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For (A) the construction of 272 no. residential units comprising: 101 no. terraced…

Lands within the townlands of Newtown and Confey Leixlip Co. Kildare , greenfield lands to the west the Royal Canal railway line and Leixlip Confey Train Station to the south and Cope Bridge to the south-east. The application site also includes a se

Further Information

Applicant
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Proposed use
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The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

  1. Application received
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: b231d87eb6b4327d3ab83d243242fa83c8d515c1218831c6a348abdb66a156b8 · field: ReceivedDate

  2. Further information requested
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    NPAD · source SHA-256: b231d87eb6b4327d3ab83d243242fa83c8d515c1218831c6a348abdb66a156b8 · field: FIRequestDate

What changed

First retained observation; this does not establish that the application is new.

Observed: 21 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Lands within the townlands of Newtown and Confey Leixlip Co. Kildare , greenfield lands to the west the Royal Canal railway line and Leixlip Confey Train Station to the south and Cope Bridge to the south-east. The application site also includes a se. Proposal excerpt: “for (A) the construction of 272 no. residential units comprising: 101 no. terraced houses (54 no. 3-bed 2 no. storey houses, 28 no. 4-bed 2 storey houses and 19 no. 4-bed 3 no. storey houses); 12 no. own door 1-bed apart…”

The source records zero homes despite housing wording. Do not use this as a verified housing total.

Location & nearby applications

Lands within the townlands of Newtown and Confey Leixlip Co. Kildare , greenfield lands to the west the Royal Canal railway line and Leixlip Confey Train Station to the south and Cope Bridge to the south-east. The application site also includes a se

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Nearby applications

Closest retained records in this county within 5 km, measured between map points. Proximity does not establish a shared site.

Documents & sources

Kildare County Council · Reference 2660746

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Source records and verification details

Change record: NPAD · source SHA-256: b231d87eb6b4327d3ab83d243242fa83c8d515c1218831c6a348abdb66a156b8

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: b231d87eb6b4327d3ab83d243242fa83c8d515c1218831c6a348abdb66a156b8

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-21T10:02:06.203754+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-15.

Full description from the council file
for (A) the construction of 272 no. residential units comprising: 101 no. terraced houses (54 no. 3-bed 2 no. storey houses, 28 no. 4-bed 2 storey houses and 19 no. 4-bed 3 no. storey houses); 12 no. own door 1-bed apartment units in an end of terrace (3 storey) arrangement in 4 no. locations throughout the site; 78 no. duplex apartment units (33 no. 2-bed and 45 no. 3-bed units) provided in terraced and end of terrace (3 storey) arrangements in 13 no. locations throughout the site; and provision of a mixed use area comprising 81 no. apartments / duplex apartments units (29 no. 1-bed, 36 no. 2-bed, and 16 no. 3-bed units) in 4 no. blocks (Blocks A1 to A4) ranging from part 3 no. storeys up to part 6 no. storeys in total, including a podium / ground floor level; (B) The provision at ground floor of Blocks A1 to A4 of a childcare facility (c. 500 sq.m GFA) and associated play area, 3 no. commercial units with a total GFA of c. 615 sq.m (for Class 1- Shop, or Class 2- Office / Professional Services, or Class 11- Gym, or Restaurant / Café use, including ancillary takeaway use, or Class 8- Health Centre / Civic, or Cultural Use); a Restaurant / Café unit (c. 358 sq.m GFA), bike stores, bin stores, plant areas, 1 no. ESB substation and associated switch rooms, and car parking; (C) Block A1 (3 no. storeys and part 4 no. storeys over podium / ground floor level) includes 33 no. apartments (10 no. 1-bed 19 no. 2-bed, and 4 no. 3-bed units [including apartments over 2 levels]) from first floor to fourth floor level; (D) Block A2 (2 no. storeys over podium / ground floor level) includes 4 no. 3-bed duplex apartment units from first floor to second floor level; (E) Block A3 (4 no. storeys and part 5 no. storeys over podium / ground floor level) includes 36 no. apartments (15 no. 1-bed, 17 no. 2-bed units and 4 no. 3-bed units [including apartments over 2 levels]) from first floor to fifth floor level; (F) Block A4 (3 no. storeys over podium / ground floor level) includes 8 no. duplex apartment units (4 no. 1-bed and 4 no. 3 bed units) from first floor to third floor level; (G) All apartments / duplex apartment units and houses are provided with private amenity space in the form of gardens, balconies, or terraces; (H) The development provides public open space and communal open space to serve the residential units, and c. 1 ha of a linear park to the north of the Royal Canal; (I) Provision of 2 no. vehicular and pedestrian / cyclist accesses from the R149 to the east a
Application details
Reference
2660746
Site address
Lands within the townlands of Newtown and Confey Leixlip Co. Kildare , greenfield lands to the west the Royal Canal railway line and Leixlip Confey Train Station to the south and Cope Bridge to the south-east. The application site also includes a se
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
Further Information
Date received
July 03, 2026
Authority
Kildare County Council

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