GrantedExtensionDecided 11 November 2025

265 Riverforest, Leixlip, Co. Kildare

Demolition of a garage and construction of a two-storey side extension, single-storey rear extension, and new garden shed.

2561075 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 22 September 2025

Reference: 2561075
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 22 September 2025

Summary

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The development involves the demolition of an existing garage and shed to make way for a new two-storey side extension and a single-storey rear extension. It also includes rebuilding the boundary wall, creating a new pedestrian gate, and building a new garden shed.

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Official record

Development description

For a) the demolition and reconstruction of the existing boundary wall; b) a new flank wall to the front to allow for domestic service access chambers; c) a new pedestrian entrance gate in the boundary wall to allow for bin access to the rear garden; d) a new two storey extension to the side; e) a new single storey extension to the rear; f) the demolition of the existing garage and shed in the rear garden g) a new shed in the rear garden h) all associated site works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Existing Residential / InfillRS

“To protect and enhance the amenity of established residential communities and promote sustainable intensification.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

Objective set by the Leixlip LAP 2020-2023 (2020–2026). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
267 Riverforest, Leixlip, Kildare	May 2025	€511,000	15 m
Hillview, 93 River Forest, Leixlip	Jul 2025	€273,333	110 m
Inch, Blackwater, Co. Wexford	Jul 2025	€430,000	118 m
147 River Forest, Leixlip, Kildare	Aug 2025	€620,000	136 m
129 River Forest, Leixlip, Kildare	Apr 2025	€515,000	137 m
112a River Forest, Leixlip, Kildare	May 2025	€415,485	146 m
35a River Forest Estate, Leixlip, Co Kildare	Oct 2025	€521,023	146 m
7 River Forest, Leixlip, Kildare	Sept 2025	€530,125	156 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

Application received22 September 2025
Decision due16 November 2025
Decision issued11 November 2025
Grant issued12 December 2025
Permission expiry11 December 2030

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