Eadestown GAA, Eadestown, Naas
Change of use of an agricultural field to a new grass playing pitch with floodlights for Eadestown GAA.
231027 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 12 December 2023
- Reference
- 231027
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 December 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting an adjacent agricultural field into a natural grass playing pitch for Eadestown GAA. The development includes additional car parking, six 18-meter-high floodlights, ball stop netting, a walking track, a ball wall, a scoreboard, and upgrading the lighting on the existing pitch.
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
Change of use from an adjacent agricultural field to a natural grass playing pitch with internal access from existing car park area, additional cark parking spaces, 6 no. 18m high lighting units, a temporary construction access, ball stop netting, pitch fencing, perimeter walking track, a ball wall and scoreboard. Planning permission is also sought to upgrade the existing lighting system on the existing natural grass pitch, to include 6 no. 18m high lighting units and all associated site works
The historical record
How change-of-use applications have been decided in Kildare County Council
85% granted
of 591 change-of-use applications granted, refused or part-granted by Kildare County Council, 2016–2026.
- The same category nationally
- 88%14,584
- All categories in Kildare County Council
- 81%11,885
These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.
Built & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 5 August 2025.
Notified floor area: 4.14 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Willows, Eadestown, Naas | Jun 2026 | €780,000 | 251 m |
| Marhaven House, Eadestown, Naasprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €850,000 | 475 m |
| Nunsland, Eadestown, Naas | Jan 2025 | €700,000 | 479 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 received12 December 2023
- Further information requested6 February 2024
- Further information received8 April 2024
- Decision due5 May 2024
- Decision issued3 May 2024
- Grant issued2 December 2024
- Appeal submitted30 May 2024
- Appeal decided2 December 2024
- Permission expiry1 December 2029
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