Main Street, Johnstown, Co. Kildare.
Demolition of a house and retail unit to build 15 apartments and two retail units in Johnstown.
22632 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 27 May 2022
- Reference
- 22632
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 May 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of a vacant house, retail unit, and outbuildings. It will be replaced by two three-storey blocks containing 15 apartments, two retail units, 25 car parking spaces, and 40 cycle spaces.
- Residential units
- 15
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
The demolition of an existing vacant residential dwelling and retail unit, and 2 no. Associated outbuildings, and the construction of 15 no. Apartments and 2 no. Retail units in two blocks (block a and block b). Block a is a three-storey apartment building facing onto the main street and consisting of 4 no. One bedroom apartments, 2 no. Two bedroom apartments, 1 no. Three bedroom apartment, 1 no. Retail unit and 1 no. Retail/café unit. Block a includes balconies at first and second floor level on the southern elevation, as well as an apartment storage area and a retail bin store at ground floor level. Block b is a three-storey apartment building located to the rear of the site consisting of 6 no. Two bedroom apartments and 2 no. Three bedroom apartments with balconies at first and second floor level on both the northern and southern elevations, and a bin store at ground floor level. The proposed development includes amendments to an existing outbuilding to provide a residential bin store, 25 no. Car parking spaces, 40 no. Cycle parking spaces, hard and soft landscaping and all associated site works and services
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Arch, Main St, Johnstown | Mar 2025 | €795,000 | 244 m |
| 18 Johnstown Gardens, Johnstown, Naas | Dec 2025 | €312,000 | 268 m |
| 18 Johnstown Gardens, Johnstown, Naas | Apr 2026 | €585,000 | 268 m |
| 27 The Crescent, Stonehaven, Blessington Roadprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €541,850 | 281 m |
| 26 The Crescent, Johnstown Manor, Johnstown | Nov 2025 | €625,000 | 285 m |
| 29 The Green, Johnstown Manor, Johnstown | Feb 2025 | €740,000 | 321 m |
| Johnstown Cottage, Johnstown Village, Kildare | Jan 2025 | €400,000 | 356 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 received27 May 2022
- Decision due21 July 2022
- Decision issued21 July 2022
- Appeal submitted17 August 2022
- Appeal decided2 January 2024
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