Planning application · Kildare County Council

a seven-year planning permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) at this…

Lands known as “Railpark East” in the townland of Railpark Maynooth Co. Kildare. , The application site is bounded by the Royal Canal to the north the permitted Maynooth Eastern Ring Road (MERR) to the west and the southern , and eastern boundaries a

2660575 · KildareLodged
Reference
2660575
Planning authority
Kildare County Council
Received
29 May 2026
Status
Lodged
Dwellings
194
Floor area
23,986 m²
Site area
7.46 ha
Further information requested
22 Jul 2026

Proposed development

a seven-year planning permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) at this site at “Railpark East”. The application site is bounded by the Royal Canal to the north, the permitted Maynooth Eastern Ring Road (MERR) to the west, and the southern and eastern boundaries are bordered by agricultural lands. The proposed development will consist of a residential and mixed-use development comprise on a site of approximately 7.46 hectares. A residential scheme of 315 no. units (54 no. 1-bed units, 60 no. 2-bed units, 133 no. 3-bed units and 68 no. 4-bed units) along with creche, retail unit and community facility. The development will include for the following: 122 no. apartments within 3 no. apartment blocks comprising 54 no. 1-bed units, 50 no. 2-bed units and 18 no. 3-bed units: Block A comprising a mix of 1-bed, 2-bed and 3-bed apartment units (5-6 storeys). Block B comprising a mix of 1-bed, 2-bed and 3-bed apartment units (up to 6 storeys). Block C comprising a mix of 1-bed, 2-bed and 3-bed apartment units (up to 6 storeys). 193 no. houses (10 no. 2-bed units, 115 no. 3-bed units and 68 no. 4-bed units) comprising: 103 no. Type A / A1 – 3-bed, 2-storey terraced and end-terrace houses (73 no. Type A and 30 no. Type A1). 26 no. Type B / B1 – 4-bed, 3-storey end-terrace houses (25 no. Type B and 01 no. Type B1). 12 no. Type C – 3-bed, 2-storey semi-detached / end-terrace houses. 7 no. Type D / D1 – 4-bed, 3-storey semi-detached houses (04 no. Type D and 03 no. Type D1). 5 no. Type E – 4-bed, 3-storey semi-detached and detached houses. 30 no. Type F / F1 – 4-bed, 2-storey detached houses (17 no. Type F and 13 no. Type F1). 10 no. Type G / G1 – 2-bed, 2-storey semi-detached houses (5 no. Type G and 5 no. Type G1). All apartment units will be provided with either balcony, terrace or private garden on all elevations. The creche facility (c. 394 m2), community facility (c. 51m2) and retail unit (298m2) will be located on the ground floor of block A. The proposed development provides for four no. vehicular accesses from the permitted Maynooth Eastern Ring Road (MERR) and including new pedestrian/cyclist access points, associated internal roads, pedestrian and cycle infrastructure, set down areas, paths and access points provided up to the application site. The proposal will also include 520 no. car parking spaces and 288 no. cycle parking spaces at surface level, public and communal open spaces, landscaping, boundary treatments, plant areas, green/b

What happens next

The application has been lodged and validated. The council has eight weeks to decide, unless it asks for further information.

For the applicant

Is this your application?

Say it is yours and you will see which building firms and trades have asked to work on it, with the contact details they chose to leave. It is free and takes an email address. Nothing is shared with anyone unless you choose to contact them.

Sign in to claim itNo cold calls. Nothing is shared unless you choose to.
Free tool · no account needed

Buying or upgrading a home? Get a free solar, SEAI grant and deep-retrofit report.

Enter an address to see its solar potential, the full SEAI grant it qualifies for, and the BER-uplift economics of a deep retrofit - in one report, in minutes.

Nearby applications

Other applications on the Kildare register close to this address.

All Kildare planning applications

Related

About this page: the facts above come from the statutory public planning register kept by Kildare County Council and are refreshed weekly (last updated 19 Sept 2026). Applicant names and contact details are not shown. Status labels are PlanningLeads' plain-language reading of the register status and the "Use" label is classified by AI from the public description (see how we use AI); neither is legal advice and the council's file is the record. How we handle this data: privacy notice.

Remove my application from this page

If this is your application and you would rather it did not appear here, tell us and we will take the page down. No account, no questions asked. This is your right to object under GDPR Article 21.