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Large residential · Co. Kildare

Mariavilla, Maynooth, Co. Kildare

Archived record: last seen in the register on 20 Sep 2026

Archived record

This application has left our current planning lists, so this page is no longer updated. We last saw it in the council's register on 20 Sep 2026. The details below are as they were then. The council's register has the current status.

What and where

~384 homes

the construction of 384 no. residential units (190 no. houses, 112 no. apartments, 46 no. mews terrace units and 36 no. duplex units), a creche, c. 1.2 km greenway, open space and all associated site development works on a site of approximately 17.34 hectares as follows: A) 190 no. terraced, semi-detached houses comprising 160 no. 3-bedroom and 30 no. 4-bedroom houses (all 2-storey dwellings); B) 112 no. apartments, in 2 no. 5-storey apartment buildings consisting of 55 no. 1-bedroom and 57 no. 2-bedroom units (Block 1 – 29 no. 1 bed & 30 no. 2 bed; Block 2 – 26 no. 1 bed & 27 no. 2 bed) all with private open space in the form of balconies or terrace; C) 46 no. ‘back-to-back’ 2-storey, mews terrace units consisting of 30 no. 2-bedroom and 16 no. 3-bedroom units; D) 36 no. duplex units in 3 no. 3-storey blocks providing for 18 no. 2-bedroom and 18 no. 3-bedroom units; E) Provision of a creche of c.430 sq.m at ground floor level of apartment building no. 2 and associated outdoor open space of c.310 sq.m; F) Provision of c.8.44 hectares of public open space including c.6.76 hectares to provide for a c. 1.2km Greenway between Moyglare Hall Estate to Lyreen Close to the south along the Rye Water River and Lyreen River along with c.1.68 hectares of Public Open Space and c.0.41 hectares of Communal Open Space to provide for residents of the apartment, duplex and mews terrace units; G) Vehicular and pedestrian access will be from Lyreen Close, Lyreen Drive and Moyglare Ridge, (with pedestrian access only from Moyglare Green) to incorporate associated upgrades including along Lyreen Close, the provision of 586 no. car parking spaces, 477 no. bicycle parking space, 12 no. motorcycle parking spaces and all internal roads, footpaths, bin and bicycle stores and 4 no. single-storey ESB sub-stations; H) Provision of surface water attenuation measures, connection to water supply, provision of foul drainage infrastructure including (wastewater pumping station) to Uisce Eireann specifications and all ancillary site development, construction, and landscaping works including reprofiling of the site where required; all associated utilities (including undergrounding/rerouting of existing electrical lines, ESB kiosks, culvert, and public lighting; and, I) Primary construction access will be from Moyglare Hall Estate to include temporary haul road (and construction compound). An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepar

Location
Maynooth, Co. Kildare Map
Planning reference
2660951

Key facts

Homes
~384estimated from the application
Project type
Large residential
Received
21 Aug 2026

Outlook

What happens next

Work packages named so far

  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description
  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description
  • Crèche or childcare facilityNamed in the application description
  • LandscapingNamed 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 2660951 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
  • From the planning documentsRead from Arch. Design Statement_Part 2 in the council's file.
    Unit mix
    5 1 bed Apartment, 50 1 bed Universal Design Apartment, 30 2 bed Apartment, 27 2 bed Universal Design Apartment, 12 Duplex (ground floor mid terrace apartment), 6 Duplex (ground floor end terrace apartment), 12 Duplex (upper floor mid terrace), 6 Duplex (upper floor end terrace), 30 Mews Mid Terrace House, 9 Mews End Terrace House, 7 Mews End Terrace Side Entry House, 21 Semi-Detached House
    Applicant
    Cairn Homes Properties Ltd
    Scope
    Residential development of 384 units comprising apartments, duplexes, mews and houses with public realm, open space and parking at Rye Water Valley, Maynooth, Co. Kildare.
    Landscaping
    “retention and preservation of established hedgerows and trees”
    Open the planning document

How we know this

From the Kildare County Council planning register, as last seen on 20 Sep 2026. The council's own file is the official record. Facts from the planning documents were read from the documents in that file.

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