Observation pack · Kildare County Council
Edmund Rice Square , Athy , County Kildare
Demolition of existing storage and cold room structures 94 m² and construction of a 222 m² two-storey northern extension for stock room and cold room facilities. The construction of a 140 m² extension comprising a two-storey southern extension for off-licence expansion and staff amenities, Complete upgrade of all building façades and all associated site works at above address
Observations close 13 Nov 2026 window closed
5 weeks from receipt (received 9 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20
The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.
The application
- Reference
- 2661113 · full record
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
- Site area
- 5,785 m²
- Received
- 9 Oct 2026
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/2661113/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661113at 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 13 Nov 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
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| G4 Open space | Open Space and Amenity: To protect and provide for open space, amenity and recreation provision. | athy local area plan 2021 2027 | 13 Sept 2021 → 6 Nov 2027 |
| M2 Major town centre | Town Centre: To protect, improve and provide for the future development of the town centre. | athy local area plan 2021 2027 | 13 Sept 2021 → 6 Nov 2027 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Source: Kildare County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kildare County Council development plan zoning | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
Designations on or near the site within 100 m
- NIAH-recorded building × 10Rathstewart Bridge · White Castle · Cromaboo Bridge
- Radon risk area × 1About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
- Recorded monument × 8Religious house - Fratres Cruciferi · Bridge · Castle - tower house
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660205 | Conditional | 6 Nov 2026 | 109 m | the installation of telecommunications equipment by way of antennas, a dish, gantry poles supporting antennae, remote radio units (RRU’s), GPS, cabinets and all associated site works. Revised by Significant Further Information that consist of : the internal installation of antennas, a dish, antenna-supporting gantry poles, remote radio units (RRUs), cabinets and associated site works within the Bell Tower of St. Michael’s Church (a Protected Structure), Stanhope Place, Athy, Co. Kildare. A GPS device will be the only feature installed externally on the Bell Tower. |
| 2560558 | Conditional | 18 May 2026 | 415 m | for the demolition of the existing warehouse premises and the construction of a two-storey terraced building with nine residential units comprising 3no. one-bedroom apartments, 3no. two-bedroom apartments and 3no. three-bedroom apartments (with first floor roof terraces to the three-bedroom units), provision of a public footpath, a new car parking layout and public realm improvements, bike storage and individual bin areas and all ancillary site development works above and below ground |
| 2660212 | Conditional | 17 Apr 2026 | 498 m | the extension & alteration of the existing Canteen Building to include the following, (i) demolition of existing Single Storey Annex (6m2), (ii) construction of a new changing room, locker area, WC’s and Universal WC (51m2), with (iii) Internal alterations and elevational upgrades, and all associated site development works |
| 2660120 | Conditional | 1 Apr 2026 | 385 m | the upgrade of part of the existing production building to include the following (i) removal of part of the existing roof and wall cladding and associated structure (139m2) (ii) erection of new structure and cladding within the production building (139m2) to cover the existing floor area and to allow for an increase in height within the facility to a maximum eaves height of 16.85m and a maximum ridge height of 18.59m and all associated site development works |
| 264 | Conditional | 4 Mar 2026 | 263 m | a residential development comprising 38 no. residential units (c.2834sq.m) including: the demolition of derelict buildings, storage units and boundaries; refurbishment of the Protected Structure RPS Ref:AY058) to include change of use of ground floor from Licensed Premises to 1 no. one-bedroom ground-floor apartment with 1 no. two-bedroom first floor apartment, new shopfront and signage; the construction of 12 no. two-bed duplex apartments, 4 no. one-bedroom apartments (two over two); and 10 no. one-bedroom apartments with 10 no. two bedroom duplex apartments over in two three-storey blocks. All units to have own-door ground floor access. The development will also consist of the closure of three existing vehicular access points and the provision of one new vehicular access road, alterations to the public road and footpath on the north boundary along Mount Hawkins and a new pedestrian access at 67 Leinster Street; the provision of 60 cycle and 14 car parking spaces, laundry and bin stores, the provision of landscaping including boundary treatments; and all ancillary site development and utility works, |
| 2561199 | Refused | 15 Dec 2025 | 341 m | Internal alterations and refurbishment to convert a single dwelling into two self-contained apartments (1No. two-bed at first floor and 1No. one-bed at ground floor) and all associated site works (Protected Structure AYO59) |
| 2561162 | Conditional | 4 Dec 2025 | 192 m | the change of use of ground floor shop unit to residential. The part removal of the existing single storey rear return. Alterations and refurbishment of the ground floor unit to comprise 1no. of 1 bedroom apartment; including all ancillary site development works above and below ground |
| 2560677 | Conditional | 22 Oct 2025 | 222 m | for a change of use from Retail use to Day Services Centre use with some external and internal alterations to include; a) Additional front door and adjustment to glazing and footpath to front elevation (West), b) inclusion of 2 No. Universally Accessible toilet units, c) the inclusion of a canteen, d) the inclusion of a multi-functional room, e) create safe drop off surface to rear of unit (East), f) and all associated site works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 321594 | Granted with conditions | 8 May 2025 | 382 m | |
| 316704 | Other | 21 Sept 2023 | 348 m | |
| 316995 | Other | 5 Sept 2023 | 336 m | |
| 311087 | Other | 4 Jan 2023 | 422 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
- 9 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 13 Nov 2026
- 9 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Kildare County Council before relying on it.