Caragh, Naas, Co. Kildare
Retention of alterations to a medical centre in Caragh, including floor area increases and internal subdivision.
2460140 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 20 February 2024
- Reference
- 2460140
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 20 February 2024
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for changes to an approved medical centre. These include increasing the ground and first floor areas, altering the elevations by removing stone cladding, revising windows and doors, adding dormer windows and skylights, and subdividing the building into two separate units.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 227 m²
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 alterations to the medical centre granted under planning ref. No. 16/10 & pl 09.246382 as follows: (a) an increase in the ground floor area from 157.1sqm to 169.0sqm, (b) an increase in the first floor area from 46.2sqm to 58.0sqm, (c) elevational revisions to include the removal of the proposed stone cladding, revisions to the fenestration & external doors, and the inclusion of 2 no. Dormer windows & 3 no. Skylights in the roof of the 1.5-storey element of the building, and (d) internal modifications to include the sub-division of the building into two separate units
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 - Caragh (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Caragh Heights, Caragh, Naas | Apr 2026 | €622,000 | 96 m |
| 34 The Streams, Caragh, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €538,000 | 336 m |
| 34 Old Chapel Wood, Caragh, Naas | Nov 2025 | €668,000 | 345 m |
| 19 Old Chapel Wood, Caragh, Kildare | Apr 2026 | €670,000 | 355 m |
| 1 Carragh Lawns, Caragh, Co. Kildarenot full market price | Nov 2025 | €108,000 | 364 m |
| 41 Old Chapel Wood, Caragh, Naas | May 2025 | €700,000 | 367 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 February 2024
- Decision due15 April 2024
- Decision issued12 April 2024
- Grant issued24 May 2024
- Permission expiry23 May 2029
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