Barrogstown
Barrogstown is a townland in the civil parish of Laraghbryan, barony of Salt North, Co. Kildare. Its name in Irish is Baile Bharróg.
- Area
- 67.2 ha
- 166 acres
- Land parcels
- 79
- registered freehold, median 1,993 m²
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 21
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
79 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Barrogstown, from 67 m² to 123,887 m² (12.39 ha, 30.61 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Barrogstown 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
28 Sept 2026N/a
PERMISSION FOR THE SUB-DIVISION OF EXISTING SITE TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DETACHED DORMER STYLE HOUSE WITH SINGLE STOREY ELEMENT, SINGLE STOREY DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE, UTILISATION OF PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED RECESSSED ENTRANCE FOR LAUREN O HAGAN (PLANNING REF 2560140) AS SHARED ENTRANCE, RELOCATION OF PREVIOSULY PERMITTED SECONDARY EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR LAUREN O HAGAN TO ACCOMMODATE THE DEVELOPMENT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS.
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2661068
24 Jun 2026N/a
Permission is sought by Ray Crofton Ltd. for the following: (1.) Construction of a single storey extension to the sides and rear of the existing showroom and service area to extend the existing service area and provide new valeting, servicing office space, canteen and new toilet facilities. (2.) The demolition of the existing single storey valeting shed to allow for the above extension. (3.) Two storey extension to each side of the existing showroom comprising additional showroom area , canteen and office spaces. (4.) The change of use of the existing 3 bedroom with study dormer bungalow to offices, conference room, canteen and storage spaces. (5.) The provision of additional car display and storage areas to the front and side of the existing dormer dwelling. (6.) The erection of new advertising on the roof of the new proposed extension facing the M4 motorway. (7.) The relocation of the existing pylon sign to the front of the existing showrooms and the rebranding of all existing onsite signage. (8.) The erection of new security entrance and exit gates along with new security boundary fencing involving the removal of the existing entrances, boundary wall and hedging to the front of the existing dwelling seeking a change of use. All the above along with all other associated landscaping and ancillary site development works on their lands at Ballygoran, Celbridge Road, Maynooth, Co. Kildare.
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660690
1 May 2026Conditional
Retention permission for change of use from approved detached garage to gamesroom /playroom, conversion of attic space to home office, existing detached domestic workshop/storage steel structure to the rear of the existing and all associated site works.
Retention · Kildare County Council, 2660481
30 Sept 2025N/a
for 1) Retention of an existing single storey extension to an existing dwelling 2) a domestic single storey extension to an existing dwelling
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2561104
30 Sept 2025Conditional
for 1) Retention of an existing single storey extension to an existing dwelling 2) a domestic single storey extension to an existing dwelling
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561108
18 Aug 2025Refused
for the sub-division of existing family site for the construction of a single storey bungalow, single storey detached domestic garage, utilisation of family entrance, secondary effluent treatment system and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2560935
14 Feb 2025Conditional
for the construction of a detached dormer style house with single storey element, single storey detached domestic garage, recessed entrance, secondary effluent treatment system and all associated site works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of relocation of proposed entrance, amendments to the proposed house type and relocation of secondary effluent treatment system and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2560140
11 Feb 2025N/a
for the construction of a detached dormer style house with single storey element, single storey detached domestic garage, recessed entrance, secondary effluent treatment system and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2560114
15 Aug 2022Conditional
Development consists of retention of: (1) Change of use of existing single storey detached domestic garage for use as home office and gym with elevation and floor plan alterations; (2) Retention of single storey extension constructed to side of existing single storey detached domestic garage and all ancillary site works
Retention · Kildare County Council, 221000
16 May 2022N/a
(1) to change of use of existing single storey domestic garage for use as home office and gym with elevation and floor plan alterations (2) to construct single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling garage and all ancillary site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 22566
14 Apr 2022N/a
(1) to change of use of existing single storey domestic garage for use as home office and gym with elevation and floor plan alterations (2) to construct single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling and all ancillary site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 22440
5 Aug 2021N/a
a detached 4 No. bedroom dormer style dwelling and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 211122
30 Oct 2019Conditional
internal and external alterations to existing bungalow type dwelling, for the construction of a new dormer style extension to the south and western elevations of existing dwelling, the construction of a detached domestic garage and all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 191213
20 Nov 2018N/a
(a) Erection of single storey type house within a family cluster. (b) Installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment system with percolation area. (c) Upgrading of existing entrance to a recessed vehicular entrance onto the pubic road with access roadway and all associated site development works.
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 181395
20 Nov 2018N/a
(a) Erection of single storey type house within a family cluster, (b) installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment system with percolation area, (c) upgrading of existing entrance to a recessed vehicular entrance onto the public road with access roadway and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 181396
3 Aug 2018Conditional
(1) Construction of single storey extension to rear with flat roof detail and 1 No. roof light. (2) Removal of existing hipped roof structure and construction of new pitched roof with gable walls to allow for 2 No. dormers to the front and rear roof facade increasing the overall height of the property by approximately 800mm. (3) Alterations to existing front and side elevations. (4) Demolition of existing store. (5) Internal modifications and all ancillary works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 18945
20 Dec 2017Conditional
conversion of the attic to habitable space as bedrooms/ensuite with dormer windows to front and rear and with new stairs from hall and retention planning permission is sought for a) the bungalow in its as constructed orientation b) the garage and store as constructed and c) lifting of condition 4 of the original grant of planning permission ref 1008/90 to facilitate development of the remainder of the lands in compliance with Rural Housing Policy (Local Needs). Revised by significant further information consisting of; 1. Upgrade of existing wastewater treatment system 2. Withdrawal of Part C of the original application (removal of Condition 4 of planning permission 1008/90 to facilitate development of the remaining lands) 3. Alteration to entrance in compliance with Kildare Co Council drawing E3639-1
Permission, 3 homes · Kildare County Council, 171449
13 Dec 2017Refused
(a) Erection of single storey type house; (b) Garage/fuel store for domestic use; (c) Installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment system with percolation area; (d) Recessed vehicular entrance onto the public road with access roadway and all associated site development works
Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 171413
6 Jun 2017Refused
(a) erection of 1 no. two storey type house for Deirdre Ward and erection of 1 no. single storey type house with attic storage for Feargal Ward within a family cluster type development, (b) garage / fuel store for domestic use on each site, (c) installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment system with percolation area on each site, (d) recessed vehicular entrance onto the public road with access roadway and all associated site development works
Permission, 4 homes · Kildare County Council, 17656
19 May 2017Refused
a two storey detached dwelling (260sqm) and associated site works. The proposed dwelling consists of living room / kitchen / sitting room, second sitting room, toilet and utility to ground floor with five bedrooms, bathroom and 2 en-suites to the first floor together with ancillary accommodation. Development is to include new vehicular entrance, driveway, effluent treatment systems and associated works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 17569
15 May 2017N/a
a two storey detached dwelling (260sqm) and associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 17547
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Barrogstown.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Barrogstown.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Barrogstown.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Barrogstown, 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 low.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2898 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Barrogstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.
The townland
- Name
- Barrogstown · Baile Bharróg
- Area
- 671,895 m² (67.19 ha, 166.03 acres)
- Civil parish
- Laraghbryan, and its townlands
- Barony
- Salt North
- Electoral division
- Maynooth, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 18,729 people lived in 6,110 households in the Maynooth electoral division. 65% of households owned their home. 47% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballygoran, Barrogstown East, Barrogstown West, Kilmacredock Lower, Kilmacredock Upper, Moortown
- Placenames
- Barrogstown 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.