The Former Stable Block, Rye Water Apartments, Distillery Lane
Demolition of stables and construction of a three-storey building with 8 apartment units.
23950 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 18 October 2023
- Reference
- 23950
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 October 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves the demolition of an existing stables/storage building. In its place, a new three-storey building will be constructed containing 4 apartment units and 4 duplex units, totaling 8 residential units with associated parking and landscaping.
- Residential units
- 8
- Storeys
- 3
- Floor area
- 550 m²
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Official record
Development description
Demolition of the existing stables/storage building, the construction of a 3-storey building containing 3 no. 1 bed apartment units and 1 no. Studio unit at ground floor and 4 no. 2 bed duplex apartment units at first and second floor, 8 no. Residential units in total, gross area of 550sqm. The development will also include balconies and terraces associated with the individual residential units, associated secure bicycle parking and plant room to serve the residential units, the provision of 14 no. Car parking spaces and two accessible car parking spaces to serve the proposed development, hard and soft landscaping and all other associated site works above and below ground all on an overall site area of approximately 866 sqm.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for open space, amenity and recreation provision.”
National zoning type: Active open space
Objective set by the Leixlip LAP 2020-2023 (2020–2026). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Rye Water Apts, Leixlip, Kildare | Jun 2026 | €280,000 | 64 m |
| 152 Ryevale Lawns, Leixlip, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €545,500 | 183 m |
| 13 Riverforest, Leixlip, Kildare | Oct 2025 | €462,000 | 197 m |
| 35a River Forest Estate, Leixlip, Co Kildare | Oct 2025 | €521,023 | 208 m |
| 11 River Forest, Leixlip, Kildare | Jun 2026 | €461,000 | 212 m |
| 4 Captains Sq, Captains Hill, Leixlip | Mar 2026 | €363,000 | 238 m |
| 7 River Forest, Leixlip, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €530,125 | 241 m |
| 134 Ryevale Lawns, Leixlip, Kildarenot full market price | Mar 2026 | €70,000 | 249 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 received18 October 2023
- Further information requested8 December 2023
- Further information received2 September 2024
- Decision due29 September 2024
- Decision issued25 September 2024
- Grant issued11 November 2024
- Permission expiry10 November 2029
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