Busy Beavers Creche, Abbeylands, Castledermot
Increase in the permitted number of children attending a creche.
2660317 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 26 March 2026
- Reference
- 2660317
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 March 2026
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to amend planning conditions to increase the maximum number of children attending the creche. The capacity would increase from 22 to 24 per session, and from 44 to 46 per day, with no structural alterations required.
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
For a material change to our planning permission condition no 36 the number of children to attend in any one session from 22 to 24 in line with preschool regulations 2016 for part time services and for a change to condition no 8 from 44 children in any one day to 46 in any one day . 24 to attend our part time session in line with regulations and 22 for our afternoon session in line with regulations for sessional sessions. No structural alterations to the building required & a minimum of 1.818sq mt of clear floor space is available for each child attending the service in line with regulation 30 will be adhered to.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve existing residential amenity, to provide for appropriate infill residential development and to provide for new and improved ancillary services.”
Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Castledermot (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| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| House No. 2, Ballyburn House, Castledermot | Aug 2025 | €300,000 | 361 m |
| House No. 1, Ballyburn House, Castledermot | Jul 2025 | €475,000 | 361 m |
| Main St, Castledermot, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €500,000 | 398 m |
| 16 Beech Dr, The Friary, Kildarenot full market price | Mar 2026 | €205,000 | 435 m |
| Keenans Lane, Castledermot, Kildare | Dec 2025 | €245,000 | 436 m |
| 17 Beech Drive, The Friary, Castledermotnot full market price | Jun 2025 | €225,000 | 438 m |
| 6 Lerr Ave, Abbeylands, Castledermot | Apr 2026 | €359,000 | 443 m |
| 9 Ardan Na Coille, Ard A Laoi, Castledermot | Jan 2025 | €234,000 | 461 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received26 March 2026
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