Kildare County Council grants permission for 88-home scheme at Oak Church, Bishopsland Kildare, 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 15 July 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.

The development will consist of the construction of 48 No. own hall door apartments (7 no. 1 bed/ 2 person, 17 no. 2 bed/ 3 person, 5 no. 2 bed/ 4 person and 19 no. 3 bed/ 5 person) in 3 no. three storey duplex blocks, consisting of: Block A: 10 Units – comprising 5 no. 1 bed ground floor apartments and 5 no. 2 bed first & second floor apartments, Block B: 10 units comprising 5 no. 2 bed ground floor apartments and 5 no. 3 bed first & second floor apartments and Block C: 28 units consisting of 2 no. 1 bed ground floor apartments, 12 no. 2 bed ground floor apartments and 14 no. 3 bed first & second floor apartments. The development will also include all associated ancillary site development works, car parking, bin and bicycle stores and public / communal open spaces on previously approved site (for 88 apartments in 2 No. 3 and 4 storey blocks) Reg. Ref.18/1027 known as Sector 3 and overall site approved under reg. ref. 18/1026 (Sector 1) & reg. ref. 18/1028 (Sector 2) on subject site of circa 0.7 Ha