€23m housing development proposed for Kildare town

Plans have been submitted for a €23m housing development in Athy, Co Kildare.

According to Construction Information Services (CIS), 96 properties have been planned for Shanrath (Townparks TD), Athy, Co Kildare by David Walsh Homes Limited.

A planning application was submitted to Kildare County Council on 25/2/2025 by David Walsh Homes Limited for the provision of a total of 96 two-storey semi-detached homes.

These are to consist of: eight four-bed dwellings; 74 3-bed dwellings; and 14 two-bed dwellings.

There is also to be provision for a single story creche with associated external play areas, a car parking area and a new vehicle entrance onto the existing cul-de-sac local road.

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Also included in the plans is provision of new internal roadways and footpaths by extension of the existing residential access road from within the existing Shanrath housing estate, with associated works to facilitate vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access and car parking.

There is to be provision of a shared footpath and cycle lane connection with the existing shared footpath and cycle lane along the Athy distributor route (N78) and previously approved adjacent housing development (planning reference 24/60683);

Open space areas will include all hard and soft landscape works, planting and boundary treatments.

All other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground including; surface water drainage system, foul sewerage network including connection to previously approved foul pumping station (planning reference 24/61174), public lighting and all ancillary site development works are included in the plans.

The architect for the proposed development is Dooley Cummins Architects & Engineers.