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36 Leinster Street and Garter Lane , Athy , Co. Kildare

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Planning application 2561133

Kildare - Kildare County Council

Proposed Development

for alterations and refurbishment of a three-storey building with three-storey return facing onto Emily Square, a two-storey dormer annex and associated outbuildings accessed to the rear from Garter Lane. The proposed work will include: the provision of a new shopfront with two no. entrances from Emily Square with new stairs access to two no. two-bedroom apartments on the first and second floors; internal alterations to the restaurant and takeaway; refurbishment and extension of outbuildings and part of annex to form one no. ground floor studio, one number one-bedroom duplex apartment and one no. first floor two-bedroom apartment; the provision of bike storage and communal bin areas; and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground at a former Department Store and Fast-Food restaurant with takeaway

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    6 Oct 2025

  2. Further information requested

    28 Nov 2025

  3. Application withdrawn

    19 Jun 2026

Application Details

Location
36 Leinster Street and Garter Lane , Athy , Co. Kildare
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Kildare County Council
Site Area
0.053 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
6 October 2025
Status
DEEMED WITHDRAWN
Decision
N/A
Withdrawn
19 June 2026

Location

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191087REFUSED30 Sept 2019

the construction of an external smoking area at first floor level to the rear of the existing three-storey building and all associated site works

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19312CONDITIONAL25 Mar 2019

1. Change of use from existing Off- licence to Bar \ Restaurant . 2. New shop front and signage on Barrow Quay front elevation 3. Provision of a Kitchen and internal alterations to the existing public house and all ancillary siteworks at Emily Square and Barrow Quay, Co. Kildare. The building at Emily Square and Barrow Quay is a Protected Structure.

Emily Square and Barrow Quay , Athy , Co. Kildare.

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19246N/A13 Mar 2019

1)change of use from existing Off-licence to Bar/Restaurant. 2) Provision of a kitchen and internal alterations to existing public house and all ancillary site work. The building at Emily Square and Barrow Quay is a protected structure

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18892CONDITIONAL25 Jul 2018

single storey extension to existing shop to side including alterations to shop front to provide new window, provision of stone cladding to front elevation of shopfront at ground floor, retention of 2 No. single storey canopy structures to rear of shop, retention of side extension to shop, retention of new service yard gateway to existing car parking area, and all ancillary site development works

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2460828CONDITIONAL26 Aug 2024

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92m
201560CONDITIONAL18 Dec 2020

(a) retention of extension and alterations to ground floor shop unit (previously permitted by planning Ref. 19/307) as constructed and permission to complete the works, (b) retention of alterations to first and second floor apartments (previously permitted by planning Reg. 19/307) as constructed and permission to complete the works, (c) permission to change 1 No. of 1 bedroom apartment at first floor and 1 No. 1 bedroom apartment at second floor (previously permitted by planning Reg. 19/307) to 1 No. 2 bedroom apartment at first floor and 1 No. 2 bedroom apartment at second floor and all ancillary site development works

26 Leinster Street , Athy , Co. Kildare.

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19307CONDITIONAL25 Mar 2019

(A) Extension to rear of ground floor shop unit and internal alteration to shop unit, (B) a subdivision of existing dwelling over 1st and 2nd floor to (C) 1 No. of 1 bedroom apartment at first floor & (D) 1 No. of 1 bedroom apartment at second floor and all ancillary site development works

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2561162CONDITIONAL14 Oct 2025

the change of use of ground floor shop unit to residential. The part removal of the existing single storey rear return. Alterations and refurbishment of the ground floor unit to comprise 1no. of 1 bedroom apartment; including all ancillary site development works above and below ground

26 Leinster Street , Athy , Co. Kildare

98m
18842REFUSED13 Jul 2018

the partial retention of the existing gaming and amusement arcade use and its relocation to the rear of the building at the Former Hibernian Bank [Protected Structure, RPS ref. AY036], 46 Leinster Street, Athy, Co.Kildare. The proposed development consists of or comprises the carrying out of works to a protected structure

Former Hibernian Bank , 46 Leinster Street , Athy

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