Lands at Swan Dowling’s Pub, Limerick Road Naas, Co. Kildare
Demolition of a vacant pub and construction of a mixed-use development with 76 apartments and a creche.
2561497 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 23 December 2025
- Reference
- 2561497
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 December 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of the former Swan Dowling's Pub and the construction of a part four, part five-storey building. The development will provide 76 residential units, 4 commercial units, a resident amenity room, and a creche.
- Residential units
- 76
- Storeys
- 5
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Official record
Development description
(i) demolition of existing vacant part single, part two storey structure on-site (972sq. M), previously in use as a public house; (ii) careful removal of the existing stone wall along the side (western) boundary of the site to be reused within the ground floor of the proposed development; (iii) construction of a mixed-use development comprising 4 no. Commercial units, resident amenity room and a creche at ground floor level. Provision of 76 no. Residential units (33 no. One- bedroom units, 39 no. Two-bedroom units and 4 no. Three-bedroom units) at upper floor levels in a part four, part five-storey building. Each apartment will be provided with private amenity space in the form of a balcony/terrace space and communal open space will be provided at first floor level to the east of the site. A total of 182 no. Bicycle parking spaces are proposed to serve the development comprising 123 no. Resident, 38 no. Visitor, 12 no. Commercial and 6 no. Creche spaces. A total of 54 no. Car parking spaces are proposed to serve the development comprising 41 no. Resident, 2 no. Visitor, 3 no. Accessible, 3 no. Commercial, 4 no. Club car and 1 no. Creche spaces. A total of 4 no. Motorbike parking spaces. Provision of 2 no. Set-down areas for servicing and deliveries at surface level. The proposed development also includes; (iv) all associated site and infrastructural works, including foul and surface water drainage, landscaping, plant areas, site lighting, bin storage and signage necessary to facilitate the development
Built & sold
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 7, Cearbhall Court, Naasprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €418,502 | 151 m |
| 11Cearbhall Court, Limerick Road, Naasprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €418,502 | 155 m |
| 9 Cearbhall Court, Naasprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €418,502 | 160 m |
| 6 Cearbhall Court, Limerick Road, Naasprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €436,123 | 160 m |
| 10 Cearbhall Court, Limerick Road, Naasprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €436,123 | 160 m |
| 14d The Osprey Garden Apts, Devoy Quarter, Naas | Jul 2025 | €355,000 | 211 m |
| Devoy Quarter, 3d The Osprey, Naas | Aug 2025 | €290,000 | 211 m |
| 20 Rathasker Road, Naasnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €289,100 | 227 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 received23 December 2025
- Decision due25 February 2026
- Decision issued23 February 2026
- Appeal submitted23 March 2026
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