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Agricultural · Co. Kildare

Guidenstown South, Co. Kildare

Granted 6 Feb 2025

Key facts

  • Planning application 2461109 at Guidenstown South, Co. Kildare: ~3 homes.
  • The applicant is Guidenstown Stud Ltd.
  • It was received by Kildare County Council on 23 Oct 2024.
  • Status: Granted 6 Feb 2025.
  • Work started on site on 11 Apr 2025, according to the commencement notice. It does not say which contractors or suppliers are appointed.

Source: the Kildare County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

~3 homes

for an equine bloodstock breeding facility. The proposed equine bloodstock breeding facility will involve consolidation and relocation of an established breeding business in the UK and Ireland to this location. The proposed development will consist of: A) Demolishing existing unroofed derelict building (in ruins) with materials to be reused as part of the new development, B) Construction of a new single storey stable block with a 2 storey element that will cater for 16 stable units, staff canteen, offices, viewing area, toilet facilities and associated car parking areas, C) Construction of a new equine barn with 20 horse stalls and ancillary rooms, D) Construction of staff accommodation in the form of 3 no. single storey terraced units with associated car parking areas, E) Construction of a farm managers house in the form of a part 2 storey, part single storey dwelling with a single storey integrated garage, F) Construction of a single storey isolation stable block, G) Construction of an agricultural shed providing a covered paddock area, H) Construction of a fillies barn, I) Construction of a horse walker and horse lunging ring, J) Construction of a machinery shed and an agricultural shed for hay storage with ancillary manure pit, K) Construction of a horse loading bay and wash bay area, L) Installation of waste water treatment systems to cater for all residential and equine buildings, including the installation of underground tanks, M) Upgrade to existing vehicular entrance, N) Installation of a new well, O) Construction of internal access roads, additional car parking (including EV spaces), landscaping, boundary treatments, lighting and all ancillary site works

Description as published by the council. Its text starts part-way through a sentence.

Location
Guidenstown South, Co. Kildare Map
Planning reference
2461109
Applicant
Guidenstown Stud Ltd
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Numbers and dates

Homes
~3estimated from the application
Floor area
3,844 m²per planning documents
Project type
Agricultural
Received
23 Oct 2024
Granted
6 Feb 2025
Site start
11 Apr 2025

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Granted
  3. Site start

Outlook

What happens next

Work started on site on 11 Apr 2025, according to the commencement notice. It does not say which contractors or suppliers are appointed.

Work packages named so far

  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description
  • GroundworksNamed in the planning documents
  • WastewaterNamed in the planning documents

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

Check the record

  • Council planning fileThe application file 2461109 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
  • From the planning documentsRead from Application Form - Part A in the council's file.
    Unit mix
    2 1 Bed, 1 2 Bed, 1 4 Bed
    Floor area
    3,844 m² (per planning documents)
    Site area
    13 ha
    Applicant
    Guidenstown Stud Ltd
    Scope
    Demolition of derelict building and construction of equine facilities including stable block, barn, staff accommodation, farm manager's house, and ancillary structures with wastewater treatment and site works.
    Groundworks
    “Construction of internal access roads, car parking, landscaping, boundary treatments, lighting and all ancillary site works”
    Wastewater
    “Installation of waste water treatment systems to cater for all residential and equine buildings, including the installation of underground t”

How we know this

From the Kildare County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act. Facts from the planning documents were read from the documents in that file.

Site starts

Commencement notices for this permission

  1. 11 Apr 2025Work started · phase 1 · The proposed development will consist of the construction of the 2 storey element of the...
  2. 24 Apr 2025Work started · phase 2 · The proposed development will consist of: A) Demolishing existing unroofed derelict...
  3. 8 May 2025Work started · phase 3 · The proposed development will consist of: D) Construction of staff accommodation in the...

A commencement notice tells the council that building work is about to start. A completion certificate is filed when it is finished.

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