The Keg Main Street, Newbridge, Co.Kildare
Conversion of a public house and office into a 25-bedroom guesthouse and basement restaurant in Newbridge.
2660159 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 18 February 2026
- Reference
- 2660159
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 February 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThis development proposes the change of use of a public house and welfare office into a 25-bedroom guesthouse. It also includes converting a vacant basement into a restaurant/bar, constructing a first-floor rear extension, and installing solar panels.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Consist of the change of use of a rear ground floor welfare office to guesthouse use; change of use of the existing public house at part ground floor and first floor to guesthouse use providing 25 no. Guest bedrooms, reception area, coffee dock, linen store, storage and male and female sanitary facilities; change of use of existing vacant basement level to restaurant/bar including ancillary staff accommodation; provision of a traditional timber shopfront with associated external signage at ground floor level to main street; a proposed first floor extension to the rear of the existing building footprint; a new extension incorporating part green roof and part flat roof inclusive of photovoltaic panels; provision of an internal passenger lift serving basement, ground and first floor levels including new accommodation stair; upgrading of existing external doors and windows at ground and first floor level; alterations to existing external ramped and stepped approach; and alterations to existing foul and surface water drainage together with all associated site works.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Ramblers Court, Francis St, Newbridge | Apr 2025 | €243,000 | 42 m |
| 25 Ramblers Court, Newbridge, Co Kildare | Jun 2025 | €188,800 | 42 m |
| 2 Ramblers Court, Francis St, Newbridge | Feb 2025 | €220,000 | 42 m |
| Apartment 2 Liffey House, Lower Eyre Street, Co Kildare | Jan 2026 | €91,667 | 73 m |
| Apartment 3 Liffey House, Lower Eyre Street, Co. Kildare | Jan 2026 | €91,667 | 73 m |
| Apartment 1 Liffey House, Lower Eyre Street, Co. Kildare | Jan 2026 | €91,667 | 73 m |
| 6a Powell Court, Newbridge, Kildare | Mar 2026 | €300,000 | 88 m |
| 7 Canning Place, Newbridge, County Kildare | Jun 2025 | €400,000 | 94 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received18 February 2026
- Further information requested13 April 2026
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