Blakestown

15 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Blakestown, from 35 m² to 299,386 m² (29.94 ha, 73.98 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• C6Industry and Warehousing (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
  Leixlip LAP 2020-2023, Kildare · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Leixlip LAP 2020-2023, Kildare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 27 Mar 2026Conditional

  a minor extension to the existing FAB34 manufacturing building (as permitted under Kildare County Council Reg. Ref. 19/91 and AN Coimisiún Pleanála Ref. PL09.30467), the addition of a vehicular bridge, modifications to existing internal road layout all to the south west of the Intel site and 2no. entrance signs at the existing south west entrances to the Intel Leixlip campus from the R148. The proposed minor modifications and reconfigurations comprise: (1) Extension and alterations to the permitted FAB34 Manufacturing Building. This will result in a single storey elevated extension to the existing building, approximately 141 square metres and approximately 25.7 metres in height, to the loading dock area to the south west of the existing FAB34 Manufacturing building on the west side of the Intel site. (2) The addition of a new vehicular bridge, approximately 236 square metres, connecting the new loading dock to the grade-level road to the south of the FAB34 manufacturing building. (3) Addition of ancillary truck turning area, approximately 1,830 square metres, at the connection point of the new proposed vehicular bridge. (4) Modifications to permitted landscaping layout, site lighting and drainage system. (5) The addition of 2no. monument type entrance signs, approximately 1.6 metres high and 2.5 metres wide at the 2no. south west entrances to the Intel site off the R148. This application consists of a variation to a previously permitted development for an activity for which a licence under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 (as amended by the Protection of the Environment Act, 2003) is required. This is a site to which the Chemicals Act (Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 209 of 2015) applies

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660319

• 27 Jan 2026N/a

  a 10-year approval for development at this site consisting of up to approximately 15.05 kilometres (km) of 38 kilovolts (kV) underground cable (UGC) and all associated site and development works at various locations in County Kildare with a total site area of c. 16.13ha. The proposed development crosses the townlands of Cullaghreeva, Confey, Newtown, Leixlip, Kellystown, Sion, Ravensdale, Blakestown, Collinstown, Greenfield, Dowdstown and Railpark. The proposed development consists of the following elements: Installation of 3no. new 38 kV underground cable routes, or cable route sections, and all associated site and development works within the administrative area of Kildare County Council (KCC) as outlined below and illustrated on the maps herein: The proposed Coolmine cable route section in KCC (shown in purple) is approximately 1 km in length crossing the townlands of Cullaghreeva and Confey from east to west. The proposed Leixlip cable route section in KCC (shown in blue) is approximately 11.51 km in length crossing the townlands of Newtown, Confey, Leixlip, Kellystown, Sion, Ravensdale, Blakestown and Collinstown from east to west. There are two Protected Structures located within the application area of the Leixlip cable route, Deey Bridge and Lock (RPS B06-14) and Sandford Bridge (RPS B06-16). The proposed Moneycooley cable route is wholly within KCC (shown in orange) and is approximately 2.54 km in length crossing the townlands of Greenfield, Dowdstown and Railpark from south to north. The primary purpose of the proposed underground cables is to provide electrical power to the Dart+ West Railway project as granted under the DART+ West Railway Order (ACP Ref. 314232). The proposed underground cable routes will incorporate the following elements: - Communication links and fibre optic cables between all substations in the same trench as the UGC; Joint bays and communication chambers along the UGC alignment; Temporary construction laydown and work areas with ancillary staff facilities and parking, temporary access tracks, passing bays and water and utility crossings; - All associated and ancillary above and below ground site development works, including works comprising or relating to permanent and temporary construction and roadworks and excavation (including HDD) and vegetation clearance. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the Application

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660074

• 16 Jan 2026N/a

  a 10-year approval for development at this site consisting of up to approximately 15.05 kilometres (km) of 38 kilovolts (kV) underground cable (UGC) and all associated site and development works at various locations in County Kildare with a total site area of c. 16.13ha. The proposed development crosses the townlands of Cullaghreeva, Confey, Newtown, Leixlip, Kellystown, Sion, Ravensdale, Blakestown, Collinstown, Greenfield, Dowdstown and Railpark. The proposed development consists of the following elements: Installation of 3no. new 38 kV underground cable routes, or cable route sections, and all associated site and development works within the administrative area of Kildare County Council (KCC) as outlined below and illustrated on the maps herein: The proposed Coolmine cable route section in KCC is approximately 1 km in length crossing the townlands of Cullaghreeva and Confey from east to west. - The proposed Leixlip cable route section in KCC is approximately 11.51 km in length crossing the townlands of Newtown, Confey, Leixlip, Kellystown, Sion, Ravensdale, Blakestown and Collinstown from east to west. - The proposed Moneycooley cable route is wholly within KCC and is approximately 2.54 km in length crossing the townlands of Greenfield, Dowdstown and Railpark from south to north. The primary purpose of the proposed underground cables is to provide electrical power to the Dart+ West Railway project as granted under the DART+ West Railway Order (ACP Ref. 314232). The proposed underground cable routes will incorporate the following elements: • Communication links and fibre optic cables between all substations in the same trench as the UGC; • Joint bays and communication chambers along the UGC alignment; • Temporary construction laydown and work areas with ancillary staff facilities and parking, temporary access tracks, passing bays and water and utility crossings; • All associated and ancillary above and below ground site development works, including works comprising or relating to permanent and temporary construction and roadworks and excavation (including HDD) and vegetation clearance Refer to the enclosed site and newspaper notices for a full description of development.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660044

• 9 Mar 2023Conditional

  additions, alterations and modification to existing/permitted industrial facilities. The proposed development comprises of the following: 1. An extension to plant and equipment associated with FAB 34 located on an existing/permitted concrete slab to the rear of FAB 34. The development also comprises a modification to the proposed Boiler and Chiller Building to facilitate this development reducing its enclosed area from 22,188 square metres to 19,208 square metres. 2. The proposed equipment comprises 9 no. holding and treatment tanks located in a sealed reinforced concrete bund sized 542 square metres approximately together with associated pumps, pipe bridges and equipment. The tanks vary in height from 5 metres to 9 metres approximately. 3. The permitted (ABP Ref. Pl. 09.304672-19 / KCC Reg. Ref. 1991) two storey Boiler and Chiller Building is reduced by 2,980 square metres approximately, including modifications to the existing elevations, relocated escape stairs and miscellaneous layout modifications. The height of the modified facility will match the existing building height at 24.5 metres. 4. The works also include modifications to site works, underground utilities, roof mounted equipment and site lighting and a louvred screen wall approximately 85 metres in length, as an extension to the existing 8.5-metre-high elevational screen located on top of the Boundary wall to the rear of the Boiler and Chiller Building. 5. Erection of 2 no. ground level, illuminated monument signs at the main east and west vehicular entrances to the site from the R148. Both signs are 1.5 metres high and 2.4 metres wide approximately. 6. Illumination (internally) of 1 no. replacement building sign to the south elevation of the IR6 Building. The sign is 1.4 metres high and 3.3 metres wide approximately and is mounted so that the top of the sign is approximately 0.5 metres below for the parapet level of IR6. This application consists of a variation to a previously permitted development for an activity for which a licence under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 )as amended by the Protection of the Environment Act, 2003) is required. This is a site to which the Chemicals Act (Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 209 of 2015) applies

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23227

• 31 Mar 2020Conditional

  minor modifications to the previously permitted applications An Bord Pleanála Ref. PL09.304672 (Kildare County Council Ref. 19/91) and An Bord Pleanála Ref. PL09.248582 (Kildare County Council Ref. 16/1229). The proposed minor modifications and reconfigurations comprise: (1) Alterations and reconfigurations to roof-mounted service ducting to the permitted Manufacturing Buildings. This will result in an overall elevation height increase ranging between 3 to 6 metres, with an overall maximum increase of 3 metres, including structural framing and fixings. (2) The addition of a steel framed service platform to allow access to 2no. previously permitted flue stacks to the roof of the Waste Water Treatment Building, approximately 6.6 metres wide, 11.5 metres long and approximately 8.6 metres in height from finished roof level. The application also includes a proposed alteration to the existing Silane Pad, to replace exiting pad-mounted gas cylinders with removeable gas trailer. This application consists of a variation to a previously permitted development for an activity for which a license under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 (as amended by the Protection of the Environment Act, 2003) is required. This is a site to which the Chemicals Act (Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 209 of 2015) applies

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 20333

• 23 Sept 2019Conditional

  (1) Mound The substantial removal of an existing man made earth and stone mound sized approximately 300 metres x 150 metres and up to approximately 18 metres high and approximately 380,000 metres cubed located directly North of Fab 10 and Fab 14. (2) Yard The construction of a yard area housing site supporting functions, utilities and buildings sized 300 metres x 150 metres approximately on the site of the removed mound area, as further described hereunder. (i) Waste Water A waste water tank sized 51 metres by 33 metres and 12 metres high and a yard housing tanks and equipment. (ii) Balance Tank A site waste water (below grade) balance tank sized 35 metres x 25 metres. (iii) Air Separation Unit An Air Separation Unit (ASU) compound and associated 4 no. towers 43 metres high, cooling towers, associated equipment and a single storey compressor building sized 450 square metres and circa 25 metres high, and 2 no. single storey Electrical buildings sized 120 square metres gross and 7 metres high. (iv) Electrical Buildings 4 no. Electrical buildings, all elevated single storey buildings with a gross area of 648 square metres and 6 metres high. (v) Storage Tanks A yard area housing bulk storage tanks for liquid oxygen, waste solvent storage and hydrogen and their associated tanker unloading. (vi) Waste Water Holding Tanks A series of modular waste water holding tanks and associated equipment located in yards with connecting pipebridges. The proposed tanks range from 5 metres high to 20 metres high. (vii) Tanker and Truck Staging Yards A tanker and truck holding and staging yard sized circa 80 x 40 metres located to the North of the proposed development. (3)Site Works The proposed development includes linking pipe-bridges to the Fab 10, Fab 14 and Fab 24 support buildings, site development works and a surface water attenuation tank, site utilities, site lighting, separation walls, roads, landscaping and all associated site works. This application consists of a variation to a previously permitted development for an activity for which a licence under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 (as amended by the Protection of the Environment Act 2003) is required. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompany this application. This is a site to which the Chemicals Act (Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 209 of 2015) applies. Revised by SFI

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 191054

• 8 Jul 2019Conditional

  STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (ABP Decision) 220 kV Gas Insulated Switchgear substation, 2 no. 220 kV underground circuits forming a loop-in/loop-out to the existing Maynooth-Woodland 220 kV Overhead Line and 6 no. 220 kV underground circuits and associated low voltage and communication underground cabling connecting the proposed substation with electricity transformers within the Intel Ireland Facility, and all associated and ancillary site development works.

  N/a · Kildare County Council, 19304862

• 1 Feb 2019Conditional

  an extended and revised manufacturing facility (granted under An Bord Pleanála Ref. PL09.248582; Kildare County Council Ref. 16/1229) including reconfigured and extended support buildings, water tanks and yards to provide for additional manufacturing capacity. The development will consist of buildings, site infrastructure and ancillary works, for the manufacture of integrated circuits. A 10 year planning permission is requested. The proposed development comprises: (1) Manufacturing Building Extension to the previously permitted manufacturing building, over four levels (parapet height of 31sqm). The manufacturing extension to the permitted building will have a floor area of circa 109,745sqm.This will include support areas and roof mounted stacks and equipment, ranging in height from 6m to 25m above parapet together with its associated 4 level link building sized 8,160sqm and circa 31m high located to the east of the permitted manufacturing building with minor elevational alterations to the previously permitted manufacturing building. (2) Manufacturing Utility Support Building(s) Revised design and configuration of previously permitted support buildings consisting of: i) A two level boiler and chiller building and associated roof mounted cooling towers, sized 22,188sqm and circa 24.5m high; (ii) A four level water treatment and compressor building, sized circa 11,992sqm and circa 27m high; (iii) A two level waste water treatment building, sized circa 4,974sqm and circa 17m high and a single storey analyser building sized 37sqm and circa 7m high, and its associated single storey electrical building sized 180sqm and circa 7m high; iv) A bulk gas and electrical yard with storage for gasses and liquids with roofed compounds sized 538sqm and circa 6m high and a single storey support building sized 73sqm and circa 6.5m high and an electrical yard housing transformers and 3 No. electrical building sized 446sqm in total and circa 7m high; v) A 4 level structure housing 40 No. emergency generators and their associated stacks circa 21m high and their 3 associated electrical buildings sized 200sqm gross and circa 4.5m high and their associated transformers. All the above buildings have roof mounted equipment and stacks ranging from circa 5m to 18m high. (3) Water Tanks, 8 No. water tanks 38m in diameter and circa 10m high, and a single storey pumphouse sized 840sqm and circa 5m high. (4) Site Works, Building Links and Yard Equipment Extension and revised

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 1991

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Rye Water Valley/Carton SAC 001398
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Rye Water Valley/Carton 001398
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Royal Canal 002103

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Blakestown.

Architectural heritage

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

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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2898 (ZIP).

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. 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 Blakestown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Blakestown

Area

833,336 m² (83.33 ha, 205.92 acres)

Civil parish

Laraghbryan, and its townlands

Barony

Salt North

Electoral division

Maynooth, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Maynooth electoral division: 18,729 people in 6,110 households; 65% of households own their home; 47% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carton Demesne, Collinstown, Kellystown, Kilmacredock Lower, Leixlip

Placenames

Blakestown 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.