Ardrass Upper

18 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ardrass Upper, from 18 m² to 331,349 m² (33.13 ha, 81.88 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 17 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ardrass Upper 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.

• 15 Dec 2025N/a

  relocate existing vehicular access and for the removal of existing trees and hedging to provide improved sightlines together with 1.8 meter high boundary wall set back from road edge together with associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561419

• 2 Dec 2025N/a

  • Construction of two new sheds and yards for the storage of waste materials; • Construction of a workshop shed to support maintenance and operations; • Provision of a welfare facility including a canteen, toilet and office building, along with the installation of a septic tank and percolation area; • Provision of a Security Kiosk at the site entrance; Other onsite facilities includes: o Wheelwash area; o Weighbridge, Inspection and quarantine area; o Proposed Storage yard; and o Fencing, lighting, upgrade of existing access roadway and hardcore area, drainage, pipework including gully’s, sediment traps and hydrocarbon interceptor and all other ancillary works. o Trimming of hedgerows and the removal of c. 55metres of hedgerow along the eastern side of the road to the north of the site entrance and replacement with new hedgerow or timber fencing to provide adequate sightline. The principal activities associated with the proposed development are;• Change of use of the existing agricultural shed into a waste processing building; • An annual intake of up to 25,000 tonnes of Construction & Demolition (C&D), Green and inert waste; Processing of C&D, Green and inert wastes including: o Crushing and recycling of concrete and bricks into secondary aggregates; o Screening and cleaning of soil & stones for reuse; o Separation of Metals & Woods for reuse or recycling; and o shredding and storage for composting of green waste for reuse and recycling. Part of the operational phase of the proposed project includes the reuse of the processed C&D, green and inert wastes which will be hauled off site by HGV to their destination. The proposed development includes activities that will require a Waste Facility Permit from the Local Authority under the Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) Regulations 2007 (as amended)

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561361

• 23 Oct 2025N/a

  • Construction of two new sheds and yards for the storage of waste materials; • Construction of a workshop shed to support maintenance and operations; • Provision of a welfare facility including a canteen, toilet and office building, along with the installation of a septic tank and percolation area; • Provision of a Security Kiosk at the site entrance; • Other onsite facilities includes: Wheelwash area; Weighbridge, Inspection and quarantine area; Proposed Storage yard; and Fencing, lighting, upgrade of existing access roadway and hardcore area, drainage, pipework including gully’s, sediment traps and hydrocarbon interceptor and all other ancillary works. Trimming of hedgerows and the removal of c. 55metres of hedgerow along the eastern side of the road to the north of the site entrance and replacement with new hedgerow or timber fencing to provide adequate sightline. The principal activities associated with the proposed development are; Change of use of the existing agricultural shed into a waste processing building; An annual intake of up to 25,000 tonnes of Construction & Demolition (C&D), Green and inert waste; Processing of C&D, Green and inert wastes including: Crushing and recycling of concrete and bricks into secondary aggregates; Screening and cleaning of soil & stones for reuse; Separation of Metals & Woods for reuse or recycling; and Shredding and storage for composting of green waste for reuse and recycling. Part of the operational phase of the proposed project includes the reuse of the processed C&D, green and inert wastes which will be hauled off site by HGV to their destination. The proposed development includes activities that will require a Waste Facility Permit from the Local Authority under the Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) Regulations 2007 (as amended)

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561206

• 16 Oct 2025N/a

  to relocate existing vehicular access and for the removal of existing trees and hedging to provide improved sightlines together with 1.8 meter high boundary wall set back from road edge together with associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561177

• 28 Aug 2019Conditional

  (1) Construction of 1 no. two–storey five-bedroom farmhouse (including farm / home office) with adjoining single storey garage connected via single–storey bootroom to be served by 1 no. new vehicular access from Lovers Lane / Ardrass Road, proprietary wastewater treatment system / percolation area and private bored well ( potable water supply): (2) construction of farmyard complex with associated farm access roads to serve overall livestock farm of 62.33 hectares (154 acres) comprising; (a) 1 no. cubicle shed with loose bedding area for the housing of cattle, storage area and underground effluent tanks with solar panels provided on the southern roof elevation of the building; and (b) 1 no. concrete apron incorporating 2 no. silage pits; (3) construction of 1 no. 16m wind turbine; and (4) all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development include SuDS water drainage, landscaping and boundary works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 19971

• 8 Jan 2019Conditional

  (i) Construction of a milking parlour with associated dairy and livestock handling facilities to include underground slatted tank, silage pit and concrete lagoon; (ii) Erection of external milk tank, meal bins and water storage tank; (iii) Construction of a new private well; (iv) Widening of existing vehicular entrance via Ardrass Road; and, (v) All ancillary works, including site clearance works, necessary to facilitate the proposed development. Revised by Significant Further Information consisting of; (i) construction of milking parlour (676sqm) with associated livestock wintering facility (1,909sqm), handling facilities, underground slatted tank, silage pit and concrete lagoon; (ii) erection of external milk tank, meal bins and water storage tank; (iii) construction of a new private well; (iv) construction of an internal access road; and (v) all ancillary works, including site clearance works necessary to facilitate the proposed development. The site is located at Ardrass Upper & Killadoon and within the curtilage of Killadoon House, stone walls and Demesne, which are protected structures (RPS Ref: BH11-07). No works are proposed that would directly affect these structures. Revised redline site boundary to include for use of an existing vehicular entrance onto the R403 at Killadoon with provision of internal gravel laneway to access the proposed development (the proposed laneway and entrance onto Ardrass Road no longer forms part of the proposal).

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 198

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 Ardrass Upper.

Recorded monuments

• KD010-024 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Although not recorded on the 1st ed. (1838) of the OS 6-inch map the well is mentioned by name in the OSL (Herity 2002, 14), and in the 1870's, according to Shearman (1874-5, 306), was 'still frequented by pilgrims who hang up votive offerings of rags on an ancient thorn which overhangs the well'. Jackson (1979-80, 159) records that it was associated with cures for sore eyes and a place of pilgrimage on St Patrick's Day. The well lies in a small thicket on the S-roadside at the N-foot of St Patrick's Hill (OD 308 feet). The area is flooded, possibly by the spring well itself, but a square area (dims. L 2m; Wth 2m) defined by ivy-covered drystone walls, open to the S, is visible under the water's surface and a large flag/lintel along the S may be part of a roof structure. The possible holy tree mentioned above by Shearman is designated KD010-024001-. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD010-024001 Ritual site - holy tree/bush
  Description

  Shearman (1874-5, 306), records that a holy well (KD010-024----) was 'still frequented by pilgrims who hang up votive offerings of rags on an ancient thorn which overhangs the well'. The well lies in a small thicket on the S-roadside at the N-foot of St Patrick's Hill (OD 308 feet). None of the bushes/trees in the vicinity appear to carry votive offerings. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD010-025 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On level pasture at the S-foot of St Patrick's Hill (OD 308 feet). A very poorly preserved circular area (diam. c. 38m) is defined by an inner earthen bank (Wth 4m; int H 0.8m; ext H 1.1m) and outer fosse (Wth 0.7m; D 0.4m) SE-W, and by a low scarp (H 0.4m) NE-SE. A later earthen field bank bisects the interior ESE-WNW, off which a second field bank runs perpendicularly NNE across the interior, while a third field bank runs SSW off the ringfort's bank at S. The interior contains a cattle-crush to S of centre. 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 Ardrass Upper.

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

At the centre of the townland of Ardrass Upper, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2868 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

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

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

Name

Ardrass Upper

Area

1,255,538 m² (125.55 ha, 310.25 acres)

Civil parish

Killadoon, and its townlands

Barony

Salt North

Electoral division

Celbridge, the unit of the census

Census 2022

16,066 people lived in 5,350 households in the Celbridge electoral division. 79% of households owned their home. 21% of homes were built since 2001. 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardrass Lower, Barberstown, Barberstown Lower, Castledillon Lower, Castledillon Upper, Friarstown, Killadoon, Lodgepark, Straffan

Placenames

Ardrass Upper 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.