Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 15 January 2026

The Club at Goffs, Greenhills Kill, Naas

A two-storey, 25-bedroom hotel extension, reception expansion, and a new spa building at Goffs in Naas.

2560469 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 6 May 2025

Reference
2560469
Authority
Kildare County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
6 May 2025

Summary

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The development proposes a two-storey hotel extension adding 25 bedrooms, offices, and laundry stores, alongside a single-storey reception expansion with meeting rooms. It also includes a standalone spa building, 30 extra parking spaces, and retention permission for existing spa facilities.

Commercialhotelspaextension
Residential units
25
Storeys
2

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Development description

For the construction of a 2 storey 25 bedroom hotel extension, with office and laundry stores, a single storey extension to expand the reception area, with 3 no. Meeting rooms, an office and toilets, and construction of a single storey stand-alone spa area with sauna, steam room, pool, treatment rooms, changing and relaxation rooms, lounge and plant room. The hotel extension will include the provision of bedroom balconies to the south-east and north-west elevations. The development will include the provision of landscaped areas, a fire tender access route, 30 additional carparking spaces, bicycle parking and operational vehicle parking area with deliveries yard and associated site development works. Access to the proposed development is provided by the existing access road serving the site off the adjoining public road. The planning application includes an appropriate assessment screening report, biodiversity statement and arboricultural impact assessment report. Revised by significant further information which consists of: retention permission is sought for the existing single storey spa facilities located to the rear of the hotel building. It is proposed to demolish these existing spa facilities as part of the development.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Equine Based Leisure, Tourism and EnterpriseCD
“To develop equine based industry at Goffs”

National zoning type: Other commerce/industrial/enterprise uses

Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Kill (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Key dates

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  1. Application received6 May 2025
  2. Further information requested26 June 2025
  3. Further information received11 December 2025
  4. Decision due16 January 2026
  5. Decision issued15 January 2026
  6. Grant issued23 February 2026
  7. Permission expiry22 February 2031

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