Lands within the townlands of Newtown and Confey Leixlip Co. Kildare, greenfield lands to the west the Royal Canal railway line and Leixlip Confey Train Station to the south and Cope Bridge to the south-east. The application site also includes a se
Proposed development
For (A) the construction of 272 no. residential units comprising: 101 no. terraced houses (54 no. 3-bed 2 no. storey houses, 28 no. 4-bed 2 storey houses and 19 no. 4-bed 3 no. storey houses); 12 no. own door 1-bed apartment units in an end of terrace (3 storey) arrangement in 4 no. locations throughout the site; 78 no. duplex apartment units (33 no. 2-bed and 45 no. 3-bed units) provided in terraced and end of terrace (3 storey) arrangements in 13 no. locations throughout the site; and provision of a mixed use area comprising 81 no. apartments / duplex apartments units (29 no. 1-bed, 36 no. 2-bed, and 16 no. 3-bed units) in 4 no. blocks (Blocks A1 to A4) ranging from part 3 no. storeys up to part 6 no. storeys in total, including a podium / ground floor level; (B) The provision at ground floor of Blocks A1 to A4 of a childcare facility (c. 500 sq.m GFA) and associated play area, 3 no. commercial units with a total GFA of c. 615 sq.m (for Class 1- Shop, or Class 2- Office / Professional Services, or Class 11- Gym, or Restaurant / Café use, including ancillary takeaway use, or Class 8- Health Centre / Civic, or Cultural Use); a Restaurant / Café unit (c. 358 sq.m GFA), bike stores, bin stores, plant areas, 1 no. ESB substation and associated switch rooms, and car parking; (C) Block A1 (3 no. storeys and part 4 no. storeys over podium / ground floor level) includes 33 no. apartments (10 no. 1-bed 19 no. 2-bed, and 4 no. 3-bed units [including apartments over 2 levels]) from first floor to fourth floor level; (D) Block A2 (2 no. storeys over podium / ground floor level) includes 4 no. 3-bed duplex apartment units from first floor to second floor level; (E) Block A3 (4 no. storeys and part 5 no. storeys over podium / ground floor level) includes 36 no. apartments (15 no. 1-bed, 17 no. 2-bed units and 4 no. 3-bed units [including apartments over 2 levels]) from first floor to fifth floor level; (F) Block A4 (3 no. storeys over podium / ground floor level) includes 8 no. duplex apartment units (4 no. 1-bed and 4 no. 3 bed units) from first floor to third floor level; (G) All apartments / duplex apartment units and houses are provided with private amenity space in the form of gardens, balconies, or terraces; (H) The development provides public open space and communal open space to serve the residential units, and c. 1 ha of a linear park to the north of the Royal Canal; (I) Provision of 2 no. vehicular and pedestrian / cyclist accesses from the R149 to the east a
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- Applicant
- Not published
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Decision due
- 14 Dec 2026
Timeline
Application received
3 Jul 2026
Last day for public submissions (est.)
Thu 6 Aug 2026
Council asked for further information
27 Aug 2026
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20 Oct 2026
Decision due
14 Dec 2026
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Planning history within 750 m
Two-storey side extension, including alteration of the existing hipped roof profile to form a gable-ended roof with a full-height raised gable to the side elevation, together with a single-storey rear extension incorporating a flat roof and rooflights
Two-storey side extension, including alteration of the existing hipped roof profile to form a gable-ended roof with a full-height raised gable to the side elevation, together with a single-storey rear extension incorporating a flat roof and rooflights.
for a two-storey side extension, including alteration of the existing hipped roof profile to form a gable-ended roof with a full-height raised gable to the side elevation, together with a single-storey rear extension incorporating a flat roof and rooflights.
The demolition of an exterior roof covering and storage area, the construction of a side extension, rear roof covering and storage area to the rear.
A Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) on a site of approximately 4.26 hectares (gross) at lands located in the townland of “Confey”, Leixlip, Co. Kildare. The main development site is bounded to the north by R149 road, Confey GAA Club to the west, Royal Canal to the south and agricultural lands to the east. The application site also includes a section of the Royal Canal towpath extending from Cope Bridge to the south-western boundary of the site to facilitate surface improvement works. The proposed development will consist of 125 no. residential units comprising 81 no. houses, 22 no. duplex units and 22 no. apartments. The proposed housing will comprise of 56 no. 3-bedroom houses and 25 no. 4-bedroom houses, in a mix of detached, semi-detached, terraced and end-of-terrace dwellings ranging in height from 1 to 3 storeys. The proposed duplex accommodation will comprise of 11 no. 2-bedroom units and 11 no. 3-bedroom units, provided in 11 no. buildings ranging in height from 1 to 3 storeys. The proposed apartment accommodation will comprise of 5 no. 1-bedroom units and 17 no. 2-bedroom units, provided in a single apartment building ranging in height from 4 to 5 storeys. All residential units will be provided with private amenity space in the form of private rear gardens and/or balconies, as appropriate. The development will also provide public and communal open space, including a linear park parallel to the Royal Canal. The proposed development will be served by two new vehicular access points from the R149 and a new pedestrian access via the Royal Canal. The development will also include 175 no. car parking spaces and 384 no. cycle parking spaces, public, communal and private open spaces, landscaping, boundary treatments, waste management and cycle storage areas, 2 no. ESB substations; Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) areas, and all associated site development works, site services and infrastructure, including connections to the Uisce Éireann water supply and wastewater networks.
A two-storey extension and dormer roof extension to the rear of the existing unit. Extension of the existing ground floor retail unit (for pharmacy use), including internal alterations, new front entrance door, new windows, and a new access door to the rear. First floor extension, new door to front elevation and internal alterations to provide for 3 one-bedroom studio apartments. Attic level development comprising new stairs within the existing stair core to provide access to new one-bedroom studio apartments. New Rooflight to Front elevation roof and all associated site development works.