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Lands at Walled Garden and Farm Managers Cottage, Carton Demesne, Maynooth

Construction of a 92-bedroom nursing home, 40 independent living units, and restoration of a farm manager's building.

23932 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 6 October 2023

Reference: 23932
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 6 October 2023

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The development consists of a three-storey nursing home building spanning 6,285 sqm and containing 92 bedrooms. It also includes 40 independent living units across two blocks, parking for vehicles and bicycles, and the restoration of the existing farmyard manager's building for administrative use.

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Residential units: 40
Storeys: 3
Floor area: 10,891 m²

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Development description

The development will consist of: (1) nursing home building (6285sqm)comprising 92 bedrooms (90 no. 1bed and 2no. 2 bed rooms) over3 levels and all associated ancillary accommodation including medical support facilities, staff accommodation, support offices, kitchens, toilets, storage and related uses. Parking is provided for 32 spaces in total (24 with 2 acc. Spaces and 6 ev) and 19 no. Cycle spaces. (2) independent living units in 2no. Blocks totalling 4606sqm (23003sqm per block) total comprising 40no. Units (20no. Units per block) comprising 32no. 1 bed and 8no. 2 bed units and all ancillary accommodation. Parking is provided for 40no. Vehicles (30 spaces, 2no accessible, 8no. Ev, 4no. Visitor) and 68no. Cycle spaces contained within the existing potting sheds. Bin stores for the independent living units are provided within the potting sheds and an open glazed lean-to structure is proposed over the residents parking area on the opposite (southern) side of the potting shed wall. (3) restoration of the existing farmyard managers building (284sqm, no additional area) located at the entrance to the walled garden to accommodate reception, administration and offices / resident support facilities associated with the elements described above. (4) repair and conservation of defined areas of the existing garden wall and gate areas and repair and conservation of the existing potting sheds (181sqm) located at the centre of the walled garden to accommodate bin and bicycle stores and other ancillary storage (proposed additional floorspace of potting sheds is 160sqm). (5) restoration of the boathouse with existing gross floor area of 27.2sqm (no additional area) and repair and conservation of the pergola. The development includes all associated landscape and site works.

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
48 Leinster Wood South, Carton House, Maynooth	Nov 2025	€1,130,000	259 m
44 Leinster Wood, Carton Demesne, Maynooth	Mar 2026	€1,667,999	268 m
71 Leinster Wood, Carton Demesne, Maynooth	Mar 2025	€875,000	343 m
20 Leinster Wood, Carton Demense, Maynoothnot full market price	Jan 2025	€320,000	357 m
80 Leinster Wood South, Carton Demesne, Maynooth	Aug 2025	€1,065,000	475 m

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Application received6 October 2023

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