Barretstown Castle , Ballymore Eustace , Co. Kildare.
- 22 Dec 2020Received
- 19 Feb 2021Conditional
- 25 Mar 2021Final grant
- 24 Mar 2026Permission expires
- Status
- Granted with conditions
- Decision
- Conditional · 19 Feb 2021
- Council
- Kildare County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 390 m²
What’s proposed
the material change of use and refurbishment of an existing courtyard accommodation block from camp accommodation to 2 No. new film and recording studios of 364sqm in area. The proposed development is located at Barretstown Castle, Ballymore Eustace. The existing building comprises 6 No. bedrooms, 1 No. nurses's station, 1 No. toilets and shower area. The proposed change of use and refurbishment works are to include: New performers' green room. 2 new recording studios and control room. The addition of some decorative cladding panels. Enlargement of an existing external door opening and new sliding door. 2 No. new operable canopy umbrellas for outdoor performances. All related ancillary services and site works on a site area of 403sqm. The refurbishment is located on an estate of approximately 210 hectares. The proposed development is located in the curtilage of Barretstown House, RPS B24-27, and the attached Barretstown Castle, National Monument KD024-029
201599 is a planning application to Kildare County Council for the material change of use and refurbishment of an existing courtyard accommodation, received on 22 Dec 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 19 Feb 2021.
Planning details
- Reference
- 201599
- Local authority
- Kildare County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 22 Dec 2020
- Observations close
- 4 Feb 2021 (closed 2052 days ago)
- Decision due
- 24 Feb 2021 · decided 19 Feb 2021
- Decision
- Conditional on 19 Feb 2021
- Proposed development
- the material change of use and refurbishment of an existing courtyard accommodation block from camp accommodation to 2 No. new film and recording studios of 364sqm in area. The proposed development is located at Barretstown Castle, Ballymore Eustace. The existing building comprises 6 No. bedrooms, 1 No. nurses's station, 1 No. toilets and shower area. The proposed change of use and refurbishment works are to include: New performers' green room. 2 new recording studios and control room. The addition of some decorative cladding panels. Enlargement of an existing external door opening and new sliding door. 2 No. new operable canopy umbrellas for outdoor performances. All related ancillary services and site works on a site area of 403sqm. The refurbishment is located on an estate of approximately 210 hectares. The proposed development is located in the curtilage of Barretstown House, RPS B24-27, and the attached Barretstown Castle, National Monument KD024-029As published by the register.
- Site area
- 390 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Full planning report for 53.15421, -6.59673
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage — the whole area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- Radon risk area · 1
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 129129). 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/201599/0.
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