Therapeutic farm seeks permission to open facility in Kildare

A therapeutic farm is seeking planning permission from Kildare County Council to build a new facility in Straffan. 

Kyrie Therapeutic Farm CLG is seeking planning permission for the project, which will house 40 people at the former Portree Stables in Boston, Straffan.

The proposal, which has been described as a therapeutic farm, includes a new two storey communal building, eight single storey residential buildings, a reception building and also a shop with a café.

The therapeutic farm will provide therapeutic services with the farm as an essential element of the overall programme of healing and recovery.

The application proposes the demolition of an existing farm building on site and other structures.

The new build elements will comprise: a new two storey communal building centrally within the farm comprising of kitchen/dining, office, therapy, meeting, yoga and meditation and various other rooms.

Also planned are eight single storey residential buildings to provide accommodation for up to 40 guests and a single-storey reception building

A single storey shop/café building is also in the plans.

The proposed buildings will be clad in vertical timber cladding.

Some 41 car parking spaces are proposed for the therapeutic farm use and 20 car parking spaces for the shop/café.

The plans include landscaping including the provision of a lake for irrigation and ecology, internal farm tracks and roads, fencing and planting.