LATEST: Kildare Co Council assessing plans for café and apartments in well-known shop building

Location in Athy town centre

A café / shop and seven apartments are planned for a shop building in Athy.

A planning application has been submitted to Kildare County Council for the demolition of the existing two-storey retail premises.

Being planned at the site at 58 Leinster Street (Tim Flood Flooring and Furniture) is the construction of:

  • a three-storey building containing,
  • a retail/cafe unit,
  • a one-bedroom duplex unit,
  • one studio apartment,
  • two one-bedroom apartments,
  • two three-bedroom duplex apartments (all with balconies),
  • one three-bedroom apartment with a roof terrace.

Also planned is secure bike storage and a communal bin area.

Tim Flood Flooring and Furniture closed last year after over 40 years in business. 

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