Kildare Co Council asked to extend planning permission for almost 500 homes with cafe and gym

One of Ireland’s largest housebuilders, Cairn Homes, has  applied to extend planning permission to build 320 houses, 142 apartments and a 106-unit development offering 483 student bed spaces, for a site within the townland of Mariavilla in Maynooth.

Approval was granted by An Bord Pleanala in 2018 but planning permission has lapsed. 

Cairn Homes is planning a mix of three- and four-bedroom houses and one-, two- and three- bedroom apartments.

Additionally, the gate lodge at the site will be refurbished into a two-bed property.

On the student accommodation front, Cairn is planning to build 106 units which will accommodate 483 beds.

Amenities being planned for the site include a creche with an outdoor play area, a cafe, a gym and a retail unit.

Also in the plans is a new 800m link street with a bridge across the Lyreen River.

New access junctions onto Moyglare Road and Dunboyne Road are also proposed.

The planning documents include the demolition of an existing two storey building adjacent to the Divine Word Missionaries on the Moyglare Road.