Planning application · Co. Kildare

Sonna New Road, Straffan, Co. Kildare

Granted 16 Sep 2025 (final grant issued 30 Oct 2025)

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2560505 at Sonna New Road, Straffan, Co. Kildare: I) the demolition of existing incomplete house structure.
  • It was received by Kildare County Council on 15 May 2025.
  • Status: Granted 16 Sep 2025 (final grant issued 30 Oct 2025).
  • Work started on site on 2 Jan 2026, 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

I) the demolition of existing incomplete house structure

for i) the demolition of existing incomplete house structure; ii) construction of new two storey dwelling with roof light chimney and vehicular & pedestrian access from New Road; iii) The dwelling is proposed to consist of: 4no. bedrooms, bathrooms, storage space, a utility and exercise space to the ground floor level; Kitchen/Living/Dining, front and rear roof terraces and bathroom space to the first floor; iv) Bicycle parking, car parking, bin storage, garden shed, landscaping, boundary treatments, foul/ surface drainage and all site works necessary to facilitate the development. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of the reduction of the front projection of the dwelling; the omission of first-floor terrace to the rear of the dwelling and the reduction of the glazing on the western elevation to a 1.5m wide window

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

Location
Straffan, Co. Kildare Map
Planning reference
2560505
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Numbers and dates

Homes
1
Floor area
390 m²
Received
15 May 2025
Decision to grant
16 Sep 2025
Final grant
30 Oct 2025
Site start
2 Jan 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Decision to grant
  3. Final grant issued
  4. Site start

Outlook

What happens next

Work started on site on 2 Jan 2026, 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
  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description

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

Documents and evidence

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  • Council planning fileThe application file 2560505 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

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.

Site starts

Commencement notices for this permission

  1. 2 Jan 2026Work started · New 2 storey dwelling

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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