25131
REFUSEDKildare - Kildare County Council
Proposed Development
for (A) Retention of existing 3754 square meters of the hard standing area consisting of a mix of concrete, blacktop and gravel and permission for upgrading of the same hard standing area for the parking of up to twenty trucks and trailers as per this application, (B) Retention of use of same hard standing area for use of parking of up to twenty trucks and trailers, (C) The retention of 898 square meters of existing buildings, (D) The retention of use for these same buildings at C above for use for overnight parking of trucks and trailers and the storage of dry spare parts, components and towing equipment necessary for the trucks and trailers, (E) Retention of the use of a drive which serves the home of the directors of Kill Haulage as a means of access to the public road from the hard standing areas and buildings, the subject of this application, (F) All ancillary works
View the full application file on the council's planning portal →Application Timeline
Application received
31 Jul 2025
Decision due
24 Sept 2025
Decision: REFUSED
24 Sept 2025
Appeal submitted
16 Oct 2025
Appeal decided: REFUSED
18 Feb 2026
Application Details
- Location
- Porterstown , Kill , Co. Kildare
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- RETENTION
- Planning Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Site Area
- 1.1896 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 31 July 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- REFUSED
- Decision Date
- 24 September 2025
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- PL-500078-KE
- Decision
- REFUSED
- Submitted
- 16 October 2025
- Decided
- 18 February 2026
Location
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