the ESB Telecoms Ltd Compound (part of the Former ESB Depot) off Mill Lane/Main Street, Leixlip, Co. Kildare
Retention of a 23-metre portion of a monopole structure and permission to extend it to 27 metres with a new headframe.
24168 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 20 May 2024
- Reference
- 24168
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 20 May 2024
Summary
AI-generatedRetention is sought for a 23-metre-high portion of an existing unauthorised monopole structure, removing the top 7 metres. Permission is also sought to extend the remaining structure with a 4-metre headframe to a total height of 27 metres to carry telecommunications equipment.
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
For a 23-metre-high portion of an existing unauthorised monopole structure (removing the top 7 metres). Permission is also sought to extend the remaining structure with a 4-metres headframe (resultant total height of monopole with headframe to be 27 metres). The amended structure to carry antennae, communication dishes and ancillary equipment ( including lightning finial) within an existing palisade fenced compound along with associated ground-mounted equipment and associated groundworks, to be shared with multiple operators
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Town Centres.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle House, 1 Main St, Leixlip | Dec 2025 | €857,143 | 80 m |
| Apt 9., Liffey View, Caslt Court Leixlip | Oct 2025 | €104,000 | 135 m |
| Apt 12 Liffey View Apartments, Main Street, Leixlip | May 2026 | €196,000 | 140 m |
| 1-7 Hill View, Captain's Hill, Leixlipprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €2,577,982 | 171 m |
| 703 St Marys Park, Leixlip, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €425,100 | 189 m |
| 12 Rye River Close, Leixlip, Kildare | Jan 2025 | €446,000 | 218 m |
| 13 Riverdale, Leixlip Kildare, Kildare | May 2025 | €601,111 | 224 m |
| 69 Riverdale, Leixlip, County Kildare | Oct 2025 | €531,000 | 230 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 received20 May 2024
- Decision due14 July 2024
- Decision issued11 July 2024
- Appeal submitted6 August 2024
- Appeal decided15 July 2025
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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171216KildareLodged 1 Nov 2017Retention
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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- Awaiting decision50 m away
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20810KildareLodged 23 Jul 2020Extension
- Granted60 m away
Change of use of existing structure from commercial use to residential use, comprising of conversion of…
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171095KildareLodged 4 Oct 2017Change of use
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