rear extension at the new basement level that will project out from the main house by 2.1m. (4) construct retaining walls to both sides of the garden for the length of the lowered garden level. (5) all ancillary ground works associated with the above on my site at broadleas, ballymore eustace, co. Kildare. The existing ground floor area is 93.10m². The existing first floor area is 93.10m². The proposed basement will add 41.30m². The proposed extension will add 14.70m². All at
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve existing residential amenity, to provide for appropriate infill residential development and to provide for new and improved ancillary services.”
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Ballymore Eustace (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Falls, Ballymore Eustace, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €500,000 | 96 m |
| 2 Chapel Street, Ballymore Eustace, Co. Kildare | Jun 2026 | €345,000 | 454 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 received19 January 2022
- Further information requested8 March 2022
- Further information received4 May 2022
- Decision due31 May 2022
- Decision issued24 May 2022
- Grant issued20 July 2022
- Permission expiry19 July 2027
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