Abbeyland

231 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Abbeyland, from 0 m² to 119,683 m² (11.97 ha, 29.57 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 23 Mar 2026Conditional

  a ground floor front extension which extends the front of the living room space beneath the existing roof overhang, ancillary internal alterations, alterations to front & side elevations and all associated site works.

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2660299

• 23 Oct 2025Conditional

  a first floor bedroom extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, plus all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 25166

• 13 Oct 2025N/a

  For a first floor bedroom extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, plus all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 25164

• 9 Jun 2025Conditional

  for a single storey extension (c.28.3m.Sq.) to the existing unit 9 (pharmacy) resulting in alterations to the south-west elevation at The Abbeylands Shopping Centre. Permission is also sought for a double height covered entrance area (c.65.2m.Sq.) with retractable roof and signage at the south-west entrance to the conference/function rooms along with all other associated site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560641

• 26 May 2025Conditional

  for change of use from residential to a respite facility for children and adults with an intellectual and physical disabilities, a single storey extension to the rear (15.82m2), altered window to first floor rear landing, to widen the front door, internal alterations and associated site works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2560561

• 14 May 2025N/a

  for change of use from residential to a respite facility for children and adults with an intellectual and physical disabilities, a single storey extension to the rear (15.82m2) including a ramp and to widen the front door as well as internal alterations

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2560497

• 23 Dec 2024Conditional

  for a single storey and covered open space flat roof extension to the rear and side of the existing dwelling house, including internal and external renovations/alterations all as shown on the submitted drawings, and all ancillary site works and services

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2461399

• 19 Dec 2024N/a

  for a single storey and covered open space flat roof extension to the rear and side of the existing dwelling house, including internal and external renovations/alterations all as shown on the submitted drawings, and all ancillary site works and services

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2461382

• 16 Dec 2024Conditional

  for retention of habitable first floor extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house. All ancillary works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 24385

• 29 Aug 2024Conditional

  for a ground floor & first floor front extension which extends the front of the ground floor living room space beneath the existing balcony and also extends the first floor front bedroom in to the first floor balcony (so incorporating external balcony space into internal habitable space) ancillary internal alterations, alterations to front & side elevations and all associated site works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2460853

• 2 Aug 2024Conditional

  for change of house type to that previously approved under planning permission ABP-314802-22 (22/889) on sites 57, 58 and 59 Hamilton Park Green from a terrace of two and three storey dwellings to a terrace of two-storey dwellings, relocation of dwellings on sites 49-56 Hamilton Park Green, relocation of roads and footpaths serving dwellings 49 to 59 Hamilton Park Green and all associated ancillary site-works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460755

• 1 Dec 2023Conditional

  a town park along with a new vehicular access off the R403 via a new roundabout junction, provision of a new traffic calming gateway along the R403 and a new 3m public footpath/cycle lane and lighting along the R403 to connect into the existing public footpath network in the town. The park will consist of: Footpaths/cycle lanes, Soft and hard landscaping, including new woodland planting and grass amphitheater, 3 no. constructed wetlands (including viewing platforms), Car and cycle parking, with new access road to same and pedestrian bridge access to the park, All associated site works including relocation of spoil material from the creation of the constructed wetlands onto agricultural lands at lands

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360433

• 11 Oct 2023Conditional

  habitable ground floor extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house, habitable ground floor extension to the front of existing dwelling house and habitable first floor extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 23941

• 10 Oct 2023Conditional

  change of use from retail to storage area (186 sqm) to the northwest side of the building. Amalgamation of retail units 3, 4 & 11 (332 sqm) into supermarket net floor area to accommodate (a) change of use from retail to retail with ancillary off licence at the northeast of the building, (b) change of use from retail use to staff ancillary use at the northeast of the building. Material alterations (68sqm) have been made to the existing building to accommodate a kitchen (northwest) and a store & office (northeast) and a fire escape corridor (southwest)

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2360288

• 30 Jun 2023Conditional

  habitable ground floor extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house, Retention of habitable ground floor extension to the front of the existing dwelling house, Retention of habitable first floor extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 23733

• 29 Jun 2023Conditional

  (to the north of Brooklands Housing Estate and to the west of the River Liffey). The development consist of: (i) construction of a residential development comprising a mix of house units, apartment and maisonette units providing for a total of 51 no. residential units including; (a) 35 no. house units (6 no. two bedroom terraced houses, 17 no. three-bedroom houses (1 no. detached three bedroom house, 4 no. semi detached three bedroom houses and 12 No. terraced three bedroom houses and 12 no. four bedroom semi-detached houses) ranging in height from 2-3 storeys; (b) 8 no. maisonettes units (4 no. two bedroom maisonette units and 4 no. 1 bedroom maisonette units) comprised within 2 no. 2-storey buildings; and (c) 1 no. three storey flat roof, apartment block comprising 8 no. two bedroom apartments. Private amenity space will be provided the proposed house units in the form of rear private gardens with the maisonette units being served by designated areas of private amenity space to the rear at ground floor level and the proposed apartment units being served by private balconies/terraces. (ii) provision of a creche (c.485.76sq.m) at ground floor level of the proposed apartment block with an associated outdoor space; (iii) provision of a total of 126 no. car parking spaces (inclusive of 2 no. accessible parking spaces), 70 no. of which will serve the proposed house units, 16 no. of which will serve the proposed maisonette units (inclusive of 4 no. visitor parking spaces) 14 no. of which will serve the proposed apartment units (inclusive of 2 no. visitor parking spaces) and 26 no. of which will serve the proposed creche facility; (iv) provision of a 8 no. sheltered bicycle parking stores to serve the proposed maisonette units located within the private amenity space associated with each unit, with 4 no. visitor bicycle parking spaces provided at surface level; (v) provision of a bicycle parking store comprising 32 no. cycle parking spaces to the south-west of the proposed apartment block at surface level; provision of new pedestrian, cyclist and vehicular infrastructure, accesses and connections throughout the site; (vi) construction of 1 no. vehicular access off the previously approved (Reg. Ref. 21/1400) access road to the west from Brooklands Estate and the construction of 1 no. vehicular access to the south off Brooklands Housing Estate (vii) construction of a linear/neighbourhood park adjacent to the River Liffey to the east. This application does not i

  Permission, 32 homes · Kildare County Council, 23728

• 3 Mar 2023Conditional

  development at lands located at Capdoo, Clane, Co. Kildare (to the north of Brooklands Housing Estate and to the east of the development site pertaining to Kildare County Council Reg. Ref. 21/1400). The development will consist of: (i) Construction of 39 no. residential units, including 18 no. 3-bedroom semi-detached units, 13 no. terraced units (5 No. 2-bedroom terraced units and 8 no. 3 bedroom terraced units) ranging in height from 2-3 storeys, and 8 no. maisonette units (4 no. 2-bedroom maisonette units and 4 no. 1-bedroom maisonette units) comprised within 2no. 2-storey buildings. Private amenity space will be provided to serve each dwelling in the form of rear private gardens with the maisonette units being served by designated areas of private amenity space to the rear at ground floor level; (ii) provision of a total of 78 no. car parking spaces, 62 no. of which will serve the proposed dwellings and 12 no. spaces serving the proposed maisonette units, 4 no. visitor parking spaces are also proposed; (iii) provision of 8 no. sheltered bicycle parking stores to serve the proposed maisonette units located within the private amenity space area associated with each unit with 4 no. visitor bicycle parking spaces provided at surface level; (iv) provision of new pedestrian, cyclist and vehicular infrastructure, accesses and connections throughout the site; (v) construction of 1 no. vehicular access off the previously approved (Reg. Ref. 21/1400) access road to the west from Brooklands Estate; and (vi) road upgrades at the Junction of Brooklands Estate and the R403 to provide for a left turning filter lane onto the R403 from Brooklands Estate as well as a pedestrian island at this junction; and (vii) landscaping, boundary treatments, public open space, foul and surface water drainage, bin storage, lighting, and all infrastructural works necessary to facilitate the development

  Permission, 31 homes · Kildare County Council, 23207

• 1 Mar 2023Conditional

  the construction of a single storey rear extension to existing end of terrace dormer house ,installation of new ground floor side window in existing house and all associated site works.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23188

• 27 Feb 2023N/a

  the construction of a single storey extension to the front of the existing dwelling along with all associated site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23173

• 21 Dec 2022N/a

  (i) construction of 39 no. residential units, including 18 no. 3-bedroom semi-detached units, 13 no. terraced units (5 no. 2-bedroom terraced units and 8 no. 3-bedroom terraced units), ranging in height from 2-3 storeys, and 8 no. maisonette units (4 no. 2-bedroom maisonette units and 4 no. 1-bedroom maisonette units) comprised within 2 no. 2-storey buildings. Private amenity space will be provided to serve each dwelling in the form of rear private gardens with the maisonette units being served by designated areas of private amenity space to the rear at ground floor level; (ii) provision of a total of 78 no. car parking spaces, 62 no. of which will serve the proposed dwellings and 12 no. spaces serving the proposed maisonette units, 4 no. visitor parking spaces are also proposed; (iii) provision of 8 no. sheltered bicycle parking stores to serve the proposed maisonette units located within the private amenity space area associated with each unit with 4 no. visitor bicycle parking spaces provided at surface level; (iv) provision of new pedestrian, cyclist and vehicular infrastructure, accesses and connections throughout the site; (v) construction of 1 no. vehicular access off the previously approved (Reg. Ref. 21/1400) access road to the west from Brooklands Estate; and (vi) road upgrades at the Junction of Brooklands Estate and the R403 to provide for a left turning filter lane onto the R403 from Brooklands Estate as well as a pedestrian island at this junction and (vii) landscaping, boundary treatments, public open space, foul and surface water drainage, bin storage, lighting, and all infrastructural works necessary to facilitate the development

  Permission, 31 homes · Kildare County Council, 221523

• 8 Nov 2022Conditional

  The proposed construction of a domestic garage to service existing dwelling and house, and all ancillary works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 221329

• 3 Nov 2022Conditional

  the change of use of the existing office space at first and second floor level granted planning permission under reg. ref. 04/966 and the existing first floor breakout rooms to 17 no. additional bedrooms comprising 7 no. hotel bedrooms, 4 no. hotel family rooms and 6 no. hotel bedroom suites, office and storage space along with the removal of the existing first floor toilet facilities for the extension of the existing food preparation area previously granted planning permission under reg. ref. 08/242. This site lies within the curtilage of a protected structure

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 221307

• 13 Oct 2022N/a

  The proposed construction of a domestic garage to service existing dwelling house and all ancillary works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 221220

• 21 Jul 2022Refused

  (i) construction of 59 no. residential units, including 24 no. three and four-bedroom semi-detached units, 31 no. two and three-bedroom terraces units, ranging in height from 2-3 storeys, and 4 no. two- bedroom maisonette units comprised within a 2-storey building. Private amenity space will be provided to serve each dwelling in the form of rear private gardens with the maisonette units being served by designated areas of private amenity space to the south and west of the proposed units at ground floor level; (ii) provision of a total of 117 no. car parking spaces, 110 no. of which will serve the proposed dwellings and 7 no. spaces serving the proposed maisonette units (including 1 no. visitor car parking space); (iii) provision of 4 no. sheltered bicycle parking stores to serve the proposed maisonette units located within the private amenity space area associated with each unit with 2 no. visitor bicycle parking spaces provided at surface level; (iv) provision of new pedestrian, cyclist and vehicular infrastructure, accesses and connections throughout the site. (v) construction of 1 no. vehicular access and 2 no. cycle and pedestrian access points to the site from Brooklands estate to the west. The application is accompanied by 2 no. site layout options, Option A and B. Option A provides for a new cycle and pedestrian access, road connection and vehicular access between the application site and the adjacent Alexandra Walk residential development to the south-east. Option B provides for the omission of the vehicle access point and the inclusion of a pedestrian and cycle access only between the proposed scheme and Alexandra Walk. The proposal also includes a road connection to lands to the north; and (vi) road upgrades at the Junction of Brooklands Estate and the R403 to provide for a left turning filter lane onto the R403 from Brooklands Estate as well as a pedestrian island at this junction; (vii) construction of a linear /neighbourhood park adjacent to the River Liffey; and (viii) landscaping, boundary treatments, foul and surface water drainage, bin storage, lighting, and all infrastructural works necessary to facilitate the development

  Permission, 55 homes · Kildare County Council, 22889

• 10 May 2022Conditional

  sought for a single-storey extension to the rear of the house, a two-storey extension also to the rear of the house and connected by a corridor, and all ancillary site works to include connections to mains services,

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 22539

The 25 most recent of 42 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Abbeyland.

Recorded monuments

• KD014-026005 Religious house - Franciscan friars
  Description

  Founded in 1258, probably by Gerald Fitzmaurice, Lord of Offaly, who is traditionally associated with the effigial fragment (KD014-026014-) in the chancel, although the foundation has also been attributed to the Sturton family, the patronage subsequently passing to the Ugayns and later the Rochefords. A general chapter was held here in 1345, and in 1433 an indulgence was granted as the friary was in need of repair: Conlan (1978, 82) suggests that the friary was substantially rebuilt after 1433. In 1540, the dissolution documents noted that the church, chancel and part of the dormitory had been destroyed and the material used to repair the King's Castle (KD005-015----) in Maynooth. (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 245). The remains comprise large portions of the ivy-clad N and S walls and the E gable wall of a nave and chancel structure (nave dims. L c. 26m E-W; Wth 8m. chancel dims. L c. 17m E-W; Wth 8m) of 13th century date, to which a S-aisle (int. dims. L 16.6m E-W; Wth 6.5m) was added in the 15th c. Constructed of roughly coursed limestone blocks without dressed quoins; traces of plaster survive on both the inner and outer wall faces. The E window (probably a series of lancets) is robbed out and the chancel is lit by one lancet in the N wall and four, with traces of a fifth, in the S wall. The inner face of the E gable wall is altered to accommodate a grotto and the altar area is paved and roofed in corrugated iron sheeting. A recess near the E end of the S wall is probably a sedilla. Both the W gable wall and S wall of the nave are levelled, the latter to accommodate the aisle, and the N wall is featureless apart from a round-arched recess. The S aisle is also poorly preserved; its E and W walls are reduced to foundation level, but the S wall contains two lancet windows and the E-splay of a third. (Bradley et al. 1986, vol. 2, 146-48) In 1999, archaeological test-trenching (Excavation Licence No. 99E0386:www.excavations.ie), informed by previous geophysical investigations of a rectangular area (dims. L 40m; Wth 40m) N of the graveyard (KD014-026011-), confirmed the presence and extent of subsurface wall-features and suggested they were associated with the upstanding remains of the friary. Additional walls were also discovered to the S and SW of the graveyard and a number of burials were found outside, to the N, S and W, of the graveyard boundary walls. A gravelled surface uncovered to the SW of the graveyard may be the remains of a road, identified previously in aerial photographs and several areas of burning were also found. A stone-built 'tunnel' with an arched roof, running SW from the SE corner of the graveyard was also discovered (dims. L 8.8m NE-SW; Wth 1.2m; H above fill on floor 0.85m). This structure had been truncated by a modern sewerage pipe, and while not representative of classic souterain construction methods, the excavator suggested it was possibly a passage leading to a souterrain chamber. Sherds of medieval pottery, fragments of roof tiles and fragments of decorated floor tiles, all of which are probably related to the friary, were also found. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD014-026010 Font
  Description

  Found in the wall of the church tower (KD014-026002-) in Clane village, but moved to the church of 'St Michael and All Angles', Millicent - see KD014-054----. (Bradley et al. 1986, vol. 2, 145) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD014-026012 Graveyard
  Description

  An almost square area (dims. L c. 60m N-S; Wth c. 60m E-W) located between the Early Christian monastic foundation of 'Cluain Damh' (KD014-026017-) c. 160m to the NNW and a motte (KD014-026004-) c. 180m to the SSW and containing 'Clane Abbey' (KD014-026005-), a 13th century Franciscan Friary. Burials are concentrated to the S of the friary ruins. In 1999, archaeological test-trenching (Excavation Licence No. 99E0386: www.excavations.ie), informed by previous geophysical investigations of a rectangular area (dims. L 40m; Wth 40m) N of the graveyard (KD014-026011-), confirmed the presence and extent of subsurface wall-features and suggested they were associated with the upstanding remains of the friary. Additional walls were also discovered to the S and SW of the graveyard and a number of burials were found outside, to the N, S and W, of the graveyard boundary walls. A gravelled surface, uncovered to the SW of the graveyard, may be the remains of a road (or street?), identified previously from aerial photographs. A stone-built 'tunnel' with an arched roof, running SW from the SE corner of the graveyard was also discovered (dims. L 8.8m NE-SW; Wth 1.2m; H above fill on floor 0.85m). This structure had been truncated by a modern sewerage pipe, and while not representative of classic souterrain construction methods, the excavator suggested it was possibly a passage leading to a souterrain chamber. Sherds of medieval pottery, fragments of roof tiles and fragments of decorated floor tiles, all of which were probably related to the friary, were also found. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD014-026014 Tomb - effigial
  Description

  Lying on the ground against the N wall of the chancel of the friary church (KD014-026005-). A carved limestone fragment depicting a torso, but the upper chest and legs are missing. Traditionally identified with Gerald Fitzmaurice, Lord of Offaly, who is reputed to have founded the friary and who died in 1287. (Bradley et al. 1986, vol. 2, 148) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

Architectural heritage

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

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0.

No address of the register names Abbeyland with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Abbeyland

Area

279,113 m² (27.91 ha, 68.97 acres)

Civil parish

Clane, and its townlands

Barony

Clane

Electoral division

Clane, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Clane electoral division: 8,927 people in 3,078 households; 72% of households own their home; 48% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Blackhall, Capdoo, Carrigeen, Clane, Moat Commons, Rathmore

Placenames

Abbeyland on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. 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.