GrantedHousing estateDecided 17 February 2025

Leixlip Gate Leixlip South, Kilmacredock, Leixlip

Amendments to a residential development to provide 23 houses and a new two-storey creche.

2461073 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 18 October 2024

Reference: 2461073
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 18 October 2024

Summary

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This Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) application proposes amendments to a permitted scheme. It will revise the layout to provide 23 houses instead of 25, relocate and construct a new two-storey creche, and install utility poles to facilitate undergrounding of overhead lines.

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Residential units: 23
Storeys: 2
Floor area: 291 m²

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Official record

Development description

For a large-scale residential development (lrd) at this site of c. 0.7ha at “leixlip gate”, in the townlands of kilmacredock upper and castletown, leixlip, co kildare. The site is located to the east of the r449, north of the m4, and south of the “harpur lane” residential development. The development will comprise an amendment to residential permission kcc reg. Ref. 2360485/ abp reg. Ref. : 319625-24 and will consist of the following: revision and relocation of the permitted creche to provide a new 2-storey creche (measuring c. 291 sq. M and providing up to 50 child spaces) with associated car parking, open space and landscaping. Associated, revised residential layout to provide 23 no. Houses (17 no. 3-bed, and 6 no. 4-bed) in place of permitted 25 no. Houses (17 no. 3- bed, and 8 no. Four bed). The erection of 1 no. Wooden, triple-end poles (c. 14m in height) and a steel mast (c. 12 metres in height, and 13m to the tip) and removal of the existing wooden portal at this location is to be removed. This is to facilitate the undergrounding of the existing, overhead esb line (38 kv) across the permitted development in line with condition 19 of kcc reg. Ref. 2360485/ abp reg. Ref. : 319625-24. All associated site development works, boundary treatments, landscaping, bin stores, and site services associated with this amendment. The remainder of the permitted residential development, including open spaces, vehicular and pedestrian/cyclist accesses, site services and all other works will remain as permitted under kcc reg. Ref. 2360485/ abp reg. Ref. : 319625-24. Revised by significant further information which consists of
Revision and relocation of the permitted creche to provide a new 2-storey creche (measuring c. 291 sq. M and providing up to 50 child spaces) with associated car parking, open space and landscaping
Associated, revised residential layout to provide 23 no. Houses (17 no. 3-bed, and 6 no. 4-bed) in place of permitted 25 no. Houses (17 no. 3- bed, and 8 no. Four bed)
The erection of 1 no. Wooden, triple-end poles (c. 14m in height) and a steel mast (c. 12 metres in height, and 13m to the tip) and removal of the existing wooden portal at this location is to be removed. This is to facilitate the undergrounding of the existing, overhead esb line (38 kv) across the permitted development in line with condition 19 of kcc reg. Ref. 2360485/ abp reg. Ref. : 319625-24
All associated site development works, boundary treatments, landscaping, bin stores, an

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

New ResidentialR1

“To provide for new residential development.”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
3 Harpur Walk, Harpur Lane, Leixlipprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€471,366	26 m
1 Harpur Walk, Harpur Lane, Leixlipprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€471,366	26 m
8 Harpur Walk, Harpur Lane, Leixlipprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€466,960	26 m
6 Harpur Walk, Harpur Lane, Leixlipprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€453,744	26 m
78 Harpur Avenue, Leixlipprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€440,529	33 m
10 Harpur Walk, Harpur Lane, Leixlipprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€466,959	33 m
76 Harpur Avenue, Leixlipprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€440,529	48 m
1 Harpur Park Vale, Harpur Lane, Leixlipprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€462,550	63 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

Application received18 October 2024
Further information requested9 December 2024
Further information received21 January 2025
Decision due17 February 2025
Decision issued17 February 2025
Grant issued2 April 2025
Permission expiry1 April 2030

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