GrantedApartmentsDecided 4 July 2023

Lands adjoining and to the rear of St Mary's Church, Mill Street, Maynooth

Construction of 115 apartments in four blocks, including a creche, restaurant, office, and basement parking.

23494 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 10 May 2023

Reference: 23494
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 10 May 2023

Summary

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This Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) on lands adjoining St Mary's Church in Maynooth proposes 115 apartments across four separate blocks. The scheme will also feature a creche, a restaurant/cafe, one office unit, and a basement for car parking and bicycle storage. Access works include replacing two existing entrances with a single access point on Mill Street.

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Residential units: 115
Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Permission for a large-scale residential development on lands adjoining and to the rear of st mary's church at mill street, maynooth, co kildare. The development will consist of the provision of 115no. Apartments in 4no. Separate blocks incorporating provision of a creche and restaurant/cafe, 1no. Office unit and provision of a basement to provide for car parking, bicycle storage and ancillary bin storage areas. Particulars of the development provide as follows: (a) replacement of 2no. Existing vehicular entrances onto mill street with 1no. Single access point onto mill street to incorporate the proposed vehicular entrance works along with associated pedestrian and cyclist connections onto mill street and associated works to provide for a bus stop and realignment of existing footpath in accordance with planned part viii works for this section of mill street. (b) site excavation works to facilitate the proposed development to include levelling, excavation and general site preparation works. (c) block a: a four-storey building comprising a creche and restaurant/cafe at ground floor level and upper floors incorporating 1no. Office unit, provision of 7no. 1bed apartments and 10no. 2bed apartments with associated civic space fronting onto mill street and external play area to the rear to serve the creche. A basement will be provided under block a for parking and bin storage. (d) block b1: an apartment block ranging from three to five storeys comprising a total of 32no. Residential apartments to consist of 6no. 1bed apartments, 19no. 2 bed apartments and 7no. 3 bed apartments. A basement will be provided under block b1 which will incorporate an access ramp, parking and bin storage. (e) block b2: a six storey apartment block comprising a total of 48no. Residential apartments to consist of 13no. 1bed apartments and 35no. 2 bed apartments. (f) block c: an apartment block ranging from four to five storeys comprising a total of 18no. Residential apartments to consist of 1no. 1bed apartments, 13no. 2 bed apartments and 4no. 3bed apartments along with a ground level storage room for bicycles and bins. Block c will be raised on stilts with a flood storage area provided at ground level beneath this block. (g) provision of a basement car parking area to comprise a total of 74no. Car parking spaces (incorporating infrastructure for electric vehicle charge points), along with bicycle storage and bin storage areas. (h) provision of bicycle and bin storage facilities at su

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town CentreUC

“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of the town centre.”

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

Objective set by the Maynooth and Environs Joint Local Area Plan 2025 - 2031 (2025–2031). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
5 Pound Lane, Maynooth, Co Kildare	Jan 2025	€200,000	85 m
6 Pound Lane, Maynooth, Kildare	Jan 2025	€200,000	86 m
10 Castle Keep, Manor Mills, Maynooth	Jul 2025	€330,000	100 m
12 Heritage House, Lyreen Manor, Moyglare Rd	May 2025	€335,575	110 m
Apt 17 Heritage House, Lyreen Manor, Maynooth	Jan 2026	€465,000	110 m
Car Park Space 224, Lyreen Manor, Maynooth	Mar 2026	€15,000	110 m
11 Heritage House, Lyreen Manor, Maynooth	Mar 2026	€359,785	110 m
14 Castlekeep House, Lyreen Manor, Maynooth	Nov 2025	€330,333	133 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 received10 May 2023
Decision due4 July 2023
Decision issued4 July 2023
Grant issued19 December 2023
Appeal submitted27 July 2023
Permission expiry18 December 2028

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