Planning application · Co. Kildare
The Keg Main Street, Newbridge, Co.Kildare
Granted 24 Aug 2026 (final grant issued 29 Sep 2026)
Key facts
- Planning application 2660159 at The Keg Main Street, Newbridge, Co.Kildare: Consist of the change of use of a rear ground floor welfare office…
- The applicant is Paul Mullen. The agent is Alison Clarke Care of Corgan.
- It was received by Kildare County Council on 18 Feb 2026.
- Status: Granted 24 Aug 2026 (final grant issued 29 Sep 2026).
- Permission was granted on 24 Aug 2026 and the final grant issued on 29 Sep 2026. No site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.
Source: the Kildare County Council planning register, checked 23 Oct 2026. Open the council's file
More planning applications in Newbridge · Planning applications in Co. Kildare
What and where
Consist of the change of use of a rear ground floor welfare office to…
consist of the change of use of a rear ground floor welfare office to guesthouse use; change of use of the existing public house at part ground floor and first floor to guesthouse use providing 25 no. guest bedrooms, reception area, coffee dock, linen store, storage and male and female sanitary facilities; change of use of existing vacant basement level to restaurant/bar including ancillary staff accommodation; provision of a traditional timber shopfront with associated external signage at ground floor level to Main Street; a proposed first floor extension to the rear of the existing building footprint; a new extension incorporating part green roof and part flat roof inclusive of photovoltaic panels; provision of an internal passenger lift serving basement, ground and first floor levels including new accommodation stair; upgrading of existing external doors and windows at ground and first floor level; alterations to existing external ramped and stepped approach; and alterations to existing foul and surface water drainage together with all associated site works.
- Location
- Newbridge, Co. Kildare Map
- Council
- Kildare County Council
- Planning reference
- 2660159
- Application type
- Permission
- Applicant
- Paul Mullen
- Agent
- Alison Clarke Care of Corgan
Numbers and dates
- Received
- 18 Feb 2026
- Decision to grant
- 24 Aug 2026
- Final grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Timeline
- Application received
- Further information requested
- Decision to grant
- Final grant issued
Site history
This site's history
-
Site start under planning reference 23/60351, about 20 m away: work started 11 Aug 2026.
Change of use of existing funeral home to residential use About 20 m away
Earlier records are the planning references this application names, records at the same address, and records within 50 m of the same map point. An address or a map point can cover more than one property, so check the council's file before relying on a match.
Outlook
What happens next
Work packages named so far
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file 2660159 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 23 Oct 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.
Explore the area