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Kildare County Council · 2561479

"The Willows", Naas Road, Newbridge

Approved in Apr 2026.

  1. 22 Dec 2025Received
  2. 13 Apr 2026Conditional
  3. 19 May 2026Final approval
  4. 18 May 2031Approval runs out
Status
Approved
Decision
Conditional · 13 Apr 2026
Council
Kildare County Council
Type
RETENTION
Site
2,355 m²

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What’s proposed

In plain English

Change of use of a building to a children's care home

The applicant wants to change the use of an existing single-storey building into a residential care home for children. They are also seeking permission for the permanent use of the building for this purpose.

  • Asks to keep work already done (retention)
  • The building is single-storey
Written by AI from the council’s description

An AI model rewrote the council’s description below in everyday words on 9 Oct 2026. It was told to use only that text, and every number it wrote was checked against it. It says nothing about whether the application will be approved. The council’s wording and planning file are the record.

The council’s description

for A. change of use of existing single storey building to residential care home for children B. Planning permission sought for continuance and permanent use of existing single storey building to residential care home for children

Planning details

Reference
2561479
Local authority
Kildare County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
22 Dec 2025
Observations close
4 Feb 2026 (closed 276 days ago)
Decision due
13 Apr 2026 · decided 13 Apr 2026
Decision
Conditional on 13 Apr 2026
Site area
2,355 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

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Zoning

G4 — Open space

Open space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.

R2 — Existing residential

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
    Holy Family Convent

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
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National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 18:51open
Summary

2561479 is a planning application to Kildare County Council for for A. change of use of existing single storey building to residential care home for, received on 22 Dec 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 13 Apr 2026.