Bawnogues, Straffan, Co.Kildare
Retention of a garage conversion to a granny flat and permission for a linking corridor and garden wall.
23848 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 17 August 2023
- Reference
- 23848
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 August 2023
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 13.6 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention of the change of use of a detached garage to a granny flat. It also requests permission to construct a corridor linking the granny flat to the main house and a 2-metre-high garden wall.
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
Retention of change of use from detached garage to granny flat and permission for 2m high garden wall to side in front of granny flat and for corridor linking granny flat to house
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Rd, Straffan, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €730,000 | 387 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.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received17 August 2023
- Decision due11 October 2023
- Decision issued4 October 2023
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