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The Green, Barnhall Meadows, Leixlip

Minor redesign and expansion of an existing creche to increase capacity to 144 children.

22820 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 7 July 2022

Reference: 22820
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 7 July 2022

Summary

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The application seeks minor redesigns to the elevations of an existing creche, including new external screen doors for direct play area access. It also requests an increase in occupancy from 102 to 144 childcare spaces and 5 additional car parking spaces.

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Development description

The minor redesign of the northeast elevation by replacing 2 no. Window openings into new external screen doors to provide direct access from ground floor classrooms to the outside play area and a new proposed plant room door to the southwest elevation. Permission also sought for an increase in proposed occupancy from 102 childcare spaces to 144 places due to the internal reconfiguration of rooms. In addition, modifications to the forecourt/car parking area to the southwest by adding 5 additional car parking spaces. All at the existing purpose built creche/pre-school facility

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New ResidentialR1

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National zoning type: New/proposed residential

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
15 The Rise, Barnhall Meadows, Leixlip	Mar 2026	€420,000	93 m
11 Rinawade Park, Leixlip, Kildare	Jun 2026	€535,000	100 m
14 Cluain Dara, Leixlip, Kildare	May 2025	€497,000	143 m
15 Cluain Dara, Leixlip, Kildarenot full market price	Jan 2026	€20,000	146 m
30 Cluain Dara, Leixlip, Kildare	Oct 2025	€350,000	162 m
19 Rinawade Park, Leixlip, Kildare	Jun 2025	€550,000	164 m
33 Cluain Dara, Leixlip, Kildare	Jun 2025	€345,000	176 m
31 Cluain Dara, Leixlip, Kildare	Feb 2026	€252,000	176 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.

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Application received7 July 2022

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