Shanrath (Townparks TD) , Athy , Co. Kildare
CONDITIONALPlanning application 2560179
Kildare - Kildare County Council
Proposed Development
for (a) The provision of a total of 96no. two-storey semi-detached dwellings which will consist of the following unit mix: 8no. 4-bed dwellings, 74no. 3-bed dwellings, and 14no. 2-bed dwellings, (b) Provision for a single story creche with associated external play areas, car parking area and new vehicle entrance onto the existing cul-de-sac local road, (c) Provision of new internal roadways and footpaths by extension of the existing residential access road from within the existing Shanrath Housing Estate, with associated works to facilitate vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access and car parking; (d) Provision of a shared footpath and cycle lane connection with the existing shared footpath and cycle lane along the Athy Distributor Route (N78) and previously approved adjacent housing development (Planning Reference 24/60683); (e) Provision of open space areas to include all hard and soft landscape works, planting and boundary treatments; (f) All other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground including; surface water drainage system, foul sewerage network including connection to previously approved foul pumping station (Planning Reference 24/61174), public lighting and all ancillary site development works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of a reduction of the site size, a redesign of the road and housing layouts of the development, an increase in the number of residential units from 96 to 98, changes to residential unit types to incorporate five three-storey elements with 10 no. two-bedroom ground floor apartments with 10 no. three-bedroom duplex units over, changes to boundary treatments, an additional access point to the Athy Distributor Road and all associated site works
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Application received
25 Feb 2025
Further information requested
17 Apr 2025
Further information received
5 Sept 2025
Decision due
13 Oct 2025
Decision: CONDITIONAL
13 Oct 2025
Grant issued
24 Nov 2025
Application Details
- Location
- Shanrath (Townparks TD) , Athy , Co. Kildare
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Site Area
- 3.52 ha
- Floor Area
- 8469.18000000001 sq m
- Residential Units
- 74
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 25 February 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 13 October 2025
- Grant Date
- 24 November 2025
- Permission Expires
- 23 November 2030
Location
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