Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedHousing estateDecided 12 May 2025

Curragh Road, Athgarvan, Newbridge

Construction of 42 residential units with public open space and associated infrastructure.

2460776 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 8 August 2024

Reference
2460776
Authority
Kildare County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
8 August 2024
Residential units
30
Floor area
3297.6 m²

Summary

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The application seeks permission for 42 residential units consisting of terraced and semi-detached houses ranging from two to three storeys. The development includes public and communal open spaces, 81 car parking spaces, and the undergrounding of overhead power lines.

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Official record

Development description

For the construction of 42 no. Residential units in the form of 8 no. (type b) 2-bedroom mid terrace houses (2 storeys), 22 no. (types c1 and c2) 3-bedroom semi-detached houses (2 storeys) and 12 no. (type d) 4-bedroom semi-detached houses (3 storeys) all with associated private amenity garden areas; approx. 2,376 sqm of public open space and approx. 737 sq m of communal open space; the provision of 81 no. Car parking spaces (80 no. Standard spaces and 1 no. Accessible space) and 12 no. Secure visitor bicycle parking spaces; 1 no. New vehicular access / egress point via the curragh road; 2 no. Esb substation kiosks; diversion of 38kv esb overhead lines underground and the erection of 1 no. New mast (approx. 12m); site development and infrastructural works providing for water, foul and surface water drainage and all associated connections; all landscaping and boundary treatment works; public lighting; pv/solar panels; internal roads and footpaths; and all associated site clearance, excavation and site development works on this site of approx. 1.69 ha. The site is generally bounded by the curragh road to the north, agricultural lands to the south and west and existing residential development to the east. Revised by significant further information which consists of: (a) an increase in site area to 3.36 ha to accommodate an indicative layout of pitches/open space; (b) the reduction of residential units to 40 no. Units; (c) modifications to proposed unit mix; (d) the reduction in public open space to 2,233 sqm and communal amenity space to 637 sqm; (e) the reduction in car parking to 77 no. Spaces; (f) and all associated landscaping, services and ancillary works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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To provide for new residential development.

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Athgarvan (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
31 Whitethorn, Athgarvan, NewbridgeFeb 2026€485,00056 m
30 Whitethorn, Athgarvan, KildareFeb 2025€485,00057 m
23 Liffey Mill, Athgarvan, KildareSept 2025€250,000300 m
21 Old Mill Race, Athgarvan, NewbridgeNov 2025€613,000310 m
Apt 16, Liffey Mill, Liffey Mill RdDec 2025€263,000319 m
70 Blackrath Vale, Curragh Road, Athgarvanprice excludes VATApr 2026€440,529343 m
38 Blackrath Vale, Athgarvan, Newbridgeprice excludes VATSept 2025€572,700368 m
19 Liffey Mill Ave, Athgarvan, Kildarenot full market priceFeb 2025€80,000374 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

Timeline

  1. Application received8 August 2024
  2. Further information requested30 September 2024
  3. Further information received11 April 2025
  4. Decision due14 May 2025
  5. Decision issued12 May 2025
  6. Grant issued6 October 2025
  7. Appeal submitted16 June 2025
  8. Appeal decided6 October 2025
  9. Permission expiry5 October 2030

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