The Grange (adjoining Rockfield Park), Railpark Celbridge Road, Maynooth
Design amendments to a permitted creche in Maynooth, including a reduction in roof height.
2560231 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 7 March 2025
- Reference
- 2560231
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 7 March 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to amend the design of a previously permitted creche. The changes will retain the granted floor plan but reduce the overall roof height.
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 amendment of the design of the crèche granted under planning permission 21/155, retaining the granted plan, but reducing the overall roof height. Revised by significant further information which consists of the correction of the planning register number being applied to amend, now 21/156 in place of 21/155, and the revised design of the creche in response the request for further information from kildare county council
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for new residential development.”
National zoning type: New/proposed residential
Objective set by the Maynooth and Environs Joint Local Area Plan 2025 - 2031 (2025–2031). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Rockfield Park, Maynooth, Kildare | May 2025 | €550,000 | 167 m |
| 16 Rockfield Park, Maynooth, Kildare | Jan 2026 | €660,000 | 235 m |
| 128 Griffin Rath Hall, Celbridge Rd, Maynooth | Jan 2026 | €445,000 | 254 m |
| 129 Griffin Rath Hall, Maynooth, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €444,000 | 259 m |
| 39 Green Field Dr, Maynooth, Kildare | Jun 2025 | €530,000 | 273 m |
| 15 Maynooth Park, Maynooth, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €429,000 | 311 m |
| 139 Griffin Rath Manor, Celbridge Rd, Maynooth | Dec 2025 | €456,500 | 316 m |
| 217 Griffin Rath Hall, Maynooth, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €319,880 | 335 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 received7 March 2025
- Further information requested25 April 2025
- Further information received29 July 2025
- Decision due25 August 2025
- Decision issued22 August 2025
- Grant issued6 October 2025
- Permission expiry12 February 2029
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