Main Street South Side from Rye Bridge to Mill Lane

P Encourage the owner of the dwelling, no. 72, to paint the pebbledashed street façade of the property. See ‘Guidelines on the Use of Colour in Leixlip’ The hedge adjacent to the bridge requires maintainence.as people are forced to walk on the roadway when passing.

P The building formerly O’Reilly Timmins
Solicitors, no. 70, is currently vacant. Encourage the owner to actively seek to let or occupy the building. Encourage the owner to paint the street façade and shopfront of the residential property. See ‘Guidelines on
the Use of Colour in Leixlip’.

P Residence at no. 68 is well maintained. Encourage the owner to continue to maintain the property and if repainting to consult the ‘Guidelines on the Use of Colour in Leixlip’.

P French Estates and John Pauls Mens and Boys Wear, nos. 62, 64, 66, have recently been refurbished, re-painted and a new shopfront has been constructed. The building
is well maintained. The owners should be encouraged to consult the ‘Guidelines on the Use of Colour in Leixlip’ when re-painting.

P The signage and shopfront detailing of Rooney Gallagher Insurances, no. 60, should be re-designed/ painted in a manner sympathetic to the character of the Main
Street. This building is now vacant and the owner should be encouraged to actively seek to let or occupy the building.

P Metal gates between Rooney Gallagher
Insurances and adjoining residence at no. 58 should be painted or replaced with a timber sheeted gate or other appropriate finish.

P Encourage the owners of the Leixlip Shopping Mall, nos. 50, 52, 54, to remove/replace or relocate the roller shutters behind the glass to improve the appearance of the streetscape when the units are closed.

P Encourage the owner of no. 46, formerly Hynes Hardware, to actively seek to let or occupy the premises. Encourage the owners to consult the ‘Guidelines on the Use of Colour in Leixlip’ when re-painting the building. Examine the possibility of re-designing the shopfront and stone-clad area beneath the windows to enhance the
appearance.

P Examine the possibility of replacing the lettering on the Credit Union, no. 44, with an alternative design or shopfront in a manner in keeping with the character of the Main Street.

P The Middle Shop public house, no. 42, is well maintained with a traditional style shopfront.

P The Mall was originally a terrace of eight two-storey dwellings, some of which are now used commercially. Each dwelling has four bays with timber up-down sash windows, with each door placed closest to the end of the terrace. The terrace is symmetrical with an
archway at each end. The terrace would have been finished with a rendered sand-cement /lime plaster.

P The windows have been changed to top-hung outward opening in a number of cases. The owners of The Mall should be encouraged to agree to a homogeneous window treatment and external appearance. The preferred treatment would be up-down timber sash windows and a rendered sand-cement plaster
finish. It should be noted that these buildings are protected structures and are of considerable importance to the streetscape. Any changes to the elevational treatment would require planning permission.

The treatment of the garden areas in front of the Mall should be carefully considered. Incentives could be introduced to encourage the owners to provide the same boundary and surface treatment externally. Parking
should be eliminated or controlled to enhance the overall appearance.

P The residence at no. 14 is a three-bayed
symmetrical building with up-down sash windows, with the door and porch centrally placed. The residence is in very good condition and well maintained and has a
positive impact on the Main Street.

P The Three Sisters public house (formerly The Captains Inn), nos. 38 and 40, has been partly demolished and reconstructed. The building is constructed with up-down sash windows and traditional style timber shopfront detailing. The building makes a positive impact on the streetscape and is well maintained. The electrical cabling on the retained section of the building should be
removed or tidied up to make it less obtrusive.

P Encourage the owner of Paddy Power bookmakers, no. 36, to remove the roller shutters and to re-design the shopfront to enhance the streetscape.

P Encourage the owners of Alvitos Restaurant, no. 34, to repair the guttering, trim lead flashing and improve finish over rainwater pipes; when re-painting to consult
the ‘Guidelines on the Use of Colour in Leixlip’; and to remove the large temporary sign from the façade.

P There are backlit illuminated wall-mounted
advertising signs and utility boxes on the gable elevation of Des Kellys Carpets, no. 32. As a result the elevation appears very cluttered.

K There are also telephone kiosks and a litter bin which add to the clutter on the corner of Main Street and Captains Hill.

P The “Des Kelly” painted sign is not in keeping with traditional shopfronts. The owner should be encouraged to replace the sign with a shopfront in keeping with the materials and scale of a traditional
townscape.

The elevation and façade of Des Kelly Carpets should be repainted, see ‘Guidelines on the use of colour in Leixlip’.

P Encourage the owner of Joe’s Jewellers, no. 30, to replace or relocate the roller shutters behind the glass. The u.P.V.C. door should be replaced with a door in a suitable style or material.

P The stonework of Leahy Auctioneers, no. 28, is presented in an attractive manner and the building is well maintained.

The shopfront, however, is not in keeping with traditional shopfront designs. The owner should be encouraged to re-design the shopfront in a manner sympathetic with the
streetscape.

P The residence at no. 26 is well maintained. The cables along the eaves line should be removed .There are up-down timber sash windows to the first floor and to one room of the ground floor. The u.P.V.C. window to the
ground floor is not in keeping with the character of the dwelling and the owner should be encouraged to replace it with a more appropriate window.

P The residence at no. 24 is well maintained. The windows have been replaced at some stage with timber top-hung windows. Encourage the owner to replace the windows with up-down sash windows

K The excessive number of parking signs detract from the elevation. Kildare County Council should be encouraged to rationalise the parking signage.

P Nos. 16 and 18,Watkins Tile Centre and Hardware, are well maintained and have traditional shopfronts. The building contributes in a positive manner to the
streetscape. The cables under the eaves should be removed.

P The gateway and the entrance to the apartment to the rear breaks the streetline. The expansive area of tarmac car park to the rear is visible from the street. The owners should be encouraged to provide planting which will ‘soften’ the appearance of the car parking and will also provide a more attractive view from within the apartments.

P There is a large break in the streetline between no. 14 and no. 12, Liffey Blinds. There are entrance gates by the side of both properties which lead to the rear of the
building. The industrial sheds behind the buildings are visible with the backdrop of the trees to the rear. The owners of both properties should be encouraged to replace the existing gates with gates that match in height, scale and material. Timber with a metal frame, or wrought iron may be appropriate in the context of the Main Street.

P The Liffey Blinds signage is quite large and not in a traditional style or proportion. The owner should be encouraged to replace the sign with a shopfront appropriate to the Main Street.

P The residence at no. 10 is in very good condition and well maintained with up-down sash windows. The cables should be removed from the parapet line.

P The first floor windows of no. 8 have been
replaced with u.P.V.C. The owner should be encouraged to change to a more suitable alternative. The cabling should be removed from the parapet line. The Classic Combination Mini-mart sign on no. 6 is not of traditional style or material. The owner should be encouraged to replace the sign with a shopfront appropriate to the Main Street.

P The plaster finish of Ivy House, no. 4, is
inconsistent and uneven. The owner should be advised to provide a painted finish. The pilasters are incongruous with the character of the building and the streetscape and
should be reconsidered. The building has up-down sash windows which are in need of maintainance. The owner should be encouraged to repair, rather than replace, these windows as they add to the character of the building.

P The elevational treatment of the E.S.B. shop, no. 2, while it has been upgraded in the recent past, is still of poor quality. This building occupies a very prominent location as it is on an axis with the main road into Leixlip. The elevational treatment of this entire building should be re-designed. This location would be ideal for a building with a public or civic use. The width and alignment of the road at this junction may also provide an opportunity to incorporate a sculptural element, which could act as a focal point to the entrance of the town.