Observation pack · Kildare County Council
31 Simmonstown Manor , Celbridge , Kildare
Extension of 1st Floor Habitable Space to provide for addition bedroom and for relocation of main bathroom. Extension of existing roof with hipped gable finish. Installation of velux windows on the new hipped gable roof. All ancillary works.
Observations close 18 Nov 2026 20 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 14 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 8 Dec 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2661129 · 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
- 369 m²
- Received
- 14 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
- Decision due
- 8 Dec 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/2661129/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661129at 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 18 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
No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.
Designations on or near the site
- Radon risk area × 1About 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660944 | Conditional | 8 Oct 2026 | 0 | 225 m | a single storey rear extension to existing two storey semi-detached house all associated site works |
| 2660381 | Conditional | 17 Sept 2026 | 37 | 466 m | of 115 no. residential units (a Large-scale Residential Development – LRD) at Celbridge Lodge, Tea Lane / Church Road, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, a site of circa 2.73 hectares. The proposed development at Celbridge Lodge (a Protected Structure - RPS Ref: B11-35) incorporates the continued residential use of Celbridge Lodge (4 no. bed) and the Gate Lodge (1 no. bed) and comprises; the construction of 37 no. residential units at single and 2 storey levels in 2, 3 & 4 bed (terrace, semi-detached, detached & mews) formats, comprising:6 no. 4 bed (room in roofspace), 23 no. 3-bed & 8 no. 2 bed units of which incorporates the conversion of the stable building to form a new single storey (2 no. bed) residential unit; 78 no. apartment units (19 no. 1-bed, 45 no. 2-bed & 14 no. 3-bed) presented in 2 no. interlocking blocks over 3, 4 and 5 floors, incorporating a ‘green roof’, a ground floor crèche facility of 167.5 sqm, associated external play area and parking zone, basement and undercroft parking arrangement for 40 no. cars. The development includes the incorporation of Celbridge Lodge ‘curtilage elements’ as includes inter alia the stable building, a walled garden and main entrance gates; the formation of communal open space areas totalling 7,378 sqm, the retention of important tree groupings, comprehensive tree replacement, supplementary and additional landscaping; a total of 100 no. dedicated car parking spaces 22 no. in curtilage, 78 no. out of curtilage of which 11 no. provide creche / visitor parking spaces of which 5 no. accessible/service vehicle); 274 no. spaces for cycle parking provision, a new primary vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed development will be provided at the midpoint of the development with Tea Lane / Church Road; 3 no. pedestrian/cycle access only points will also be provided 2 no. from Tea Lane / Church Road and 1 no. from St. Patricks Park. . The proposal includes all associated hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, footpaths, an ESB Sub-Station, and all other ancillary works above and below ground. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of: The number of apartment units has been reduced by 6 across the top floor of the apartment blocks and as results in a scheme consisting of 37 no. housing units and 72 no. apartment units in 2 no. interlocking blocks over 3 and 4 floors, a development of 109 no residential units (a Large-scale Residential Development – LRD), associated revised drawings and |
| 2660354 | Conditional | 27 May 2026 | 1 | 480 m | for change of use, from the existing use as commercial office use to residential use |
| 2660183 | Conditional | 12 May 2026 | 0 | 82 m | a first floor extension to the side of the existing dwelling house with hipped roof over the existing single storey structure and all associated internal alterations, drainage, site and ancillary works |
| 2560996 | Conditional | 21 Oct 2025 | 0 | 225 m | for attic conversion with hip to gable roof and dormer to rear roof to accommodate stairs to allow access to attic conversion as non habitable storage space with roof windows to front all with associated ancillary works |
| 2560649 | Conditional | 21 Aug 2025 | 0 | 470 m | for Change of Use from a retail unit at ground floor to a Day Service facility for adults with intellectual and physical disabilities, new hardwood shopfront to match adjoining premises with a relocated door to enable level access, forming a window in the existing door opening to match the new hardwood windows as well as internal alterations |
| 2560738 | Conditional | 13 Aug 2025 | 0 | 386 m | for A) Single storey extension to the rear and side of the existing dwelling along with internal alterations and all other ancillary site development works. B) Extended 1.7 sqm front porch |
| 2461373 | Conditional | 12 Aug 2025 | 0 | 416 m | for the demolition of the existing single storey Hazel Cottage Mental Health Community Residence, & the former GP/Dispensary building with the proposed construction of a new two storey HSE Mental Health Community Rehabilitation Residence containing 8 bedrooms & other ancillary accommodation, 6 no. single storey Transitional Units and a Bin Store with associated site works to including landscaping, parking, new boundary walls and drainage |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324684 | Appeal - LRD | pending | 30 Sept 2026 | 466 m |
| 323851 | — | Granted with conditions | 3 Jul 2026 | 339 m |
| 319807 | — | Refused | 21 Oct 2024 | 265 m |
| 315804 | — | Refused | 20 Sept 2024 | 466 m |
| 318337 | — | Granted with conditions | 4 Jul 2024 | 106 m |
| 319555 | — | pending | 19 Apr 2024 | 475 m |
| 314568 | — | Refused | 26 Oct 2023 | 267 m |
| 313898 | — | Granted with conditions | 17 Oct 2023 | 270 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
- 14 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 18 Nov 2026
- 14 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.