Construction of 21 new dwellings proposed for this Kildare town
If approved, the units would be spread out across three separate apartment blocks
The construction of 21 brand-new dwellings has been proposed for one County Kildare town.
A planning permission application that is currently with Kildare County Council (KCC) shows that Glengolden Builders Limited intends to construct the units at a location on the Dublin Road in Monasterevin.
The description contained within the application notes that the 21 dwellings would be divided into three separate proposed apartment blocks.
Firstly, Block 1, would be a part-two, part-three storey building, containing twelve apartments and duplex apartment units, each of which would provide between two and three bedrooms (eight and four in total respectively).
Secondly, Block 2, would be a three-storey building which would contain six apartment units, each of which would provide one bedroom.
Thirdly, Block 3, would be a two-storey terrace building, which would contain three two-storey houses, each of which would provide three bedrooms.
Glengolden Builders Ltd is also seeking permission for the provision of: 29 car parking spaces (including two dedicated bays for disabled drivers); three bicycle ranks which can contain a total of 28 cycles; and 582 square metres of communal open space, together with internal roads, paths and refuse storage facilities, and landscaping.
In addition, the business’ application notes that it wants to close an existing vehicular access to the site and to create a new residential entrance off Dublin Road.
Lastly, Glengolden Builders Ltd is seeking permission for ‘all water, sewage and stormwater connections to the local networks’.
The date received is listed as June 30 last, while the submission-by and due dates are listed as August 3, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.
According to the business information website SoloCheck.ie, Glengolden Builders was established in November of 1999 and specialises in construction.
It has a registered address listed as Turnings, Straffan, County Kildare.
Glengolden Builders Ltd notably made headlines last year when it proposed the construction of a residential development at the site of a former garden centre in Kildare Town.