# Brownstown Upper, Co. Kildare: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Carn, barony of Offaly East, Co. Kildare; in Irish Baile an Bhrúnaigh Uachtarach. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 959,200 m² (95.92 ha, 237.02 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 30 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,847 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 13 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Carn, https://everytownland.com/kildare/parish/carn.md - Barony: Offaly East - Electoral division: Ballysax West, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,233 people lived in 415 households in the Ballysax West electoral division. 80% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Kildare, https://everytownland.com/kildare.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/25666 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 80238 - Centre: latitude 53.12669, longitude -6.85214 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 30 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Brownstown Upper, from 468 m² to 382,741 m² (38.27 ha, 94.58 acres); 28 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1013458: 382,741 m² (38.27 ha, 94.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1013458.md - Parcel 1058042: 155,842 m² (15.58 ha, 38.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1058042.md - Parcel 1013459: 148,322 m² (14.83 ha, 36.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1013459.md - Parcel 1075833: 141,135 m² (14.11 ha, 34.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1075833.md - Parcel 1013630: 27,474 m² (2.75 ha, 6.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1013630.md - Parcel 1059642: 23,982 m² (2.4 ha, 5.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1059642.md - Parcel 1084592: 16,472 m² (1.65 ha, 4.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1084592.md - Parcel 1059646: 10,373 m² (1.04 ha, 2.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1059646.md - Parcel 2440644: 8,446 m² (0.84 ha, 2.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2440644.md - Parcel 2532394: 5,221 m² (0.52 ha, 1.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2532394.md - Parcel 5384805: 3,641 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5384805.md - Parcel 1090784: 3,267 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1090784.md - Parcel 1054156: 3,259 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1054156.md - Parcel 1014207: 3,185 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1014207.md - Parcel 1090313: 2,932 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1090313.md - Parcel 1055580: 2,762 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1055580.md - Parcel 1072378: 2,578 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1072378.md - Parcel 1034773: 2,571 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1034773.md - Parcel 1018623: 2,196 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1018623.md - Parcel 2440632: 1,866 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2440632.md - Parcel 1070877: 1,716 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1070877.md - Parcel 1031551: 1,437 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1031551.md - Parcel 1038814: 1,378 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1038814.md - Parcel 2670332: 1,330 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2670332.md - Parcel 1044358: 1,147 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1044358.md - Parcel 2976055: 1,098 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2976055.md - Parcel 1089557: 1,004 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1089557.md - Parcel 1056585: 724 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1056585.md - Parcel 5907770: 635 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5907770.md - Parcel 5480991: 468 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5480991.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Brownstown Upper in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 13 applications, newest first. - 8 Jan 2026, Kildare County Council 2660014: Conditional. Permission. 1) The refurbishment, alteration and extension to the existing dwelling. 2) Construction of a new garage. 3) Closure of the existing second site entrance onto Suncroft Road. 4) All ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660014/0 - 7 Jan 2026, Kildare County Council 2660010: N/a. Permission. 1) The refurbishment, alteration and extension to the existing dwelling 2) Construction of a new garage 3) Closure of the existing entrance onto Suncroft Road 4) All ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660010/0 - 24 Oct 2025, Kildare County Council 2561215: Conditional. Permission. a two storey, dormer style, granny flat extension to the rear of our existing house, and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561215/0 - 31 Jul 2025, Kildare County Council 2560867: Refused. Permission, 1 home. for a two storey, two bedroom, dormer style dwelling, along with ancillary wastewater treatment system and percolation area, and all associated site works, on our site at Melrose House, Brownstown Upper, Curragh, Co. Kildare. R56 X902. This dwelling is to serve as accommodation for ourselves. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560867/0 - 26 May 2025, Kildare County Council 2560559: Refused. Permission, 1 home. for a two storey, two bedroom, dormer style dwelling, along with ancillary wastewater treatment system and percolation area, and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560559/0 - 16 May 2025, Kildare County Council 2560513: N/a. Permission, 1 home. for a two storey, two bedroom, dormer style dwelling, along with ancillary wastewater treatment system and percolation area, and all associated site works, on our site. This dwelling is to serve as accommodation for ourselves. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560513/0 - 29 Nov 2024, Kildare County Council 2461268: Refused. Permission, 1 home. for the demolition of the existing family dwelling (now derelict) and the construction of two no. replacement dwelling houses. House No. 1 will comprise of an L-shaped one and a half storey dwelling with a single storey section, with ancillary garage and alterations to the existing entrance onto Brownstown Manor, and all ancillary site works. House No. 2 will comprise of a T- shaped one and a half storey dwelling with a single storey section, with ancillary outbuilding and alterations to the existing entrance onto Suncroft Road, and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461268/0 - 29 Aug 2023, Kildare County Council 2360149: Conditional. Permission. reinstatement of existing building (former dwelling) to original use as dwelling on the grounds of the family landholding, comprising of extensions and alterations to provide kitchen/living/dining area, home office, bedroom, bathroom and utility, with access via existing entrance and driveway to applicant’s family dwelling, wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360149/0 - 27 Oct 2022, Kildare County Council 221276: Refused. Permission, 1 home. a) proposed new single storey dwelling, b) new double recessed vehicle entrance, c) treatment system & percolation area along with all associated site development and facililtating works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/221276/0 - 27 Jun 2022, Kildare County Council 22778: Refused. Permission, 1 home. a) proposed new single storey dwelling, b) new recessed vehicle entrance, c) treatment system & percolation area along with all associated site development and facilitating works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/22778/0 - 7 Sept 2021, Kildare County Council 211268: Refused. Permission. for reinstatement of existing out-building to original use as dwelling on the grounds of the family landholding, comprising of extensions and alterations to provide kitchen/living/dining area, home office, bedroom, bathroom and utility, with access via existing entrance and driveway to applicant's family dwelling, wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/211268/0 - 13 Jul 2020, Kildare County Council 20744: N/a. Permission. extension to existing dwelling including conversion of existing domestic out-building to provide c.80sq/m one-bedroom family flat comprising of living room, kitchen, home office, bathroom and bedroom and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20744/0 - 28 Nov 2017, Kildare County Council 171334: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (a) Demolition of existing flat roof single storey rear extension and detached stables building; (b) Construction of a new (106sqm) single storey extension to the rear of the existing (81sqm) single storey cottage with plan and elevational changes to the existing cottage; (c) Converting the existing 2 bedroom dwelling to a 4 bedroom dwelling; (d) The development shall provide for a new on-site effluent disposal system and surface water soakaway to meet current standards along with all associated site/drainage and landscaping works; (e) New vehicular entrance piers and splayed walls allowing for sufficient sight lines onto the public road. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/171334/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Brownstown Upper. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Brownstown Upper. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Brownstown Upper. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Brownstown Upper, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2571, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2571.zip (ZIP). - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/kildare/brownstown-upper.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kildare/brownstown-upper.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kildare/brownstown-upper.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Brownstown Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare: https://everytownland.com/kildare.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Brownstown Great: https://everytownland.com/kildare/brownstown-great.md - Brownstown Little: https://everytownland.com/kildare/brownstown-little.md - Brownstown Lower: https://everytownland.com/kildare/brownstown-lower.md - Carn: https://everytownland.com/kildare/carn.md - Churchland East: https://everytownland.com/kildare/churchland-east.md - Common North: https://everytownland.com/kildare/common-north.md - Maddenstown North: https://everytownland.com/kildare/maddenstown-north.md - Sheshoon: https://everytownland.com/kildare/sheshoon.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/kildare/brownstown-upper - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kildare/brownstown-upper