Unit 5, River Forest Shopping Centre, Leixlip
Change of use from a butcher shop to a coffee shop, including a new shopfront.
2461083 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 21 October 2024
- Reference
- 2461083
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 October 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes changing the use of Unit 5 in the River Forest Shopping Centre from a butcher shop to a coffee shop. The works will also include a new shopfront and signage.
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 butcher shop to coffee shop, a new shop-front, a new shop sign and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for new/existing neighbourhood centres and associated facilities”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 River Forest Court, Leixlip, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €160,000 | 61 m |
| 7 River Forest, Leixlip, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €530,125 | 81 m |
| 11 River Forest, Leixlip, Kildare | Jun 2026 | €461,000 | 83 m |
| 13 Riverforest, Leixlip, Kildare | Oct 2025 | €462,000 | 87 m |
| 35a River Forest Estate, Leixlip, Co Kildare | Oct 2025 | €521,023 | 120 m |
| 60 Newtown, Captains Hill, Leixlip | Sept 2025 | €477,357 | 166 m |
| 2 Newtown, Glendale, Leixlip | Apr 2026 | €410,000 | 176 m |
| 83 Newtown Park, Leixlip, Co Kildare | Oct 2025 | €550,000 | 219 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 received21 October 2024
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
A change of use from a commercial use to a 2 no. bedrooms apartment at unit 5 (1st floor)
Riverforest , Leixlip , Co. Kildare
20966KildareLodged 26 Aug 2020Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
For the construction of a single storey extension to the rear of existing commercial premises
Unit 6 Riverforest Shopping Centre , Leixlip , Co. Kildare
2461376KildareLodged 19 Dec 2024Commercial
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
For a single storey extension to the rear of existing commercial premises
Unit 6 Riverforest Shopping Centre , Leixlip , Co. Kildare
2461092KildareLodged 22 Oct 2024Commercial
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
For a change of use from a commercial use to a 2 no. bedroom apartment at unit 5 (1st Floor)
Riverforest Shopping Centre , Leixlip , County Kildare
201156KildareLodged 6 Oct 2020Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
(1) change of use of existing ground floor unit from retail to medical use. (2) demolish existing rear ground…
Unit 6 Riverforest Shopping Centre , Leixlip , Co. Kildare
171231KildareLodged 3 Nov 2017Change of use
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
For the construction of a single storey extension to the rear of existing commercial premises
Unit 6 Riverforest Shopping Centre , Leixlip , Co. Kildare
2461070KildareLodged 18 Oct 2024Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
For change of use from butcher shop to coffee shop, a new shop-front, a new shop sign and all associated site…
Unit 5 , River Forest Shopping Centre , Leixlip
2461096KildareLodged 22 Oct 2024Change of use
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
For a single storey extension to the rear of existing commercial premises
Unit 6 Riverforest Shopping Centre , Leixlip , Co. Kildare
2461178KildareLodged 7 Nov 2024Commercial
Related developments
Similar applications
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- GrantedChange of use
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