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Siteat Excellent Development Opportunity SITE AT MOONE CO. KILDARE FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY EXCELLENT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY (S.P.P.) APPROX. 2.62 HA (6.47 ACRE) SITE AT MOONE PLANNING The site was previously granted planning permission by An Bord Pleanala in 2006 for the construction of 57 no. houses, crèche, DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW a shop with hairdressing/beauty salon at first floor. Furthermore, an effluent treatment plant and compound located approx. 225 metres north along the road towards Timolin from the site was to be provided, together with new roads including Comprises an excellent an access road, a separate pedestrian access connection to the public road, site services and connections, boundary treatment development site in Moone, and landscaping. Co. Kildare This permission has since lapsed. Further details available on request. The site extends to approx. 2.62 ha (6.47 acre) and Zoning zoned residential The subject site is zoned Objective C - New Residential under the Kildare County The property is well located Development Plan 2017 - 2023 which aims in Dublin’s commuter belt ‘to protect, provide and improve residential amenities of existing residential areas’. approximately 45 mins from Dublin, 15 mins from Newbridge, 25 mins from Naas, 15 mins from Athy and close to the M9 motorway The current M7 Motorway upgrade, when complete, will reduce travel times to Dublin significantly // Zoning Map 90 89 CYCLE LANE 88 87 LOCATION The property is located in Moone, a village in south Co. Kildare. 86 It is located approximately 60km to the M50 Motorway in Dublin, 85 84 25km from Newbridge, 35km from Naas and 12km from Athy. The 83 01 02 Schedule of Accommodation 03 82 04 71 property benefits by being only 6km from the M9 motorway which The property previously had planning 81 70 05 06 69 80 07 68 provides good accessibility to all these locations. 08 67 66 permission for 57 residential CYCLE79 LANE 09 65 10 Detached 7 2 Bed Houses 7 78 64 11 63 12 77 The site itself is located on the Main Street of Moone just to the 62 13 Public Open Space 14 61 dwellings, a creche, 2 commercial 76 Semi-Detached 28 3 Bed Houses 22 15 60 59 north of the village. 75 16 17 58 24 23 22 18 57 74 21 Terrace 22 4 Bed Houses 20 units and an effluent treatment plant 19 56 55 20 73 54 72 53 5 Bed Houses 8 52 which was granted in 2006. 25 26 51 27 50 28 DESCRIPTION 29 49 30 Total Houses 57 31 48 32 33 34 35 47 36 The site comprises of a regular shaped site and is currently laid 46 37 38 39 45 40 41 in grass and in agricultural use at present. Access is currently 42 43 44 provided from the Main Street and provides frontage onto same of approx. 150m. The site has a slight gradient towards the west and extends to 2.62 ha (6.47 acre). // Previous Planning Permission Site Map M3 M2 M1 N3 DRUMCONDRA M4 N4 CELBRIDGE LUCAN DUBLIN DUBLIN BAY M50 CLONDALKIN DUNDRUM DUN LAOGHAIRE N7 N11 DALKEY SALLINS RATHCOOLE ROCKBROOK M50 NAAS BALLINAGEE N81 M7 BRAY NEWBRIDGE ENNISKERRY BLESSINGTON GREYSTONES N11 WICKLOW MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK M9 GRANABEG ROUNDWOOD DONARD GLENDALOUGH N78 M11 ATHY WICKLOW SITE AT BALTINGLASS MOONE // Location Map MACREDDIN REDCROSS VILLAGE FURTHER INFORMATION Method of Sale The subject property is being offered for sale by Private Treaty. Title The property is held by way of freehold title. Services Interested parties are advised to satisfy themselves on the availability and adequacy of all services. VAT Further details available on request. BER Details BER Exempt. // Site Boundaries for identification purposes only SELLING AGENT SOLICITOR Johnny Hanrahan Eva O’Brien +353 (0) 1 618 1433 045 432188 Savills [email protected] 33 Molesworth St Reidy Stafford Solicitors Dublin 2, D02 CP04 Anneliese Charlesworth Market Square +353 (0) 1 618 1375 Kilcullen PRSA Licence No. 002233 reidystafford.com [email protected] Co Kildare savills.ie.
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