Market Square, Chapel Street, Rathangan
Accessibility and layout amendments to a protected former public house in Rathangan.
2460662 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 13 July 2024
- Reference
- 2460662
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 July 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes amendments to an approved retail and coffee shop/restaurant development at the former D & T Dillon's Public House, which is a Protected Structure. Changes include floor level adjustments for disability access, a new passenger lift, and modifications to external steps and ramps.
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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. The entire development is contained within the curtilage of a protected structure. Revised by significant further information which consists of revisions to the following: 1/ red line site boundary has changed. 2/ amendments to the external access steps/ramp fronting onto market square
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 | 42 m |
| New Street, Rathangan, Co. Kildarenot full market price | Mar 2026 | €130,000 | 128 m |
| 4 Millview Demesne, Rathangan, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €435,000 | 233 m |
| 26 Pomeroy Park Rathngang, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €390,000 | 364 m |
| 11 Tannery Rd, Rathangan, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €234,583 | 394 m |
| 66 Pomeroy Park, Rathangan, Kildare | May 2026 | €363,500 | 423 m |
| Newtown, Rathangan, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €350,000 | 473 m |
| 5 Tannery Row, Tannery Wharf, Rathangan | Mar 2025 | €290,000 | 489 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 received13 July 2024
- Further information requested5 September 2024
- Further information received18 October 2024
- Decision due2 December 2024
- Decision issued2 December 2024
- Grant issued21 January 2025
- Permission expiry20 January 2030
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