Kildare County Council grants permission for 66-home scheme at Kildare Town, 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 9 September 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 66 homes including 16 No 3-bed semi-detached 2 storey houses, 2 No 3-bed terraced 2 storey houses, 1 No 2-bed Terraced 2 storey house, 1 No 4-bed detached 2 storey house, 8 No 2-bed ground floor duplex units, 8 No 3-bed duplex units first and second floor, 30 No 2-bed apartments in three storey blocks; access roads, public open spaces, and associated services