Kildare County Council grants permission for 99-home scheme at Clonmullin & Gallowshill, Geraldine Road, Co. Kildare

In context

It is one of 61 housing scheme applications Kildare County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,557 nationally. Of the 3,030 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 10 December 2024. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Kildare County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

phase 1 of a three phase housing development to include (a) erection of 99 residential units comprising 5 no. two storey 141m2 four bedroom detached dwellings, 2 no. two storey 141m2 four bedroom semi-detached dwellings, 36 no. two storey 113m2 three bed semi-detached dwellings, 20 no. 2 storey 100m2 three bedroom semi-detached dwellings, 16 no. two storey 89.5m2 two bedroom town houses, 10 no. ground floor 73.93m2 two bedroom apartments, 10 no. first floor 49.76m2 one bedroom apartments to include car parking, bin stores, bicycle stores and boundary walls (b) new site entrance off Geraldine Road, (c) provide vehicular and pedestrian access to adjoining site to the south west comprising 0.8453 hectares currently zoned “C” New Residential (d) all site development works associated with phase 1, 2 and 3 of the three phase residential development including footpaths, roads, public lighting, attenuation ponds, surface water drains, foul sewer drains, water mains and all other utility services necessary to service the proposed development. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement. REVISED BY SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION. As per Planning Ref 18/921