Kildare County Council grants permission for 86-home scheme at Clonmullen and Gallowshill, Geraldine Road, 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 16 June 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.

phase 2 of a three phase housing development to include (a) erection of 86 residential units comprising 2 no. two storey 140.94 m2 4 bedroom detached dwelling houses ( HouseType A), 8 no. two storey 113m2, 3 bedroom semi-detached dwelling houses (Houses Type D), 8 no. two storey, Type E – 114.25m2, Type E1 – 118m2 3 bedroom semi- detached dwelling houses ( House Type E/E1), 24 no. two storey 100 m2 3 bedroom semi-detached dwelling houses ( House Type F), 16 no. two storey 89.5 m2 2 bedroom town houses (House Type G), 7 no. two storey apartment blocks (Block I) comprising 14 no. ground floor 73.93m2 2 bedroom apartments and 14 no. first floor 49.76m2 1 bedroom apartments to include car parking, bin stores, bicycle stores and boundary wall, (b) new site entrance off Geraldine Road with access road, cycleway and footpath, (c) provide vehicular and pedestrian access to adjoining site to the south west comprising 0.8453 hectares currently zoned “C” New Residential (d) all site development works associated with main access road and phase 2 of the three phase residential development including footpaths, roads, public lighting, attenuation ponds, surface water drains, foul sewer drains, water mains and all other utility services necessary to service the proposed development. This planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement. There is currently a valid planning application for phase 1 of this three phase housing development, planning register reference 18/921 refers.