Dowling's Licenced Premises, Prosperous, Naas
Change of use from a licensed function hall to a health and fitness facility in Prosperous.
22769 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 24 June 2022
- Reference
- 22769
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 June 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to convert a licensed function hall, which is part of Dowling's Licensed Premises, into a health and fitness facility. The proposed opening hours are 6am to 10pm on weekdays and 8am to 6pm on weekends.
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
- A change of use from a licenced function hall (part of dowling's licenced premises) to a health and fitness facility with opening hours 6am
- 10pm weekdays and 8am
- 6pm weekends all
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate town centre uses including residential, commercial, office and civic use.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Prosperous (2023–2029). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Brookes Mill, Prosperous, Kildare | Jun 2025 | €310,000 | 129 m |
| 1 Beech Avenue, Prosperousprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €427,313 | 154 m |
| 6 Beech Avenue, Curryhills, Prosperousprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €392,070 | 154 m |
| 10 Brookes Mill, Prosperous, Kildare | May 2025 | €373,850 | 186 m |
| The Presbytery, Prosperous, Naas | Dec 2025 | €630,000 | 231 m |
| Main St, Prosperous, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €380,000 | 239 m |
| 2739 Corrachoill Park, Prosperous, Naas | Feb 2025 | €290,000 | 256 m |
| 2761 Corra Coill Park, Prosperous, Co Kildare | Apr 2026 | €240,000 | 263 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 received24 June 2022
- Further information requested12 August 2022
- Further information received7 December 2022
- Decision due12 January 2023
- Decision issued9 January 2023
- Grant issued21 March 2023
- Permission expiry20 March 2028
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