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River Forest Shopping Centre, Captains Hill, Leixlip

Construction of five single-storey storage units at River Forest Shopping Centre in Leixlip.

2360045 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 17 July 2023

Reference: 2360045
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 17 July 2023

Summary

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The development consists of constructing five single-storey storage units. These units are designed to service the existing retail units within the shopping centre.

Commercialretailstorageshopping centre

Storey: 1

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Official record

Development description

Of construction of 5 no. Single storey storage units to service existing shopping centre retail units, also all associated site development and facilitating works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Neighbourhood CentreDC

“To provide for new/existing neighbourhood centres and associated facilities”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

Objective set by the Leixlip LAP 2020-2023 (2020–2026). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
11 River Forest, Leixlip, Kildare	Jun 2026	€461,000	83 m
13 Riverforest, Leixlip, Kildare	Oct 2025	€462,000	83 m
1 River Forest Court, Leixlip, Kildare	Nov 2025	€160,000	83 m
7 River Forest, Leixlip, Kildare	Sept 2025	€530,125	89 m
35a River Forest Estate, Leixlip, Co Kildare	Oct 2025	€521,023	120 m
60 Newtown, Captains Hill, Leixlip	Sept 2025	€477,357	160 m
2 Newtown, Glendale, Leixlip	Apr 2026	€410,000	191 m
83 Newtown Park, Leixlip, Co Kildare	Oct 2025	€550,000	226 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.

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Application received17 July 2023

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