RefusedHousing estateDecided 7 March 2024

Skenagun/Garterfarm, Castledermot, Co. Kildare

Construction of a 43-unit housing development with a linear park and pedestrian bridges in Castledermot.

23194 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 2 March 2023

Reference: 23194
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 2 March 2023
Residential units: 43
Floor area: 4239.44 m²

Summary

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The project comprises 43 housing units including single-storey courtyard houses and two-storey houses. The development features 55 parking spaces, a new vehicular access bridge over an existing stream, a linear park, a natural play area, and a pumping station.

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Official record

Development description

Provision of a residential development of 43 no. Housing units (comprising of 15 no. 3 bedroom single storey courtyard houses; 4 no. Single storey 4 bedroom courtyard houses; 12 no. 2 bedroom 2 storey houses; 12 no. 3 bedroom 2 storey houses) with 55 no. Dedicated parking spaces of which there are 45 no. For residents, 10 no. For visitors, inclusive of 3 no. Ev spaces and 3 no. Disabled spaces and including bicycle and bin storage, vehicular access from the r418, provision of new access road connecting to existing estate roads (oak road and beech close), provision of 2 no. Pedestrian footbridges and a single new vehicular access over the existing stream, provision of linear park 10 metres either side of the stream, natural play area, attenuation area, pumping station, open space and associated site works over a total application site area of 2.19ha. This application is accompanied by a natura impact statement. Significant further information consists of proposed amendments with supporting amended plans, drawings and reports for the following: revisions to site layout to include relocation of unit nos. 28, 29, 30, 31, 42 and 43; reduction in the number of 2 bedroom houses to 2 no. Units, increase in the number of 3 bedroom units to 39 no. Units, reduction to 2 no. 4 bedroom units, ensuring that the number of housing units proposed remains the same (43 no. ); replacement of previously proposed single storey courtyard house type with 2 storey house types (k, l, m, n, and p); introduction of 4m wide segregated pavement/cylceway to the north and west boundaries adjoining the l8054 and r418; realignment of 2 no. Footbridges and vehicular bridge; relocation of irish water pump kiosk; relocation of associated roads and footpaths; increase in shared open space; replacement of a majority of the on-street residential parking with in-curtilage parking to allow overnight charging of electric vehicles (evs); provision of dedicated ev charging points adjacent to all on-street visitor parking spaces and mobility impaired spaces; splitting of the main attenuation tank into 2 to facilitate separate drainage for the existing estate; addition of a small attenuation tank to the south of the junction of beach close and beach drive; additional surface water sewer with hydrobrake and attenuation structure on the western side of the ballyvass stream; and modifications to the proposed play space

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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“To provide for new residential development.”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Castledermot (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
3 Beech Close, The Friary, Castledermotnot full market price	Apr 2025	€230,000	112 m
17 Beech Drive, The Friary, Castledermotnot full market price	Jun 2025	€225,000	131 m
16 Beech Dr, The Friary, Kildarenot full market price	Mar 2026	€205,000	135 m
2 Oak Rd, The Friary, Castledermot	Mar 2025	€230,000	142 m
10 Maple Close, The Friary, Castledermotnot full market price	May 2026	€300,000	166 m
House No. 2, Ballyburn House, Castledermot	Aug 2025	€300,000	359 m
House No. 1, Ballyburn House, Castledermot	Jul 2025	€475,000	359 m
Keenans Lane, Castledermot, Kildare	Dec 2025	€245,000	387 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 received2 March 2023
Further information requested24 April 2023
Further information received17 January 2024
Decision due10 March 2024
Decision issued7 March 2024
Appeal submitted3 April 2024
Appeal decided23 December 2024

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