Dozens of apartments to be built in South Kildare

Planning permission has been granted for 38 apartments in Athy. 

The project will include the demolition of derelict buildings on a site between Leinster Street, Nelson's Yard and Mount Hawkins.

The estimated construction value of the project is €6.5m, according to the BuildingInfo database. 

The development includes the refurbishment of a protected building to include change of use of the ground floor from  a licensed premises to a one-bedroom ground-floor apartment and a two-bedroom first-floor apartment.

The plans include 12 two-bed duplex apartments and four one-bedroom apartments.

Also on the site will be 10 one-bedroom apartments and 10 two bedroom duplex apartments.

The developers will be making alterations to the public road and footpath and creating pedestrian access.