Bluebell

16 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bluebell, from 188 m² to 123,882 m² (12.39 ha, 30.61 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 23 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential / Infill (Existing residential)
  Naas Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027, Kildare · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Naas Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027, Kildare · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Open Space and Amenity (Active open space)
  Naas Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027, 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 Jan 2026Conditional

  construction of Kitchen and bedroom extension with new slated hipped roofs to rear of existing single-story residence, addition of flat porch roof with raised entrance platform and 3. No. roof lights to front elevation; modification of window openings to the front and rear elevations and removal of splayed corners to eastern front elevation, addition of new window opening to Eastern elevation, and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660021

• 27 Aug 2024Conditional

  for (a) Single Storey extension to side and rear of existing cottage (b) New window to replace front door in existing cottage (c) Internal modification, changes to existing windows and associated works to existing cottage (d) Upgraded effluent treatment plant (e) All associated site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460837

• 22 May 2023Conditional

  the construction of a new 27.6mt. sq. single storey sun-room extension to the rear of existing 210mt. sq. two-storey detached house

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23544

• 27 May 2022Conditional

  for development at Bluebell Farmhouse, Kilcullen Rd, Naas, Co. Kildare. The development consists of: works being carried out at Bluebell Farmhouse, Kilcullen Road (a protected structure RPS Ref. NS19-115). The construction of a single storey extension to Bluebell Farmhouse which shall comprise of the following works; 1. The demolition of an existing, non-original single storey extension to the north east side of Bluebell Farmhouse (34m2) 2. The construction of a single storey extension (150m2) on the north east comprising of living/kitchen/dining room. 3. Connection to existing services and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 22633

• 1 Dec 2021Refused

  works being carried out in the curtilage of protect structure, (Bluebell Farmhouse, Kilcullen Road, RPS REF. NS19-115). The construction of a single storey extension to Bluebell Farmhouse which shall comprise of the following works: 1. The demolition of an existing single storey extension to the north east side of Bluebell Farmhouse (34m2) 2. The construction of a single storey extension (177.4m2) on the north east comprising of living room, kitchen/dining room, pantry & W.C. 3. A north west facing patio. 4. Connection to existing services and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 211690

• 24 Nov 2021N/a

  development consisting of: works being carried out in the curtilage of Protected Structure (Bluebell Farmhouse, Kilcullen Road, RPS. Ref. NS19-115). The construction of a single storey extension to Bluebell Farmhouse which shall comprise of the following works: (1) The demolition of an existing single storey extension to the north east side of Bluebell Farmhouse (34m²). (2) The construction of a single storey extension (177.4m²) on the north east comprising of living room, kitchen/dining room, pantry and w.c. (3) A north west facing patio. (4) Connection to existing services and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 211654

• 15 Aug 2019Conditional

  land reclamation works, the provision of a temporary haul road and all associated and ancillary site development works over an area of approximately 1.9 ha. Land reclamation works will consist of the importation and distribution of inert soil (approximately 16,000 m3 / 24,000 tonnes) over an area of 1.7 ha for the purpose of improvement of land for agricultural use. The maximum increase in ground level on the proposed reclamation area is approximately 1.2 m. The proposed temporary haul road will facilitate the importation of inert soil to the site from the residential development permitted under An Bord Pleanála Reg. Ref. 303023-18 currently under construction to the north-east of the reclamation area. The haul road will cross Rathasker Road utilising existing access points to the lands on the eastern and western sides of the road

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 19925

• 10 Jul 2019Conditional

  to alter the existing J125 - Blessington 38kV line at Bluebell, Kilcullen Road, Naas. The proposed alteration will be carried out over the Townland of Bluebell and will involve undergrounding sections of the above mentioned overhead 38kV line to facilitate the development of a previously permitted housing development. The proposed alteration will comprise of one (1) lattice steel tower, of maximum height 12 metres. The existing overhead line consists of three overhead steel reinforced aluminium conductors. Six (6) existing wooden pole sets and three (3) lattice steel angle towers and the associated overhead wires will be removed as part of the alteration

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 19784

• 16 Nov 2018Conditional

  STRATEGIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT (ABP Decision) 125 no. new residential units, comprising the following: 4 no. one bed, two storey, maisonette type units, ranging in size from 52sqm to 62sqm gross floor area (Type A1 & A2); 6 no. three bed, single storey, dormer type units, ranging in size from 110.5sqm to 105.4sqm GFA (Type B1 & B1A); 44 no. two bed, two storey, terrace units, 86.2sqm GFA each (Type B2 & B3); 18 no. three bed, two storey, semi-detached units, ranging in size from 112.2sqm to 114.2sqm GFA (Type C1 & C2); 22 no. four bed, two storey, semi-detached units, ranging in size from 132.4sqm to 143.6sqm GFA (Type D1 & D2 & D3); 3 no. four bed, two storey, detached units, 143.6sqm GFA (Type D4); a four storey apartment block containing 8 no. one bed apartment units of 52sqm GFA each, and 20 no. two bed apartment units ranging in size from 67sqm to 76.2sqm GFA. A total of 251 no. car parking spaces, including 228 no. spaces serving the residential units and 23 no. visitor spaces are dispersed throughout the scheme. The proposed development includes all ancillary and associated site and infrastructural works, including an extension of the access road permitted under KCC Reg Ref 15/848 (ABP Reg Ref PL09.246859) to provide pedestrian / cycle and vehicular access to the application site from the R448 Kilcullen Road

  Permission, 97 homes · Kildare County Council, 18303023

• 2 Jun 2017Conditional

  the construction of a porch to the front, the provision of rooflights on the south facing side roof, minor changes to the window and side door on the south elevation and minor internal alterations, all to the existing single storey detached dwelling

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 17645

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 Bluebell.

Recorded monuments

• KD024-060 Enclosure
  Description

  Cropmark of enclosure (approx. diam. 43m NW-SE x 41m NE-SW) with possible annexe and/or field system to NE visible on Google earth aerial imagery. The cropmark is bisected by a sand gallop for horses running in a NW-SE direction. See attached image taken from Google Earth aerial photographs taken 28/06/2018. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details kindly provided by Faith Bailey. Date of upload: 13 November 2018

Architectural heritage

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

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 Bluebell, 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 low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2764 (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 Bluebell with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Bluebell

Area

541,047 m² (54.1 ha, 133.7 acres)

Civil parish

Naas, and its townlands

Barony

Naas North

Electoral division

Naas Urban, the unit of the census

Census 2022

26,306 people lived in 8,866 households in the Naas Urban electoral division. 71% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Broadfield, Jigginstown, Killashee, Naas East, Naas West, Rathasker

Placenames

Bluebell 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.