Observation pack · Kildare County Council

Pitchfordstown , Kilcock , Co. Kildare

for the construction of a new single storey dwelling, including a new site entrance onto an existing shared private laneway that links to the R148, together with a new Waste water treatment system and percolation area, and all associated site works.

Observations close 22 Oct 2026 1 day left

5 weeks from receipt (received 17 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 11 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 2661035 · full record
Authority: Kildare County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 1
Floor area: 165 m²
Site area: 6,282 m²
Received: 17 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 29 Sept 2026, 23:03
Decision due: 11 Nov 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/2661035/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661035 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 22 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

NIAH-recorded building × 1
Pitchfordstown House
Radon risk area × 1
About 1 in 20 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
23789	Refused	8 Sept 2023	0	397 m	For 1) Retain the following: a) the partially constructed 2-story 15 bed staff accommodation; b) the demolition of outbuildings; c) wastewater treatment system; d) temporary portacabin office unit (for period of 5 yrs); e) construction delivery overflow area; f) perimeter site security fencing. 2) Permission is being sought to a) complete a partially constructed 15 bed staff accommodation; b) reconfigure the site entrance; c) add additional fencing; d)provide onsite parking; e) carry out all ancillary site works
23794	Conditional	5 Sept 2023	0	454 m	Construct a single storey extension on the Eastern and Southern sides of the existing Garage/Workshop building and to construct a new canteen in part of the existing store at mezzanine floor level with a new externally cladded fire escape stairs on the Northern (rear) Elevation in the existing building located on the Northern corner of the site and all associated site works and services

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
318125	—	Granted with conditions	25 Jun 2024	450 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

17 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 22 Oct 2026
17 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 29 Sept 2026, 23:03. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Kildare County Council before relying on it.