Little Toppers Crèche , Ovidstown , Straffan
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211584 is a planning application for retention at Little Toppers Crèche , Ovidstown , Straffan, received by Kildare County Council on 8 Nov 2021 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: for retention permission associated with the permitted development (Kildare County Council Reg. No. of 08/298) on a site occupying 0.28 Ha at Little Toppers Crèche Ovidstown, Straffan, Co. Kildare. The proposed development for retention permission consists of: the change of use of 1 No. permitted Staff room and Office of 26 sqm to a Montessori room use; the change of use of 1 No. Store room to Reception use of 3.5 sqm; the infill development of 1 No. Classroom of 31.8 sqm in place of a Play Courtyard; the construction of 1 No. standalone staff room of 13.56 sqm built to the rear of the main creche building; increase in capacity of the crèche facility from 30 No. childcare spaces to 61 No. childcare spaces; and associated site development works above and below ground. The council granted permission on 10 Jan 2022, with conditions. The five-week observation window closed on 13 Dec 2021. Within 500 m there are 5 other decided applications in the last five years.
Proposal
for retention permission associated with the permitted development (Kildare County Council Reg. No. of 08/298) on a site occupying 0.28 Ha at Little Toppers Crèche Ovidstown, Straffan, Co. Kildare. The proposed development for retention permission consists of: the change of use of 1 No. permitted Staff room and Office of 26 sqm to a Montessori room use; the change of use of 1 No. Store room to Reception use of 3.5 sqm; the infill development of 1 No. Classroom of 31.8 sqm in place of a Play Courtyard; the construction of 1 No. standalone staff room of 13.56 sqm built to the rear of the main creche building; increase in capacity of the crèche facility from 30 No. childcare spaces to 61 No. childcare spaces; and associated site development works above and below ground
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- Conditional on 10 Jan 2022
- Final grant
- 21 Feb 2022
- Permission expires
- 20 Feb 2027
- Site (from polygon)
- 2,886 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 8 Nov 2021New applicationObservation window closed 13 Dec 2021
- 10 Jan 2022DecisionAppeal window closed 7 Feb 2022

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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
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Zoning at the site
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Designations within 250 m
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- Radon risk area · 1
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 127957). 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/211584/0.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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