Bardon's Bar & Accommodation, Main Street, Kilcullen
Change of use from a diner/takeaway to boutique hotel accommodation within a protected structure curtilage.
23334 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 31 March 2023
- Reference
- 23334
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 31 March 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use of a ground floor diner/takeaway to three en-suite bedrooms for use as a boutique hotel. The development includes minor internal alterations and the removal of advertising signage within the curtilage of a Protected Structure.
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Official record
Development description
(a) change of use of existing ground floor diner/takeaway granted under file ref no. 09/1378 to 3no. Bedroom accommodation all with ensuites to be used as a boutique hotel with minor internal alterations to the existing wall structure. (b) removal of existing advertising signage. This development is within the curtilage of a protected structure kildare rps no. B28-26 niah red. 11819008
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 - Kilcullen Settlement Plan (2025–2029). 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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main St, Kilcullen, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €328,000 | 20 m |
| Main St, Kilcullen, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €322,000 | 45 m |
| Main St, Kilcullen, Kildare | Apr 2026 | €162,500 | 59 m |
| 2 New Abbey Road, Kilcullen, Co Kildare | Oct 2025 | €155,000 | 119 m |
| 1 Abbey Grove, Newbridge Rd, Kilcullen | Dec 2025 | €270,000 | 124 m |
| 1 Ballyshannon, Kilcullen, Kildare | Jan 2025 | €565,000 | 125 m |
| 73, Riverside Manor, Kilcullenprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €374,449 | 125 m |
| 11 Millrace Apts, Main St, Kilcullen | Jul 2025 | €335,000 | 199 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 received31 March 2023
- Further information requested23 May 2023
- Further information received7 November 2023
- Decision due4 December 2023
- Decision issued28 November 2023
- Grant issued1 February 2024
- Permission expiry31 January 2029
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