Johnstown (Old) Garden Centre Site, Johnstown Village, Johnstown
Retention of site levelling and permission for a new public park with a community canteen.
23955 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 19 October 2023
- Reference
- 23955
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 19 October 2023
Summary
AI-generatedRetention is sought for the levelling and raising of a brownfield site by approximately one metre. Full planning permission is also requested to develop a new public amenity park featuring a playground, walkway, and a modular community canteen and storage building.
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
(a) 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
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Arch, Main St, Johnstown | Mar 2025 | €795,000 | 154 m |
| Johnstown Cottage, Johnstown Village, Kildare | Jan 2025 | €400,000 | 257 m |
| 18 Johnstown Gardens, Johnstown, Naas | Dec 2025 | €312,000 | 262 m |
| 18 Johnstown Gardens, Johnstown, Naas | Apr 2026 | €585,000 | 262 m |
| 27 The Crescent, Stonehaven, Blessington Roadprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €541,850 | 353 m |
| 26 The Crescent, Johnstown Manor, Johnstown | Nov 2025 | €625,000 | 354 m |
| 29 The Green, Johnstown Manor, Johnstown | Feb 2025 | €740,000 | 426 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 received19 October 2023
- Further information requested11 December 2023
- Further information received25 April 2024
- Decision due22 May 2024
- Decision issued21 May 2024
- Grant issued2 July 2024
- Permission expiry1 July 2029
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