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a site of approx. 6.13 ha at Southgreen Road Kildare Co. Kildare, The site is generally bounded to the north by agricultural fields; to the south by the recently constructed Southern Internal Link Road;, to the west by Southgreen Road and an existi

Construction of 146 residential units and a crèche on Southgreen Road, Kildare.

2660248 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 6 March 2026

Reference: 2660248
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 6 March 2026
Residential units: 136
Floor area: 16404.600000000028 m²

Summary

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Permission is sought for a residential scheme of 146 units comprising 136 houses and 10 apartment/duplex units ranging from 1 to 3 storeys. The development also includes a 161 square metre crèche, public and communal open spaces, and 321 parking spaces.

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Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Construction of a new residential scheme of 146 no. Residential units (5 no. 1 beds, 10 no. 2 beds, 104 no. 3 beds and 27 no. 4 beds) in a mix of houses, apartments and duplex units ranging in height from 1-3 storeys as follows: o 136 no. Houses (7 no. 2 bed units; 102 no. 3 bed units; and 27 no. 4 bed units) in a mixture of bungalow, detached, semi-detached, and terrace style units ranging in height from 1
2 storeys. O 8 no. Own door apartment units and 2 no. Own door duplex units (5 no. 1 beds, 3 no. 2 beds, and 2 no. 3 beds) in new block a ranging in height from 2-3 storeys. Each residential unit will be afforded with private open space in the form of a front/rear/side garden for houses or terrace / balconies for apartment and duplex style units
The provision of a new creche facility (approx. 161 sq m gfa) and associated areas of external open space (approx. 60 sq m) located at ground floor level in new block a
Public open space (approx. 7,018 sq m) is proposed in the form of 2 no. New large public open space areas within the site (approx. 3,072 sq m and 3,946 sq m respectively)
Communal open space (approx. 82 sq m) is proposed adjacent to block a
A total of 321 no. Car parking spaces (305 no. For residential units and 16 no. For the creche facility) are proposed. This provision includes 2 no. Accessible spaces and 17 no. Visitor spaces
A total of 527 no. Cycle parking spaces (517 no. For residential units and 10 no. For the creche facility) are provided. This provision includes 75 no. Visitor spaces. Resident cycle parking is proposed in the form of secure bicycle store enclosures to the front of terraced units; on curtilage spaces to the rear of units with side access; and a bicycle store for apartment units located within block a. Visitor parking is proposed in the form of sheffield stands
The development shall be served via 2 no. New vehicular access points from southgreen road. An additional private vehicular access point is proposed via old road to service 1 no. New bungalow (4 no. Bed residential unit). Provision is also made for vehicular access via southgreen road to serve the future open space and amenity zoned lands to the north of the main development site
Pedestrian and cyclist access is also proposed via southgreen road; via a new secondary access point from the southern internal link road to the south of the site; and via old road to the east of the site
Upgrades/widening to southgreen road including provision o

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

New Residential - Phase 2R1

“To protect future development lands from inappropriate forms of development which would impede the sequential expansion and consolidation of the town in terms of providing for new residential development for future plans.”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

Objective set by the Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029 (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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
2 South Green, Kildare	Jan 2026	€725,000	114 m
44 The Crescent, Hampden Hillprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€484,581	176 m
31 Ard Na Pairce Theas, Southgreen Road, Kildare Townprice excludes VAT	Feb 2026	€396,476	184 m
32 Ard Na Pairce Theas, Southgreen Road, Kildare Townprice excludes VAT	Jan 2026	€409,692	185 m
44 Oak Church Drive, Oak Church, Kildareprice excludes VAT	Jun 2025	€325,991	194 m
82 Ard Na Pairce Theas, Southgreen Road, Kildare Townprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€396,475	197 m
78 Ard Na Pairce, Theas, Southgreen Roadprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€405,286	198 m
80 Ard Na Pairce Theas, Southgreen Road, Kildare Townprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€418,502	203 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

Timeline

Application received6 March 2026
Further information requested30 April 2026
Further information received18 June 2026
Decision due26 July 2026

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