nos. 12 and 13 Hollands Park, Rheban Manor, Athy
Conversion of an uncompleted creche into two ground-floor apartments in Athy.
2560564 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 26 May 2025
- Reference
- 2560564
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes a change of use from a previously permitted but uncompleted creche to two 2-bedroom ground-floor apartments. Works include garden subdivision, four new off-street parking spaces, and modifications to 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 The Hollands, Athy, Hollands | Feb 2025 | €234,000 | 38 m |
| 18 Hollands Park, Athy, Co Kildare | May 2025 | €256,000 | 44 m |
| 14 The Beech, Meadow Mills, Athyprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €339,207 | 53 m |
| 10 The Hollands, Rheban Manor, Athynot full market price | Jan 2025 | €245,000 | 93 m |
| 21 The Hollands, Rheban Manor, Athy | Oct 2025 | €285,000 | 98 m |
| 20 The Beech, Meadow Mill, Athyprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €339,207 | 129 m |
| 1 The Sycamore, Meadow Mill, Athyprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €312,775 | 133 m |
| 4 The Sycamore, Meadow Mill, Athyprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €312,775 | 133 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 May 2025
- Further information requested17 July 2025
- Further information received23 December 2025
- Decision due28 January 2026
- Decision issued26 January 2026
- Grant issued3 March 2026
- Permission expiry2 March 2031
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