Main Street, Ballymore Eustace, Co. Kildare.
Refurbishment of a house, retail conversion of a forge, and construction of 11 apartments in Ballymore Eustace.
2360386 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 16 November 2023
- Reference
- 2360386
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 November 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project includes refurbishing an existing house, converting 'The Forge' into a retail unit, and demolishing a former hair salon. It also proposes a new two-storey residential building containing 11 apartments and duplexes with 10 parking spaces.
- Residential units
- 11
- 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
For (a) refurbishment of existing 2-bed house; (b) refurbishment and change of use of a separate adjoining building (often referred to as ‘the forge’) from a nil use to retail use; (c) demolition of family flat (formerly a hair salon) which forms part of the existing 2-bed house at item a above and alterations / improvements to this existing 2-bed house including the provision of a new gable wall and roof section; (d) creation of a new vehicular access which leads to the rear of the site and the provision of ten no. Car parking bays and ten bicycle spaces; (e) construction of a residential building containing two floors and the provision on 5 no. 2-bed duplex apartments, 4 no. 2-bed apartments and 2 no. 1-bed apartments therein; (f) all associated site works including but not limited to the provision of communal and private open spaces, site landscaping, boundary treatment and connections to the mains water supply, stormwater drainage and public sewerage system
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 - Ballymore Eustace (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culmor, Main Street, Ballymore | Nov 2025 | €750,000 | 67 m |
| Apartment 2, The Anvil, Balymore Eustacenot full market price | Dec 2025 | €180,000 | 76 m |
| Apartment 3, The Anvil, Ballymore Eustace | Dec 2025 | €180,000 | 76 m |
| Main St, Ballymore Estate, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €425,000 | 102 m |
| Ash Park, Naas Rd, Ballymore Eustace | Sept 2025 | €800,000 | 104 m |
| Apt 8, First Floor Block 2, Riverwalk | May 2025 | €148,000 | 149 m |
| 34 River Walk, Ballymore Eustace, Kildare | Apr 2026 | €705,000 | 178 m |
| Main Street, Ballymore Eustace, Co Kildare | Jun 2026 | €335,000 | 183 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 received16 November 2023
- Further information requested12 January 2024
- Further information received3 July 2024
- Decision due30 July 2024
- Decision issued29 July 2024
- Appeal submitted23 August 2024
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
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- Granted90 m away
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191221KildareLodged 1 Nov 2019Extension
- Awaiting decision90 m away
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2560591KildareLodged 30 May 2025Housing estate
- Granted90 m away
Extension of Duration of Planning Ref. No. 14/956 — (a) The construction of a new storey and a half dwelling…
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191220KildareLodged 1 Nov 2019New dwelling
- Awaiting decision100 m away
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2360190KildareLodged 7 Sept 2023Housing estate
- Granted100 m away
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