Glencarrig House , Simmonstown , Celbridge
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22221052 is a planning application for permission at Glencarrig House , Simmonstown , Celbridge, received by Kildare County Council on 26 Aug 2022 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: LARGE-SCALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT: 5 year planning permission for a Large Scale Residential (LRD) Development scheme on lands at Glencarrig House, Simmonstown, Celbridge, Co. Kildare W23 Y9PY, on a site of approximately 2.1 ha. The proposed development will consist of: (a) The demolition (total area approx. 800 sqm) of the existing buildings, including a habitable dwelling on site, and the existing front boundary treatment; and (b) The construction of a new residential and creche scheme of 137 No. units in a mixture of houses and apartments units ranging from 2 to 5 storeys in height as follows: Block A (3-5 storey apartment block) comprising 39 No apartments (19 No. 1 bed and 20 No. 2 bed units); Block B (4-5 storey apartment block) comprising 51 No. apartments (24 No. 1 bed and 27 No. 2 bed units); Block C (3-4 storey apartment block) comprising 25 No. apartments (11 No. 1 bed and 14 No. 2 bed units); Houses (2-3 storeys) comprising 22 No. house units (5 No. 4-bed semi-detached, 4 No. 3-bed semi-detached, 4 No. 3-bed terraced and 9 No. 3-bed end of terrace). A separate building will accommodate a Childcare Facility/Crèche of approx. 248 sqm with outdoor play area of 460 sqm. Bike Store building (86 sqm) and Plant Room/ESB Sub-station building (66.9 sqm). Each residential unit will be afforded with private open space in the form of a balcony or terrace in the case of the apartment units and a rear garden in the case of the housing units. Public open space is proposed in the form of play areas, outdoor seating and planting and pedestrian and cyclist links (approx. 4,380 sqm). A total of 129 No. car parking spaces are provided at surface level, including 7 No. accessible spaces: 80 No. bicycle spaces (for Visitors and Residents, in bike stands) together with 124 No. Secure bicycle spaces within 5 No. Bike stores. The development shall be served via a new vehicular access point from the L5062. Upgrade works are proposed to the vehicular access point from the R405 onto the L5062 to facilitate the proposed development and to provide for improved access and egress for the overall development. New pedestrian and cyclist access points will be provided on to the R405 from the site. The associated site and infrastructural works include provision for water services; foul and surface water drainage and connections; attenuation proposals; permeable paving; all landscaping works; boundary treatment; internal roads and footpaths; waste storage. The council granted permission on 20 Oct 2022, with conditions. The five-week observation window closed on 30 Sept 2022. The register records an appeal (315138-22), decided: conditional. The scheme is for 22 units. Within 500 m there are 24 other decided applications in the last five years.
Proposal
LARGE-SCALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT: 5 year planning permission for a Large Scale Residential (LRD) Development scheme on lands at Glencarrig House, Simmonstown, Celbridge, Co. Kildare W23 Y9PY, on a site of approximately 2.1 ha. The proposed development will consist of: (a) The demolition (total area approx. 800 sqm) of the existing buildings, including a habitable dwelling on site, and the existing front boundary treatment; and (b) The construction of a new residential and creche scheme of 137 No. units in a mixture of houses and apartments units ranging from 2 to 5 storeys in height as follows: Block A (3-5 storey apartment block) comprising 39 No apartments (19 No. 1 bed and 20 No. 2 bed units); Block B (4-5 storey apartment block) comprising 51 No. apartments (24 No. 1 bed and 27 No. 2 bed units); Block C (3-4 storey apartment block) comprising 25 No. apartments (11 No. 1 bed and 14 No. 2 bed units); Houses (2-3 storeys) comprising 22 No. house units (5 No. 4-bed semi-detached, 4 No. 3-bed semi-detached, 4 No. 3-bed terraced and 9 No. 3-bed end of terrace). A separate building will accommodate a Childcare Facility/Crèche of approx. 248 sqm with outdoor play area of 460 sqm. Bike Store building (86 sqm) and Plant Room/ESB Sub-station building (66.9 sqm). Each residential unit will be afforded with private open space in the form of a balcony or terrace in the case of the apartment units and a rear garden in the case of the housing units. Public open space is proposed in the form of play areas, outdoor seating and planting and pedestrian and cyclist links (approx. 4,380 sqm). A total of 129 No. car parking spaces are provided at surface level, including 7 No. accessible spaces: 80 No. bicycle spaces (for Visitors and Residents, in bike stands) together with 124 No. Secure bicycle spaces within 5 No. Bike stores. The development shall be served via a new vehicular access point from the L5062. Upgrade works are proposed to the vehicular access point from the R405 onto the L5062 to facilitate the proposed development and to provide for improved access and egress for the overall development. New pedestrian and cyclist access points will be provided on to the R405 from the site. The associated site and infrastructural works include provision for water services; foul and surface water drainage and connections; attenuation proposals; permeable paving; all landscaping works; boundary treatment; internal roads and footpaths; waste storage
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- Conditional on 20 Oct 2022
- Final grant
- 14 Mar 2023
- Permission expires
- 13 Mar 2028
- Units
- 22
- Floor area
- 2,529 m²
- Site (from polygon)
- 2.26 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 26 Aug 2022New applicationObservation window closed 30 Sept 2022
- 20 Oct 2022DecisionAppeal window closed 17 Nov 2022
- 16 Nov 2022Appeal lodged

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Appeal
The register records appeal 315138-22 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.
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Zoning at the site
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Designations within 250 m
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- Recorded monument · 5
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 129448). 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/22221052/0.
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