Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedApartmentsDecided 13 September 2024

Lands to the West of Oldbridge Park, Osberstown, Naas

Construction of 30 apartments in two three-storey blocks and the creation of a public park with play equipment.

2460729 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 30 July 2024

Reference
2460729
Authority
Kildare County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
30 July 2024

Summary

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The development proposes the change of use of 1.141 hectares of disused land into a public open space with footpaths, landscaping, and children's play equipment. It also includes the construction of two three-storey apartment blocks containing 30 units in total, along with 37 car parking spaces and 82 bicycle spaces.

Apartmentsapartmentsparkamenity
Residential units
30
Storeys
3

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Official record

Development description

For the change of use of most of this property (1.141 hectares (2.81 acres) out of a total area of 1.434ha. (3.54 acres) from a tract of private disused and overgrown land to an area of public open space for community outdoor passive and active recreational activity, including the planting of a wild flower area and extensive landscaping, the provision of internal access footpaths within this amenity space, the removal of an existing boundary fence which encircles this site, so as to facilitate public usage, and the installation of children’s play equipment within a freshly grassed area. The proposal also entails the erection of two blocks of apartments which would contain three levels of accommodation and which would provide a total of thirty dwellings (fifteen apartments per block), the formation of thirty-seven car parking bays (with standalone electric car charging points), eighty-two bicycle spaces, connections to the public water supply system, stormwater network and wastewater network and all site works. The overall number of apartment units proposed is 30

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
62 Oldbridge Park, Oldtown Demesne, OberstownMar 2026€573,95087 m
36 Oldbridge Park, Osberstown, NaasNov 2025€567,000112 m
33 Oldbridge Park, Oberstown, KildareJan 2026€680,000118 m
105 Oldbridge Walk, Osberstown, KildareDec 2025€480,000178 m
102 Oldbridge Walk, Osberstown, NaasJan 2025€443,000196 m
262 Oldbridge Station, Oberstown, NaasAug 2025€538,000234 m
253 Oldbridge Station, Osberstown, KildareMar 2025€554,000264 m
229 Oldbridge Station, Osberstown, NaasMar 2025€555,000267 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

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  1. Application received30 July 2024
  2. Decision due23 September 2024
  3. Decision issued13 September 2024
  4. Appeal submitted4 October 2024
  5. Appeal decided7 April 2025

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