Kildare County Council · 2660878

Confey , Leixlip , Co. Kildare

30 Jul 2026Received
3 Sept 2026Observations closed
23 Sept 2026Decision due

Status: With the council, no decision yet
Decision: Due 23 Sept 2026
Council: Kildare County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Site: 4.22 ha

What’s proposed

A Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) on a site of approximately 4.26 hectares (gross) at lands located in the townland of “Confey”, Leixlip, Co. Kildare. The main development site is bounded to the north by R149 road, Confey GAA Club to the west, Royal Canal to the south and agricultural lands to the east. The application site also includes a section of the Royal Canal towpath extending from Cope Bridge to the south-western boundary of the site to facilitate surface improvement works. The proposed development will consist of 125 no. residential units comprising 81 no. houses, 22 no. duplex units and 22 no. apartments. The proposed housing will comprise of 56 no. 3-bedroom houses and 25 no. 4-bedroom houses, in a mix of detached, semi-detached, terraced and end-of-terrace dwellings ranging in height from 1 to 3 storeys. The proposed duplex accommodation will comprise of 11 no. 2-bedroom units and 11 no. 3-bedroom units, provided in 11 no. buildings ranging in height from 1 to 3 storeys. The proposed apartment accommodation will comprise of 5 no. 1-bedroom units and 17 no. 2-bedroom units, provided in a single apartment building ranging in height from 4 to 5 storeys. All residential units will be provided with private amenity space in the form of private rear gardens and/or balconies, as appropriate. The development will also provide public and communal open space, including a linear park parallel to the Royal Canal. The proposed development will be served by two new vehicular access points from the R149 and a new pedestrian access via the Royal Canal. The development will also include 175 no. car parking spaces and 384 no. cycle parking spaces, public, communal and private open spaces, landscaping, boundary treatments, waste management and cycle storage areas, 2 no. ESB substations; Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) areas, and all associated site development works, site services and infrastructure, including connections to the Uisce Éireann water supply and wastewater networks

2660878 is a planning application to Kildare County Council for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) on a site of approximately 4.26 hectares, received on 30 Jul 2026; a decision is due by 23 Sept 2026.

Planning details

Reference: 2660878
Local authority: Kildare County Council
Status: With the council, no decision yet · register status “NEW APPLICATION”
Received: 30 Jul 2026
Observations close: 3 Sept 2026 (closed 16 days ago)
Decision due: 23 Sept 2026
Decision: Not decided
Proposed development: A Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) on a site of approximately 4.26 hectares (gross) at lands located in the townland of “Confey”, Leixlip, Co. Kildare. The main development site is bounded to the north by R149 road, Confey GAA Club to the west, Royal Canal to the south and agricultural lands to the east. The application site also includes a section of the Royal Canal towpath extending from Cope Bridge to the south-western boundary of the site to facilitate surface improvement works. The proposed development will consist of 125 no. residential units comprising 81 no. houses, 22 no. duplex units and 22 no. apartments. The proposed housing will comprise of 56 no. 3-bedroom houses and 25 no. 4-bedroom houses, in a mix of detached, semi-detached, terraced and end-of-terrace dwellings ranging in height from 1 to 3 storeys. The proposed duplex accommodation will comprise of 11 no. 2-bedroom units and 11 no. 3-bedroom units, provided in 11 no. buildings ranging in height from 1 to 3 storeys. The proposed apartment accommodation will comprise of 5 no. 1-bedroom units and 17 no. 2-bedroom units, provided in a single apartment building ranging in height from 4 to 5 storeys. All residential units will be provided with private amenity space in the form of private rear gardens and/or balconies, as appropriate. The development will also provide public and communal open space, including a linear park parallel to the Royal Canal. The proposed development will be served by two new vehicular access points from the R149 and a new pedestrian access via the Royal Canal. The development will also include 175 no. car parking spaces and 384 no. cycle parking spaces, public, communal and private open spaces, landscaping, boundary treatments, waste management and cycle storage areas, 2 no. ESB substations; Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) areas, and all associated site development works, site services and infrastructure, including connections to the Uisce Éireann water supply and wastewater networks
As published by the register.
Site area: 4.22 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

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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
Royal Canal; Royal Canal
Radon risk area · 2
About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
Recorded monument · 4
Graveyard; Field system; R149660

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 16:04 (store id 511925). 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/2660878/0.

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