Caragh, Naas, Co. Kildare
Change of use from a Heritage Centre to a crèche, with retention of building footprint and elevation changes.
2561038 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 10 September 2025
- Reference
- 2561038
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 10 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission to change the use of a previously approved Heritage Centre to a crèche facility. It also seeks retention permission for an increased building footprint, revisions to window locations, removal of stone cladding, and revised boundary treatments.
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Official record
Development description
For (a) permission for a change of use of the heritage centre granted under planning ref. 16/10 to a crèche facility. Retention permission is also sought for (b) an increase in the footprint of the granted building, (c) revisions to the granted elevations comprising (i) revisions to the window locations on the east & west elevations, (ii) the addition of a window on the east elevation, and (iii) the removal of the stone cladding on all four elevations of the granted exhibition hall at the east end of the building, and (d) revisions to the granted boundary treatments, comprising a 1.8m high block wall at the north-east & north-west boundaries of the site. Revised by significant further information which comprises proposed new signage.
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 - Caragh (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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Caragh Heights, Caragh, Naas | Apr 2026 | €622,000 | 103 m |
| 34 The Streams, Caragh, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €538,000 | 344 m |
| 34 Old Chapel Wood, Caragh, Naas | Nov 2025 | €668,000 | 347 m |
| 19 Old Chapel Wood, Caragh, Kildare | Apr 2026 | €670,000 | 360 m |
| 41 Old Chapel Wood, Caragh, Naas | May 2025 | €700,000 | 369 m |
| 1 Carragh Lawns, Caragh, Co. Kildarenot full market price | Nov 2025 | €108,000 | 371 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 received10 September 2025
- Further information requested31 October 2025
- Further information received4 March 2026
- Decision due1 May 2026
- Decision issued29 April 2026
- Grant issued4 June 2026
- Permission expiry3 June 2031
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