Maynooth Business Campus, R406 Straffan Road, Maynooth
Construction of a four-storey office development over a basement car park.
22686 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 3 June 2022
- Reference
- 22686
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 3 June 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development consists of a four-storey office building with a setback top floor over a basement car park, providing a gross internal floor area of 12,656 sqm. The building is designed to be subdivisible into four office units and will be constructed in two phases.
- Storeys
- 4
- Floor area
- 12,656 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
Development of this c0.708ha site at maynooth business campus development (prev approved reg ref 99/2073), bounded by the m4 motorway to the north, ballygoran road to the south, existing blocks a, b and c maynooth business campus to the west and existing block f to the east, existing access off the r406 straffan road, maynooth, co kildare. The proposed development will consist a 4-storey office development with a setback top floor over basement car park providing for a gifa of 12,656m2 excluding basement. The building is subdivisible into 4 office units, units d1, d2, e1 and e2. The development is to be constructed in 2 phases, phase 1 includes block d1 and d2, phase 2 includes block e1 and e2. There are an additional 175 car parking spaces proposed (in addition to the previous allocation of 200 spaces for block d and e under reg ref 99/2073), 127 of which are at basement level and 48 are at surface level. There are 253 bicycle spaces proposed in addition to an esb substation and switch rooms, 2 no plant rooms at roof level, minor revisions to previously approved site and all associated site works above and below ground. (planning permission was granted for a previously approved office development on this site under abp-304658-19 – kcc 18/1382)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for new and existing industrial, office park and warehouse development.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 The Walk, Mullen Park, Maynoothprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €537,445 | 285 m |
| 53 The Walk, Mullen Park, Maynoothprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €528,634 | 285 m |
| 49 The Walk, Mullen Park, Maynoothprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €524,229 | 285 m |
| 55 The Walk, Mullen Park, Maynoothprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €515,418 | 285 m |
| 47 The Walk, Mullen Park, Maynoothprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €511,013 | 285 m |
| 57 The Walk, Mullen Park, Maynoothprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €511,013 | 285 m |
| 45 The Walk, Mullen Park, Maynoothprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €524,229 | 287 m |
| 41 The Walk, Mullen Park, Maynoothprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €585,903 | 287 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 received3 June 2022
- Further information requested25 July 2022
- Further information received2 September 2022
- Decision due29 September 2022
- Decision issued22 September 2022
- Grant issued2 November 2022
- Permission expiry1 November 2027
In the area
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- Granted30 m away
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- Granted70 m away
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18201KildareLodged 27 Feb 2018Change of use
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181151KildareLodged 19 Sept 2018Change of use
- Granted270 m away
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- Awaiting decision270 m away
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18612KildareLodged 23 May 2018Housing estate
- Granted270 m away
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Unit H7 Maynooth Business Campus , Maynooth , Co. Kildare.
17489KildareLodged 28 Apr 2017Change of use
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