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Healys Old Post Office, CurryhillsProsperous, Co Kildare

Conservation repairs and conversion of an old post office and shop into a single residence in Prosperous.

2660130 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 12 February 2026

Reference: 2660130
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 12 February 2026

Summary

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The application proposes conservation repairs to the abandoned Healy's Old Post Office and shopfront to incorporate them into a single residence with a commercial let or granny flat to the rear. Works include removing modern fitments, replacing uPVC windows with timber sash windows, re-slating the roof, and demolishing a 20th-century rear porch.

Alterationsconservationheritagechange of usegranny flat

Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

Of conservation repair of existing abandoned post office, and shopfront and adjoining existing overhead residential accommodation in two-storey house incorporating old shop/ post office into single residence with commercial let/ granny flat to rear. Change of use of presently unused store to ancillary residential use with new connecting opening internally the installation of new heating and electrics and services and all ancillary site works
Removal of later loft floor to rear storage building, insertion of windows to existing openings
Conservation repair of external render to front and south elevations lime plinth and full lime render to rear and east gable
Removal of metal security bars to ground floor windows, internal grilles to upper floors and roller shutter within shop. Removal of modern post office fitments and counter
Reinsertion of appropriate fenestration with removal of upvc windows and replacement with double glazed timber sliding sash windows
Re-slating of roof and flashings with new natural slate
Addition of new rooflight to rear north facing pitched roof on return
Demolition of rear, of 20th century porch and repair of walls once removed
Insertion of new window grnd. Floor south elevation
Subdivision of first floor bedroom for new bathroom, hall and new timber stairs
Modifications to layout to provide for kitchen and services
Removal of previous drylining to ground floor and replacement with new insulated breathable finish
Removal of existing concrete floors on ground floor for replacement with insulated concrete floor and underfloor heating. Replacement of timber floor at lower level with limecrete floor
Reduction of external ground level to rear yard and south elevation, which is to be enclosed with parkland railing, removal of later asphalt surface in carpark area
Conservation repair of seperate historic earthen building to rear, and lime render with new gutters and structural repair

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town CentreUC

“To provide for the development and improvement of appropriate town 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 - Prosperous (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
2745 Corra Choill Park, Prosperous, Naas	Apr 2026	€280,000	56 m
2739 Corrachoill Park, Prosperous, Naas	Feb 2025	€290,000	98 m
2761 Corra Coill Park, Prosperous, Co Kildare	Apr 2026	€240,000	157 m
43 Emerson Court, Prosperous, Kildare	Jun 2026	€416,000	174 m
10 Brookes Mill, Prosperous, Kildare	May 2025	€373,850	230 m
19 Brookes Mill, Prosperous, Kildare	Jun 2025	€310,000	241 m
The Presbytery, Prosperous, Naas	Dec 2025	€630,000	274 m
3 Emerson Court, Prosperous, Kildare	Jun 2026	€425,000	309 m

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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.

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Application received12 February 2026
Further information requested2 April 2026

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