for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) application of 195 no. apartments across…
Parson Street , Maynooth , Co. Kildare
Proposed development
for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) application of 195 no. apartments across 3 no. blocks ranging in height from 2 to 7 storeys, a childcare facility and café/commercial unit at this site of c.1.53 hectares to the rear of the former Maynooth Rectory which is a Protected Structure (RPS Ref.: B05-56) at Parson Street, Maynooth, Co. Kildare. The subject site is bound to the north and northeast by vacant lands to the rear of properties fronting onto Parson Street (with Maynooth Fire Station further beyond) and by the HSE Community Care Centre, to the east and south by the Royal Canal Greenway and to the west and northwest by the Maynooth Rectory Building and Parson Lodge residential housing estate. The development will consist of the construction of 195 no. apartments with a total Gross Floor Area of c. 17,809 sq.m, open space and ancillary infrastructure on this site as follows: A) 195 no. apartments comprising 98 no. 1-bedroom, 91 no. 2-bedroom and 6 no. 3-bedroom units in 3 no. blocks including: i. Block A will provide for 46 no. apartment units and will include 25 no. 1-bedroom and 21 no. 2-bedroom apartments along with associated private amenity space in the form of balconies in a building ranging in height from 2 – 5 storeys with a maximum height of 16.7m; ii. Block B will provide for 70 no. apartment units and will include 36 no. 1-bedroom and 34 no. 2-bedroom apartment units along with associated private amenity space in the form of balconies in a 6-storey building with a maximum height of 20.5m; iii. Block C will provide for 79 no. apartment units and will include 37 no. 1-bedroom, 36 no. 2-bedroom and 6 no. 3-bedroom apartments along with associated private amenity space in the form of balconies in a 7-storey building with a maximum height of 25.6m; B) The construction of a childcare facility at ground floor level in Block C with a Gross Floor area of 176 sq.m, with an associated outdoor play area of 145 sq.m; C) The provision of 1 no. café/commercial unit at ground floor level of Block C with a Gross Floor Area of 107 sq.m; D) The provision of 2,444 sq.m of Public Open space and 1,380 sq.m of Communal Open Space; E) The provision of 83 no. surface level car parking spaces including 4 no. EV spaces and 4 no. accessible car parking spaces; F) The provision of 419 no. bicycle parking spaces comprising 303 no. long stay/resident spaces located at ground floor levels of Block A, B and C, 106 no. Visitor spaces, 4 no. designated spaces for the
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Permission was granted on 30 Jan 2026. Third parties may appeal within four weeks; after that the permission is final and works can start once a commencement notice is lodged.
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