No. 28 Leinster Street, Athy, Co. Kildare
Change of use from a retail unit to a restaurant and takeaway.
2460828 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 26 August 2024
- Reference
- 2460828
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 August 2024
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of a ground floor retail unit to a restaurant and hot food takeaway. The works will include internal alterations, changes to the street front signage, and associated site works.
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 change of use from retail to restaurant / food takeaway, ancillary internal alterations, alterations to street front signage and all associated site works in the ground floor retail unit
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of the town centre.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Athy Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027 (2021–2027). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 The Beech, Meadow Hill, Athyprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €299,559 | 48 m |
| 41 Stadowe Meadows, Athynot full market price · price excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €351,000 | 48 m |
| 16 William St, Athy, Kildare | Feb 2025 | €100,000 | 48 m |
| Fontstown, Athy, County Kildare | Oct 2025 | €141,000 | 48 m |
| 1466 Ballytore, Athy, Co. Kildarenot full market price | Feb 2025 | €95,000 | 48 m |
| Blackwood, Kildare Rd, Athy | Sept 2025 | €530,000 | 48 m |
| Kilrush, Athy, Co Kildare | Jan 2025 | €190,000 | 48 m |
| 33 The Beech, Meadow Hill, Athyprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €339,207 | 48 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 received26 August 2024
- Further information requested18 October 2024
- Further information received19 November 2024
- Decision due16 December 2024
- Decision issued4 December 2024
- Grant issued24 January 2025
- Permission expiry23 January 2030
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