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Kildare County Council · 1726

The Island, Skirteen, Portlaoise Road

Refused in Mar 2017.

  1. 17 Jan 2017Received
  2. 13 Mar 2017Refused
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused · 13 Mar 2017
Council
Kildare County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Units
115
Site
6.16 ha

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What’s proposed

Construction of a mixed development consisting of: 1. The Hulk (Charter School) and adjacent buildings. Renovations to the Hulk (RPS No: B21-29 / NIAH Ref: 11816103) and adjacent buildings RPS No: B26-03 / NIAH Ref. 11816104) protected structures comprise of: (a Craft retail / café space on ground floor, (b) craft exhibition / historic exhibition space on first floor, (c) craft development studios on second floor, (d) glazed connecting corridor to 60 bed nursing home, (e) renovations of adjacent dwellings of the Hulk into shard living accommodation to be associated to the nursing home, (f) refurbishment of existing out building to storage rooms, (g) required car parking and associated landscaping. 2: Nursing Home. The construction of a two storey 60 bedroom nursing home connected to the hulk and all associated facilities including car parking, set sown area and associated landscaping. 3. Creche. The construction of a two storey crèche and all associated facilities including car parking, set down area, play area and associated landscaping. 4: 115 no unit residential development. The construction of residential development comprising of single storey, semi-detached 2 bed dwellings, two storey 2, 3 & 4 bed room dwellings semi-detached and terraced and two storey 5 bedroom detached dwellings. This development consists of 29 no. two bed dwellings, 64 no. three bed dwellings, 14 no. four bed dwellings and 8 no. five bed dwellings and all associated site works including proposed entrance, proposed landscaping and proposed surface and foul water sewer connections transversing a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) to the north east of site

Planning details

Reference
1726
Local authority
Kildare County Council
Status
Refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
17 Jan 2017
Observations close
21 Feb 2017 (closed 3517 days ago)
Decision due
13 Mar 2017 · decided 13 Mar 2017
Decision
Refused on 13 Mar 2017
Proposed development
Construction of a mixed development consisting of: 1. The Hulk (Charter School) and adjacent buildings. Renovations to the Hulk (RPS No: B21-29 / NIAH Ref: 11816103) and adjacent buildings RPS No: B26-03 / NIAH Ref. 11816104) protected structures comprise of: (a Craft retail / café space on ground floor, (b) craft exhibition / historic exhibition space on first floor, (c) craft development studios on second floor, (d) glazed connecting corridor to 60 bed nursing home, (e) renovations of adjacent dwellings of the Hulk into shard living accommodation to be associated to the nursing home, (f) refurbishment of existing out building to storage rooms, (g) required car parking and associated landscaping. 2: Nursing Home. The construction of a two storey 60 bedroom nursing home connected to the hulk and all associated facilities including car parking, set sown area and associated landscaping. 3. Creche. The construction of a two storey crèche and all associated facilities including car parking, set down area, play area and associated landscaping. 4: 115 no unit residential development. The construction of residential development comprising of single storey, semi-detached 2 bed dwellings, two storey 2, 3 & 4 bed room dwellings semi-detached and terraced and two storey 5 bedroom detached dwellings. This development consists of 29 no. two bed dwellings, 64 no. three bed dwellings, 14 no. four bed dwellings and 8 no. five bed dwellings and all associated site works including proposed entrance, proposed landscaping and proposed surface and foul water sewer connections transversing a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) to the north east of site
As published by the register.
Site area
6.16 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Zoning

Not zoned in the current plan.

Protections nearby 250 m

No mapped flood area nearby.

  • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
    Grand Canal
  • NIAH-recorded building · 25
    bridge; aqueduct

Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51.

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Summary

1726 is a planning application to Kildare County Council for construction of a mixed development consisting of: 1. The Hulk (Charter School) and, received on 17 Jan 2017; permission was refused on 13 Mar 2017.