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Gallowshill, Athy, Co. Kildare

Development of an open storage yard with staff parking, storage bays, and fencing in Athy.

2660163 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 19 February 2026

Reference: 2660163
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 19 February 2026

Summary

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The project involves creating an open storage yard at Gallowshill, Athy. It will include a new staff parking area, parking bays for three mobile welfare units, six storage bays for surface dressing chips, a crash barrier, 2-meter-high mesh fencing, an upgraded vehicular entrance, a bicycle shelter, and external lighting.

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Official record

Development description

For open storage yard comprising of (a) new staff vehicle parking area, (b) parking bays for 3no. Mobile welfare units for staff facilities, (c) 6no. Storage bays for surface dressing chips, (d) crash barrier to eastern boundary, (e) 2.0m high mesh fencing to all boundaries, (f) upgrade of existing vehicular entrance, (g) erection of a bicycle shelter, (h) external lighting along with all associated site development and facilitating works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Industry and WarehousingBP

“To provide for industry, manufacturing, distribution and warehousing.”

National zoning type: Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses

Objective set by the Athy Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027 (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
57 Rath Park, Shanrath, Townparksprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€414,097	164 m
12 Shanrath Rise, Athy, Kildare	Mar 2025	€365,000	177 m
Gallowshill, Athy, Co Kildare	Feb 2026	€350,000	177 m
Trillium, Gallowshill, Athy	Jan 2025	€400,000	200 m
63 Rath Park, Shanrath, Athyprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€351,542	207 m
3 Shanrath Rd, Kilkea Rd, Athy	Aug 2025	€460,000	237 m
21 Rath Park, Shanrath, Athyprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€436,123	280 m
47 Rath Park, Shanrath, Athyprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€351,542	280 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.

Key dates

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Application received19 February 2026

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