Observation pack · Kildare County Council

Griffinrath , Celbridge , Co. Kildare.

Permission for a change of house type only on a permission granted to me under planning reference number 2561118. It is proposed to construct a traditional style 2 storey house. The house will be orientated with its front line parallel to the public road. All other aspects of the application to be as per granted under 2561118. All of the above on our site at Griffinrath, Celbridge, Co. Kildare

Observations close 24 Nov 2026 9 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 20 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 14 Dec 2026

The application

Reference: 2661161 · full record
Authority: Kildare County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Site area: 7,080 m²
Received: 20 Oct 2026
Decision due: 14 Dec 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/2661161/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661161 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 24 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.

Designations on or near the site within 100 m

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
2561116	Conditional	18 Jun 2026	1	31 m	for a two storey house, septic tank and percolation area, combined recessed entrance and all associated siteworks
2561117	Conditional	11 Jun 2026	1	0 m	for a two storey house, septic tank and percolation area, combined recessed entrance and all associated siteworks. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of : New effluent treatment system and polishing filter to replace the proposed septic tank and percolation area
2561118	Conditional	11 Jun 2026	1	0 m	for a two storey house, septic tank and percolation area, combined recessed entrance and all associated siteworks
211256	Conditional	23 Mar 2022		251 m	application for a 10 year permission for development on lands in the townland of Griffinrath, Celbridge. The development will consist of the construction of a solar PV farm with an operational life of 35 years comprising approximately 75,984 No. photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 44.21 hectares and associated ancillary development including 10 No. transformer stations, approximately 124 No. string-inverters, 1 No. onsite 38kV substation building, 1 No. 40ft storage container building, 7 No. CCTV security cameras mounted on 4 metre high poles and perimeter security fencing (2 metres high), the construction of an internal hardcore access road between the solar panels and the site access, localised improvements to an existing agricultural access from the adjoining L5065 road to facilitate construction and operational phase access and, the installation of a 38kV underground electricity cable from the onsite 38kV substation to the 110kV Griffinrath substation ca. 0.75km to the southeast. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of an Aviation Glint and Glare Assessment Report, an Archaeological Report ; an amended Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment; a Traffic Report; drawings of cable locations and trench reinstatement and road closures and road diversion routes; a Stage 1/2 Road Safety Audit; updated drawings of the existing and proposed entrance and the proposed compound and temporary set down area; and a risk assessment of the hazards associated with a fire in or near the solar arrays.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
313370		Withdrawn	25 May 2022	251 m
313332		pending	13 Apr 2022	251 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

20 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 24 Nov 2026
20 Oct 2026 Decision

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