# Newacre, Co. Carlow: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Painestown, barony of Carlow, Co. Carlow; in Irish An tAcra Nua.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 307,067 m² (30.71 ha, 75.88 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 6 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 5,706 m² (0.57 ha, 1.41 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 13 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Painestown, https://everytownland.com/carlow/parish/painestown.md
- Barony: Carlow
- Electoral division: Carlow Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 16,203 people lived in 5,763 households in the Carlow Rural electoral division. 59% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Carlow, https://everytownland.com/carlow.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/3210
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 10427
- Centre: latitude 52.877345, longitude -6.935566 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

6 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Newacre, from 380 m² to 251,547 m² (25.15 ha, 62.16 acres); 4 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 790748: 251,547 m² (25.15 ha, 62.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/790748.md
- Parcel 810385: 27,528 m² (2.75 ha, 6.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/810385.md
- Parcel 790750: 8,300 m² (0.83 ha, 2.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/790750.md
- Parcel 4829807: 3,112 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4829807.md
- Parcel 5056575: 424 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5056575.md
- Parcel 810384: 380 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/810384.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Newacre in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

13 applications, newest first.

- 7 Feb 2024, Carlow County Council 2460026: Conditional. Permission. development will consist of essential maintenance and repair works to the Barrow Navigation, in accordance with Waterways Ireland’s statutory remit, comprising the following: (i) Bank Revetment & Strengthening Works, (ii) Post-Flood Spot Dredging & Maintenance Dredging, (iii) Back-drain Maintenance, (iv) Small-scale Bank Repair Works, (v) Trackway Surface Upgrade Works, (vi) 10 no. Temporary Construction Compounds, (vii) Temporary mobile welfare units, and, (viii) All works ancillary and incidental to the maintenance and repair works referred to above. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the planning application and will be submitted with the planning application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460026/0
- 7 Feb 2024, Kildare County Council 2460093: Conditional. Permission. for essential maintenance and repair works to the Barrow Navigation, in accordance with Waterways Ireland’s statutory remit, comprising the following: (i) Bank Revetment & Strengthening Works, (ii) Post-Flood Spot Dredging & Maintenance Dredging, (iii) Back-drain Maintenance, (iv) Small-scale Bank Repair Works, (v) Temporary mobile welfare units, and, (vi) All works ancillary and incidental to the maintenance and repair works referred to above. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the planning application and will be submitted with the planning application. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of (i) Specialist Hydrological Review (HES Report) and Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) correspondence (ii) Addendum to Natura Impact Statement (NIS) (iii) Addendum to Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) (iv) Water Framework Directive Compliance Report (including Hydrological Assessment) (v) Updated Fisheries and Crayfish Report (including updated surveys) (vi) Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) (vii) Architectural Heritage Impact Assessment (AIA) (viii) Underwater Archaeology Impact Assessment (UAIA) (ix) Updated Outline Construction Environmental Management Plan (OCEMP). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460093/0
- 10 Mar 2023, Carlow County Council 2350: N/a. Permission. permission for development of a c.15.358 ha site at the Barrow Navigation. The development will consist of essential maintenance and repair works to the Barrow Navigation, in accordance with Waterways Ireland's statutory remit, comprising the following; (i) Bank Revetment & Strengthening Works (ii) Post- Flood Spot Dredging & Maintenance Dredging (iii) Back-Drain Maintenance (iv) Small-scale Bank Repair Works (v) Trackway Surface Maintenance Works and (vi) A new temporary haul road located at Bestfield and Borris. Bestfield access route is indicative with final route to be agreed with landowner. A 15m haul road approximately 4m wide will be constructed from the access trackway in the Borris Estate to the Barrow track way and (vii) all works ancillary and incidental to the maintenance and repair works referred to above. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of this Planning Application.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2350/0
- 19 Jul 2021, Carlow County Council 21277: Conditional. Permission. Permission to construct a stainless steel workshop separate from the existing workshops, all ancillary site works and services. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to Carlow County Council with the application.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/21277/0
- 30 Apr 2021, Carlow County Council 21161: N/a. Permission. Permission to construct a stainless steel workshop separate from the existing workshops, all ancillary site works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/21161/0
- 6 Jul 2020, Carlow County Council 20222: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct an extension to our workshop, and all ancillary site works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/20222/0
- 30 Jun 2020, Carlow County Council 20215: N/a. Permission. to construct an extension to our workshop, and all ancillary site works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/20215/0
- 14 Oct 2019, Carlow County Council 19408: Conditional. Permission. to construct a storage shed for private use, all ancillary site works and services.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/19408/0
- 28 Jun 2019, Carlow County Council 19260: Conditional. Permission. to erect a 2.4m high steel palisade security fence to the front of existing industrial premises, all ancillary site works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/19260/0
- 8 Feb 2019, Carlow County Council 1935: Conditional. Retention. Retention Planning Permission is sought to retain an agricultural field entrance as constructed and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/1935/0
- 29 Jun 2017, Carlow County Council 17207: Conditional. Permission. Planning permission is been sought to construct a canopy over the front entrance door and extend same over existing two number bay windows on the front elevation of existing dwelling. Retention permisison is also sought for a velux roof light on front elevation of existing dwelling.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/17207/0
- 9 Jun 2017, Carlow County Council 17188: N/a. Permission. Planning permission is been sought to construct a canopy over the front entrance door and extend same over existing two number bay windows on the front elevation of existing dwelling. Retention permission is also sought for a velux roof light on front elevation of existing dwelling. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/17188/0
- 27 Jan 2017, Carlow County Council 1718: Refused. Permission. development on the Barrow Navigation (The River Barrow) through the townlands of: NEWACRE, NEWGARDEN, BESTFIELD or DUNGANSTOWN, STRAWHALL, CARLOW, GRAIGUE, CLOGRENAN, KILLEESHAL, BALLINABRANNAGH, BALLYGOWAN, PART OF TOMARD UPPER (ED Rathornan), TOMARD UPPER (ED Rathornan), PART OF TOMARD LOWER (ED Clogrenan), RATHORNAN, RATHVINDEN, BALLYKNOCKAN (Idrone West By), LEIGHLINBRIDGE, RATHELLIN, DUNLECKNY, MONEYBEG, KILREE, SLIGUFF, KILGRANEY (Idrone East By), CLOMONEY (Idrone East By), BALLYELLIN and TOMDARRAGH, BALLYTEIGELEA (Idrone East By) , BORRIS, BALLYNAGRANE, COURNELLAN, BALLYKEENAN (St. Mullin's Lower By), HARRISTOWN, TINNAHINCH, KNOCKEEN, CARRIGLEAD, BAHANA, St. MULLIN'S The proposal consists of the development of a multi-use shared leisure route (Blueway), approximately 115 Kilometres (KM) in length, on the existing navigation towpath, which is a National Waymarked Way. This will include tailored surface finishes, information, directional and safety signage, and all other associated ancillary works. The route traverses parts of counties Kildare, Laois and Carlow. The route commences in Lowtown, County Kildare, passes through County Laois and finishes in St. Mullins, County Carlow. Approximately 52KM of the route is in County Carlow, 16KM in County Laois and 47 KM in County Kildare. The proposal will involve works to or within the curtilage of the following protected structures: An Environmental Impact Statement and Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the project and are submitted with the application.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/1718/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: River Barrow and River Nore SAC, site code 002162, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002162

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Newacre.

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Newacre.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Newacre, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2457, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2457.zip (ZIP).
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/carlow/newacre.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/carlow/newacre.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/carlow/newacre.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Newacre with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Carlow: https://everytownland.com/carlow.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Aghanure: https://everytownland.com/carlow/aghanure.md
- Jerusalem (Co. Kildare): https://everytownland.com/kildare/jerusalem.md
- Newgarden: https://everytownland.com/carlow/newgarden.md
- Shrule (Co. Laois): https://everytownland.com/laois/shrule.md

A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

- Page: https://everytownland.com/carlow/newacre
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