Work commences on €27m residential development in Kildare

Work has commenced on a €27m Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) at Branganstown East, Kilcock, Co Kildare.

According to Construction Information Services (CIS), Phase 1 of construction - 44 of the planned 133 housing units by Westin Homes Limited - has commenced as of October 13 2026.

The address of the 3.43 ha site is listed as: Branganstown East Lands, Kilcock W23 TK5N, Co. Kildare.

Phase 1 of the development consists of: The construction of 44 residential dwellings (1A–6A Ledwill Park, 1–24 The Gallops, 1–5 The Gables, 1–7 The Avenue and 1–2 The Orchid, Ledwill Manor) and Block 1, comprising 4 apartment units.A planning application for the development was approved on September 22 2025, having been submitted on January 6 2025.The original planning application for 133 homes is for as follows:

A large-scale residential development (LRD) at a site at Branganstown East, Kilcock, Co. Kildare.

The proposed development comprised the construction of: 133 residential dwellings, consisting 1-bedroom maisonettes; 1-bedroom duplex units, 2-bedroom duplex units, 3-bedroom duplex units, 2 bedroom bungalows, 2-bedroom houses, 3-bedroom houses and 4-bedroom houses.

Provision was also sought for 142 car parking spaces and 68 bicycle parking spaces.

The application also included 4,700 sqmv of public open space as well as a communal open space of 400 sqm.

Also applied for were:

• An extension of ledwill avenue from the ledwill park estate to the eastern boundary of the site to facilitate access to the site and to provide a future connection to lands to the east.
• Vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access from Ledwill estate from the Court Ledwill Park, the Lawn Ledwill Park, the Avenue Ledwill Park and the Way Ledwill Park.
• Pedestrian and cycle access, and access to in-curtilage car parking spaces for six dwellings from the Court Ledwill Park.
• All associated and ancillary infrastructure