Kildare County Council grants permission for 115-home scheme at Maynooth, 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 1 October 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.

The development will comprise amendments to the permitted development as per Large-scale Residential Development permission reference 23/494 which comprised 115no. apartments in 4no. separate blocks, provision of a creche and restaurant and provision of a basement to provide for car parking, bicycle storage and ancillary bin storage areas. The proposed development incorporates the following amendments: a.Reconfiguration of the basement layout with a reduction in car parking provision within the scheme from 74no. car parking spaces to 69no. car parking spaces. b.The redesign of apartment blocks A, B1, B2 and C within the scheme with each block incorporating the following proposals: •Block A: A four storey building comprising 10no. 2bed apartments. •Block B1: A five storey building comprising 18no. 2bed apartments. •Block B2: A six storey building comprising 25no. 1bed apartments and 35no. 2bed apartments. •Block C: A part 4 storey and part 5 storey building comprising 4no. 1bed apartments, 14no. 2bed apartments and 9no. 3bed apartments. Block C will be raised on stilts with a flood storage area provided at ground level beneath this block. c.The amendment of overall unit mix within the scheme which incorporated 27no. 1bed apartments, 77no. 2bed apartments and 11no. 3bed apartments under permission 23/494 (a total of 115 apartments) to provide an amended unit mix consisting of 29no. 1 bed apartments, 77no. 2bed apartments and 9no. 3bed apartments (total of 115 apartments). d.Associated amendments to building designs, facades, floor plans, layouts and internal configurations. e.Amendments to the creche and restaurant layouts in Block A. f.The omission of the office unit from Block A. g.Amendments to communal space areas and associated parking area/turning area at podium level within the courtyard to include for provision of play areas. h.The provision of associated site works and attenuation system along with a foul pump station and foul, storm and public water networks for connection to the existing foul, storm and public water networks. i.Provision of an ESB substation adjacent to Block A. j.Site excavation works to facilitate the proposed development to include levelling, excavation and general site preparation works. k. The provision of an amended basement layout which is to be positioned beneath blocks B1, B2. The access position, public open space, internal pedestrian walkway bridge, ground levels for flood storage requirements will remain as granted und