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Kildare County Council · 18240

Off Stanhope Street and Stanhope Place, Athy, Co. Kildare

Approved in Feb 2019. The approval ran out in 2024.

  1. 9 Mar 2018Received
  2. 22 Jan 2019Conditional
  3. 26 Feb 2019Final approval
  4. 25 Feb 2024Approval ran out
Status
Approved
Decision
Conditional · 22 Jan 2019
Council
Kildare County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
7,054 m²

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What’s proposed

a)The construction of two no ground floor, single storey glass extensions with solid roof to existing courtyard area for ancillary use to the hotel. One extension will be located off the existing main function room and the other extension will be located off the existing bar/lounge area (the works involve new ground floor openings in existing structure linking the existing bar and function room to the new extensions) b) Removal of the existing bar in the existing bar/lounge and the demolition of the existing internal walls of the existing adjoining kitchen and keg store (former Sacristy) to allow a new bar area to be constructed to serve the existing bar/lounge area. c) Demolition of internal walls of the ground floor comms room and office space on the ground floor lobby to create an open lobby space. d) Modifications to the existing gents toilets off the main reception to aid works described in item C above. e) Demolition of internal walls of ground floor meeting room 1 to make meeting room 1 larger. f) Installing remotely operated electronic security gates (vehicle and pedestrian gates) and security fence on internal approach road to the hotel g) Install a new remotely operated electronic pedestrian gate to the south east boundary h) Creation of a large wedding suite (by combining existing bedrooms 107 and 108 to create one room) on the first floor with access to a new small enclosed roof garden. i) A new free standing sign to replace the existing vandalised sign. New sign is 5m wide by 4m high and is located at the junction of the public road and the access road to the development and all associated site works. The building is a protected structure under the Athy Development plan 2012-2018 (ref AY-038, AY-040, AY-041, NIAH Ref 1150519, 1150520 and 1150517) at former convent lands and premises formerly known as the Carlton Abbey Hotel

Planning details

Reference
18240
Local authority
Kildare County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
9 Mar 2018
Observations close
13 Apr 2018 (closed 3103 days ago)
Decision due
25 Jan 2019 · decided 22 Jan 2019
Decision
Conditional on 22 Jan 2019
Proposed development
a)The construction of two no ground floor, single storey glass extensions with solid roof to existing courtyard area for ancillary use to the hotel. One extension will be located off the existing main function room and the other extension will be located off the existing bar/lounge area (the works involve new ground floor openings in existing structure linking the existing bar and function room to the new extensions) b) Removal of the existing bar in the existing bar/lounge and the demolition of the existing internal walls of the existing adjoining kitchen and keg store (former Sacristy) to allow a new bar area to be constructed to serve the existing bar/lounge area. c) Demolition of internal walls of the ground floor comms room and office space on the ground floor lobby to create an open lobby space. d) Modifications to the existing gents toilets off the main reception to aid works described in item C above. e) Demolition of internal walls of ground floor meeting room 1 to make meeting room 1 larger. f) Installing remotely operated electronic security gates (vehicle and pedestrian gates) and security fence on internal approach road to the hotel g) Install a new remotely operated electronic pedestrian gate to the south east boundary h) Creation of a large wedding suite (by combining existing bedrooms 107 and 108 to create one room) on the first floor with access to a new small enclosed roof garden. i) A new free standing sign to replace the existing vandalised sign. New sign is 5m wide by 4m high and is located at the junction of the public road and the access road to the development and all associated site works. The building is a protected structure under the Athy Development plan 2012-2018 (ref AY-038, AY-040, AY-041, NIAH Ref 1150519, 1150520 and 1150517) at former convent lands and premises formerly known as the Carlton Abbey Hotel
As published by the register.
Site area
7,054 m² 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

M2 — Major town centre

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

S5 — Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure

Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.

Protections nearby 250 m

No mapped flood area nearby.

  • NIAH-recorded building · 56
    Saint Michael's Convent; gates/railings/walls
  • Radon risk area · 1
    About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Recorded monument · 13
    Historic town; Town defences

Where this comes from

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Summary

18240 is a planning application to Kildare County Council for a)The construction of two no ground floor, single storey glass extensions with solid, received on 9 Mar 2018; permission was granted with conditions on 22 Jan 2019.