12 and 13 Hollands Park, Rheban Manor, Athy
Conversion of an uncompleted creche into two ground-floor apartments with four off-street parking spaces.
2560539 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 21 May 2025
- Reference
- 2560539
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development proposes converting a previously permitted but uncompleted creche into two 2-bedroom ground-floor apartments. It includes subdividing the rear garden for private open space, creating four off-street parking spaces, and modifying the front facade.
- Residential units
- 2
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 2 no. 2 bedroom ground floor apartments, subdivision of the rear garden to provide private open space for each apartment, dishing of the existing verge / footpath to allow vehicular access for the provision of 4 new off street car park spaces to include provision for the 2 existing first floor apartments, provision for an enclosed bin store to the front and modifications to the front facade with all ancillary site works ( to include change of use from permission previously granted for a creche but never completed )
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the amenity of established residential communities and promote sustainable intensification.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Hollands Park, Athy, Co Kildare | May 2025 | €256,000 | 41 m |
| 38 The Hollands, Athy, Hollands | Feb 2025 | €234,000 | 50 m |
| 14 The Beech, Meadow Mills, Athyprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €339,207 | 64 m |
| 10 The Hollands, Rheban Manor, Athynot full market price | Jan 2025 | €245,000 | 100 m |
| 21 The Hollands, Rheban Manor, Athy | Oct 2025 | €285,000 | 109 m |
| 20 The Beech, Meadow Mill, Athyprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €339,207 | 118 m |
| 5 The Sycamore, Meadow Mill, Athyprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €348,018 | 131 m |
| 9 The Sycamore, Meadow Mill, Athyprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €330,396 | 131 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 received21 May 2025
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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18319KildareLodged 26 Mar 2018Change of use
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