Kildare Town AFC, Rathbride Road, Kildare
An all-weather football pitch with fencing, floodlights, and signage at Kildare Town AFC.
2560183 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 26 February 2025
- Reference
- 2560183
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 February 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the development of an all-weather football pitch at Kildare Town AFC. The project includes ancillary fencing, ball stop netting, floodlights, and advertising signage.
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 all-weather football pitch, ancillary fencing, ball stop netting, floodlights, signage/advertising board and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the development of the Irish National Stud and established agricultural / bloodstock uses while also protecting the physical, environmental, natural and heritage resources such as the Curragh.”
National zoning type: Tourism and related
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oak Glebe, Rathbride Road, Kildare | Aug 2025 | €580,000 | 108 m |
| Rathbride Rd, Kildare, Kildare | May 2025 | €450,000 | 129 m |
| 4 Oak Glebe, Rathbride Road, Kildare Town | Oct 2025 | €677,351 | 176 m |
| 32 Whitesland, Kildare Townprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €440,529 | 381 m |
| 36 Whitesland, Kildare Townprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €440,529 | 381 m |
| 46 Blackmillers Hill, Rathbride Road, Kildare | Jul 2026 | €450,000 | 384 m |
| 22 Cloghgarret Abbey, Rathbride Road, Kildare Town | Apr 2025 | €360,000 | 387 m |
| Apt 30 - Cloghgarret Abbey, Rathbride Road, Kildare | Jan 2025 | €220,000 | 412 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 received26 February 2025
- Decision due22 April 2025
- Decision issued14 April 2025
- Grant issued26 May 2025
- Permission expiry25 May 2030
In the area
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