Market Square, Chapel Street, Rathangan
Accessibility and layout amendments to an approved retail and coffee shop development in a protected building in Rathangan.
2460643 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 9 July 2024
- Reference
- 2460643
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 July 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes amendments to the previously approved retail and coffee shop/restaurant at the former D & T Dillon's Public House, which is a Protected Structure. Changes include adjusting floor levels for disability access, installing a new passenger platform lift, and modifying external steps and entrances.
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 amendments to approved retail and coffee shop/restaurant (planning reference no. 20/488) to the existing building known as d & t dillon's public house, at market square, chapel street, rathangan, co. Kildare (a protected structure). The proposed amendments are as follows: 1/ amendments to finished floor levels at ground and 1st floor level to improve disability access. 2/ construction of a new passenger platform lift within the building. 3/ removal of external staircase to chapel street door entrance and amendments to stepped access to the main entrance on market square and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate town 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 - Rathangan (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Sq, Rahtangan, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €70,000 | 49 m |
| New Street, Rathangan, Co. Kildarenot full market price | Mar 2026 | €130,000 | 134 m |
| 4 Millview Demesne, Rathangan, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €435,000 | 231 m |
| 26 Pomeroy Park Rathngang, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €390,000 | 368 m |
| 11 Tannery Rd, Rathangan, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €234,583 | 388 m |
| 66 Pomeroy Park, Rathangan, Kildare | May 2026 | €363,500 | 426 m |
| Newtown, Rathangan, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €350,000 | 478 m |
| 5 Tannery Row, Tannery Wharf, Rathangan | Mar 2025 | €290,000 | 482 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 received9 July 2024
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