Observation pack · Kildare County Council

Straffan Road , Maynooth , Co. Kildare

a new vehicular entrance, with piers and gates, in the northern (rear) boundary wall of the site onto Fitzgerald Close, to serve the dwelling permitted under Planning Ref. 21/610, together with permeable hardstanding and all associated site works

Observations close 23 Nov 2026 23 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 19 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference: 2661151 · full record
Authority: Kildare County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 515 m²
Received: 19 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 28 Oct 2026, 01:34
Decision due: —
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/2661151/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661151 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 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
R2 Existing residential	Existing Residential / Infill: To protect and enhance the amenity of established residential communities and promote sustainable intensification.	maynooth and environs joint local area plan 2025 2031	1 Apr 2025 → 25 May 2031

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

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
2660829	Conditional	10 Sept 2026	1	419 m	of Extension and Alteration Works to Existing Dwelling House, Vehicular Entrance and Associated Site Development Works
2660549	Conditional	4 Sept 2026	0	490 m	a) The construction of a new domestic extension to the side and rear of the existing two storey dwelling with a total proposed floor area of 42 m² that will consist of 21 m² at ground floor level and 21 m² at first floor level. b) The ground floor extension area of 21 m² consists of a new single storey flat roof extension to the rear. c) The first floor extension area of 21 m² consists of a new pitched roof extension to the side. d) Modifications to the existing dwelling include relevant alterations to facilitate the proposed extension works and new internal layout. e) All associated site development works to include connection to the existing services on site
2660560	Conditional	15 Jul 2026	0	196 m	The development will consist of proposed renovations, extension and alterations to the side and rear of existing dwelling including a new pitched roof, the demolition of two sheds, all elevational changes, revisions to existing site layout and all associated site works.
2561445	Conditional	26 Jun 2026	1	253 m	(A) Subdivision of site into two individual sites namely 202 and 202A (B) Erection of a part single storey, part two storey type house on site 202A (C) Upgrade of existing entrance to a double vehicular entrance (D) connection to main foul sewer, provision of access driveway and all associated site works for site 202A. The subject site is located within the curtilage of Protected Structure Ref; B05-34 – ‘202 Railpark.’ Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of redesign of the original proposed single storey, part two storey type house to a reduced sized dormer house both in height and massing
2561119	Conditional	7 May 2026	581	486 m	for a ten year planning permission for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) on lands at Railpark, Maynooth, Co. Kildare. The application site is bound by Parklands housing estate to the northwest and situated west of the residential properties within the Rockfield development and northeast of the permitted residential development ‘The Grange’ under Reg. Ref.: 21155 / ACP Ref: 312671-22 (Phase 1) and Reg. Ref.: 21156 / ACP Ref: 312685-22 (Phase 2), which is currently under construction, north of Maynooth Educate Together National School on the Celbridge Road (R405) and bordered by agricultural lands to the north, east, south and south east. The proposed development will consist of 581 no. residential units, a neighbourhood centre and all associated development, on a site of approximately 15.27 hectares. The residential component of the development consists of 185 no. apartment / duplex apartments and 396 no. houses to be provided as follows: • 59 no. 2 bed two storey mid terraced houses; • 52 no. 3 bed two storey mid terrace houses; • 223 no. 3 bed two storey end terrace/semi-detached houses; • 58 no. 4 bed two storey semi-detached houses; • 4 no. 4 bed two storey detached houses; • 185 no. duplex apartments / apartments (53 no. 1 beds, 92 no. 2 beds, 40 no. 3 beds) in a series of 3 to part 6 storey duplex apartment blocks / apartment blocks. The proposed neighbourhood centre consists of 3 no. buildings (Block A, Block B and a single storey standalone café / restaurant kiosk building) and a new public plaza and communal open space. Block A is part 5 storey / part 6 storey building comprising health centre (174 sq.m) and two no. shop units (124 sq.m pharmacy and 166 sq.m convenience shop) at ground floor level and 41 no. apartments (17 no. 1 beds and 24 no. 2 beds) from first to fifth floor level. Block B is a 5 storey building block comprising a childcare facility (762 sq.m) at ground floor level and 48 no. apartments (21 no. 1 beds and 27 no. 2 beds) from first to fourth floor level. 96 no. duplex apartments units (12 no. 1-bed, 48 no. 2-bed, and 36 no. 3-bed units) are provided in 5 no. blocks (Blocks 1 to 5) ranging from 3 no. storeys to 5 no. storeys. All duplex apartments and apartment units are provided with a balcony, terrace or private garden on all elevations. A total of 888 no. surface car parking spaces are proposed for residential units, visitor parking and the neighbourhood centre commercial uses. A total of 623 no. cycle spaces are p
2561006	Conditional	16 Apr 2026	0	444 m	to convert existing attic space including flat roof dormer to rear and 2 No. rooflights to front. Also retention permission for existing porch to front of dwelling house and all associated site works
2660077	Conditional	23 Mar 2026	1	165 m	(1) an existing extension to my dwelling, which extension consists of a single-storey addition to the rear and two-storey addition to the side of the dwelling and (2) a garden studio to the rear of the dwelling
2561483	Conditional	23 Feb 2026	0	342 m	for (1) The construction of a First Floor extension over existing rooms below to the side of existing semi-detached dwelling. (2) Insert Velux roof window on side pitch over existing landing. (3) The construction of a new Porch to front and all associated site works

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
324315	—	Granted with conditions	10 Sept 2026	486 m
501746	—	Refused	11 Aug 2026	252 m
324107	—	Granted with conditions	2 Jun 2026	389 m
314232	Railway Order Application	Other	18 Jul 2024	315 m
315617	—	Refused	8 May 2024	66 m
312685	—	Granted with conditions	13 Feb 2024	449 m
312671	—	Granted with conditions	13 Feb 2024	483 m
313264	—	Granted with conditions	12 Feb 2024	388 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

19 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 23 Nov 2026
19 Oct 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 28 Oct 2026, 01:34. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Kildare County Council before relying on it.