€16m residential development planned for this Kildare town

Planning permission has been submitted for a €16m residential development in Kilcullen, Co Kildare.

According to Construction Information Services (CIS), Rivermanor Developments Limited submitted the application to the local authority on May 15 2026.

The application is for a 1.94 hectare site at and on lands to the west of the development known as ‘Riverside Crescent’, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare.

CIS is currently monitoring the local planning authority for a decision.

The proposed scheme comprises the following:

• Construction of a residential development comprising of 70 units in total, consisting of 16 x three storey duplex units (8 x two bed units and 8 x three bed units); 16 x four storey duplex units (8 x three bed units and 8 x four bed units); 26 x three bed two storey houses; and 12 x four bed units in a mix of two and three storey houses.
• Individual vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist access from a number of points from existing estate road at Riverside Crescent to the east of the application site.
• Provision of public open spaces totalling 2,996.5 sq.m (excluding location of underground tank and public open space with SUDs measures) and communal open space of 753 sq.m.
• The inclusion of a total of 106 car parking spaces to serve the development, in addition to 126 bicycle spaces, and bin store areas located at various points around the development.

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Also included in the plans are infrastructure works to serve the proposed development to include the internal road and footpath network, ESB substations/switchrooms, lighting, site drainage works, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatment, and all ancillary site services and development works above and below ground.