Kildare County Council grants permission for 58-home scheme at Naas, Co. Kildare

In context

It is one of 61 housing scheme applications Kildare County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,561 nationally. Of the 3,032 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 24 March 2025. 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.

for A) The construction of a ground floor créche building replacing a ground floor Maisonette (site no. 56) previously granted planning permission register reference no. 23/750 and includes the construction of a proposed front, side and rear single storey extension. B) The ground floor crèche of floor area of 139.6 m² forms part of a proposed three storey Maisonette building and consists of a 3 no. Play rooms, 2 no. Child WCs, Nap room, Lobby area, Universally Accessible WC and a Staff room. C) Proposed pedestrian, cyclist and vehicular access to the development as per details granted under Planning Register Reference no. 23/750 for 58 residential units (consisting of 5 Blocks of Maisonettes, 26 units in total and an apartment block of 32 units). D) All associated site development works including landscaping, surface car parking, footpaths, boundary treatments, bin storage and bicycle storage areas etc. at land