Naas Sports Centre, Caragh Road, Naas
Installation of new fencing and ball-stopping netting around a soccer pitch at Naas Sports Centre.
23387 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 13 April 2023
- Reference
- 23387
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 April 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves installing new 2.4m high fencing topped with 2.6m high ball-stopping netting, reaching a total height of 5m around the soccer pitch. It also includes pedestrian and maintenance gates and associated site works.
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Official record
Development description
The installation of new 2.4m high fencing with 2.6m high ball stopping net installed on top for a total height of 5m around soccer pitch with pedestrian gates provided at the north-west and north-east corners of the pitch, a larger maintenance gate is to be provided at the east end of the pitch and associated site works
The historical record
How infrastructure applications have been decided in Kildare County Council
90% granted
of 474 infrastructure applications granted, refused or part-granted by Kildare County Council, 2016–2026.
- The same category nationally
- 91%11,893
- 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.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for education, recreation, community and health.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
Objective set by the Naas Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027 (2021–2028). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Primrose Gardens Ave, Naas, Kildare | Jun 2025 | €406,000 | 315 m |
| 20 Radharc An Chaislain, Carragh Rd, Naasnot full market price | Feb 2025 | €50,110 | 337 m |
| 37 Wentworth Place, Jigginstown, Naas | Mar 2025 | €350,000 | 342 m |
| 29 Wentworth Palce, Jigginstown, Naas | Apr 2025 | €302,000 | 345 m |
| 28 Wentworth Place, Jigginstown, Naas | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 346 m |
| 5 Radharc An Caisleaan, Carragh Rd, Naas | Mar 2025 | €380,000 | 348 m |
| No 6 Primrose Avenue, Jiggenstown, Naas | Feb 2025 | €355,000 | 352 m |
| 40 Primrose Sq, Primrose Gardens, Kildare | Mar 2025 | €340,000 | 368 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 received13 April 2023
- Decision due7 June 2023
- Decision issued30 May 2023
- Grant issued25 July 2023
- Permission expiry24 July 2028
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