36 Leinster Street and Garter Lane, Athy, Co. Kildare
Alterations to a three-storey building to create a new shopfront, restaurant works, and four apartments.
2561133 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 6 October 2025
- Reference
- 2561133
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 6 October 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the refurbishment of a three-storey building and outbuildings. It will provide a new shopfront, internal alterations to a restaurant/takeaway, and the creation of four apartments (two two-bedroom units, one studio, and one duplex).
- Residential units
- 4
- Storeys
- 3
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 alterations and refurbishment of a three-storey building with three-storey return facing onto emily square, a two-storey dormer annex and associated outbuildings accessed to the rear from garter lane. The proposed work will include: the provision of a new shopfront with two no. Entrances from emily square with new stairs access to two no. Two-bedroom apartments on the first and second floors; internal alterations to the restaurant and takeaway; refurbishment and extension of outbuildings and part of annex to form one no. Ground floor studio, one number one-bedroom duplex apartment and one no. First floor two-bedroom apartment; the provision of bike storage and communal bin areas; and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground at a former department store and fast-food restaurant with takeaway
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of the town centre.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Athy Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027 (2021–2027). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 The Beech, Meadow Hill, Athyprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €299,559 | 40 m |
| 41 Stadowe Meadows, Athynot full market price · price excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €351,000 | 40 m |
| Blackwood, Kildare Rd, Athy | Sept 2025 | €530,000 | 40 m |
| Fontstown, Athy, County Kildare | Oct 2025 | €141,000 | 40 m |
| 1466 Ballytore, Athy, Co. Kildarenot full market price | Feb 2025 | €95,000 | 40 m |
| Kilrush, Athy, Co Kildare | Jan 2025 | €190,000 | 40 m |
| 16 William St, Athy, Kildare | Feb 2025 | €100,000 | 40 m |
| 33 The Beech, Meadow Hill, Athyprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €339,207 | 40 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 October 2025
- Further information requested28 November 2025
- Application withdrawn19 June 2026
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