Ralph Square, Leixlip, Co. Kildare
Restoration and extension of a vacant building in Leixlip to create a 12-bedroom guest house.
2460711 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 24 July 2024
- Reference
- 2460711
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 July 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves restoring a vacant building to provide a guest house with 12 bedrooms, a reception, kitchen, and staff room. Works include internal alterations, facade changes, a first-floor extension, and the installation of a lightwell.
- Storeys
- 2
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 (i) restoration of the existing vacant building to provide a guest house with 12 no. Bedrooms, (ii) the removal of internal partition walls, doors and window opes, (iii) the provision of new partition walls, doors and window opes to facilitate a revised internal layout at ground floor and first floor, (iv) the provision of 1 no. Reception, 1 no. Kitchen, 1 no. Accessible bathroom, 8 no. Bedrooms (7 no. Ensuite), 1 no. W. C. , 1 no. Bin store at ground floor level, (v) the provision of 4 no. Bedrooms (3 no. Ensuite), 1 no. W. C. And refuse area at first floor level, and (vi) the construction of a 1st floor extension to the existing building to accommodate a staff room, (vii) alternations to external facades including the alterations of window and door opes, provision of signage, and (viii) the provision of a lightwell at first floor to provide light to ground floor bedrooms and kitchen. The development includes drainage, landscaping, boundary treatments and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Town Centres.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 9., Liffey View, Caslt Court Leixlip | Oct 2025 | €104,000 | 32 m |
| Apt 12 Liffey View Apartments, Main Street, Leixlip | May 2026 | €196,000 | 44 m |
| Shingle House, 1 Main St, Leixlip | Dec 2025 | €857,143 | 83 m |
| 1-7 Hill View, Captain's Hill, Leixlipprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €2,577,982 | 127 m |
| 67 Main St, Leixlip, Co. Kildare | May 2026 | €350,000 | 141 m |
| 8 The Willows, Westfields, Leixlipprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €295,154 | 167 m |
| 3 Harpur Park Vale, Harpur Lane, Leixlipprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €440,529 | 167 m |
| 29a Springfort Meadows, Leixlipnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €295,000 | 167 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 received24 July 2024
- Further information requested10 September 2024
- Further information received16 October 2024
- Decision due12 November 2024
- Decision issued5 November 2024
- Grant issued13 December 2024
- Permission expiry12 December 2029
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