Kildare Road, Rathanagan, Co. Kildare
Change of use from a garage and car bodyshop to a ground-floor creche and first-floor office.
23672 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 19 June 2023
- Reference
- 23672
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 June 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks a change of use for the rear of Conlans car showroom. The ground-floor garage and car bodyshop will become a creche, and the associated staff room and canteen on the first floor will be converted into offices.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
For change of use from garage and car bodyshop to creche use at ground floor level and change of use of associated staff room/canteen to office use at first floor level at rear of conlans car showroom & garage
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for general development.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Rathangan (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Millview Demesne, Rathangan, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €435,000 | 86 m |
| 66 Pomeroy Park, Rathangan, Kildare | May 2026 | €363,500 | 253 m |
| 26 Pomeroy Park Rathngang, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €390,000 | 275 m |
| Apt 1, Block A, Doorley Park Rathangan | Dec 2025 | €195,000 | 317 m |
| Apt 4 Block 1, Doorley Park, Rathangan | Mar 2025 | €172,000 | 317 m |
| Chapel Sq, Rahtangan, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €70,000 | 327 m |
| Apt 4, Block 2, Doorley Park | Apr 2025 | €135,500 | 329 m |
| 39 Doorley Park, Rathangan, Kildare | Aug 2025 | €242,000 | 366 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 received19 June 2023
- Further information requested2 August 2023
- Further information received30 April 2024
- Decision due27 May 2024
- Decision issued24 May 2024
- Grant issued5 July 2024
- Permission expiry4 July 2029
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