Proposed Development
A Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) on a site of approximately 4.26 hectares (gross) at lands located in the townland of “Confey”, Leixlip, Co. Kildare. The main development site is bounded to the north by R149 road, Confey GAA Club to the west, Royal Canal to the south and agricultural lands to the east. The application site also includes a section of the Royal Canal towpath extending from Cope Bridge to the south-western boundary of the site to facilitate surface improvement works. The proposed development will consist of 125 no. residential units comprising 81 no. houses, 22 no. duplex units and 22 no. apartments. The proposed housing will comprise of 56 no. 3-bedroom houses and 25 no. 4-bedroom houses, in a mix of detached, semi-detached, terraced and end-of-terrace dwellings ranging in height from 1 to 3 storeys. The proposed duplex accommodation will comprise of 11 no. 2-bedroom units and 11 no. 3-bedroom units, provided in 11 no. buildings ranging in height from 1 to 3 storeys. The proposed apartment accommodation will comprise of 5 no. 1-bedroom units and 17 no. 2-bedroom units, provided in a single apartment building ranging in height from 4 to 5 storeys. All residential units will be provided with private amenity space in the form of private rear gardens and/or balconies, as appropriate. The development will also provide public and communal open space, including a linear park parallel to the Royal Canal. The proposed development will be served by two new vehicular access points from the R149 and a new pedestrian access via the Royal Canal. The development will also include 175 no. car parking spaces and 384 no. cycle parking spaces, public, communal and private open spaces, landscaping, boundary treatments, waste management and cycle storage areas, 2 no. ESB substations; Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) areas, and all associated site development works, site services and infrastructure, including connections to the Uisce Éireann water supply and wastewater networks.
Application Timeline
Application received
30 Jul 2026
Further information requested
23 Sept 2026
Application Details
- Location
- Confey , Leixlip , Co. Kildare
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Site Area
- 4.26 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 30 July 2026
- Status
- FURTHER INFORMATION
- Decision
- N/A
Location
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Observations on this application closed on Wednesday 2 September 2026, five weeks after it was received. The authority cannot accept a late submission.
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