Observation pack · Kildare County Council

Copper Villa , Lowtown , Robertstown

change of use of existing garage previously granted under file ref number 02/1887 to a music room, laundry room, home gym and storage area for the ancillary use of the main residence. Retention Permission for an increased in the overall height by 700mm and additional floor area by 5 sqm to that previously granted under file ref number 02/1887.

Observations close 9 Oct 2026 12 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 4 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 29 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: 2660991 · full record
Authority: Kildare County Council
Type: RETENTION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 4,790 m²
Received: 4 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 18 Sept 2026, 16:04
Decision due: 29 Oct 2026
Decision: N/a

The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660991/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660991 at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on.
Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Kildare County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
Submit before 9 Oct 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Kildare County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.

Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) × 1
Grand Canal
Radon risk area × 1
About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660856	Conditional	18 Sept 2026	1	310 m	the sub-division of existing site for the construction of a detached dormer bungalow, connection to public foul sewer and all associated site works.
2660531	Conditional	9 Jul 2026	0	69 m	Removal of existing substandard structures (5.5sq.m), single storey extensions to north east and south west of existing single storey dwelling, redesign and extension to front entrance door (66sq.m), new single storey car garage (33sq.m) adjacent to house with connecting screen wall all totalling 99sq.m of additional floor area overall, alterations to the existing roof incl. new roof window, replacement and or upgrade of all external windows and doors, internal refurbishment works, and all associated site and drainage works
2660483	Refused	25 Jun 2026	5	197 m	Permission for the construction of 5 no. single storey detached age friendly shared community cottages in a cluster from development ( restricted to persons over 55 years old), upgrading of existing agricultural entrance to common shared recessed entrance, connection to public foul sewer and all associated site works.
2561112	Conditional	12 Mar 2026	1	268 m	for the removal of the existing mobile home on the site, and the construction of a proposed bungalow, new entrance, and all ancillary site works, to include stormwater to soakaways
2660009	Conditional	2 Mar 2026	0	130 m	Part single-storey, part two-storey flat-roof extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, including two obscured-glazed windows to the side elevation at first-floor level
2460525	Conditional	25 Jul 2024	0	231 m	for alterations to the granted planning file with reference number 23/448. The alterations include, (a) revised roof type to Front (North) Elevation and Side (East) Elevation to not exceed existing roof ridge height, (b) addition of one window to Front (North) elevation to Side (West), flat roof extension and (c) retention of existing attic space as storage space only, (d) omission of window to Side (East) Elevation and (e) to include associated works
2460103	Conditional	28 Mar 2024	3	232 m	for construction of a cluster of three houses on family lands comprising of: (a) one and half storey type house with detached domestic garage on site 1, (b) one and half storey type house with detached domestic garage on site 2, (c) one and half storey type house with detached domestic garage on site 3, (d) a shared recessed vehicular entrance/egress point. Sites to be served by individual connections to local public foul drain system, and all associated ancillary site-works
23292	Conditional	28 Aug 2023	1	173 m	(a) Construction of a single storey type house. (b) Garage/store for domestic use. (c) Connection into the existing main foul sewer. (d) New vehicular recessed entrance and access driveway and all associated site works

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501742	—	open	21 Jul 2026	197 m
501108	—	Granted	6 Jul 2026	267 m
320602	—	Granted with conditions	5 Feb 2025	231 m

If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.

What has happened on this file

4 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 9 Oct 2026
4 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 16:04. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Kildare County Council before relying on it.