Kildare County Council grants permission for 467-home scheme at Kilwoghan Woods, Crodaun, 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 23 October 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.

Large Scale Residential Development - to amend a previously permitted Strategic Housing Development (SHD) (ABP Case Reference 307100-20) on a site of approx. 12.93 ha located on lands at Kilwoghan Woods. The proposed amendments relate to phase 2 (c.3.94ha) of the overall permitted development and, will include amendments to 239 no. residential units. (The overall total number of permitted 467 no. units in phase 1 and 2 remain unchanged). The proposed development comprises a redesign of phase 2 to include: a) The construction of 2 no. 4-storey apartment blocks at the north of the site (81 no. units in total) to include a creche (351sqm – 94 no. children) with outdoor play area (93sqm) at ground floor; i. Block A - 38 no. units consisting of 17 no.1 bed and 22 no. 2 bed units ii. Block B - 43 no. units consisting of 20 no. 1 bed and 23 no. 2 bed units b) 5 no. 3-storey apartment and duplex units to be located on the eastern boundary of the site; i. Duplex C - 08 no. units consisting of 4 no. 2 beds and 4 no. 3 beds ii. Duplex D - 18 no. units consisting of 4 no. 1 beds, 8 no. 2beds, and 6 no. 3 beds iii. Duplex E – 18 no. units consisting of 4 no. 1 beds, 8 no. 2beds, and 6 no. 3 beds iv. Duplex F – 20 no. units consisting of 10 no. 2beds, and 10 no. 3 beds v. Duplex G – 18 no. units consisting of 4 no. 1 beds, 8 no. 2beds, and 6 no. 3 beds c) 76 no. terraced houses consisting of; i. 48 no. 2 bed mid terrace units ii. 12 no. 3 bed end terrace units iii. 16 no. 3 bed end terrace dual frontage units d) 252 no. of car parking spaces which includes 2 no. car sharing spaces, 14 no. motorcycle spaces and 540 no. bicycle parking spaces will be provided for in phase 2. e) Amendments to the previously permitted open space in phase 2 to now provide 5,379sqm Public Open Space, 1,159 sqm Communal Open Space and 3,313 Amenity Space. Each of the units are afforded their own private open space in the form of private gardens, balconies or terraces. f) Amendments to internal residential access roads and cyclist/pedestrian paths to allow for the 4 arm entrance junction and a new shared pedestrian / cycle path through the site running north to south. g) All associated site development works, services provision, infrastructural and drainage works, internal access roads, home zones, cycle and pedestrian infrastructure, bin stores, car and bicycle parking, public lighting, communal open spaces, private open space in the form of gardens, terraces and/or balconies, landscaping an