The Keadeen Hotel, Ballymany, Newbridge
A two-storey extension to the Keadeen Hotel to add 53 bedrooms and expand facilities.
2561416 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 12 December 2025
- Reference
- 2561416
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 December 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a two-storey extension to provide 53 additional bedrooms, increasing the hotel's capacity to 122 rooms. It also includes entrance alterations, a bar and lounge extension, a garden marquee, and reconfigured parking.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
- The development will consist of the following
- Two storey extension to provide an additional 53 bedrooms, increasing the total number from 69 to 122 bedrooms
- Alterations to the existing main entrance to provide a glazed canopy structure and entrance portico
- Proposed covered walkway linking the main entrance to the extension entrance
- Extension to the existing bar and lounge area
- Proposed marquee type structure within the existing garden
- Removal of amphitheatre type outdoor ceremony area
- Proposed gardener’s shed
- Reconfiguration of the existing surface car parking on site along with additional parking, increasing the total number of spaces from 252 to 272 including ev charging and accessible parking, and all associated site development works
The historical record
How commercial applications have been decided in Kildare County Council
85% granted
of 607 commercial applications granted, refused or part-granted by Kildare County Council, 2016–2026.
- The same category nationally
- 88%14,381
- All categories in Kildare County Council
- 81%11,885
These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Stables Green, Curragh Farm, Ballymany Newbridgeprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €396,476 | 75 m |
| 26 Beechtree Place, Curragh Farm, Newbridgeprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €392,070 | 75 m |
| 28 Beechtree Place, Curragh Farm, Newbridgeprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €392,070 | 75 m |
| 13 Beechtree Place, Curragh Farm, Newbridgeprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €392,070 | 75 m |
| 22 Stables Green, Curragh Farm, Ballymanyprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €392,070 | 104 m |
| 24 Stables Green, Curragh Farm, Newbridgeprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €343,612 | 104 m |
| 21 Stables Green, Curragh Farm, Ballymany Newbridgeprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €440,529 | 104 m |
| 27 Stables Greeen, Curragh Farm, Ballymanyprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €343,612 | 104 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 received12 December 2025
In the area
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- Granted30 m away
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- Awaiting decision40 m away
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- Awaiting decision70 m away
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- Awaiting decision90 m away
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- Awaiting decision90 m away
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