The former Guilfoyle’s Garden Centre site, Grey Abbey Road,... — planning permission granted (2560164) / PlanIntel

Proposed development

Application description published by Kildare County Council.

For the demolition of an existing single-storey house and garage and the provision of twenty homes comprising two no. two-storey terrace blocks of housing containing five no. three-bedroom dwellings in each block; one two-storey terrace block of housing containing four no. three-bedroom dwellings; and a two-storey detached building containing six no. two-bedroom own-door apartments. The application includes modified site access and internal access roads with turning hammerheads, the creation of twenty five parking bays, the provision of passive and active communal open spaces and all water, sewage and stormwater connections to the local networks. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of: The number of residential units proposed has been reduced from twenty to eighteen. Two storey own-door apartment block type ‘A’ containing six no. two bed apartments is replaced with new terrace block 4 containing two no. three bed houses and two no. two bed houses. Terrace blocks 1 & 2 each now have four no. three bed houses and one no. two bed house. This mix replaces the former mix of five no. three bed houses in each block. Engineering design for the foul, surface water and water infrastructure has been updated. A new connection into the existing foul sewer on the Grey Abbey Road is now proposed. Amendments to the site layout have also resulted in updated car and bicycle parking provisions. The design for the access at the site frontage and the frontage to the north of the site has been updated to include for a priority junction and continuation of the existing cycle track and footpath along the Grey Abbey Road. This will tie into the existing cycle track and footpath further north at Grey Abbey View. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of the following (with these amendments carried out in response to a Clarification of Further Information request): (a) Terrace block type 4 has been amended as follows: o Previously proposed 2 no. 2 bed mid-terrace house type ‘B1’ has been replaced with 2 no. 2 bed mid-terrace house type ‘D1’ to eliminate any overlooking from habitable rooms to the rear at first floor level. o Previously proposed 1 no. 3 bed end-terrace house type ‘C1’ has been replaced with 1 no. 3 bed end-terrace house type ‘A1’. o The total no. of units in terrace block type 4 is still 4 and has the same mix (2 no. 2 beds and 2 no. 3 beds with house types as follows: 1 no. house type ‘A1’, 1 no. house type ‘C1’, a

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PL-500167-KESubmitted 24 October 2025 / decided Not recorded

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Appeal submittedAppeal reference PL-500167-KE
24 October 2025

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Decision details

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Application ref: 2560164
Received: 20 February 2025
Decided: 06 October 2025
FI requested: Yes

Authority: Kildare County Council
Application type: PERMISSION
Outcome: Conditional grant
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