Main Street, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Change of use from retail to residential to create four one-bedroom apartments in Kilcullen.
2360523 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 20 December 2023
- Reference
- 2360523
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 December 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of a ground floor retail unit to residential use, alongside a reconfiguration and side extension at ground and first floor levels. This will provide four one-bedroom residential units in total, with private balconies, a new stone clad finish, bin storage, and cycle parking.
- Residential units
- 4
- 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
- Change of use from ground floor retail unit to residential use
- Reconfiguration and side extension at ground and first floor level to provide two number one-bedroom residential units on each floor
- Construction of private balcony areas at ground and first floor levels
- Remove existing tiled façade and install stone clad finish to front and side elevations
- Construction of bin storage areas and private cycle parking bays along with all associated site development and facilitating works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate town 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 - Kilcullen Settlement Plan (2025–2029). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Millrace Apts, Main St, Kilcullen | Jul 2025 | €335,000 | 60 m |
| 4 Saddlers Way, Kilcullen, Kildare | May 2025 | €268,000 | 126 m |
| 8 Saddlers Way, Kilcullen, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €200,000 | 126 m |
| 10 Riverside, Riverside Manor, Kilcullenprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €380,600 | 187 m |
| 13 Riverside Manor, Kilcullenprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €383,259 | 217 m |
| Nos. 1-16 Block A, Riverside Park, Riverside Manorprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €5,145,374 | 240 m |
| 22 Riverside Manor, Kilcullenprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €392,070 | 250 m |
| 3 Hillcrest, Kilcullen, Co Kildare | Jan 2026 | €333,000 | 261 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 received20 December 2023
- Further information requested16 February 2024
- Further information received14 October 2024
- Decision due10 November 2024
- Decision issued1 November 2024
- Grant issued13 December 2024
- Permission expiry12 December 2029
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