Allenwood Middle

218 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Allenwood Middle, from 1 m² to 394,873 m² (39.49 ha, 97.58 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 37 neighbouring parcels touch it.

• M2Village Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Allenwood, Kildare · 80 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2Existing Residential / Infill (Existing residential)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Allenwood, Kildare · 41 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Allenwood, Kildare · 22 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Open Space and Amenity (Active open space)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Allenwood, Kildare · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Allenwood, Kildare · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community and Education (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Allenwood, Kildare · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R3Serviced Sites (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Allenwood, Kildare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 13 Aug 2026N/a

  of planning ref no. 20/835 which consists of: (A) Construction of 10 no. one and a half storey detached 4-bedroom houses. (B) Installation of foul water pumping station to connect to manhole currently under construction as part of the adjoining approved residential development which connects to the public foul sewer under planning file ref 17/120. (C) New 6m wide access road and cycle path with 1m grass verge and 2m footpath to join with access road currently under construction as part of adjoining approved residential development under planning file ref 17/120. (D) Provision of landscaped public open spaces with cycle and pedestrian link to the south boundary for future connection to the Grand Canal towpath through future linear park and all associated site development works

  Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 2699

• 29 May 2026Conditional

  The development will consist of demolition of both existing boiler house buildings, the construction of a two storey extension to the front school building with a total floor area of 994.8 m2 comprising a 2 classroom SEN Unit, 3 no. en-suite classrooms, staff room, sanitary facilities, ancillary and service rooms, alterations to front school building to comprise the demolition an existing porch, the provision of a new roof light to existing kitchen, and other minor alterations to facilitate connection with proposed extension alterations to rear school building to comprise the amalgamation of two smaller classrooms to create one larger classroom, and the reconfiguration of an existing kitchen to be repurposed as a plant room including minor changes to the elevation, 5) alterations to outdoor play areas comprising the provision of Secure SEN Play Area and Sensory Garden, the removal of existing “Astroturf” play area and replacement with new “astroturf” play area to the north of the site, and provision of new hard surface play areas to the west and south of the rear building, provision of new internal road including the construction of a new vehicular entrance from the church grounds, and the provision of set down area and 6 no. parking spaces to serve the SEN Unit, provision of 24 no. covered bicycle parking spaces, provision of new LPG gas compound and Heat Pump compound, installation of solar panels to proposed extension roof, all associated drainage & site development works.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660567

• 11 Mar 2026N/a

  demolition of all existing structures on the site and the construction of a two storey Community Care Support & Training Facility. Also, associated works including the provision of a new public footpath to the front of the site, widening of the existing vehicular entrance, provision of a pedestrian entrance, provision of car parking, lighting, landscaping, boundary treatment and all associated infrastructure, site works and services. For clarity there is no residential care element proposed as part of the proposed development.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660266

• 5 Mar 2026N/a

  demolition of all existing structures on the site and the construction of a two storey Community Care Support & Training Facility. Also, associated works including the provision of a new public footpath to the front of the site, widening of the existing vehicular entrance, provision of a pedestrian entrance, provision of car parking, lighting, landscaping, boundary treatment and all associated infrastructure, site works and services. For clarity there is no residential care element proposed as part of the proposed development

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660245

• 16 Feb 2026Refused

  Extension of duration 20/644. Reconstruction and conversion of existing two span haybarn, the construction of link building joining it to existing bungalow, all to create 2 no two bedroom holiday apartments with new entrance to public road and all site works.

  Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 2623

• 19 Jan 2026N/a

  of 20/644 which consists of the reconstruction and conversion of existing two span haybarn, the construction of link building joining it to existing bungalow, all to create 2 No. two bedroom holiday apartments with new entrance to public road and all site works

  Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 268

• 12 Aug 2025Refused

  for the construction of an industrial type building for the secure storage of prefabricated modular building components and all associated site works at the existing storage facility granted permission under file ref number 21/1544

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560921

• 26 May 2025Conditional

  for (a) the omission of 37 no. two-storey houses on sites no. 41 - 77 granted under planning file ref. 19/394 and replaced with 40 no. houses consisting of 38 no. (three bedroom) semi-detached two-storey houses and 2 no. (three bedroom) detached two-storey houses and (b) the omission of 10 no. two-storey houses on site no. 98-107 granted under planning file ref. 18/1203 and replaced with 11 no. houses consisting of 10 no. (three bedroom) semi-detached two-storey houses and 1 no. (three bedroom) detached two-storey house. This results in an increase of 4 no. houses in this phase of the development

  Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 2597

• 26 May 2025Conditional

  for (a) extension to the existing funeral home, (b) to include storage space at first floor level, (c) to include office space, tea station, and wake room at ground floor level (d) one single commercial unit, 48m2 with external shop front signage, (e) foul and surface water connections to existing public mains, (f) provide designated parking within an existing car park at rear, accessed by an existing entrance and (g) all associated site works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of: (a) Retention of the existing funeral home. (b) Rear car parking arrangement

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560562

• 9 May 2025N/a

  Extension of Duration: 20/580 (a) the omission of 37 no. two-storey houses on sites no. 41 - 77 granted under planning file ref. 19/394 and replaced with 40 no. houses consisting of 38 no. (three bedroom) semi-detached two-storey houses and 2 no. (three bedroom) detached two-storey houses and (b) the omission of 10 no. two-storey houses on site no. 98-107 granted under planning file ref. 18/1203 and replaced with 11 no. houses consisting of 10 no. (three bedroom) semi-detached two-storey houses and 1 no. (three bedroom) detached two-storey house. This results in an increase of 4 no. houses in this phase of the development

  Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 2588

• 21 Feb 2024Conditional

  for to construct a new single-storey extension to the rear and side of the existing house, general internal alterations in the existing house, install a new garden shed in the rear garden and carry out all associated external site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460147

• 8 Nov 2023Conditional

  the construction of a rear extension to existing detached industrial building and all associated site works. Permission for THR decommissioning of existing connection to existing communal septic tank and provision of a new secondary effluent treatment system to replace existing connection to communal septic tank

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360364

• 6 Nov 2023N/a

  for the construction of a rear extension to existing detached industrial building and all associated site works. Permission for thr decommissioning of existing connection to existing communal septic tank and provision of a new secondary effluent treatment system to replace existing connection to communal septic tank

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360355

• 26 Oct 2023Conditional

  a private on-site package wastewater treatment system on the Allenwood Community Development Association CLG (ACDAL) site. The work includes the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant with primary and secondary treatment discharging to wetland ponds for tertiary treatment with passive discharge of the treated effluent through peat to ground. A new below ground foul pipe network and pumping station are also included.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23969

• 14 Sept 2023Conditional

  for the construction of a detached single storey domestic garage and all associate site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360211

• 27 Jul 2023Conditional

  (1) To retain garage conversion to kitchen with "A" roof over, (2) to retain domestic store, (3) to retain fuel store and garage, (4) to retain lean-to conservatory to rear of existing dwelling with all associated services and works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 23812

• 26 Apr 2023Conditional

  for the construction of a detached two storey house with single storey element, secondary effluent treatment system, utilisation of existing shared family entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 23436

• 14 Feb 2023N/a

  The construction of a rear extension to existing detached industrial building and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23128

• 27 Oct 2021Conditional

  the construction of a Storage Facility, for prefabricated modular buildings, a new road entrance and a perimeter fence

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 211544

• 6 Sept 2021Conditional

  for the extension of the opening hours of this existing coffee shop from 8.00am to 6pm (at present) to 8.00am to 10.00pm daily and its use as a combined café/restaurant serving both hot and cold food for consumption on the premises between these same hours, as well as a hot food home delivery service (also from 8.00 am to 10.00pm daily). Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of proposal now includes retention of the existing unauthorised extension to the rear of the development

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 211265

• 4 May 2021Conditional

  the demolition of existing 59 Sqm garage and construction of the single storey 67 Sqm domestic garage and all associated ancillar site development works to the rear of our existing detached dwelling

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 21602

• 9 Feb 2021Conditional

  construction of a two storey type dwelling, detached garage, utilisation of existing vehicular entrance, new entrance gate, connection to existing public sewer and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 21137

• 27 Jan 2021N/a

  construction of a two-storey type dwelling, detached garage, utilisation of existing vehicular entrance, new entrance gate, connection to existing public sewer and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2186

• 20 Jan 2021Refused

  amendments to boundary fencing treatment previously granted under file ref 17/120 - condition no. 4. The amendments consist of replacing the rear boundary and divisional block wall with a 1.8 metre-high precast concrete post and concrete panel fence

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2152

• 19 Nov 2020Conditional

  alterations to two storey creche facility previously approved under planning file ref. 08/1152 and extension in duration planning file ref. 19/721. The alterations include an increase in ground floor area of 34m² and an increase in first floor area of 70m², amendments to window sizes and locations to all elevations, an increase in the number of car parking spaces and all associated site development works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of revised application site boundary to accommodate additional creche parking provision

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 201395

The 25 most recent of 37 applications.

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

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Grand Canal 002104

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Allenwood Middle.

Architectural heritage

• Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, church/chapel, 1950–1955 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached fourteen-bay double-height Gothic-style Catholic church, dated 1952, with lancet-arch openings, three-bay single-storey flat-roofed sacristy projection to north-east, single-bay double-height advanced chancel to north and tripartite arrangement to entrance bay to south. Gable-ended (gable-fronted) roof with fibre-cement slate. Concrete ridge tiles. Concrete coping to gables. Finial to apex to south. Iron rainwater goods on eaves course. Flat-roofed to sacristy projection. Materials not discerned. Cement rendered walls. Unpainted. Shallow stepped buttresses to east and to west. Lancet window openings (five-light and paired over entrance to south in lancet relieving arches). Concrete sills. Fixed-pane stained glass windows. Square-headed door opening in tripartite arrangement with pointed-arch relieving arch over. Timber doors. Double-height interior. Flat plaster ceiling. Set back from road in own grounds. Tarmacadam carpark to site.

• Saint Mary's Girls' National School, school, 1955–1960 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached twelve-bay double-height national school, dated 1957, with single-bay single-storey flat-roofed recessed entrance bay to west gable end and twelve-bay single-storey flat-roofed parallel range along rear elevation to north. Extended, c.1990, comprising three-bay single-storey end bay to east. Gable-ended roof with fibre-cement slate. Concrete ridge tiles. Roughcast chimney stacks. Timber eaves. Iron rainwater goods. Flat-roofed to entrance bay and to 'corridor' parallel range to rear to north. Bitumen felt. Roughcast walls. Unpainted. Cut-stone date stone/plaque. Square-headed window openings. Concrete sills. Multi-pane timber casement windows. Square-headed door openings. Glazed timber panelled doors. Set back from road in own grounds. Tarmacadam forecourt (carpark) to front. Lawns to west.Detached eight-bay single-storey flat-roofed cast-concrete shelter, c.1960, to north with open colonnaded front. Flat-roofed. Concrete. No rainwater goods. Roughcast walls. Unpainted. Square-headed openings along front elevation forming colonnade with cast-concrete circular piers.

• Saint Mary's National School, school, 1925–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay double-height national school, dated 1929, originally on a H-shaped plan comprising single-bay double-height recessed entrance bay to centre with two-bay double-height gabled projecting flanking end bays. Extended, 1957, comprising eight-bay single-storey flat-roofed parallel range along rear elevation to north (forming recessed end bay to west). Extensively renovated, c.1990. Gable-ended (gable-fronted) roofs. Replacement fibre-cement slate, c.1990. Concrete ridge tiles. Red brick chimney stacks. Timber eaves and bargeboards. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Flat-roofed to parallel range to north. Bitumen felt. Nap rendered walls (roughcast to parallel range). Painted. Square-headed window openings. Concrete sills. Replacement multi-pane timber casement windows, c.1990. Square-headed door opening. Replacement glazed timber panelled door, c.1990. Set back from road in own grounds. Tarmacadam yard to site. Cast-concrete block boundary wall to circumference of site.

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).

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

Name

Allenwood Middle

Area

1,265,254 m² (126.53 ha, 312.65 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmeage, and its townlands

Barony

Connell

Electoral division

Kilmeage North, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Allenwood North, Allenwood South, Derrymullen

Placenames

Allenwood Middle on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.