Riverforest, Veterinary Centre, Unit 5 Riverforest Court
Retention of a single-storey staff room and store building at the rear of a veterinary practice.
2660049 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 20 January 2026
- Reference
- 2660049
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 20 January 2026
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for an 8.9 square meter single-storey building used as a staff room and store area. The structure is located to the rear of an existing ground-floor veterinary practice in a two-storey mixed-use building.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 9 m²
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Official record
Development description
Retention of a single storey building (8.9sqm) in use as a staff room and store area to the rear of the existing veterinary practice (126.3sqm) that is located at ground floor of the two storey mixed use commercial building
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for new/existing neighbourhood centres and associated facilities”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
Objective set by the Leixlip LAP 2020-2023 (2020–2026). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 River Forest Court, Leixlip, Kildare | Nov 2025 | €160,000 | 22 m |
| 7 River Forest, Leixlip, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €530,125 | 54 m |
| 11 River Forest, Leixlip, Kildare | Jun 2026 | €461,000 | 82 m |
| 13 Riverforest, Leixlip, Kildare | Oct 2025 | €462,000 | 96 m |
| 35a River Forest Estate, Leixlip, Co Kildare | Oct 2025 | €521,023 | 99 m |
| 267 Riverforest, Leixlip, Kildare | May 2025 | €511,000 | 161 m |
| 2 Newtown, Glendale, Leixlip | Apr 2026 | €410,000 | 198 m |
| 386 River Forest, Leixlip, Kildare | May 2026 | €445,000 | 205 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 received20 January 2026
- Decision due16 March 2026
- Decision issued11 March 2026
- Grant issued16 April 2026
- Permission expiry15 April 2031
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