Confey GAA Club Creighton Park, Leixlip, Co. Kildare
Construction of an enclosed astro turf pitch with high floodlight poles at Confey GAA Club.
2560058 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 27 January 2025
- Reference
- 2560058
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application is for a 1,913 square metre enclosed astro turf playing pitch at Confey GAA Club. The development includes four floodlight poles up to 18 metres high, ball stop nets, and a surrounding mesh fence.
- Floor area
- 1,913 m²
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 the construction of a 1913 sqm enclosed astro turf playing pitch. Lighting to be provided by 4 no 15m high spotlights poles with up to 7 clustered light fittings on each (1 no pole located at each corner of the playing pitch) along with 2 no ball stop nets erected on each end of the pitch. Pitch to be enclosed with a 3m high mesh fence with ball stop netting over to 6m high. Revised by significant further information which consists of: willing to erect the lights on columns that are up to 18m high
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for a mix of uses to include residential, employment and commerical.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 Glendale Est, Leixlip, Kildare | Jun 2026 | €500,000 | 143 m |
| 81 Glendale Estate, Leixlip, Co Kildare | Nov 2025 | €360,000 | 226 m |
| 6 Glendale Est, Leixlip, Kildare | Feb 2026 | €563,071 | 227 m |
| 75 Glendale Est, Leixlip, Kildare | Apr 2026 | €525,000 | 240 m |
| 386 River Forest, Leixlip, Kildare | May 2026 | €445,000 | 261 m |
| 354 River Forest, Leixlip, Kildare | Jul 2025 | €445,000 | 297 m |
| 181 Glendale Est, Leixlip, Kildare | Aug 2025 | €552,000 | 323 m |
| 2 Newtown, Glendale, Leixlip | Apr 2026 | €410,000 | 328 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 received27 January 2025
- Further information requested20 March 2025
- Further information received15 September 2025
- Decision due31 October 2025
- Decision issued30 October 2025
- Grant issued8 December 2025
- Permission expiry7 December 2030
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