Awaiting decisionRetention

Johnstown (Old) Garden Centre Site, Johnstown Village, Johnstown

Retention of site levelling works and permission for a new public park and community canteen.

23879 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 1 September 2023

Reference: 23879
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: RETENTION
Received: 1 September 2023

Summary

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Retention is sought for raising the level of a brownfield site by approximately one metre. Planning permission is also requested to develop a new public amenity park with a playground, walkway, and a modular community canteen.

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Official record

Development description

(a) retention permission for levelling and raising the level of existing brownfield site using a combination of existing rubble / topsoil along with some imported topsoil from local developments under construction. The level of the subject site is c. 1m higher than the original garden centre site. These works were carried out over a period of 12 months. (b) full planning permission is also sought for the following: (i) new public amenity park with landscaped garden areas, walkway, children's play area and ancillary green spaces, (ii) new modular style community canteen, shed and storage building, connection to existing mains services for foul water and running water, and all associated development works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Open Space and AmenityOS

“To protect and provide for open space, amenity and recreation provision.”

National zoning type: Active open space

Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Johnstown (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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
The Arch, Main St, Johnstown	Mar 2025	€795,000	160 m
18 Johnstown Gardens, Johnstown, Naas	Dec 2025	€312,000	252 m
18 Johnstown Gardens, Johnstown, Naas	Apr 2026	€585,000	252 m
Johnstown Cottage, Johnstown Village, Kildare	Jan 2025	€400,000	267 m
27 The Crescent, Stonehaven, Blessington Roadprice excludes VAT	Jul 2025	€541,850	334 m
26 The Crescent, Johnstown Manor, Johnstown	Nov 2025	€625,000	336 m
29 The Green, Johnstown Manor, Johnstown	Feb 2025	€740,000	405 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 received1 September 2023

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