Barberstown Castle Hotel , Straffan , Co. Kildare
Data updated 12 Sept 2026 · register lag up to 7 days · sources & freshness
2561277 is a planning application for retention at Barberstown Castle Hotel , Straffan , Co. Kildare, received by Kildare County Council on 13 Nov 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: the repair and re-imagining of the upper parts of the Tower House and retention of a single storey extension to the Tower dining facilities, to the east of the Protected Structures, the retention of two self-catering lodges with adjacent covered outside seating, the Shepherds Bar with outside seating terrace and toilet block, the Octagonal Lounge and the Therapy Salon; to the west of the Protected Structures, the retention of a cold room facility in the east end of the Banqueting Rooms, change of use of former single storey outbuilding to Licenced bar with associated kitchen extension, store and toilet facilities, Marquee dining space in former yard and a cast iron & patent glazed pergola; to the north of the Hotel, the retention of the water softener shed, the single storey prefabricated offices & staff facilities, the cast iron & patent glazed pergola with fixed seating, the lean-to smoking area, and the double height glazed conservatory style ‘Orangerie’ bar; to the south of the Hotel, the retention of the service yard & associated structures, the hotel overflow car park, and the helipad. No decision has been recorded yet. The five-week observation window closed on 18 Dec 2025. Within 500 m there are 6 other decided applications in the last five years.
Proposal
the repair and re-imagining of the upper parts of the Tower House and retention of a single storey extension to the Tower dining facilities, to the east of the Protected Structures, the retention of two self-catering lodges with adjacent covered outside seating, the Shepherds Bar with outside seating terrace and toilet block, the Octagonal Lounge and the Therapy Salon; to the west of the Protected Structures, the retention of a cold room facility in the east end of the Banqueting Rooms, change of use of former single storey outbuilding to Licenced bar with associated kitchen extension, store and toilet facilities, Marquee dining space in former yard and a cast iron & patent glazed pergola; to the north of the Hotel, the retention of the water softener shed, the single storey prefabricated offices & staff facilities, the cast iron & patent glazed pergola with fixed seating, the lean-to smoking area, and the double height glazed conservatory style ‘Orangerie’ bar; to the south of the Hotel, the retention of the service yard & associated structures, the hotel overflow car park, and the helipad
- Status
- WITHDRAWN
- Decision
- N/a
- Site (from polygon)
- 3.13 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 13 Nov 2025Decision
- 13 Nov 2025New applicationObservation window closed 18 Dec 2025
- 16 Jan 2026Further information requested
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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
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- Radon risk area · 1
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 135261). 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/2561277/0.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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