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The Keg Main Street, Newbridge, Co.Kildare

Conversion of a public house and office into a guesthouse and basement restaurant in Newbridge.

2660133 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 13 February 2026

Reference: 2660133
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 13 February 2026

Summary

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This application proposes converting a rear ground floor office and an existing public house into a guesthouse with a reception, coffee dock, and a first-floor rear extension. It also includes converting the vacant basement into a restaurant/bar, installing a new timber shopfront, and adding solar panels.

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Development description

The change of use of rear ground floor welfare office to guesthouse to also include change of use of existing public house to part ground floor and first floor to guesthouse inclusive of reception area, coffee dock, linen store, storage and male / female sanitary provision. Existing vacant basement level to proposed restaurant/bar inclusive of associated ancillary staff accommodation. Proposed traditional timber shopfront inclusive of external signage at ground floor level to main street. Proposed first floor guesthouse extension to rear of existing building footprint. New extension to provide for part extensive green roof and part flat roof inclusive of p. V panels. The proposed development will include for an internal passenger lift to basement ground and first floor inclusive of a new accommodation staircase, up grading of all external doors and windows to ground and first floor level. Alterations to existing external ramped and stepped approach. Proposed rear external parking, ev parking / disabled parking/bike store inclusive of bin stores as granted under previous planning application 21/1015. Alterations to existing foul and surface water drainage inclusive of all associated site works.

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
2 Ramblers Court, Francis St, Newbridge	Feb 2025	€220,000	45 m
25 Ramblers Court, Newbridge, Co Kildare	Jun 2025	€188,800	45 m
30 Ramblers Court, Francis St, Newbridge	Apr 2025	€243,000	45 m
6a Powell Court, Newbridge, Kildare	Mar 2026	€300,000	88 m
Apartment 2 Liffey House, Lower Eyre Street, Co Kildare	Jan 2026	€91,667	88 m
Apartment 1 Liffey House, Lower Eyre Street, Co. Kildare	Jan 2026	€91,667	88 m
Apartment 3 Liffey House, Lower Eyre Street, Co. Kildare	Jan 2026	€91,667	88 m
Apt 4 Eyre Mews, Eyre St, Newbridge	Mar 2026	€239,000	107 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 received13 February 2026

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