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21216

CONDITIONAL

Kildare - Kildare County Council

Proposed Development

1. Demolition of existing boiler house and overhead walkway canopy located adjacent to the existing student accommodation blocks. 2. Construction of a three storey building consisting 125 student bedroom accommodations, seminar rooms, day spaces, care takers/security office, laundry, and plant rooms, totaling 3975sq.m and identified as Block 1 on the accompany drawings. 3. Construction of a three storey building consisting 41 student bedroom accommodations, seminar rooms, day spaces, managers office, laundry, and plant rooms, totaling 1506sq.m and identified as Block 2 on the accompany drawings. 4. Creation of an internal one-way traffic system with separate vehicular entrance and exit points at existing accesses into site. 5. Creation of pedestrian plaza between existing and proposed accommodation blocks, consisting of hard and soft landscaping proposals including green amenity areas. 6. All public lighting. 7. Connection to the adjoining public watermains, public foul sewer network and adjoining public storm water network including the installation of storm water attenuation tanks. 8. Provision of 10 car parking spaces and 195 bicycle parking spaces. 9. Provision of a ESB Sub-Station and waste collection/storage area. 10. Provision of an internal footpath network to student accommodation that will connect to the existing public footpath on Moyglare Road. 11. All ancillary site development works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of the complete revision of the elevational treatment of Block 2 and all associated works

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    24 Feb 2021

  2. Further information requested

    19 Apr 2021

  3. Further information received

    21 Sept 2021

  4. Decision due

    18 Oct 2021

  5. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    18 Oct 2021

  6. Grant issued

    25 Nov 2021

Application Details

Location
The Society of the Divine Word , Moyglare Road in the townland of Mariavilla , Maynooth
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Kildare County Council
Site Area
2.1 ha
Floor Area
5481 sq m
Residential Units
2

Timeline

Registration Date
24 February 2021
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
18 October 2021
Grant Date
25 November 2021
Permission Expires
24 November 2026

Location

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