Kilmalum , Blessington , Co. Kildare.
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211606 is a planning application for permission at Kilmalum , Blessington , Co. Kildare., received by Kildare County Council on 15 Nov 2021 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: proposed residential development (69 No. residential units) and a primary school (circa 2,503 sq. metres). The proposed development includes measures to upgrade the Kilmalum Road and Culvert over the Deerpark Watercourse, from the Roundabout junction of Kilmalum Road with Kilmalum Crescent to the culvert over the Deerpark Watercourse in Co. Wicklow and Co. Kildare. These works will comprise replacement of the existing dished curb and crossing with a new ramped pelican pedestrian crossing, improved pedestrian and cycle connections, new 'in-only' vehicular entrance onto the Kilmalum Road, underground connection to the existing watermain, upgrade to the existing pipe culvert within the proposed development and proposed new culvert beneath Kilmalum Road together with proposed main vehicular entrance onto the Kilmalum Road with new turning lane, pedestrian crossing and road widening realignment along Kilmalum Road. Permission is sought for proposed residential development comprising of: 7 No. 1 Bedroom Units, 8 No. 2 Bedroom Units, 40 No. 3 Bedroom Units & 14 No. 4 bedroom units to be provided in a mix of unit types as follows: 4 No. detached houses (2 to 2.5 storey), 48 No. semi-detached houses (2 to 2.5 storey), 3 No. terraced houses (2 storey), 7 No. ground floor own door apartment units & 7 No. duplex units (2.5 storey) together with all associated landscaping & site development works including estate roads, footpaths, cycle tracks, car parking, bins & bicycle storage, boundary treatment, services infrastructure including watermains, foul sewerage, surface water sewerage & attenuation (including pond & swale). Permission sought for proposed primary school (2-storey) comprising of 16 No. classrooms & ancillary accommodation (circa 2,503 sq. metres) together with site development works including play areas, vehicular/cycle/pedestrian access, car parking, bicycle parking, public open space, landscaping & boundary treatment. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and is included with the planning application. (N.B. A separate current application has been made to Wicklow County Council for part of the proposed works described above along the Kilmalum Road, Kilmalum, Blessington, Co. Wicklow - Ref: No. 21/1068. All. The council granted permission on 5 Aug 2022, with conditions. The five-week observation window closed on 20 Dec 2021. The scheme is for 55 units. Within 500 m there are 19 other decided applications in the last five years.
Proposal
proposed residential development (69 No. residential units) and a primary school (circa 2,503 sq. metres). The proposed development includes measures to upgrade the Kilmalum Road and Culvert over the Deerpark Watercourse, from the Roundabout junction of Kilmalum Road with Kilmalum Crescent to the culvert over the Deerpark Watercourse in Co. Wicklow and Co. Kildare. These works will comprise replacement of the existing dished curb and crossing with a new ramped pelican pedestrian crossing, improved pedestrian and cycle connections, new 'in-only' vehicular entrance onto the Kilmalum Road, underground connection to the existing watermain, upgrade to the existing pipe culvert within the proposed development and proposed new culvert beneath Kilmalum Road together with proposed main vehicular entrance onto the Kilmalum Road with new turning lane, pedestrian crossing and road widening realignment along Kilmalum Road. Permission is sought for proposed residential development comprising of: 7 No. 1 Bedroom Units, 8 No. 2 Bedroom Units, 40 No. 3 Bedroom Units & 14 No. 4 bedroom units to be provided in a mix of unit types as follows: 4 No. detached houses (2 to 2.5 storey), 48 No. semi-detached houses (2 to 2.5 storey), 3 No. terraced houses (2 storey), 7 No. ground floor own door apartment units & 7 No. duplex units (2.5 storey) together with all associated landscaping & site development works including estate roads, footpaths, cycle tracks, car parking, bins & bicycle storage, boundary treatment, services infrastructure including watermains, foul sewerage, surface water sewerage & attenuation (including pond & swale). Permission sought for proposed primary school (2-storey) comprising of 16 No. classrooms & ancillary accommodation (circa 2,503 sq. metres) together with site development works including play areas, vehicular/cycle/pedestrian access, car parking, bicycle parking, public open space, landscaping & boundary treatment. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and is included with the planning application. (N.B. A separate current application has been made to Wicklow County Council for part of the proposed works described above along the Kilmalum Road, Kilmalum, Blessington, Co. Wicklow - Ref: No. 21/1068. All
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- Conditional on 5 Aug 2022
- Final grant
- 9 Sept 2022
- Permission expires
- 8 Sept 2027
- Units
- 55
- Floor area
- 6,874 m²
- Site (from polygon)
- 6.39 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 15 Nov 2021New applicationObservation window closed 20 Dec 2021
- 14 Jan 2022Further information requested
- 12 Jul 2022Further information received
- 5 Aug 2022DecisionAppeal window closed 2 Sept 2022

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Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 128044). 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/211606/0.
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