Ballitore Market House, Ballitore, Athy
Conversion of a coffee shop and offices in Ballitore into a three-bedroom townhouse.
24227 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 10 July 2024
- Reference
- 24227
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 July 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use from an existing coffee shop with first-floor offices to a residential three-bedroom townhouse. Works will include the refurbishment of existing windows, doors, and lime render finish.
- Residential unit
- 1
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Official record
Development description
Development will consist of permission for change of use of existing coffee shop with first floor offices (previously granted under planning reference 06/1679) to residential three bedroom townhouse, refurbishment of existing windows, doors and lime render finish and all associated site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate village centre uses including residential, commercial, office and civic use.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Ballitore (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oak Way, Ballitoreprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €325,000 | 19 m |
| 15 Oak Way, Ballitore, Co Kildareprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €140,969 | 19 m |
| 16 Oak Way, Ballitore, Co Kildareprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €140,969 | 19 m |
| 12 Oak Way, Ballitore, County Kildareprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €312,775 | 19 m |
| 11 Oak Way, Ballitoreprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €286,343 | 19 m |
| 9 Oak Way, Ballitoreprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €321,586 | 19 m |
| 1460 Ballytore, Athy, Co. Kildarenot full market price | Mar 2026 | €76,000 | 113 m |
| The Bridge, Ballytore, Athy | Oct 2025 | €170,000 | 117 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 received10 July 2024
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