Naas Road, Ballymore Eustace, Co. Kildare.
Construction of a new standalone community hall with a skate park, playground, and solar panels.
23261 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 16 March 2023
- Reference
- 23261
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 March 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project proposes a new one-to-two storey standalone community hall building of approximately 1,205 sqm. The facility will include a multi-purpose indoor hall, work-hub, spinning class, youth club space, roof-mounted solar panels, a skate park, a playground, and a secondary effluent treatment system.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 1,205 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
The construction of a new one to two storey standalone community hall building (c. 1205 sqm gfa). The accommodation includes a foyer, multi-purpose indoor hall, work-hub, spinning class, manager's office, ancillary changing and sanitary accommodation at ground floor and 2 x multi-purpose function rooms and youth club space at first floor. Car-parking, bicycle parking, roof mounted solar panels, skate park, playground and all related ancillary landscaping, services and site development works to facilitate the development. It is also proposed to install a secondary effluent treatment system and soil polishing filter in accordance with the appropriate epa code of practice,
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for community and educational facilities.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Ballymore Eustace (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Park, Naas Rd, Ballymore Eustace | Sept 2025 | €800,000 | 193 m |
| Apt 8, First Floor Block 2, Riverwalk | May 2025 | €148,000 | 215 m |
| 23 Tinnycross Park, Ballymore Eustace, Kildarenot full market price | Jul 2025 | €22,000 | 231 m |
| 69 River Walk, Ballymore Eustace, Kildare | May 2026 | €612,000 | 232 m |
| 34 River Walk, Ballymore Eustace, Kildare | Apr 2026 | €705,000 | 266 m |
| 52 Tinnycross Park, Ballymore Eustace, Co Kildare | Jun 2025 | €431,000 | 270 m |
| Culmor, Main Street, Ballymore | Nov 2025 | €750,000 | 306 m |
| Apartment 2, The Anvil, Balymore Eustacenot full market price | Dec 2025 | €180,000 | 308 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 received16 March 2023
- Decision due10 May 2023
- Decision issued5 May 2023
- Grant issued10 July 2023
- Permission expiry9 July 2028
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