Silken Thomas, Market Square, Kildare Town
Change of use of first-floor offices to nine bedrooms linked to the Silken Thomas.
2561150 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 10 October 2025
- Reference
- 2561150
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 October 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development proposes changing the use of existing first-floor offices over a public bar into bedroom accommodation. This will be linked to a new single-storey bedroom block built over an existing first-floor seating area, creating nine bedrooms in total.
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Official record
Development description
- For
- The change of use of existing first floor offices over existing public bar to proposed new bedroom accommodation, linked to a proposed new single storey bedroom accommodation block constructed over the existing external first floor seating and smoking area to the rear of first floor offices
- The alterations will include the construction of bedroom accommodation over existing first floor area, with 3 no. Bedrooms to existing first floor office area, and 6 no. Bedrooms to proposed new first floor construction
- Alterations/reconfiguration of existing first floor offices
- On-street access to bedrooms via existing front elevation and internal access via silken thomas first floor
- Plaque advertising signage to street entrance, and all associated internal and external alterations to accommodate the proposed development
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 Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029 (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
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 Fircastle Lane, Kildare, Kildare | Oct 2025 | €310,000 | 177 m |
| 26 Leinster Square, County Kildare | Jan 2025 | €300,000 | 178 m |
| 2 The Hazel Apts, Meadow Rd, Kildare | Feb 2026 | €130,000 | 203 m |
| 26 Claregate Court, Kildare, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €196,000 | 212 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 October 2025
- Further information requested3 December 2025
- Further information received2 March 2026
- Decision due29 March 2026
- Decision issued26 March 2026
- Grant issued30 April 2026
- Permission expiry29 April 2031
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