GrantedHousing estateDecided 9 April 2024

Lands to the north of Caragh Village, Caragh, Co. Kildare

Construction of a mixed-use scheme with 36 residential units and two retail/office units.

2360182 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 6 September 2023

Reference: 2360182
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 6 September 2023
Residential units: 25
Floor area: 2405.4 m²

Summary

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The development on a 2.05-hectare site consists of 36 residential units, comprising 25 two-storey houses, 2 duplex units, and 9 apartments. It also includes two ground-floor retail/office units, bin stores, a pumping station, and associated site works.

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Official record

Development description

Development on a site of c. 2.05 hectares on lands, bounded to the west by the r409 and caragh view, to the south by agricultural buildings, and to the north and east by agricultural lands, at lands to the north of caragh village, caragh, co. Kildare. The development will consist of a mixed-use scheme comprising: 36 no. Residential units (25 no. 2-storey houses (with attic) (10 no. 2-bed units and 15 no. 3-bed units) (with private open space); 2 no. Duplex units (all 3-bed units) (with terraces/ private open space) and 9 no. Apartments (all 1-bed units) (with terraces/ private open space) (with rooflights to stairs and landing, where relevant). The overall unit mix will comprise 9 no. 1-beds, 10 no. 2-bed units and 17 no. 3-bed units. ); 2 no. Ground floor level units comprising retail / office use (to accommodate use class 1, 2 or 3 of schedule 2, part 4 of the planning and development regulations 2001 (as amended)) (c. 63 sq m and c. 112 sq m floor area, each); bin stores (c. 34 sq m in total); and pumping station (78 sq m). The residential and retail / office development will range in height from 2-2.5 storeys. The development will comprise a total gross floor area of c. 3,364 sq m. The development will also include the provision of: vehicular, cyclist and pedestrian access from the r409; upgrade works to the roads (the r409 and caragh view) and public realm at the front of the site (including the provision of a signalised junction with signalised pedestrian crossing); car and bicycle parking spaces; electric vehicle charging points; internal roads, footpaths and pedestrian crossings; public open space; hard and soft landscaping; boundary treatments; tree removal; tree planting; lighting; commercial and residential waste facilities; a surface water drainage connection extending east of site; attenuation tanks; permeable paving; suds; and all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground including changes in level, boundary treatments and associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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“To provide for new residential development.”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Caragh (2023–2029). 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
2 Caragh Heights, Caragh, Naas	Apr 2026	€622,000	221 m
34 Old Chapel Wood, Caragh, Naas	Nov 2025	€668,000	255 m
41 Old Chapel Wood, Caragh, Naas	May 2025	€700,000	259 m
19 Old Chapel Wood, Caragh, Kildare	Apr 2026	€670,000	322 m
1 Carragh Lawns, Caragh, Co. Kildarenot full market price	Nov 2025	€108,000	425 m
34 The Streams, Caragh, Kildare	Sept 2025	€538,000	459 m
34 Gingerstown Park, Caragh, Naas	May 2025	€450,000	463 m
23 Old Chapel Grove, Caragh, Naas	Apr 2026	€405,000	493 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 received6 September 2023
Further information requested31 October 2023
Further information received13 March 2024
Decision due9 April 2024
Decision issued9 April 2024
Grant issued14 January 2025
Appeal submitted2 May 2024
Appeal decided14 January 2025
Permission expiry13 January 2030

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