The Showgrounds, Dublin Road, Athy
Alterations to a previous permission to raise six lighting poles from 15m to 18m and install ball stop netting.
2560081 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 31 January 2025
- Reference
- 2560081
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 31 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to alter a previously granted planning permission at the Showgrounds. The changes include raising six lighting poles to 18 metres and installing 12.5-metre-high ball stop netting.
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
To alter previously granted planning application pl 23/144. Alterations include raising 6no. Granted lighting poles from 15m to 18m. Planning permission is also sought for the installation of ball stop netting (12.5m high) along the western boundary. Revised by significant further information which consists of: the proposed location of the ball stop netting on the eastern boundary
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 Athy Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027 (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 Mansfield Grove, Athy, Kildare | Aug 2025 | €375,000 | 281 m |
| 3 Shanrath Rd, Kilkea Rd, Athy | Aug 2025 | €460,000 | 292 m |
| 50 Rath Rua, Shanrath, Athyprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €361,230 | 319 m |
| 52 Rath Park, Shanrath, Athyprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €370,044 | 319 m |
| 47 Rath Park, Shanrath, Athyprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €351,542 | 319 m |
| 21 Rath Park, Shanrath, Athyprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €436,123 | 319 m |
| 40 Rath Park, Shanrath, Athyprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €361,233 | 319 m |
| 48 Rath Park, Shanrath, Athyprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €351,542 | 319 m |
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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 received31 January 2025
- Further information requested25 March 2025
- Further information received24 June 2025
- Decision due21 July 2025
- Decision issued18 July 2025
- Grant issued1 September 2025
- Permission expiry31 May 2028
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