GALA, Aghards House Thornhill Gardens, Celbridge
Retention of a hot food takeaway section within a Gala retail unit in Celbridge.
2360117 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 15 August 2023
- Reference
- 2360117
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 15 August 2023
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the change of use of a 12.5 sqm section of the existing retail unit for the sale of hot food for consumption off the premises.
- Floor area
- 13 m²
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
The change of use of a section (12.5 sqm) of the existing retail unit for the sale of hot food for consumption off the premises, along with all associated site development and facilitating works
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 Thornhill Heights, Celbridge, Kildare | Mar 2025 | €710,000 | 47 m |
| 82 Thornhill Gardens, Celbridge, Kildare | Jul 2025 | €476,000 | 48 m |
| 78 Thornhill Gardens, Celbridge, Co Kildare | Sept 2025 | €435,000 | 74 m |
| 56 Thornhill Heights, Celbridge, Co Kildarenot full market price | Jun 2025 | €253,333 | 114 m |
| 20 Thornhill Heights, Celbridge, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €455,000 | 144 m |
| 62 Thornhill Meadows, Celbridge, Kildare | May 2026 | €460,000 | 195 m |
| 45 The Paddock Old Town Mill, Celbridge, Kildare | May 2026 | €425,000 | 218 m |
| 27 The Meadows, Oldtown Mill, Celbridge | Mar 2026 | €400,000 | 226 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 received15 August 2023
- Decision due9 October 2023
- Decision issued5 October 2023
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Provision of Off License subsidiary to the main retail use (Area 4.8sqm)
Gala , Unit 2 Aghards House , Thornhill Gardens
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201319KildareLodged 3 Nov 2020Extension
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2119KildareLodged 13 Jan 2021Extension
- Awaiting decision50 m away
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201067KildareLodged 18 Sept 2020Extension
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201473KildareLodged 3 Dec 2020Extension
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19600KildareLodged 28 May 2019Alterations
- Awaiting decision50 m away
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38 Thornhill Heights , Celbridge , County Kildare
201575KildareLodged 21 Dec 2020Extension
- Granted70 m away
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