Parson Street , Maynooth , Co. Kildare
Data updated 12 Sept 2026 · register lag up to 7 days · sources & freshness
2560877 is a planning application for permission at Parson Street , Maynooth , Co. Kildare, received by Kildare County Council on 1 Aug 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) application of 195 no. apartments across 3 no. blocks ranging in height from 2 to 7 storeys, a childcare facility and café/commercial unit at this site of c.1.53 hectares to the rear of the former Maynooth Rectory which is a Protected Structure (RPS Ref.: B05-56) at Parson Street, Maynooth, Co. Kildare. The subject site is bound to the north and northeast by vacant lands to the rear of properties fronting onto Parson Street (with Maynooth Fire Station further beyond) and by the HSE Community Care Centre, to the east and south by the Royal Canal Greenway and to the west and northwest by the Maynooth Rectory Building and Parson Lodge residential housing estate. The development will consist of the construction of 195 no. apartments with a total Gross Floor Area of c. 17,809 sq.m, open space and ancillary infrastructure on this site as follows: A) 195 no. apartments comprising 98 no. 1-bedroom, 91 no. 2-bedroom and 6 no. 3-bedroom units in 3 no. blocks including: i. Block A will provide for 46 no. apartment units and will include 25 no. 1-bedroom and 21 no. 2-bedroom apartments along with associated private amenity space in the form of balconies in a building ranging in height from 2 – 5 storeys with a maximum height of 16.7m; ii. Block B will provide for 70 no. apartment units and will include 36 no. 1-bedroom and 34 no. 2-bedroom apartment units along with associated private amenity space in the form of balconies in a 6-storey building with a maximum height of 20.5m; iii. Block C will provide for 79 no. apartment units and will include 37 no. 1-bedroom, 36 no. 2-bedroom and 6 no. 3-bedroom apartments along with associated private amenity space in the form of balconies in a 7-storey building with a maximum height of 25.6m; B) The construction of a childcare facility at ground floor level in Block C with a Gross Floor area of 176 sq.m, with an associated outdoor play area of 145 sq.m; C) The provision of 1 no. café/commercial unit at ground floor level of Block C with a Gross Floor Area of 107 sq.m; D) The provision of 2,444 sq.m of Public Open space and 1,380 sq.m of Communal Open Space; E) The provision of 83 no. surface level car parking spaces including 4 no. EV spaces and 4 no. accessible car parking spaces; F) The provision of 419 no. bicycle parking spaces comprising 303 no. long stay/resident spaces located at ground floor levels of Block A, B and C, 106 no. Visitor spaces, 4 no. designated spaces for the. The council granted permission on 30 Jan 2026, with conditions. The five-week observation window closed on 5 Sept 2025. The register records an appeal (ACP-324107-26), decided: conditional. Within 500 m there are 62 other decided applications in the last five years.
Proposal
for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) application of 195 no. apartments across 3 no. blocks ranging in height from 2 to 7 storeys, a childcare facility and café/commercial unit at this site of c.1.53 hectares to the rear of the former Maynooth Rectory which is a Protected Structure (RPS Ref.: B05-56) at Parson Street, Maynooth, Co. Kildare. The subject site is bound to the north and northeast by vacant lands to the rear of properties fronting onto Parson Street (with Maynooth Fire Station further beyond) and by the HSE Community Care Centre, to the east and south by the Royal Canal Greenway and to the west and northwest by the Maynooth Rectory Building and Parson Lodge residential housing estate. The development will consist of the construction of 195 no. apartments with a total Gross Floor Area of c. 17,809 sq.m, open space and ancillary infrastructure on this site as follows: A) 195 no. apartments comprising 98 no. 1-bedroom, 91 no. 2-bedroom and 6 no. 3-bedroom units in 3 no. blocks including: i. Block A will provide for 46 no. apartment units and will include 25 no. 1-bedroom and 21 no. 2-bedroom apartments along with associated private amenity space in the form of balconies in a building ranging in height from 2 – 5 storeys with a maximum height of 16.7m; ii. Block B will provide for 70 no. apartment units and will include 36 no. 1-bedroom and 34 no. 2-bedroom apartment units along with associated private amenity space in the form of balconies in a 6-storey building with a maximum height of 20.5m; iii. Block C will provide for 79 no. apartment units and will include 37 no. 1-bedroom, 36 no. 2-bedroom and 6 no. 3-bedroom apartments along with associated private amenity space in the form of balconies in a 7-storey building with a maximum height of 25.6m; B) The construction of a childcare facility at ground floor level in Block C with a Gross Floor area of 176 sq.m, with an associated outdoor play area of 145 sq.m; C) The provision of 1 no. café/commercial unit at ground floor level of Block C with a Gross Floor Area of 107 sq.m; D) The provision of 2,444 sq.m of Public Open space and 1,380 sq.m of Communal Open Space; E) The provision of 83 no. surface level car parking spaces including 4 no. EV spaces and 4 no. accessible car parking spaces; F) The provision of 419 no. bicycle parking spaces comprising 303 no. long stay/resident spaces located at ground floor levels of Block A, B and C, 106 no. Visitor spaces, 4 no. designated spaces for the
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- Conditional on 30 Jan 2026
- Final grant
- 2 Jun 2026
- Permission expires
- 1 Jun 2031
- Site (from polygon)
- 1.62 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 1 Aug 2025New applicationObservation window closed 5 Sept 2025
- 25 Sept 2025Further information requested
- 21 Nov 2025Further information received
- 30 Jan 2026DecisionAppeal window closed 27 Feb 2026
- 25 Feb 2026Appeal lodged
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Appeal
The register records appeal ACP-324107-26 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.
Commencement
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Zoning at the site
No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
- Radon risk area · 2
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 134605). 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/2560877/0.
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