Planning permission granted for Athy Lodge, Church Road, Athy, Co. Kildare

Planning permission has been issued by Kildare County Council to Baidera Properties Limited for change of use to an apartment development.

The €1.8m project, for Athy Lodge, Church Road, Athy, R14 XH64, Co. Kildare was approved by the council on 3/12/2024, and includes the following:

1. the refurbishment and conversion by subdivision of the existing ‘Athy Lodge’ main building into 4 no. apartments; 2. the refurbishment and material change of use of existing medical doctors surgery and outbuildings into 5 no self-contained residential units consisting of – a) 2 no. 2-bed townhouses, b) 2 no 1-bed townhouses, c) 1 no studio apartment; 3. the construction of 7 no. new mews style 2-bed houses; 4. the repair and upgrade of the existing vehicular entrance and exit access points to church road; 5. the construction of 4 no. 2-bed single storey housing accommodation units which may accommodate elderly / assisted living residents to be accessed from the r417 by way of a new separate vehicular entrance and 6. to carry out all associated site development works and landscaping.

‘Athy Lodge’ is a protected structure (niah reference number - 11505150, record of protected structures reference number - ay110)

The project is to be carried out by Gittens Murray Architects Limited.