The former Guilfoyle’s Garden Centre site, Grey Abbey Road, Kildare Town Co. Kildare
Proposed development
For the demolition of an existing single-storey house and garage and the provision of twenty homes comprising two no. two-storey terrace blocks of housing containing five no. three-bedroom dwellings in each block; one two-storey terrace block of housing containing four no. three-bedroom dwellings; and a two-storey detached building containing six no. two-bedroom own-door apartments. The application includes modified site access and internal access roads with turning hammerheads, the creation of twenty five parking bays, the provision of passive and active communal open spaces and all water, sewage and stormwater connections to the local networks. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of: The number of residential units proposed has been reduced from twenty to eighteen. Two storey own-door apartment block type ‘A’ containing six no. two bed apartments is replaced with new terrace block 4 containing two no. three bed houses and two no. two bed houses. Terrace blocks 1 & 2 each now have four no. three bed houses and one no. two bed house. This mix replaces the former mix of five no. three bed houses in each block. Engineering design for the foul, surface water and water infrastructure has been updated. A new connection into the existing foul sewer on the Grey Abbey Road is now proposed. Amendments to the site layout have also resulted in updated car and bicycle parking provisions. The design for the access at the site frontage and the frontage to the north of the site has been updated to include for a priority junction and continuation of the existing cycle track and footpath along the Grey Abbey Road. This will tie into the existing cycle track and footpath further north at Grey Abbey View. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of the following (with these amendments carried out in response to a Clarification of Further Information request): (a) Terrace block type 4 has been amended as follows: o Previously proposed 2 no. 2 bed mid-terrace house type ‘B1’ has been replaced with 2 no. 2 bed mid-terrace house type ‘D1’ to eliminate any overlooking from habitable rooms to the rear at first floor level. o Previously proposed 1 no. 3 bed end-terrace house type ‘C1’ has been replaced with 1 no. 3 bed end-terrace house type ‘A1’. o The total no. of units in terrace block type 4 is still 4 and has the same mix (2 no. 2 beds and 2 no. 3 beds with house types as follows: 1 no. house type ‘A1’, 1 no. house type ‘C1’, a
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- Applicant
- Not published
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Decision due
- 6 Oct 2025
- Residential units
- 15
- Floor area
- 1611.3999999999996 m²
Timeline
Application received
20 Feb 2025
Council asked for further information
15 Apr 2025
Further information received. If the council treats it as significant, a new submission period opens (check the council's file)
19 Jun 2025
Decision due
6 Oct 2025
Decision: conditional
6 Oct 2025
Appeal lodged (PL-500167-KE)
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Planning history within 750 m
to modify a planning permission granted under Reg. Ref. 24/60594 for 3 no. motor showrooms and a valeting and wash building along with associated works on lands bounded by the M7 / M7 Junction no. 13 to the north, the R415 (Nurney Road) to the east, the access road to the Junction 13 service station to the south and currently undeveloped lands to the west Greyabbey (townland), Kildare, Co. Kildare. The proposed modifications consist of the following: a) the construction of a 45.6 sq.m. single storey extension to permitted building ‘C’ (single storey vehicle wash & valeting building). b) omission of condition nos. 7, 8, 9 and 10 relating to the provision of a cycle track to the east of the site along the R415. c) the proposal will now provide for a revised cycle track along the eastern boundary up to the existing Toucan crossing along the R415 and the reservation of lands for future cycle provision along the remainder of the eastern boundary (north of the Toucan crossing)
for 1. Construction of single storey extension to side and rear of existing dwelling. 2. Minor alterations to existing elevations including repositioning and resizing of window and door openings. 3. And all associated and auxiliary site works
for 1. Construction of proposed single storey extension to side and rear of existing dwelling 2. Minor alterations to existing elevations including repositioning and resizing of window and door openings 3. And all associated and auxiliary site works
for (a) raising of roof level of existing dwelling to incorporate a first floor extension to the existing single storey dwelling, (b) single storey porch extension to north of existing dwelling house, (c) single storey extension to south of existing dwelling, (d) two storey extension to south & east of existing dwelling, (e) demolition of 72m2 to west and north of existing dwelling, (f) new treatment system & percolation area along with all associated site development and facilitating works
Planning Permission and Outline Permission is sought for a residential development. The development will consist of full planning permission for site layout and development works and outline permission for 5 individual serviced residential sites all on a site of circa 0.89 ha with vehicular and pedestrian access from the Grey Abbey Road, with all associated soft and hard landscaping, side boundary treatments, open space, minor drainage works and site works. Revised by Significant further information which consists of: Full planning permission for site layout and development works and outline permission for reduced number of individual serviced residential sites from 5 Nos. to 4 Nos.; re- orientation of the sites from the eastern edge of the site to the western edge, revised vehicular and pedestrian access, with all associated soft and hard landscaping, side boundary treatments, open space, minor drainage works and site works
for site layout and development works and outline permission for 5 individual serviced residential sites all on a site of circa 0.89 ha with vehicular and pedestrian access from the Grey Abbey Road, with all associated soft and hard landscaping, side boundary treatments, open space, minor drainage works and site works to be carried out