Calfstown

28 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Calfstown, from 190 m² to 569,793 m² (56.98 ha, 140.8 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Calfstown 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.

• 13 Oct 2025Conditional

  works to uprate the existing Rinawade – Dunfirth Tee – Kinnegad 110kV overhead line (OHL). Within County Kildare, the proposed development will take place within the following townlands: Confey, Parsonstown, Barnhall, Easton, Rinawade Upper, Rinawade Lower, Castletown, Oldcarton, Nicholastown, Killickaweeny, Cappagh, Newtown, Ballynakill, Ballyvoneen, Dysart, Dunfierth, Coolree, Kilmurry, Thomastown, Kilshanchoe, Clonagh, Cadamstown, Tanderagee, Calfstown, Ballinderry, Balrinnet, Kilglass, Nurney, Williamstown, Ballindoolin, Carrick, Grange East, Rahin. The Rinawade - Dunfirth Tee - Kinnegad 110 kV OHL circuit runs through County Meath, County Kildare and County Offaly. It is 54 km in length and travels from Kinnegad 110 kV substation in Killaskillen (County Meath) and traverses southeast where a short loop into Dunfirth 110 kV substation in Dunfirth (County Kildare) exists. The line then continues southeast where it terminates at Rinawade 110kV substation in Rinawade Lower (County Kildare). The OHL has a total of 249no. supporting structures. Within the functional area of Kildare County Council, there is 30.66 km of the existing OHL circuit, with 140 no. structures. Within the functional area of Meath County Council there is 23.16 km, with 107 no. structures, and within the functional area of Offaly County Council there is 0.42 km, with 2 no. structures. Separate planning applications will be lodged with Meath County Council and Offaly County Council. The proposed development within Co. Kildare will comprise: the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing OHL circuit conductor wires with a new higher capacity conductor between structure numbers 93 - 153, 224 - 226, and 240 - 247; the strengthening of tower foundations at 9no. locations; the strengthening of towers (i.e., member replacement) at 14no. locations; the painting of towers at 15no. locations; shear block remedial works of towers at 1no. location; the replacement of polesets at 43no. locations, with similar structures. There will be no change in height at 6no. poleset replacements. There will be height increases between 0.1m and 2.0m at 33no. poleset replacements. Poleset numbers 67, 72 and 132 will increase in height no greater than 3.0m, and poleset number 151 will increase in height no greater than 4.0m; the replumbing of polesets at 14no. locations; the replacement of insulating and ancillary hardware at all structures where conductor wires will be replaced; the replacement of stay wire/a

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561155

• 23 Mar 2023Conditional

  The development consists of retention of the as-built modifications to the new replacement dwelling and new garage designs further to a grant of permission, pl. Ref. No. 20/171. The modifications are mainly listed as follows: (a) Provisions of 5 No. high level "Velux" rooflights to the single storey rear element on the side elevation (south-east roof); (b) Additional small extension to the side elevation (south-east elevation); (c) Minor deviations from the permitted fenestration detailed on the plans; (d) Re-design of the garage but no increase in floor area; (e) Alterations to the roof profile of the single storey element to the rear, including height, location, and footprint of same; (f) Increase in floor area of dwelling by 59.5 sqm; (g) Minor internal general arrangement alterations to the ground floor and first floor of the dwelling to suit the above modifications. Location of dwelling and garage on site unchanged, all as per pl. Ref. 20/171

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 23288

• 3 Mar 2021Conditional

  new recessed vehicular entrance for agricultural use and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 21257

• 2 Feb 2021Conditional

  (a) Erection of a two storey type house; (b) Garage/fuel store for domestic use; (c) The installation of a septic tank with percolation area; and (d) New recessed vehicular entrance and access driveway and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 21110

• 4 Jan 2021Conditional

  the erection of a two-storey dwelling containing four bedrooms, a combined kitchen/dining area, a formal sitting room and home office, along with bathroom, utility, hallway and walk-in wardrobe rooms/area. The application also includes the creation of a new recessed vehicular access which is to be flanked by walls and served by a gate, the closure of an existing agricultural entrance which currently served this allotment, the installation of an O'Reilly Oakstown wastewater treatment system and polishing filter, two stormwater soakaways, a connection to a new water well and all site works including landscaping, revised by significant further information consisting of changes including the dwelling design that has changed from a two storey dwelling to a one storey dwelling and changes to the new recessed vehicular access which is to be flanked by timber fencing and not flanked by walls

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 211

• 18 Dec 2020N/a

  the erection of a two-storey dwelling containing four bedrooms, a combined kitchen/dining area, a formal sitting room and home office, along with bathroom, utility, hallway and walk-in wardrobe rooms/area. The application also includes the creation of a new recessed vehicular access which is to be flanked by walls and served by a gate, the closure of an existing agricultural entrance which currently served this allotment, the installation of an O'Reilly Oakstown wastewater treatment system and polishing filter, two stormwater soakaways, a connection to a new water well and all site works including landscaping

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 201563

• 25 Sept 2020N/a

  (a) Change of use of existing buildings from horticultural use to a materials recovery facility. The existing buildings consist of 2 No. industrial type, single span, metal clad buildings, and 1 No. blockwork type building. (b) Retention and completion of a 2m high, landscaped berm to boundary of entire yard area. (c) Planning permission for change of use 1 No. single storey building to office use. (d) Planning permission for a shed type, single span industrial, metal clad building, having a floor area of 434sqm. (e) Planning permission for a single span, metal clad, picking station, having a first-floor area of 88sqm, over the ground floor material storage bays of 160sqm. (f) Planning permission for the installation of a covered conveyor. (g) Planning permission for the extension of existing yard area. (h) Planning permission for the installation of 2 No. hydrocarbon interceptors. (i) Planning permission for the installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment plant with polishing filter percolation area, and (j) Planning permission for the upgrade of existing vehicular entrance and all associated site works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 201098

• 12 Aug 2020N/a

  (A) change of use of existing buildings from horticultural use to a materials recovery facility. Existing buildings consist of 1no. office type single storey building and 2no. industrial type, single span, metal clad buildings. (B) the construction of a shed type, single span industrial, metal clad building, having a floor area of 434 m², (C) the construction of a single span, metal clad, picking station, having a first floor area of 88m², over the ground floor material storage bays of 160 m² (D) the installation of a covered conveyor, (E) extension of existing yard area and installation of a 2m high, landscaped berm to boundary of entire yard area (F) installation of 2 no. hydrocarbon interceptors, (G) the installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment plant with polishing filter percolation area and (H) upgrade of existing vehicular entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 20896

• 24 Feb 2020Conditional

  demolition of existing stone house with permission for construction of a replacement two storey/one and half storey style detached house, single storey domestic garage, secondary effluent treatment system, recessed entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 20171

• 22 Feb 2019Refused

  for the construction of a two storey detached house, single storey domestic garage, secondary effluent treatment system, recessed entrance and all associated site works. Revised by further significant information consisting of; demolition of existing stone house with permission for construction of a replacement two storey detached house, single storey domestic garage, secondary effluent treatment system, recessed entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 19168

• 10 Apr 2017Refused

  construct a single storey dwelling & installation of a proprietary waste water treatment system and percolation area and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 17386

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 Calfstown.

Recorded monuments

• KD003-009 Enclosure
  Description

  Indicated on the 1st ed. (1838) of the OS 6-inch map as a very large D-shaped enclosure (est. diam. c. 170m ESE-WNW) with a straight SSW side (est. L c. 140m), but not recorded on the latest ed. (1911) of the map. In gently undulating pastureland. There was no visible surface trace of the monument in 1985 (SMR file). Visible as a possible cropmark on a recent aerial photograph (OSi Orthophoto 2005). 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 Calfstown.

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

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Calfstown.

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

Name

Calfstown · Baile an Chalbhaigh

Area

1,083,916 m² (108.39 ha, 267.84 acres)

Civil parish

Mylerstown, and its townlands

Barony

Carbury

Electoral division

Carbury, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Carbury electoral division: 2,345 people in 780 households; 77% of households own their home; 45% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinderry, Cadamstown, Knockcor, Mylerstown, Tanderagee

Placenames

Calfstown 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.