Major Liffeyside development

What is planned as a landmark development in 'downtown' Kilcullen is proposed in a planning application on behalf of Sir Anthony O'Reilly of Castlemartin.

The application by Arquette Limited involves two protected structures, Liffey Bank House and Liffey View House, and the grounds and outbuildings surrounding them.



In the plan, Liffey Bank House will be refurbished and its lower and ground floor levels will be converted to a restaurant as part of a 'Courtyard' development. One of its outbuildings will become a cafe with glass conservatory and store, while another will be converted to retail and commercial use.

A new four-storey building will comprise retail and commercial at lower and ground level and an apartment on the first floor. A new three-storey building fronting onto Main Street will have retail, commercial and office space.



Liffey View House will be refurbished and extended and is envisaged to become commercial and office in use.

To the north-west of the Courtyard, a new four-storey apartment building is proposed with 36 residential units, all but two of them in two-bedroom format.



There will be 109 car parking spaces along with 62 spaces for bicycles. Access to the development, which will also include a riverside walk, will be onto Main Street at the northern end of the site.

Brian Byrne.

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