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Kildare County Council · 18301371 · PERMISSION

former Magee Barracks site , Dublin Road / Hospital Street , Kildare Town

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Council received 4 Apr 2018We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (3083 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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18301371 is a planning application for permission at former Magee Barracks site , Dublin Road / Hospital Street , Kildare Town, received by Kildare County Council on 4 Apr 2018 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: STRATEGIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT (ABP Decision) consisting of demolition of 16 no. existing buildings (including a range of former Barracks buildings, the Officers’ Mess building and Water Tower structure) with a GFA of 16,115 sq.m, and the construction of a development comprising of 264 no. residential units, a neighbourhood centre comprising of 3 no. single storey retail units with a GFA of 115 sqm, 105 sqm and 100 sq.m respectively, a café (including gallery / exhibition area at mezzanine level) with a GFA of 300 sq.m, a two-storey childcare facility with a GFA of 680 sq.m and associated play area, all internal roads, car parking, pedestrian and cycle paths, public open space, and all associated site and infrastructural works on an application site of c. 11.14 ha. The 264 no. residential units proposed consists of the following: •150 no. 3 bed semi-detached houses with a GFA of 117 sq.m (Type A) •16 no. 4 bed semi-detached houses with a GFA of 143 sq.m (Type B) •10 no. 4 bed detached houses with a GFA of 143 sq.m (Type C) •14 no. 3 bed terrace houses (semi-detached) with a GFA of 117 sq.m (Type E1) •8 no. 3 bed terrace houses with a GFA of 117 sq.m (Type E2) •2 no. 4 bed terrace houses (corner units) with a GFA of 143 sq.m (Type F) •26 no. 2 bed apartments (duplex blocks) with a GFA of 82.5sq.m (Type G) •26 no. 3 bed duplex apartments (duplex blocks) with a GFA of 123 sq.m (Type G) •12 no. 1 bed apartments with a GFA of 54 sq.m (Type H). The council refused permission on 9 Jul 2018. The five-week observation window closed on 9 May 2018. The scheme is for 201 units. Within 500 m there are 44 other decided applications in the last five years.

Appeal window closes 7 Aug 2018 closed 2959 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (9 Jul 2018) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

STRATEGIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT (ABP Decision) consisting of demolition of 16 no. existing buildings (including a range of former Barracks buildings, the Officers’ Mess building and Water Tower structure) with a GFA of 16,115 sq.m, and the construction of a development comprising of 264 no. residential units, a neighbourhood centre comprising of 3 no. single storey retail units with a GFA of 115 sqm, 105 sqm and 100 sq.m respectively, a café (including gallery / exhibition area at mezzanine level) with a GFA of 300 sq.m, a two-storey childcare facility with a GFA of 680 sq.m and associated play area, all internal roads, car parking, pedestrian and cycle paths, public open space, and all associated site and infrastructural works on an application site of c. 11.14 ha. The 264 no. residential units proposed consists of the following: •150 no. 3 bed semi-detached houses with a GFA of 117 sq.m (Type A) •16 no. 4 bed semi-detached houses with a GFA of 143 sq.m (Type B) •10 no. 4 bed detached houses with a GFA of 143 sq.m (Type C) •14 no. 3 bed terrace houses (semi-detached) with a GFA of 117 sq.m (Type E1) •8 no. 3 bed terrace houses with a GFA of 117 sq.m (Type E2) •2 no. 4 bed terrace houses (corner units) with a GFA of 143 sq.m (Type F) •26 no. 2 bed apartments (duplex blocks) with a GFA of 82.5sq.m (Type G) •26 no. 3 bed duplex apartments (duplex blocks) with a GFA of 123 sq.m (Type G) •12 no. 1 bed apartments with a GFA of 54 sq.m (Type H)

Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
Refused on 9 Jul 2018
Units
201
Floor area
2.42 ha
Site (from polygon)
10.87 ha
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 4 Apr 2018
    New application
    Observation window closed 9 May 2018
  • 9 Jul 2018
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 7 Aug 2018

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    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 123878). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/18301371/0.

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