Planning permission granted for almost 150 new homes in Kildare

A €37.6m, 146 unit residential development has been given the go ahead for a site in Kildare.

Planning permission was granted to promoter Pousterle Limited by Kildare County Council on July 24 2026.

According to Construction Information Services (CIS), the application was first submitted on March 6 2026 with respect to a site address at Southgreen Road, Kildare, Co Kildare.

The development consists of the construction of a new residential scheme of 146 residential units

(5 x 1 beds, 10 x 2 beds, 104 x 3 beds and 27 x 4 beds) in a mix of houses, apartments and duplex units ranging in height from 1-3 storeys.

There is also to be provision of a new creche facility and associated external open space.

Public open space is planned in the form of two new large public open space areas on the site, with communal open space also planned.

In terms of parking provision, a total of 321 car parking spaces are proposed, while a total of 527 cycle spaces will also be provided.The development will be served via two new vehicular access points from Southgreen Road. An additional private vehicular access point is proposed via Old Road to service one new bungalow.

Provision is also made for vehicular access via Southgreen Road to serve the future open space and amenity zoned lands to the north of the main development site.Pedestrian and cyclist access is also proposed via Southgreen Road; via a new secondary access point from the Southern Internal Link Road to the south of the site; and via Old Road to the east of the site.The architect assigned to the development is McCrossan O'Rourke Manning Architects (MCORM).