Cunningham's Bar & Restaurant, Market Square, Kildare Town
Retention of a two-storey structure containing storage and a covered beer garden.
2461120 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 25 October 2024
- Reference
- 2461120
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 25 October 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for an existing two-storey structure built to the side and rear of Cunningham's Bar & Restaurant. The structure consists of bin and barrel storage, a pedestrian access way to the lower ground level, and a covered beer garden and terraced area at ground level.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
For retention as constructed of a two-storey structure to the side and rear of the property, consisting of bin, barrel storage and pedestrian access way to lower ground level and covered beer garden / terraced area at ground level, along with all associated site development and facilitating works
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 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Belfry Court, Dublin St, Kildare | May 2026 | €207,000 | 45 m |
| 6 Leinster Square, Dublin Road, Kildare Town | Mar 2026 | €463,000 | 107 m |
| 31 Leinster Square, Dublin Road, Kildare Town | Jun 2025 | €441,000 | 157 m |
| 26 Leinster Square, County Kildare | Jan 2025 | €300,000 | 161 m |
| Apt.1 - Abbeyview, Kildare Town, Co Kildare | Mar 2025 | €132,500 | 162 m |
| Apt. 2 - Abbeyview, Kildare Town, Co Kildare | Mar 2025 | €132,500 | 162 m |
| 2 The Hazel Apts, Meadow Rd, Kildare | Feb 2026 | €130,000 | 162 m |
| 1 Fircastle Lane, Kildare, Kildare | Oct 2025 | €310,000 | 173 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 received25 October 2024
- Decision due19 December 2024
- Decision issued17 December 2024
- Appeal submitted21 January 2025
- Appeal decided26 May 2025
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