Planning application · Kildare County Council

An equine bloodstock breeding facility at Friarstown stables, Friarstown

Friarstown stables, Friarstown, Kildare

2560310 · KildareGranted

up to 2 storeys · 45 ha · Granted · permission to Dec 2030

Planning application 2560310 to Kildare County Council at Friarstown stables, Friarstown. Granted by the council on 10 November 2025. The register gives the permission's end as 10 December 2030.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Further information requested
  3. Further information received
  4. Council granted
  5. Permission ends (date on the register)

The end date is the one the council register states. An extension or a commencement changes it.

Key facts

Reference
2560310
Planning authority
Kildare County Council
Received
26 Mar 2025
Decided
10 Nov 2025
Status
Granted
Use
Agricultural
Site area
45 ha
Further information requested
19 May 2025
Further information received
14 Oct 2025

Proposed development

for an equine bloodstock breeding facility consisting of: A) Demolishing existing equine stables, single storey staff accommodation and outbuildings on site, B) Construction of 2 new equine barns that will provide for 24 stable units in each, C) Construction of a single storey building that will facilitate staff canteen, offices, viewing area, toilet facilities and associated car parking areas, D) Construction of staff accommodation in the form of 2 no. single storey detached units connected with a shared covered terrace with associated car parking areas, E) Construction of a farm managers house in the form of a part 2 storey, part single storey dwelling with an integrated double garage, F) Construction of 2 no. single storey isolation stable blocks, G) Construction of a fillies barn, H) Construction of a horse walker and horse lunging ring, I) Construction of a machinery shed and an agricultural shed for hay storage with ancillary manure pit, J) Construction of a horse loading bay and wash bay area, K) Installation of waste water treatment systems to cater for all residential and equine buildings, including the installation of underground tanks, L) Upgrade to existing vehicular entrance, M) Installation of a new well , N) Construction of internal access roads, additional car parking (including EV spaces), landscaping, boundary treatments, lighting and all ancillary site works. A Natura impact statement will be submitted to the planning authority.

Planning status

Permission was granted on 10 Nov 2025. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the register gives its end as 10 Dec 2030.

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