Creche site Blackmillers Hill Estate, Rathbride Road, Kildare Town
Change of use of a permitted creche site to a pre-school, afterschool, and creche facility in Kildare Town.
2460052 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 29 January 2024
- Reference
- 2460052
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 January 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes a pre-school and afterschool service with creche facilities in a two-storey unit of 456 sqm. It includes a first-floor winter garden, play garden, ground floor play area, bin bay, and bicycle shelter.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 456 m²
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Official record
Development description
- For change of creche unit previously granted under planning file plg 22/1104. Permission is sought for a pre-school and afterschool services with creche facilities in a 2-storey unit (456m2). Addition to the first-floor unit, a winter garden (89m2) and play garden (108m2) are proposed at first floor. Permission is also sought for bin bay area, bicycle shelter, ground floor external play area (90m2) and all associated site works. Egress and exit from the creche will remain as previously granted. Revised by significant further information which consists of
- Amendments to red line boundary
- Amendments to elevations and associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for education, recreation, community and health”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
Objective set by the Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oak Glebe, Rathbride Road, Kildare Town | Oct 2025 | €677,351 | 116 m |
| 36 Whitesland, Kildare Townprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €440,529 | 128 m |
| 32 Whitesland, Kildare Townprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €440,529 | 128 m |
| Apt 30 - Cloghgarret Abbey, Rathbride Road, Kildare | Jan 2025 | €220,000 | 170 m |
| 22 Cloghgarret Abbey, Rathbride Road, Kildare Town | Apr 2025 | €360,000 | 171 m |
| 46 Blackmillers Hill, Rathbride Road, Kildare | Jul 2026 | €450,000 | 176 m |
| 11 Oak Glebe, Rathbride Road, Kildare | Aug 2025 | €580,000 | 184 m |
| Rathbride Rd, Kildare, Kildare | May 2025 | €450,000 | 190 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 received29 January 2024
- Further information requested20 March 2024
- Further information received21 May 2024
- Decision due26 June 2024
- Decision issued24 June 2024
- Grant issued2 August 2024
- Permission expiry1 August 2029
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