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18301371

REFUSED

Kildare - Kildare County Council

Proposed Development

STRATEGIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT (ABP Decision) consisting of demolition of 16 no. existing buildings (including a range of former Barracks buildings, the Officers’ Mess building and Water Tower structure) with a GFA of 16,115 sq.m, and the construction of a development comprising of 264 no. residential units, a neighbourhood centre comprising of 3 no. single storey retail units with a GFA of 115 sqm, 105 sqm and 100 sq.m respectively, a café (including gallery / exhibition area at mezzanine level) with a GFA of 300 sq.m, a two-storey childcare facility with a GFA of 680 sq.m and associated play area, all internal roads, car parking, pedestrian and cycle paths, public open space, and all associated site and infrastructural works on an application site of c. 11.14 ha. The 264 no. residential units proposed consists of the following: •150 no. 3 bed semi-detached houses with a GFA of 117 sq.m (Type A) •16 no. 4 bed semi-detached houses with a GFA of 143 sq.m (Type B) •10 no. 4 bed detached houses with a GFA of 143 sq.m (Type C) •14 no. 3 bed terrace houses (semi-detached) with a GFA of 117 sq.m (Type E1) •8 no. 3 bed terrace houses with a GFA of 117 sq.m (Type E2) •2 no. 4 bed terrace houses (corner units) with a GFA of 143 sq.m (Type F) •26 no. 2 bed apartments (duplex blocks) with a GFA of 82.5sq.m (Type G) •26 no. 3 bed duplex apartments (duplex blocks) with a GFA of 123 sq.m (Type G) •12 no. 1 bed apartments with a GFA of 54 sq.m (Type H)

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    4 Apr 2018

  2. Decision: REFUSED

    9 Jul 2018

  3. Decision due

    24 Jul 2018

Application Details

Location
former Magee Barracks site , Dublin Road / Hospital Street , Kildare Town
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Kildare County Council
Floor Area
24228 sq m
Residential Units
201

Timeline

Registration Date
4 April 2018
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
REFUSED
Decision Date
9 July 2018

Location

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