Gahans Pub & Manley Hopkins Bar, Main Street, Monasterevin
Retention of pub alterations, including converting first-floor rooms to en-suite bedrooms and elevation changes.
2560593 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 30 May 2025
- Reference
- 2560593
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 30 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention and completion of amendments to a previously permitted development at Gahans Pub & Manley Hopkins Bar. This includes changing the use of first-floor rooms to create three additional en-suite bedrooms, altering elevations, changing cladding to render, and modifying ground floor layouts to provide an atrium.
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Official record
Development description
For (a) the change of use of existing first floor rooms from dining rooms and toilets to 3no. En-suite bedrooms and a staff room, staff office and staff toilet (increasing the total number of bedrooms to 16 from 13 as previously permitted permission ref 21-1434) (b) retention and completion of amendments to previously permitted permission ref 21-1434 consisting of changes to the elevations, alterations to windows and change of external corrugated cladding to render. (c) retention and completion of amendments to previously permitted permission ref 21-1434 consisting of changes to toilet and kitchen layouts on ground floor to provide an atrium space, elimination of the second staircase, increase in height of lift shaft and an enlarged entrance area to lift/ stairs on ground floor. (d) the addition of a set back door/ entrance to gahans shopfront, an amendment to previously permitted permission ref 21-1434. (e) the addition of a lean-to shed in the courtyard housing plant and a cold store (f) amendment to existing rear access from car park to add a gate and new boundary fence
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within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Watermill Place, Monasterevin, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €221,000 | 44 m |
| Dublin Rd, Monasterevin, Kildare | Aug 2025 | €155,000 | 174 m |
| Moore St, Monasterevan, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €450,000 | 200 m |
| 7 Distillery Court, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare | Jan 2026 | €280,000 | 231 m |
| 8 Distillery Court, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare | Sept 2025 | €150,000 | 234 m |
| 23 Distillery Court, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare | Sept 2025 | €250,000 | 269 m |
| 18 Distilley Court, Monasterevin, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €232,000 | 276 m |
| 21 Distillery Court, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare | Sept 2025 | €290,000 | 276 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received30 May 2025
- Further information requested23 July 2025
- Further information received18 November 2025
- Decision due15 December 2025
- Decision issued11 December 2025
- Grant issued26 January 2026
- Permission expiry25 January 2031
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