Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedApartmentsDecided 30 January 2026

Parson Street, Maynooth, Co. Kildare

Construction of 195 apartments, a childcare facility, and a café in Maynooth.

2560877 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 1 August 2025

Reference
2560877
Authority
Kildare County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
1 August 2025

Summary

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A Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) application for 195 apartments across three blocks ranging from 2 to 7 storeys. The development will also include a childcare facility, a café/commercial unit, and associated open space on a site adjacent to a Protected Structure.

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Residential units
195
Storeys
7
Floor area
17,809 m²

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Official record

Development description

  • For a large-scale residential development (lrd) application of 195 no. Apartments across 3 no. Blocks ranging in height from 2 to 7 storeys, a childcare facility and café/commercial unit at this site of c. 1.53 hectares to the rear of the former maynooth rectory which is a protected structure (rps ref. : b05-56) at parson street, maynooth, co. Kildare. The subject site is bound to the north and northeast by vacant lands to the rear of properties fronting onto parson street (with maynooth fire station further beyond) and by the hse community care centre, to the east and south by the royal canal greenway and to the west and northwest by the maynooth rectory building and parson lodge residential housing estate. The development will consist of the construction of 195 no. Apartments with a total gross floor area of c. 17,809 sq. M, open space and ancillary infrastructure on this site as follows: a) 195 no. Apartments comprising 98 no. 1-bedroom, 91 no. 2-bedroom and 6 no. 3-bedroom units in 3 no. Blocks including: i. Block a will provide for 46 no. Apartment units and will include 25 no. 1-bedroom and 21 no. 2-bedroom apartments along with associated private amenity space in the form of balconies in a building ranging in height from 2
  • 5 storeys with a maximum height of 16.7m; ii. Block b will provide for 70 no. Apartment units and will include 36 no. 1-bedroom and 34 no. 2-bedroom apartment units along with associated private amenity space in the form of balconies in a 6-storey building with a maximum height of 20.5m; iii. Block c will provide for 79 no. Apartment units and will include 37 no. 1-bedroom, 36 no. 2-bedroom and 6 no. 3-bedroom apartments along with associated private amenity space in the form of balconies in a 7-storey building with a maximum height of 25.6m; b) the construction of a childcare facility at ground floor level in block c with a gross floor area of 176 sq. M, with an associated outdoor play area of 145 sq. M; c) the provision of 1 no. Café/commercial unit at ground floor level of block c with a gross floor area of 107 sq. M; d) the provision of 2,444 sq. M of public open space and 1,380 sq. M of communal open space; e) the provision of 83 no. Surface level car parking spaces including 4 no. Ev spaces and 4 no. Accessible car parking spaces; f) the provision of 419 no. Bicycle parking spaces comprising 303 no. Long stay/resident spaces located at ground floor levels of block a, b and c, 106 no. Visitor spaces, 4 no. Designated spaces for the

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town CentreUC
To protect, improve and provide for the future development of the town centre.

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

Objective set by the Maynooth and Environs Joint Local Area Plan 2025 - 2031 (2025–2031). 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
AddressDatePriceDistance
St Therese, Parson St, MaynoothJun 2025€500,000134 m
21 Silken Vale, Maynooth, KildareSept 2025€571,000170 m
Lime House, Leinster Street, MaynoothJan 2025€1,110,000215 m
Apartment 2 Block D, Harbour Field, Sea Gardensnot full market price · price excludes VATMar 2025€373,697216 m
6 The Arches, Silken Vale, MaynoothJul 2025€256,056221 m
7 Parson Court, Maynooth, KildareMay 2026€320,000242 m
11 Parson Court, Maynooth, KildareJul 2025€320,011255 m
349a Old Greenfield, Maynooth, Co KildareJul 2025€430,000306 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

  1. Application received1 August 2025
  2. Further information requested25 September 2025
  3. Further information received21 November 2025
  4. Decision due30 January 2026
  5. Decision issued30 January 2026
  6. Grant issued2 June 2026
  7. Appeal submitted25 February 2026
  8. Appeal decided2 June 2026
  9. Permission expiry1 June 2031

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