GrantedHousing estateDecided 7 May 2026

Lands at Railpark Maynooth Co. Kildare, Maynooth, ACP Ref: 312671-22 (Phase 1) and Reg. Ref.: 21156 / ACP Ref: 312685-22 (Phase 2) which is currently under construction. north of Maynooth Educate Together National School on the Celbridge Road (R405

A large-scale residential development of 581 homes and a neighbourhood centre in Maynooth.

2561119 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 2 October 2025

Reference: 2561119
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 2 October 2025
Residential units: 581
Floor area: 60276.900000000125 m²

Summary

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This application seeks a ten-year planning permission for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) on a 15.27-hectare site in Maynooth. The project consists of 581 residential units, comprising 396 houses and 185 apartments/duplexes, alongside a neighbourhood centre.

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Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

For a ten year planning permission for a large-scale residential development (lrd) on lands at railpark, maynooth, co. Kildare. The application site is bound by parklands housing estate to the northwest and situated west of the residential properties within the rockfield development and northeast of the permitted residential development ‘the grange’ under reg. Ref. : 21155 / acp ref: 312671-22 (phase
And reg. Ref. : 21156 / acp ref: 312685-22 (phase 2), which is currently under construction, north of maynooth educate together national school on the celbridge road (r405) and bordered by agricultural lands to the north, east, south and south east. The proposed development will consist of 581 no. Residential units, a neighbourhood centre and all associated development, on a site of approximately 15.27 hectares. The residential component of the development consists of 185 no. Apartment / duplex apartments and 396 no. Houses to be provided as follows
59 no. 2 bed two storey mid terraced houses
52 no. 3 bed two storey mid terrace houses
223 no. 3 bed two storey end terrace/semi-detached houses
58 no. 4 bed two storey semi-detached houses
4 no. 4 bed two storey detached houses
185 no. Duplex apartments / apartments (53 no. 1 beds, 92 no. 2 beds, 40 no. 3 beds) in a series of 3 to part 6 storey duplex apartment blocks / apartment blocks. The proposed neighbourhood centre consists of 3 no. Buildings (block a, block b and a single storey standalone café / restaurant kiosk building) and a new public plaza and communal open space. Block a is part 5 storey / part 6 storey building comprising health centre (174 sq. M) and two no. Shop units (124 sq. M pharmacy and 166 sq. M convenience shop) at ground floor level and 41 no. Apartments (17 no. 1 beds and 24 no. 2 beds) from first to fifth floor level. Block b is a 5 storey building block comprising a childcare facility (762 sq. M) at ground floor level and 48 no. Apartments (21 no. 1 beds and 27 no. 2 beds) from first to fourth floor level. 96 no. Duplex apartments units (12 no. 1-bed, 48 no. 2-bed, and 36 no. 3-bed units) are provided in 5 no. Blocks (blocks 1 to
Ranging from 3 no. Storeys to 5 no. Storeys. All duplex apartments and apartment units are provided with a balcony, terrace or private garden on all elevations. A total of 888 no. Surface car parking spaces are proposed for residential units, visitor parking and the neighbourhood centre commercial uses. A total of 623 no. Cycle spaces are p

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

New ResidentialR1

“To provide for new residential development.”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
21 Parklands Place, Maynooth, Kildare	Nov 2025	€581,107	269 m
26 Rockfield Green, Maynooth, Kildare	Jan 2026	€580,000	278 m
28 Parklands Place, Maynooth, Kildare	Oct 2025	€225,000	323 m
11 Rockfield Grove, Maynooth, Kildare	Sept 2025	€850,000	323 m
12 Rockfield Close, Maynooth, Kildare	May 2025	€690,000	335 m
11 Rockfield Close, Maynooth, Kildare	Dec 2025	€715,000	345 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 received2 October 2025
Further information requested25 November 2025
Further information received13 March 2026
Decision due7 May 2026
Decision issued7 May 2026
Appeal submitted2 June 2026

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