The Showground , Dublin Road , Athy

What’s proposed

to upgrade the existing pitch lighting system (on 3 playing fields) to include 12 no. 15m high lighting poles, 6 no. 18m high lighting poles with all associated site works

23144 is a planning application to Kildare County Council for to upgrade the existing pitch lighting system (on 3 playing fields) to include 12 no., received on 17 Feb 2023; permission was granted with conditions on 11 Apr 2023.

Planning details

Reference: 23144
Local authority: Kildare County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 17 Feb 2023
Observations close: 24 Mar 2023 (closed 1276 days ago)
Decision due: 13 Apr 2023 · decided 11 Apr 2023
Decision: Conditional on 11 Apr 2023
Proposed development: to upgrade the existing pitch lighting system (on 3 playing fields) to include 12 no. 15m high lighting poles, 6 no. 18m high lighting poles with all associated site works
As published by the register.
Site area: 3.65 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 131285). 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/23144/0.

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The Showground , Dublin Road , Athy

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 28 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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