Good news as 33 social housing units completed in this Kildare town

Works have been completed on the construction of 33 social housing units in Kill, Co Kildare.

According to Construction Information Services (CIS), works were completed at the former Ambassador site in Kill on May 5 2026 at a cost of approximately €10.5m.

CIS notes that works began on January 10 2024 for the construction of 33 units, consisting of 21 two-storey houses and 12 apartments, as well as all associated ancillary site works.

A decision to grant planning permission was issued on September 20 2022 with respect to the following: 8 x two-storey three bed houses, 21 x two bed units (of which 8 are apartments and the remaining 13 are two-storey houses) and 4 x one bed apartments.

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The associated site works included:

• part demolition of existing boundary walls;

• removal of site entrance wall to the northeast corner of the site;

• part demolition of the boundary wall to Embassy Manor on the western side of the site;

• the full removal of existing boundary to Kill GAA Club to the eastern side of the site;

• construction of new site entrance and construction of replacement boundary walls with concrete block walls;

• new landscaping;

• new internal road network and footpath;

• public lighting;

• tree surgery;

• site drainage works;

• site car parking;

• ancillary site services and development works above and below ground.

The main contractor for the development was Townmore Construction, with Van Dijk Architects Limited as architects.