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Lands to the west of the Nurney Rd / M7 link Rd, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare

Relocation of a vehicular entrance, road widening, and reconfiguration of car parking in Kildare Town.

23818 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 28 July 2023

Reference: 23818
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 28 July 2023

Summary

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The project involves relocating the existing vehicular entrance to a new location on the R415, requiring road widening and a new signal-controlled junction. It also includes constructing a new two-way public road, relocating 61 parking spaces, and demolishing a storage shed.

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Official record

Development description

The development consists of: relocating the existing vehicular entry / egress from the existing roundabout access on the r415 at the southeast corner of the site to a new vehicular entry / egress further north on the r415 along the eastern boundary of the site. The new access arrangements proposed will require works to be carried out on lands in the ownership of kildare county council including a proposal to widen the carriageway to accommodate a two lane approach to signal controlled junction, provision of dedicated right turn lane, along with new alignment of public footpath and landscaping. Providing a new, two way road (for public use) along the southern portion of the site with a roundabout junction at the west end. All associated site works including removal of 61 no. Space overflow car parking area to south-west of site and relocation of 61 no. Car parking spaces to east side of building, reconfiguration of existing car parking area to east side of building, reconfiguration of internal circulation for car and hgv movement, relocation of security hut, demolition of storage shed, new landscaping, new public footpaths and a cycleway. For clarity, no works or change of us are proposed in respect of the main building on site.

Land-use zoning

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Enterprise and EmploymentSI

“To facilitate an appropriate mix of employment uses within a high-quailty campus type development including office-based industry,”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

Objective set by the Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029 (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
12 Academy Court, Academy St, Kildarenot full market price	Sept 2025	€170,000	461 m
9 Academy Court, Academy St, Kildare	Jun 2026	€342,000	462 m
2 Academy Court, Academy St, Kildare	Apr 2025	€167,000	499 m
28 Academy Court, Academy St, Kildare	Jun 2026	€309,000	499 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.

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Application received28 July 2023

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