Caragh, Naas, Co. Kildare
Retention of medical centre changes and permission to build five apartments, including a new two-storey block.
2360237 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 21 September 2023
- Reference
- 2360237
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 September 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention for floor area increases and elevational changes to an existing medical centre. It also requests permission to convert the first floor into a one-bedroom apartment and to build a new two-storey block containing four two-bedroom apartments.
- Residential units
- 5
- Storeys
- 2
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 development for retention consists of alterations to the medical centre granted under planning ref. No. 16/10 & pl 09.246382 as follows: (a) an increase in the ground floor area from 157.1sqm to 169.0sqm (b) an increase in the first floor area from 46.2sqm to 58.0sqm (c) elevational revisions to include the removal of the proposed stone cladding, revisions to the fenestration & external doors, and the inclusion of 2 no. Dormer windows & 3 no. Skylights in the roof of the 1.5-storey element. The development for planning permission will consist of (i) the change of use of the first floor from an administration area, staff room, staff w. C. & store room to a one-bedroom apartment, with associated parking & bicycle spaces, and (ii) a revision from the heritage centre granted under planning ref. No. 16/10 & pl 09.246382 to a proposed two-storey apartment block, comprising 4 no. Two-bedroom apartments, a bicycle & bin store building, communal open space, parking, landscaping, and all ancillary site works to include connections to mains services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate village centre uses including residential, commercial, office and civic use.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Caragh Heights, Caragh, Naas | Apr 2026 | €622,000 | 84 m |
| 34 The Streams, Caragh, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €538,000 | 327 m |
| 34 Old Chapel Wood, Caragh, Naas | Nov 2025 | €668,000 | 335 m |
| 19 Old Chapel Wood, Caragh, Kildare | Apr 2026 | €670,000 | 344 m |
| 1 Carragh Lawns, Caragh, Co. Kildarenot full market price | Nov 2025 | €108,000 | 352 m |
| 41 Old Chapel Wood, Caragh, Naas | May 2025 | €700,000 | 359 m |
| 34 Gingerstown Park, Caragh, Naas | May 2025 | €450,000 | 489 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 received21 September 2023
- Decision due15 November 2023
- Decision issued15 November 2023
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