The Former Thatch Pub Site, Main St., Ballymore Eustace
Demolition of a former pub to build a retail unit, cafe, and three townhouses.
2560587 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 30 May 2025
- Reference
- 2560587
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of the former Thatch Pub & Restaurant building. In its place, a single-storey commercial building containing a retail unit with off-licence use and a cafe will be built, alongside three two-storey townhouses. The development also includes a rear courtyard with parking spaces, EV charging points, and public realm works.
- Residential units
- 3
- Storeys
- 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 (a) the demolition of an existing pub & restaurant building; (b) the erection of a single storey building providing a retail unit including off-licence use, a cafe, commercial kitchen, ancillary staff & w. C. Areas; (c) 2 no. Type a three-bedroom two storey townhouses with front door access on main st. ; (d) 1 no. Type b three-bedroom two storey townhouse with front door access on main st. ; (e) a rear courtyard providing a service yard, 11 no. Public car parking spaces including 1 no. Accessible parking space, 6 no. Residential car parking spaces, 2 no. Ev car charging points; 5 no. Public bicycle parking bays & 5 no. Staff bicycle parking bays ; (f) new connections to the public foul & storm drainage; (g) public realm works on main st. & chapel st. Including refurbishment works to public footpaths & kerbs, a landscaped terrace on chapel st. , 3 no. Public car parking spaces & 5 no. Public bicycle parking bays; (h) all associate site and landscaping works
The historical record
How commercial applications have been decided in Kildare County Council
85% granted
of 607 commercial applications granted, refused or part-granted by Kildare County Council, 2016–2026.
- The same category nationally
- 88%14,381
- All categories in Kildare County Council
- 81%11,885
These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate village centre uses including residential, commercial, office and civic use.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Ballymore Eustace (2023–2029). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Street, Ballymore Eustace, Co Kildare | Jun 2026 | €335,000 | 47 m |
| No8 Chapel St, Ballymore Eustace, Kildare | Mar 2025 | €249,950 | 84 m |
| Apartment 2, The Anvil, Balymore Eustacenot full market price | Dec 2025 | €180,000 | 117 m |
| Apartment 3, The Anvil, Ballymore Eustace | Dec 2025 | €180,000 | 117 m |
| Main St, Ballymore Estate, Kildare | Apr 2025 | €425,000 | 127 m |
| Culmor, Main Street, Ballymore | Nov 2025 | €750,000 | 129 m |
| Parish Room, Chapel Street, Ballymore Eustace | May 2025 | €297,000 | 130 m |
| Chapel St, Ballymore Eustace, Co Kildare | Feb 2025 | €385,000 | 130 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 received30 May 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
(a) the demolition of the existing pub & restaurant building; (b) the erection of a part single, part two…
The Thatch Pub Site , at the corner of Main St. and Chapel St. , Ballymore Eustace
2059KildareLodged 28 Jan 2020Commercial
- Awaiting decision30 m away
For (a) the demolition of an existing pub & restaurant building; (b) the erection of a single storey building…
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2560634KildareLodged 9 Jun 2025Commercial
- Granted70 m away
(1) Change of use from Butchers Shop to Coffee Shop. (2) Change front elevation to include a window and door…
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21497KildareLodged 14 Apr 2021Change of use
- Granted70 m away
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211446KildareLodged 7 Oct 2021Extension
- Granted80 m away
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19127KildareLodged 12 Feb 2019Commercial
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17848KildareLodged 21 Jul 2017Retention
- Granted90 m away
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19554KildareLodged 17 May 2019New dwelling
- Granted90 m away
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2460152KildareLodged 21 Feb 2024Retention
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