Race Training Academy, Dublin Road, Kildare Town
Repurposing part of a sports hall at the Race Training Academy into a rehabilitation facility with a new entrance extension.
2460878 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 6 September 2024
- Reference
- 2460878
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 6 September 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting part of the ground floor of an existing sports hall into a rehabilitation facility with physiotherapy suites, consultation rooms, and offices. It also includes extending the first floor internally for classrooms and a canteen, constructing a double-height side entrance extension, and installing an effluent holding tank.
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Official record
Development description
For (a) change of use/repurposing part of an existing sports hall for the use as a rehabilitation facility. Works to be located at ground level to include new physiotherapy and consultation suites, recreational space, toilets, changing rooms, ancillary offices and storage. (b) works to be located at existing first floor level with permission to extend existing first floor level within the existing building envelope to include innovation/sustainability hubs, classrooms, canteen and ancillary offices, (c) the provision of the described development will also include for double height side extension to be used as a new entrance to the facility through a previously used escape door and entrance canopy, (d) connection to existing site services and all associated development works. Revised by significant further information which consists of the installation of an effluent holding tank to connect to existing secondary effluent treatment system ( and de-commission existing percolation area) which will connect to the existing sewage treatment holding tank on site which currently discharges to existing public foul sewer and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development of the Equine Industry.”
National zoning type: Other primary sector uses
Objective set by the Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029 (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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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Ruanbeg Lawns, Kildare, Kildare | Oct 2025 | €425,000 | 430 m |
| 14 Ruanbeg Court, Kildare Town, Kildare | May 2025 | €220,000 | 465 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received6 September 2024
- Further information requested23 October 2024
- Further information received20 December 2024
- Decision due11 March 2025
- Decision issued4 March 2025
- Grant issued16 April 2025
- Permission expiry15 April 2030
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