The Court Yard Hotel Main St Leixlip Co. Kildare W23 E9TI , and 1 and 2 Ralph Square Leixlip Co. Kildare W23 VY04 , No. 1 Ralph Square is a Protected Structure (RPS Ref: B11-28)
- 27 Sept 2024Received
- 30 May 2025Conditional
- 15 Jul 2025Final grant
- 14 Jul 2030Permission expires
- Status
- Granted with conditions
- Decision
- Conditional · 30 May 2025
- Council
- Kildare County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 430 m²
What’s proposed
for the restoration and extension of the existing vacant building to provide additional accommodation for the adjacent hotel, The Court Yard Hotel, Main St, Leixlip, Co. Kildare, W23 E9TI. In summary the proposed development consists of a mixture of no. 8 hotel bedrooms and 9 no. large studio bedrooms, a gym/fitness centre, circulation and storage areas. The development comprises: (i) the partial demolition of the existing two-storey non-original extension to the north of 1 and 2 Ralph Square; (ii) partial demolition of rear roof to facilitate the rear extension. The development includes drainage, landscaping, boundary treatments and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development; (iii) the provision of a part three storey part four storey extension to the rear and south of 1 and 2 Ralph Square. This extension together with the existing building will provide for a gym/fitness centre (52sq.m), store, 8 no. hotel bedrooms and 9 no. large studio bedroom; (iv) provision of balconies at first and second floors to serve hotel rooms, and roof terrace to serve third floor hotel room; (v) Provision of a link between extension and existing Court Yard Hotel on second floor, and creation of 3 no. new opes and three storey extension in Court Yard Hotel to facilitate link; (vi) alterations to the ground floor of 1 and 2 Ralph Square to include: the partial demolition of external wall for the provision of 4 no. internal doors into the proposed rear extension at ground floor level, the widening of a window to the return for the provision of 1 no. internal doors into the proposed rear extension at ground floor level, the partial demolition of internal walls for the provision of a revised internal layout at ground floor; (vii) alterations to the second floor of 1 and 2 Ralph Square to include: the partial demolition of external wall for the provision of 1 no. internal door and 3 no. opes into the proposed rear extension at second floor level, the widening of a window to the return for the provision of 1 no. ope into the proposed rear extension at second-floor level, the partial demolition of internal walls for the provision of a revised internal layout at second floor; (viii) the development will also include all associated works, inclusive of landscaping, planting, boundary treatments, drainage infrastructure and lighting as necessary to facilitate the development. No. 1 Ralph Square is a Protected Structure (RPS Ref:B11-28). Revised by Significant Further In
2460961 is a planning application to Kildare County Council for for the restoration and extension of the existing vacant building to provide additional, received on 27 Sept 2024; permission was granted with conditions on 30 May 2025.
Planning details
- Reference
- 2460961
- Local authority
- Kildare County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 27 Sept 2024
- Observations close
- 1 Nov 2024 (closed 682 days ago)
- Decision due
- 2 Jun 2025 · decided 30 May 2025
- Decision
- Conditional on 30 May 2025
- Proposed development
- for the restoration and extension of the existing vacant building to provide additional accommodation for the adjacent hotel, The Court Yard Hotel, Main St, Leixlip, Co. Kildare, W23 E9TI. In summary the proposed development consists of a mixture of no. 8 hotel bedrooms and 9 no. large studio bedrooms, a gym/fitness centre, circulation and storage areas. The development comprises: (i) the partial demolition of the existing two-storey non-original extension to the north of 1 and 2 Ralph Square; (ii) partial demolition of rear roof to facilitate the rear extension. The development includes drainage, landscaping, boundary treatments and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development; (iii) the provision of a part three storey part four storey extension to the rear and south of 1 and 2 Ralph Square. This extension together with the existing building will provide for a gym/fitness centre (52sq.m), store, 8 no. hotel bedrooms and 9 no. large studio bedroom; (iv) provision of balconies at first and second floors to serve hotel rooms, and roof terrace to serve third floor hotel room; (v) Provision of a link between extension and existing Court Yard Hotel on second floor, and creation of 3 no. new opes and three storey extension in Court Yard Hotel to facilitate link; (vi) alterations to the ground floor of 1 and 2 Ralph Square to include: the partial demolition of external wall for the provision of 4 no. internal doors into the proposed rear extension at ground floor level, the widening of a window to the return for the provision of 1 no. internal doors into the proposed rear extension at ground floor level, the partial demolition of internal walls for the provision of a revised internal layout at ground floor; (vii) alterations to the second floor of 1 and 2 Ralph Square to include: the partial demolition of external wall for the provision of 1 no. internal door and 3 no. opes into the proposed rear extension at second floor level, the widening of a window to the return for the provision of 1 no. ope into the proposed rear extension at second-floor level, the partial demolition of internal walls for the provision of a revised internal layout at second floor; (viii) the development will also include all associated works, inclusive of landscaping, planting, boundary treatments, drainage infrastructure and lighting as necessary to facilitate the development. No. 1 Ralph Square is a Protected Structure (RPS Ref:B11-28). Revised by Significant Further InAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 430 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 53.36379, -6.48780
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage constraints — everything for this 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
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 2
- NIAH-recorded building · 36
- Radon risk area · 5
- Special Area of Conservation · 1
- Recorded monument · 15
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 134794). 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/2460961/0.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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