Buckley House, Parson Street Maynooth, Co Kildare
Proposed development
To change the use from restaurant (305m²) to office accommodation, remove the existing open area refuse bin store (18m²), and incorporate this area into the office layout with a continuation of the existing flat roof. The proposal also includes the removal of the refuse bin store door and installation of a new window on the south-facing elevation, (total site area: 0.0618 ha). The building is a protected structure (RPS Ref: B05-11 NIAH Ref: 11803050). Under the previously granted planning application (Ref. 22/953) Buckley House was approved for use as a restaurant
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- Applicant
- Not published
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Decision due
- 25 May 2026
Timeline
Application received
13 Jan 2026
Council asked for further information
6 Mar 2026
Further information received. If the council treats it as significant, a new submission period opens (check the council's file)
28 Apr 2026
Decision due
25 May 2026
Decision: conditional
21 May 2026
Grant issued
26 Jun 2026
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Planning history within 750 m
for the conversion of attic space to habitable space, which will entail the replacement of my hip roof on the northern side of my dwelling with a gable end.
a new vehicular entrance, with piers and gates, in the northern (rear) boundary wall of the site onto Fitzgerald Close, to serve the dwelling permitted under Planning Ref. 21/610, together with permeable hardstanding and all associated site works
a new vehicular entrance, with piers and gates, in the northern (rear) boundary wall of the site onto Fitzgerald Close, to serve the dwelling permitted under Planning Ref. 21/610, together with permeable hardstanding and all associated site works
existing single storey extension to the rear of existing commercial premises including addition to main commercial space, new kitchenette, WC, amendments to relevant elevations and ancillary site works
The development will consist of the installation of 2no. digital screens at ground floor level along the northwest elevation. All screens will be located internally within the existing window display.
The proposed development comprises the extension and refurbishment of the existing Maynooth Student Hub and provides for: • Partial demolition of the northern portion of the Maynooth Student Hub (approximately 722sqm) to facilitate the construction of a new part-2 storey, part-3 storey extension (approximately 1789sqm GFA) comprising entrance and reception area, office and meeting spaces, together with a roof terrace. • Demolition of an existing storage shed (84sqm) and provision of a new 2-storey equivalent extension to the west (approximately 648sqm GFA), comprising of a new auditorium and ancillary spaces at ground floor level with associated auditorium void and plant areas at first floor level. • Extensive refurbishment of existing building, including reconfiguration and reorganisation of internal spaces; deep energy retrofit; replacement of mechanical and electrical (M&E) services; and recladding of existing external elevations. • Upgrade to the public realm, comprising hard and soft landscape works surrounding the Student Hub and the incorporation of 32 short term bicycle parking spaces. • All other associated works, including boundary treatments, waste management area, thermal upgrade of the existing building including solar PV panels at roof level (65 sqm), lighting and signage, necessary to facilitate the proposed extension and refurbishment. The proposed development will result in an overall increase in gross floor area of the Student Hub from approximately 1,760sqm to 3,475sqm.