GrantedApartmentsDecided 19 March 2024

“Harpur Lane” (Leixlip Gate), in the townlands of Kilmacredock Upper and Castletown, Leixlip Co Kildare

Amendments to a permitted residential development in Leixlip to increase the unit count to 24 duplexes.

2460055 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 29 January 2024

Reference: 2460055
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 29 January 2024
Residential units: 4
Floor area: 391.8 m²

Summary

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This Large-Scale Residential Development application seeks to amend a permitted scheme. It proposes amalgamating and altering duplex blocks to increase the total number of units from 20 to 24, alongside changes to open space, parking, and storage.

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Official record

Development description

For a large-scale residential development at a site is located to the east of the r449, north of the m4, and west of leixlip gate road. It is in the southeast area of the permitted strategic housing development “harpur lane”, leixlip gate, kilmacredock, leixlip currently under construction (reg. Ref. Abp-307223-20). The development will consist of amendments to the permitted development reg. Ref. Abp-307223-20 as follows: - alterations to duplex block b to amalgamate the two permitted blocks into one single block to provide 12 no. Units (6 no. 2-beds and 6 no. 3-beds). No change to the number of units. - alteration to block c to provide 4 additional units resulting in 12 no. Units (6 no. 2-beds and 6 no. 3-beds). Alteration to open space areas to provide c. 488sqm of communal open space and c. 820sqm of public open space. Provision of 2 no. Additional car parking spaces and 4 no. Additional cycle parking spaces. Alteration to the external elevations and relocation of the bicycle and bin stores. The proposed amendment will increase the number of units to 24 (from 20 no. Duplex units) with associated private balconies/terraces to the north/south/east/west elevations. The application includes for all site services required to facilitate the amendment to blocks b & c. The proposed alterations will result in an increase of the total number of residential units in the harpur lane development to 243 no. Residential units, 395 car parking spaces and 212 cycle parking spaces. The remainder of the site, as permitted by reg. Ref. Abp-307223-20, will remain unchanged

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Existing Residential / InfillRS

“To protect and enhance the amenity of established residential communities and promote sustainable intensification.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Leixlip Gate, Leixlip, Kildare	Oct 2025	€675,000	63 m
2 Harpur Park View, Harpur Lane, Leixlipprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€440,529	83 m
03 Harpur Park View, Harpur Lane, Leixlipprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€453,744	90 m
4 Harpur Park Vale, Harpur Lane, Leixlipprice excludes VAT	Feb 2026	€440,529	95 m
18 Harpur Meadow, Harpur Lane, Leixlipprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€462,555	97 m
15 Harpur Meadow, Harpur Lane, Leixlipprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€462,555	97 m
5 Harpur Park Vale, Harpur Lane, Leixlipprice excludes VAT	Feb 2026	€453,744	100 m
6 Harpur Park Vale, Harpur Lane, Leixlip County Kildareprice excludes VAT	Feb 2026	€453,744	105 m

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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
Decision due24 March 2024
Decision issued19 March 2024
Grant issued29 April 2024
Permission expiry28 April 2029

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