GrantedCommercialDecided 8 November 2022

Cooleragh East, Coill Dubh, Naas

Demolition of a petrol station to build a new two-storey service station with four apartments in Coill Dubh.

22662 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 1 June 2022

Reference: 22662
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 1 June 2022
Residential units: 14
Floor area: 1821 m²

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of an existing petrol service building, shop, residence, and commercial shed. It will be replaced by a new two-storey service station containing a retail area, food offers, two offices, and four residential apartments on the first floor.

Commercialmixed usepetrol stationdemolitionapartments

Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

A mixed use development consisting of
Demolition of the existing petrol service building, shop, attached residence and shed for commercial use to rear. Removal of existing signage, gates to rear, underground tanks and all other existing ancillary site elements to prepare the site for new development
Erection of replacement 2-storey service station building (building a) which will contain 1 no food offers including seating (60sqm), a retail area (86.2sqm) and back of house area (70.3sqm). 2 no independent office spaces (44sqm & 48sqm) and 4 no residential apartments on first floor. The number of fuel dispensing pumps will be expanded from 1 single sided pump to 2 double sided pumps (on one island), replacement commercial fuel pump. Provision of pump station canopy to be erected displaying fuel branding signage. Provision of 2 no new signs/branding at entrance and one new totem sign. 15 car parking spaces provided for retail, 6 car parking for office and 5 car parking for residences. Total of 26 parking spaces provided to service block a and 10 bicycle parking spaces. All associated site works including landscaping, drainage, lighting, refuse compound, relocated vent pipes, making good boundary walls, service bay and new bollards to front of service building and a landscaped hardstanding area with seating in front of building a
Erection of 2-storey apartment building (building b) with 4 no wheelchair accessible apartments (2 no bedroom) and 4 no wheelchair accessible apartments (1 no bedroom). 10 parking spaces provided to service block b, refuge compound, 10 bicycle parking spaces and all other ancillary site works. 4.8 no 2-storey houses which will be an extension to the existing approved estate (under construction planning file 18/851). Consisting of: 4 no detached houses (4-bedroom), 2 no semi-detached houses (3 bedroom) and 2 no semi-detached (2 bedroom). These new houses will connect directly into existing estate and include all additional open space and extension of all ancillary services
Revised design for portion layout granted planning permission under planning file 18/851. This redesigned area of the existing site to include the removal of existing 8 no 2-storey semi-detached houses and to replace it with 4 no detached houses (4 bedroom), 1 no semi-detached (4 bedroom), and 1 no semi-detached (3 bedroom)
Revised design for portion of access road, landscaping and open space granted planning permission under planning file 18/851

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

New ResidentialR1

“To provide for new residential development.”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Coill Dubh Coolearagh (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

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
46 Ballynafagh Springs, Cooleragh, Coill Dubhprice excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€352,423	5 m
45 Ballynafagh Springs, Cooleragh, Coill Dubhprice excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€352,423	6 m
44 Ballynafagh Springs, Cooleragh, Coill Dubhprice excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€352,423	11 m
17 Ballynafagh Springs, Cooleragh, Kildarenot full market price	Jul 2025	€190,000	119 m
21 Kanes Pass, Cooleragh, Naas	Dec 2025	€342,000	170 m
9 Ri Na Mona, Cooleragh, Coill Dubhprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€431,718	199 m
16 Kanes Pass, Cooleragh, Naas	Jun 2026	€403,000	212 m
22 The Meadows, Coolearagh, Coill Dubh	Jun 2025	€524,000	257 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 June 2022
Further information requested25 July 2022
Further information received13 October 2022
Decision due9 November 2022
Decision issued8 November 2022
Grant issued18 January 2023
Permission expiry17 January 2028

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