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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

Jul 03 2026

Application Received

Aug 27 2026

Further Info. Requested
  • Submitted: 03 / 07 / 2026
  • Application Type:
    PERMISSION
  • Application Status:
    FURTHER INFORMATION
  • Council Decision:
    N/A (Unknown)

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Development Description:

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

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