Kildare County Council gives green light for apartments, gym, café and creche

Kildare County Council has granted planning permission for nearly 200 homes in Maynooth town centre in an estimated €50m development.

The development for the Parson Street area will consist of a mixed residential and commercial development with a total gross floor space of  20,023 sqm and a single level basement car park of 8,153 sqm.

The mixed use development comprises 4,497 square metre of office floor space including refurbishment and adaptive re-use of the former Rectory which is a protected building. 

A two-storey glazed atrium will connect to a three-storey over basement office building.

A total of 183 apartments are in the plans including a gym, cafe and creche.

There will be four apartment blocks ranging in height from three to nine storeys over a single level basement.

The residential properties will include 10 studios, 69 one-bedrooms and 98 two-bedroom units. 

The estimated construction value of the project is over €50m, according to the Construction Information Services database.