Massive €70m housing development planned for this Kildare town
Permission has been sought to construct 315-unit Railpark East LRD in Railpark, Maynooth
A planning application for a massive €70m housing development in Maynooth has been applied for with Kildare County Council.
Maynooth Montane Limited applied for permission to construct Railpark East LRD (Large-scale Residential Development) on May 29 2026.
According to Construction Information Services (CIS), the seven-year planning permission application is with respect to lands known as “Railpark East”, in the townland of Railpark, Maynooth, Co Kildare, and involves the construction of 315 new homes.
CIS is now monitoring the local planning authority for a decision.
The application site is bounded by the Royal Canal to the north, the permitted Maynooth Eastern Ring Road (MERR) to the west, and the southern and eastern boundaries are bordered by agricultural lands.
The proposed development will consist of a residential and mixed-use development on a site of approximately 7.46 hectares.
A residential scheme of 315 units will be made up of: 54 1-bed units, 60 2-bed units, 133 3-bed units and 68 4-bed units, along with creche, retail unit and community facility.All apartment units will be provided with either balcony, terrace or private garden on all elevations.
A creche facility, community facility and retail unit will be located on the ground floor of block A.
The proposed development provides for four vehicular accesses from the permitted Maynooth Eastern Ring Road (MERR) and including new pedestrian/cyclist access points, associated internal roads, pedestrian and cycle infrastructure, set down areas, paths and access points provided up to the application site.
The proposal will also include 520 car parking spaces and 288 cycle parking spaces at surface level, public and communal open spaces, landscaping, boundary treatments, plant areas, green/blue roofs, waste management areas, and services provision (including four ESB substations) and all associated works required to enable this development including import, export and reuse of material to achieve appropriate site levels and connections to the Uisce Eireann networks.
A Natural Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development.The LRD application and the Natural Impact Statement (NIS) may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: https://www.railparkeastlrd.ie
The architect for the proposed development is McCrossan O'Rourke Manning Architects (MCORM)