GrantedChange of useDecided 6 October 2025

Newtown, Enfield, Co. Kildare

Conversion of a vacant retail unit and an adjoining vacant pub into two apartments and two houses.

2461149 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 1 November 2024

Reference: 2461149
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 1 November 2024
Residential units: 2
Floor area: 367 m²

Summary

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The project proposes changing the use of a vacant ground-floor retail unit into two apartments (one 1-bed and one 2-bed) and converting an adjoining vacant public house into two houses (one 3-bed and one 4-bed). The works include shopfront removal, elevation alterations, and partial demolition of a rear flat roof.

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Development description

For (a) change of use of existing vacant ground floor retail unit to residential use consisting of 1 no. Single storey, 2-bedroom apartment and 1 no. Single storey, 1-bedroom apartment. This includes the removal of the existing shopfront to be replaced by 3no. Windows and 2no. Entrance doors to the front (east) elevation. (b) change of use of existing, adjoining vacant public house to residential use consisting of 1 no. Two-storey, terraced 3-bedroom house and 1 no. Semi-detached 4-bedroom house. This includes the removal of the existing entrance doors and provision of 2no. New windows and 1no. New entrance door to the front (east) elevation. (c) permission for alterations to the side (north) elevation consisting of the removal of the existing ground floor porch window, to be replaced by a new entrance door and provision of 1no. New ground floor window. (d) permission for the demolition of existing flat roof portion of public house to rear (west) elevation to facilitate the provision of private rear gardens for the proposed houses. (e) permission for alterations to the rear (west) elevation consisting of the removal of 2no. Rooflights and the provision of 4no. New ground floor windows, 2no. Ground floor sliding doors and 4no. New first floor dormer windows. (f) permission for 4 no. Connections to the existing on-site waste water treatment system with a new tertiary sand polishing filter percolation area. (g) permission for on-site car and bicycle parking with new screen boundary walls and all associated site development works. Revised by significant further information which consists of: the redline boundary has changed on the site and entrance onto the site has changed from being vehicular to pedestrian

Key dates

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Application received1 November 2024
Further information requested16 December 2024
Further information received8 May 2025
Decision due6 October 2025
Decision issued6 October 2025
Grant issued17 November 2025
Permission expiry16 November 2030

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