GrantedCommercialDecided 12 February 2026

Rathangan Demesne, Rathangan, Co. Kildare

Construction of a 50-bed residential care facility and services building on a 3.8-hectare site.

2560540 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 21 May 2025

Reference: 2560540
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 21 May 2025

Summary

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The development consists of a residential care facility comprising a part-one, part-two storey approved centre building with 50 bedspaces and a single-storey services building. The 3.8-hectare site will also accommodate 104 car parking spaces, a new access road, solar panels, and a wastewater pumping station.

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Storeys: 2
Floor area: 6,806 m²

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Official record

Development description

For development at a 3.8 ha site off kildare road (r401). The site is generally bound to the north by properties fronting kildare road (r401) and st. Patrick’s park housing estate, to the south by greenfield lands and woodlands, to the east by greenfield lands and to the west by st. Patrick’s park housing estae and greenfield lands. The development will consist of the construction of a residential care facility comprising a part 1 no. – part 2 no. Storey approved centre building with 50 no. Bedspaces (6,392.5 sq m); and a single storey services building (413 sq m). The development will also consist of: a new access road along the eastern boundary of the site connecting to kildare road (r401); a pedestrian / cyclist crossing on kildare road (r401); internal roads, footpaths, and cycle lanes; 104 no. Car parking spaces; service yards; bicycle parking; bin storage; plant; an esb substation; a wastewater pumping station (24 sq m); solar panels; green roofs; hard and soft landscaping; boundary treatments; public lighting; signage; and all other associated site and development works above and below ground

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Community and EducationCI

“To provide for community and educational facilities.”

National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses

Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Rathangan (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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
352 Bonaghmore, Rathangan, County Kildare	Dec 2025	€352,000	196 m
12 Doorley Court, Rathangan, Kildare	Jul 2025	€320,000	301 m
18 Doorley Park, Rathangan, Kildare	May 2026	€310,000	353 m
44 Doorley Park, Rathangan, Kildare	Jun 2025	€340,000	467 m
39 Doorley Park, Rathangan, Kildare	Aug 2025	€242,000	469 m
Apt 1, Block A, Doorley Park Rathangan	Dec 2025	€195,000	470 m
Apt 4 Block 1, Doorley Park, Rathangan	Mar 2025	€172,000	470 m
Apt 4, Block 2, Doorley Park	Apr 2025	€135,500	472 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 received21 May 2025
Further information requested15 July 2025
Further information received16 January 2026
Decision due12 February 2026
Decision issued12 February 2026
Grant issued23 March 2026
Permission expiry22 March 2031

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