Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedApartmentsDecided 31 October 2025

Site to North of Louisa Park, Station Road, Leixlip

Amendments to a permitted development in Leixlip to add 10 apartments and increase building heights.

2561030 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 8 September 2025

Reference
2561030
Authority
Kildare County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
8 September 2025
Residential units
10
Floor area
765.3 m²

Summary

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The application seeks to amend a previously permitted development by removing the basement level and creating a new podium level. This will incorporate a lower ground floor and penthouse level to provide 10 additional apartments, increasing the building heights up to 7 storeys.

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Storeys
7

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Official record

Development description

For amendment to previously permitted development reg. Ref 20/108 (abp-309929-21), to remove the basement level, create a new podium level and incorporate a new lower ground floor and penthouse level to provide 10 no. Additional apartments. The principal amendments to the permitted development comprise: omission of basement level and provision of a new podium level, incorporating landscaped open space, resulting in the creation of lower ground floor level access via a ramp at the same location as the permitted basement ramp; provision of 10 no. Additional apartments (2 no. One-bed and 8 no. Two-bed units) as a result of the new lower ground floor level and the provision of a part penthouse level to permitted blocks a and b; consequential increase in the height of permitted blocks a and b from 5 no. Storeys over basement to 6 no. Storeys, part 7 no. Storey (presenting as 5 no. Part 6 no. Storeys over podium level) and all associated elevational amendments; reduction in the total quantum of car parking from 50 no. Spaces permitted to 35 no. Spaces now proposed at lower ground level and the associated increase in bicycle parking from 126 no. Spaces permitted to 151 no. Spaces now proposed at lower ground and podium level; and all associated and ancillary landscape, services infrastructure, site and development works associated with the proposed amendments. The proposed amendments will result in the total number of residential units increasing from 49 no. Previously permitted to 59 no. Now proposed, comprising of 14 no. One-bed, 41 no. Two-bed and 4 no. Three-bed units. The footprint of blocks a and b and the layouts of the permitted apartments and childcare facility are unchanged from the permitted development reg. Ref. 20/108 (abp-309929-21)

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
172 Louisa Park, Station Rd, LeixlipDec 2025€395,00046 m
94 Louisa Park, Leixlip, Co KildareFeb 2026€290,00049 m
82 Louisa Park, Leixlip, KildareApr 2026€321,50052 m
88 Louisa Park, Station Rd, LeixlipMar 2025€250,00052 m
27 Rockingham Ave, Leixlip, KildareJul 2025€840,00062 m
105 Block F, Louisa Park, Station RdMar 2025€308,00076 m
13 Louisa Park, Leixlip, KildareApr 2025€279,000105 m
Apartment 64 Block D, Louise Park, Station Rd LeixlipOct 2025€262,500107 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

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  1. Application received8 September 2025
  2. Decision due2 November 2025
  3. Decision issued31 October 2025
  4. Grant issued5 May 2026
  5. Appeal submitted27 November 2025
  6. Appeal decided5 May 2026
  7. Permission expiry4 May 2031

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