St. Farnan's Park, Downings North, Prosperous
Retention and upgrades to sports club facilities and clubhouse in Prosperous.
23504 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 11 May 2023
- Reference
- 23504
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 11 May 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention for a recessed entrance, security fencing, ball stop nets, a walking path, and a storage shed. It also requests permission to extend and alter the clubhouse, install 21-metre floodlights, add spectator fencing, and decommission a septic tank to connect to the local foul drain.
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
(a) a recessed entrance/egress point, (b) metal boundary security fencing , (c) 4 no. Ball stop nets, a hard standing walking path, a core board structure & storage shed, full planning permission for: (d) amending the elevations and internal layouts of an existing clubhouse building, (e) constructing an extension to the side of the existing clubhouse building to include signage, (f) constructing new 21m high floodlights, (g) constructing new spectator fencing, (h) decommissioning an existing septic tank system and connecting to the local foul drain system in lieu, (i) all associated ancillary site-works to include upgrading car and bicycle parking facilities
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for open space, amenity and recreation provision.”
National zoning type: Active open space
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Prosperous (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number 4, Cois Urlann, Downings Northprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €484,582 | 264 m |
| No. 18 Cois Urlann, Downings North, Prosperousprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €522,467 | 353 m |
| 158 Barrington Court, Prosperous, Co Kildare | Jul 2025 | €508,000 | 399 m |
| 139 Barrington Court, Prosperous, Co Kildare | Jun 2025 | €465,000 | 405 m |
| 155 Barrington Court, Prosperous, Co Kildare | Apr 2026 | €490,000 | 455 m |
| 43 Mapletoft Close, Curryhills, Prosperous | Apr 2025 | €485,000 | 470 m |
| 150 Barrington Court, Prosperous, Naas | Mar 2025 | €420,000 | 479 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 received11 May 2023
- Further information requested30 June 2023
- Further information received17 October 2023
- Decision due13 November 2023
- Decision issued9 November 2023
- Grant issued10 January 2024
- Permission expiry9 January 2029
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