Observation pack · Kildare County Council

No. 18 Maple Road , Connell Drive , Newbridge Co Kildare

for a first floor extension over an existing single storey extension to the side of an existing two storey semi detached dwelling, alterations to all elevations and all associated site works. Retention Permission is sought for a detached single storey domestic garage of circa 30.8sq.m to the side of the existing two storey semi detached dwelling and all associated site works.

Observations close 23 Oct 2026 16 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 18 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 12 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 2661042 · full record
Authority: Kildare County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 515 m²
Received: 18 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 29 Sept 2026, 23:03
Decision due: 12 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/2661042/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661042 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 23 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

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
2660459	Conditional	11 Aug 2026	0	73 m	Planning Permission for a one storey extension to the rear of a two storey semi-detached house, replace the ground floor pitched roof to the front, side and rear with a flat roof, demolish the semi-detached garage to the side, install new side gate and all associated site works.
2660356	Conditional	27 May 2026	1	448 m	the retention of a single storey extension to the side of an existing single storey dwelling along with all site development and facilitating works.
2561479	Conditional	13 Apr 2026	0	234 m	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
22313306	Refused	30 Mar 2026	0	462 m	STRATEGIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT (ABP DECISION) - demolition of existing site structures (2,622.3 sqm) and the construction of 569 no. residential units, a neighbourhood centre with 11 no. units (gross floor area 2,141 sqm) and a childcare facility (886 sqm), a circa 350 metre section of distributor road, and all ancillary and associated works on a site of 27.64 ha surrounding and including the dwellings of "Greatconnell" and "Valencia Lodge"
2561414	Conditional	12 Feb 2026	0	198 m	(a) permission to partially demolish a previously refused unauthorised detached domestic shed / home office and entertainment building located in the rear garden of an existing dwelling. Partial demolition proposals will reduce the building from 67 Sq/M to 39 Sq/M, and (b) retention permission sought for the revised / remaining domestic shed / home office and entertainment building for domestic use only and for the ancillary enjoyment of the existing dwelling, (c) landscaping, connection to all relevant existing site services and all associated development works
2560225	Refused	20 Nov 2025	0	353 m	for construction of an apartment development consisting of 4 apartments (3 No two bedroom apartments and 1 no. one bedroom apartment), construction of a single storey detached bin and bicycle building, entrance, car parking and landscaping and all associated site works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of: Revised changes to the proposed development which now consists of permission for construction of an apartment development consisting of 4 apartments (3 No. two bedroom apartments and 1 No. one bedroom apartment), entrance, car parking and landscaping and all associated site works. The apartment development has been redesigned and relocated on site as a request for further information
2560054	Conditional	18 Mar 2025	1	414 m	for a) The demolition of an existing detached single-storey domestic garage of 24m² located to the side of the existing dormer dwelling; b) The erection of a new storey-and-a half dwelling of 100.9m² at the location of the garage to be demolished; c) The construction of a new vehicular entrance at the existing front boundary wall to serve the existing dwelling with vehicular access to the new dwelling to be provided at the existing vehicular entrance location; and d) All associated site development works including connection to existing services, boundary treatments, landscaping etc
2461148	Refused	4 Feb 2025	0	198 m	for (a) demolition of existing domestic shed building located in the rear garden of existing dwelling, (b) construction of new larger building in the rear garden of existing dwelling. The subject building is proposed to facilitate a home office, home gym / storage and games / entertainment space ancillary to the main dwelling, (c) connection to existing site services, landscaping and all associated development works

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
313306	—	Refused	30 Mar 2026	469 m
322978	—	Other	19 Feb 2026	340 m
500467	—	pending	16 Dec 2025	353 m
319544	—	Granted with conditions	29 Oct 2024	87 m
315551	—	Refused	30 Jan 2024	311 m
315309	—	Granted with conditions	30 Jun 2023	177 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

18 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 23 Oct 2026
18 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.