Blackwood Court, 40 Coill Dubh Coill Dubh Nass, Co. Kildare
Alterations and extensions to a shop and apartment in Coill Dubh.
2561289 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 14 November 2025
- Reference
- 2561289
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 November 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves alterations and extensions to an existing shop and apartment. It includes replacing an internal stairwell with a new external stairwell, reconfiguring the retail area, and making changes to the shop front and elevations.
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
Alterations and extensions to existing shop and apartment, to include relocation of existing internal stairwell serving apartment number one and replacing it with new external stairwell. There is a proposed reconfiguration to shop retail area to include the area of the removed, internal stairwell. There are also proposed changes to the shop front elevation, as well as elevational changes due to the proposed new external stairwell and associated site works
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 - Coill Dubh Coolearagh (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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Rí Na MóNa, Cooleragh, Coill Dubhprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €378,855 | 100 m |
| 17 Ri Na Mona, Cooleragh, Coill Dubhprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €378,855 | 100 m |
| 8 Ri Na Mona, Cooleragh, Coill Dubhprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €387,665 | 100 m |
| No. 4 Ri na Mona, Cooleragh, Coill Dubhprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €383,260 | 100 m |
| 6 Ri Na Mona, CollCooleragh, Coill Dubhprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €378,855 | 100 m |
| 10 Ri Na Mona, Cooleragh, Coill Dubhprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €431,718 | 100 m |
| 3 Ri Na Mona, Cooleragh, Coill Dubhprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €383,260 | 100 m |
| 14 Ri na Mona, Cooleragh, Coil Dubhprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €380,617 | 100 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 received14 November 2025
- Further information requested16 January 2026
- Further information received5 March 2026
- Decision due1 April 2026
- Decision issued30 March 2026
- Grant issued5 May 2026
- Permission expiry4 May 2031
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