Farnan Wood, Downings North, Prosperous
Retention of a 2.2-metre-high boundary wall next to a public open space.
2518 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 5 February 2025
- Reference
- 2518
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 5 February 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking retention permission for an existing 2.2-metre-high boundary wall. The wall adjoins a public open space to the east of the site, and no changes to the dwellings or other works are proposed.
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Official record
Development description
For a 2.2 metre high boundary wall adjoining public open space to the east of the site. There are no changes to dwellings and no other changes are proposed
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for open space, amenity and recreation provision.”
National zoning type: Active open space
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Prosperous (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 Farnan Wood, Downings North, Prosperousprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €423,000 | 28 m |
| 42 Farnan Wood, Downings North, Prosperousprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €427,313 | 34 m |
| 41 Farnan Woood, Prosperosprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €376,275 | 43 m |
| 40 Farnan Wood, Downings North, Prosperousprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €374,449 | 50 m |
| 39 Farnan Wood, Downings North, Prosperousnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €285,958 | 62 m |
| 38 Farnan Wood, Downings North, Prosperousnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €282,854 | 67 m |
| 37 Farnan Wood, Downings North, Prosperousnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €282,854 | 72 m |
| 36 Farnan Wood, Downings North, Prosperousnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €285,958 | 76 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 received5 February 2025
- Further information requested28 March 2025
- Further information received26 September 2025
- Decision due23 October 2025
- Decision issued22 October 2025
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