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25131

REFUSED

Kildare - 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

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    31 Jul 2025

  2. Decision due

    24 Sept 2025

  3. Decision: REFUSED

    24 Sept 2025

  4. Appeal submitted

    16 Oct 2025

  5. 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

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