CLONFERT PET FARM, Clonfert South, Maynooth
Decision due 27 Oct.
- 2 Sept 2026Received
- 7 Oct 2026Observations closed
- 27 Oct 2026Decision due
- Status
- With the council, no decision yet
- Decision
- Due 27 Oct 2026
- Council
- Kildare County Council
- Type
- RETENTION
- Site
- 4.48 ha
What’s proposed
In plain English
Retention of a pet farm and zoo at Clonfert South
The applicant is seeking permission to keep the existing pet farm and zoo. They also propose adding new electric vehicle charging points and bicycle parking.
- Asks to keep 2 agricultural barns and an indoor football shed
- Includes a stable block with 8 stables and an education centre
- Features 227 car parking spaces and 3 coach parking spaces
- Proposes 5 electric vehicle charge points and 3 disability parking spaces
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 the development as constructed including change of use from farm to pet farm and small zoo along with the following works, retention permission for 2no. agricultural barns, b) indoor football astroturf shed, stable block consisting of 8no. stables, toilet block, education centre, animal food preparation & storage area, canteen, 2no. childrens function rooms, indoor soft play area, admissions building and associated gift shop, poultry housing, duck housing, 2no. fox shelters, veterinary medical room, storage sheds, 2no. animal viewing shelters, staff welfare container, donkey shelter, wallaby shelter, treatment system & percolation area, 2no. car parks consisting of 227 car parking spaces & 3no. coach parking spaces and all associated SUDS measures, playground, bin storage area dungstead & effluent tank sign at entrance and all associated site works.Planning permission is sought for 5 no. EV charge points, bicycle shelter, 3 no. disability parking spaces and landscaping & boundary treatments along with all associated site development and facilitating works
Planning details
- Reference
- 2660987
- Local authority
- Kildare County Council
- Status
- With the council, no decision yet · register status “NEW APPLICATION”
- Received
- 2 Sept 2026
- Observations close
- 7 Oct 2026 (closed 12 days ago)
- Decision due
- 27 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Not decided
- Site area
- 4.48 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 2 · 500 m · 5 years
Homes nearby
Protections nearby 250 m
- Recorded monument · 2
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 16:04.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 16:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Sept 2026, 16:04 | open |
Summary
2660987 is a planning application to Kildare County Council for for the development as constructed including change of use from farm to pet farm and, received on 2 Sept 2026; a decision is due by 27 Oct 2026.