Mc Donnell Drive, Townspark, Athy
Approved in May 2025. Building started in 2025.
- 18 Feb 2025Received
- 14 Apr 2025Conditional
- 26 May 2025Final approval
- 14 Jul 2025Building started
Earlier approval here ran out with no sign of building: 21736 (2021)
- Status
- Building startedi
- Decision
- Conditional · 14 Apr 2025
- Council
- Kildare County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Units
- 3
- Site
- 838 m²
What’s proposed
to construct 3 No. two storey 3 bedroom townhouses, bin and bicycle stores, form connections to public services including foul water sewer, surface water sewer and water mains, including new boundary treatments, construct new vehicular entrances with all ancillary services and associated site works
Planning details
- Reference
- 2560151
- Local authority
- Kildare County Council
- Status
- Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 18 Feb 2025
- Decision due
- 14 Apr 2025 · decided 14 Apr 2025
- Decision
- Conditional on 14 Apr 2025
- Site area
- 838 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 16 · 500 m · 12 months
- OpenShanrath (Townparks TD) , Athy , Co. Kildare
- OpenTownparks , Dublin Road , Athy
- WithdrawnTownparks , Dublin Road , Athy
- WithdrawnTownparks , Dublin Road , Athy
- Awaiting decisionGeraldine Road , Athy , Co. Kildare
- Awaiting decisionShanrath (Townparks TD) , Athy , Co. Kildare
- Awaiting decisionShanrath (Townparks TD) , Athy , Co. Kildare
- Awaiting decisionShanrath (Townparks TD) , Athy , Co. Kildare
Show all 16
- Awaiting decisionGallowshill , Athy , Co. Kildare
- WithdrawnGallowshill , Athy , Co. Kildare
- RefusedGeraldine Road , Athy , Co. Kildare
- GrantedShanrath (Townparks TD) , Athy , Co. Kildare
- GrantedMeadow Mill Clonmullin and Gallowshill , Geraldine Road , Athy
- RefusedTownlands (Reban West) Dublin Road , Athy , Co. Kildare
- WithdrawnTownlands (Reban West) Dublin Road , Athy , Co. Kildare
- GrantedModel Court , Geraldine Road , Athy Co. Kildare
- CommencedMeadow Mill , Clonmullin and Gallowshill , Geraldine Road Athy
- GrantedShanrath (Townparks TD) , Athy , Co. Kildare
- WithdrawnShanrath (Townparks TD) , Athy , Co. Kildare
- GrantedTownsparks , Dublin Road , Athy
- Grantednos. 12 and 13 Hollands Park , Rheban Manor , Athy
- Withdrawn12 and 13 Hollands Park , Rheban Manor , Athy
- GrantedClonmullen and Gallowshill , Geraldine Road , Athy
- CommencedClonmullen & Gallowshill , Geraldine Road , Athy
- GrantedShanrath (Townparks TD) , Athy , Co. Kildare
- GrantedThe Showgrounds , Dublin Road , Athy
- WithdrawnThe Showgrounds , Dublin Road , Athy
- RefusedAthy GAA Club , Geraldine Park Dublin Road , Athy
- Granted13 Hollands Close , Athy , Co. Kildare
- GrantedClonmullin and Gallowshill , Geraldine Road , Athy
- GrantedClonmullin and Gallowshill , Geraldine Road , Athy
- GrantedShanrath (Townparks TD) , Athy , Co. Kildare
- GrantedClonmullin & Gallowshill , Geraldine Road , Athy
- CommencedVetcare Gallows Hill Business Centre , Dublin Road , Athy
- RefusedGeraldine Road , Athy , Co. Kildare
- WithdrawnGeraldine Road , Athy , Co. Kildare
- CommencedShanrath (Townparks TD) , Athy , Co. Kildare
- WithdrawnShanrath (Townparks TD) , Athy , Co. Kildare
- Granted33 McDonnell Drive , Athy , Co. Kildare
- WithdrawnGeraldine Road , Athy , Co. Kildare
- GrantedCircle K Service Station , Dublin Road , Athy
- WithdrawnCircle K Service Station , Dublin Road , Athy
- Refused12 and 13 Hollands Park , Rheban Manor , Athy
- WithdrawnClonmullin and Gallowshill , Geraldine Road , Athy Co. Kildare.
- GrantedThe Showgrounds , Dublin Road , Athy
- Commenced6 The Hollands , Athy , Co. Kildare
- RefusedGallowhill , Athy , Co. Kildare
- CommencedThe Showground , Dublin Road , Athy
- Granted2 The Orchard , Geraldine Road , Athy
- RefusedGallowshill , Athy , Co. Kildare.
- Commenced32 McDonnell Drive , Athy , Co. Kildare
- WithdrawnGallowshill , Athy , Co. Kildare.
- RefusedTownparks , Athy , Co. Kildare.
- RefusedGallowshill , Athy , Co. Kildare.
- WithdrawnGallowshill , Athy , Co. Kildare.
Homes nearby
- For saleReevesmount Cottage, Dublin Road, Athy, Co. Kildare, R14 F832
- For saleMeadow Mill, Athy, Co. Kildare
- For sale32 Fairfield, Dublin Road, Athy, Co. Kildare., R14 T266
- For sale68 Rheban Manor, Athy, Co. Kildare, R14 AK19
- For sale49 The Hollands, Athy, Co. Kildare, R14 FX09
- For sale63 Rath Park, Shanrath West, Athy, Co. Kildare, R14 YN27
Building started
- 14 Jul 2025 · Builder told the council work was starting CN0130650KE
Zoning
Open space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
Protections nearby 250 m
- NIAH-recorded building · 1
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
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| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 | open |
Summary
2560151 is a planning application to Kildare County Council for to construct 3 No. two storey 3 bedroom townhouses, bin and bicycle stores, form, received on 18 Feb 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 14 Apr 2025.