Millers Square, Athgarvan, Newbridge
Retention of an extended car parking area serving a town centre development.
2560898 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 6 August 2025
- Reference
- 2560898
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 6 August 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks planning permission for the retention of an extended car parking area as constructed to serve an approved town centre development in Athgarvan.
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 extended car parking area as constructed to serve approved town center development
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 - Athgarvan (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 16, Liffey Mill, Liffey Mill Rd | Dec 2025 | €263,000 | 63 m |
| 19 Liffey Mill Ave, Athgarvan, Kildarenot full market price | Feb 2025 | €80,000 | 91 m |
| 23 Liffey Mill, Athgarvan, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €250,000 | 100 m |
| 13 Liffey Road, Liffey Mill, Athgarvan | Aug 2025 | €450,000 | 162 m |
| 4 Liffey Mill Rd, Athgarvan, Mill Rd | Feb 2025 | €495,000 | 176 m |
| The Bungalow, Mill Rd, Athgarvan | Nov 2025 | €10,000 | 183 m |
| The Bungalow, Mill Rd, Athgarvan | Nov 2025 | €640,000 | 183 m |
| 30 Whitethorn, Athgarvan, Kildare | Feb 2025 | €485,000 | 242 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 received6 August 2025
- Decision due30 September 2025
- Decision issued26 September 2025
- Grant issued9 February 2026
- Appeal submitted22 October 2025
- Appeal decided9 February 2026
- Permission expiry8 February 2031
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted40 m away
7 no. houses as follows, (a) 4 no. 4 bedroom 2 storey semi-detached houses on sites 1, 2, 6 — (b) 3 no. 4…
Athgarvan , Newbridge , Co. Kildare
161027KildareLodged 28 Sept 2016Housing estate
- Refused40 m away
For (a) Extended car parking area and modifications to permitted car parking area to serve approved town…
Millers Square , Athgarvan , Newbridge
2460978KildareLodged 30 Sept 2024Retention
- Refused50 m away
Mixed use development as follows: (A) Two storey mixed use building consisting of 4 no. shop units and 1 no.…
Athgarvan Village , Newbridge , Co. Kildare
17429KildareLodged 19 Apr 2017Commercial
- Granted50 m away
The provision of alcohol off-licence sales as part of the existing Gala retail premises
Block 2 Liffey Mill , Liffey Mill Road , Athgarvan
20854KildareLodged 4 Aug 2020Change of use
- Granted50 m away
A change of use from a retail unit into a 2-bedroom townhouse
7 Liffey Mill , Athgarvan , Co. Kildare.
22316KildareLodged 22 Mar 2022Change of use
- Granted50 m away
(A) Two storey mixed use building consisting of 1no. shop unit, 1no. Community use unit and 2no. Apartments…
Athgarvan Village , Newbridge , Co. Kildare.
19745KildareLodged 28 Jun 2019Commercial
- Awaiting decision60 m away
(a) Two storey mixed use building consisting of 4 No. shop units and 1 No. office unit at ground floor level…
Athgarvan Village , Newbridge , Co. Kildare.
17338KildareLodged 29 Mar 2017Commercial
- Granted60 m away
(a) Construction of a front bay window and modifications to the existing windows of the existing front facade…
Athgarvan , Newbridge , Co. Kildare.
16274KildareLodged 21 Mar 2016Extension
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- GrantedCommercial
To extend car parking area and all ancillary works
Tom Murphy Car Sales Ltd. , Cork Road , Ballinaneasagh
16393WaterfordLodged 15 Jun 2016
- Awaiting decisionInfrastructure
Extension to the existing car park to the existing car parking facilities
Coolattin , Shillelagh , Co. Wicklow
161367WicklowLodged 12 Dec 2016
- GrantedCommercial
For the extension and alteration of existing carpark and set down area
Ballydavid Lougrea ,
161465galwayLodged 27 Oct 2016
- RefusedCommercial
The extension of car display parking area and all associated site development works
Waterford Business Park , Cork Road , Waterford
21515WaterfordLodged 4 Jun 2021
- RefusedCommercial
The extension of existing car display parking area and all associated site development works
George Corbett Motors , Waterford Business Park , Cork Road
221048WaterfordLodged 19 Dec 2022
- GrantedRetention
Permission for the indefinite retention of the additional car parking area
Rochestown/Kerlogue, Drinagh/Wexford Rural
20240751WexfordLodged 27 Jun 2024
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