Celbridge Abbey

60 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Celbridge Abbey, from 4 m² to 81,662 m² (8.17 ha, 20.18 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 11 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 Celbridge Abbey 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.

• 18 May 2026Conditional

  the construction of a single storey extension to existing convenience shop, relocation of existing car wash and all associated works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660521

• 11 Jul 2024Conditional

  for two storey extension to the rear, dormer attic extension including modification of existing hip roof to form a side gable with ancillary site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460656

• 10 Jul 2024N/a

  Development will consist of two storey extension to the rear, dormer attic extension including modification of existing hip roof to form a side gable with ancillary site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460649

• 9 Jan 2024N/a

  the erection of a two storey extension to the rear

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 243

• 10 Oct 2023N/a

  for the erection of a two storey extension to the rear

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23937

• 14 Jun 2023Conditional

  the construction of a single storey flat roofed extension to the side and rear of existing detached dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23651

• 4 May 2022Conditional

  sought for frosted glass window at first floor level in side elevation of existing dwelling to serve new en-suite bathroom and the widening of the existing roadside entrance

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 22512

• 22 Feb 2022Conditional

  an attic conversion incorporating a dormer extension to rear (with two bedrooms and a bathroom), a Velux roof light to the front, the replacement of the existing hip roof with a gable roof with the roof height increased, a new window in the south gable wall and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 22184

• 24 Nov 2021Conditional

  (a) Planning retention permission is sought for a small low profile, single storey flat roofed extension to the rear of the existing dwelling to replace the previous poorly constructed glazed lean-to extension and planning permission is being sought for the construction of a new detached single storey low profile flat roofed occupational therapy and sensory room to the north of the existing rear garden together with all associated site and development works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 211659

• 26 Feb 2021Conditional

  a single storey extension to the side and rear of the existing property

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 21230

• 21 Nov 2019Conditional

  a single storey extension to rear and side for additional living space with extended hipped roof over and elevated ridge height to line with highest ridge height of existing house. A change in roof profile. A detached garage to side

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 191298

• 20 Jun 2018Conditional

  proposed amendments to approved access details seeking retention of the existing "exit only" arrangement (which was closed under condition no. 23 of Reg. Ref. 16/886), to enable continued separated access / egress at the site of existing petrol filling station, retail unit and ancillary facilities

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 18731

• 1 Jun 2018N/a

  proposed amendments to approved access details seeking reinstatement and continued use of existing "exit only" arrangements (closed under condition no. 23 of Reg. Ref. 16/886) to enable continued separate access/egress at side of existing petrol filling station, retail unit and ancillary facilities

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 18649

• 17 Jan 2018Conditional

  costruction of rear and side single storey extension with No. two roof-lights, side passage canopy, demolition and alteration of the internal space to accommodate the new layout at ground and first floor level, existing fenestration to be altered, connection to existing County Council soil and surface water and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 1847

• 21 Dec 2017Conditional

  modifications to include replacement of 2 No. roof lights with a dormer window to the rear (north west facing elevation) at second floor level to each of the 6 No. 5 bedroom previously approved houses (4 No. semi-detached and 2 No. detached) under application Reg. Ref. 17/0063. All with associated site development works

  Permission, 6 homes · Kildare County Council, 171468

• 21 Feb 2017Conditional

  of 8 No. flood lights, 10 metres in height, to the existing grass running track and 5 No. single storey site buildings, consisting of : Building A – 15sqm storage container storage container; Building B – 31.4sqm canteen.; Building C – 38.1sqm storage container; Building D – 10.6sqm toilet facilities; Building E – 24.5sqm dressing room and toilets. Full PLANNING PERMISSION is also sought for the erection of a new 270sqm single storey indoor training building, 10 No. new flood lights, 10 metres in height, to the existing running track and the relocation of existing site buildings, Building B – 31.4sqm canteen, and Building C – 38.1sqm storage container, Building D – 10.6sqm toilet facilities, and Building E – 24.5sqm dressing room and toilets, and the relocation of the boundary fence along the north east boundary, together with all associated drainage and site works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of revisions to the site layout and car parking layout to allay concerns of an objector to the planning application

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 17178

• 25 Jan 2017Conditional

  (a) Demolition of existing fire damaged house and stores; (b) Construction of 6 No. semi-detached four bedroom houses (with optional fifth bedroom at second floor); (c) 1 No. detached four bedroom house (with optional fifth bedroom at second floor); (d) Connection into existing foul sewer drainage and (e) Extension of existing estate road and all associated site development works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of reduction in house no.'s from 7 to 6 and revised layout. Increase in site area incorporated into house no. 6

  Permission, 11 homes · Kildare County Council, 1763

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 Celbridge Abbey.

Recorded monuments

• KD011-026 House - 17th century
  Description

  Included in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (www.buildingsofireland.ie) and described as being, 'of considerable significance to the architectural heritage of County Kildare. Built on the site of an earlier house dating to the late seventeenth century, and possibly incorporating fabric of that house, the building is of some archaeological importance.' (Killanin and Duignan 1967, 160; Bence-Jones 1978, 81) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD011-066 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  Situated on flat poorly drained grassland with ditch barrow (KD011-067) approx. 50m to NNE. Depicted as a small grove of trees on first ed. OS 6-inch map and as a small circular enclosure on the revised ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Low circular-shaped rise of ground or low mound (approx. diam. 16m) defined by a shallow fosse (approx. Wth 2m). See attached photograph of monument courtesy of Criddy & Meaghan O'Brien and black and white photo taken 05/10/2009 from Google Earth Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Criddy & Meaghan O'Brien Date of upload: 07 March 2019

• KD011-067 Barrow - ditch barrow
  Description

  Situated on flat poorly drained grassland, with ditch barrow (KD011-066) approx. 50m to SSW. Depicted as a small grove of trees on first ed. OS 6-inch map and as a small irregular-shaped enclosure on the revised ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Low circular-shaped rise of ground or low mound (approx. diam. 13m) defined by a shallow fosse (approx. Wth 2m). See attached photograph of monument courtesy of Criddy & Meaghan O'Brien and black and white photo taken 05/10/2009 from Google Earth Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Criddy & Meaghan O'Brien Date of upload: 07 March 2019

Architectural heritage

• The Abbey, house, 1760–1790 · National interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay two-storey over basement Georgian Gothic-style house with dormer attic, c.1775, probably incorporating fabric of earlier house, 1697, with two-bay breakfront to front (south-east) elevation having three-bay single-storey over raised basement flat-roofed projecting porch to ground floor, three-bay two-storey side elevation to south-west and single-bay two-storey return to rear to north-west having single-bay three-storey engaged ‘tower’ to north and two-bay three-storey split-level projecting block to west. Renovated, c.1985. Now in use as monastery. Hipped roofs behind battlemented parapet walls with slate (gabled to dormer attic windows). Clay ridge tiles. Roughcast chimney stacks. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Flat-roofed to porch. Materials not visible behind battlemented parapet wall. Roughcast walls. Unpainted. Profiled section to side elevation to north-east continuing into chimney stack with advanced corner piers and ogee-headed and pointed-arch recessed panels. Two-storey pointed arch recessed panel to tower to north possibly originally window opening. Decorative shields to top floor to tower to north. Cut-stone stringcourses to top floors. Roughcast battlemented parapet walls with finials to corners. Roughcast stepped parapet wall to breakfront. Rendered walls to porch. Painted. Cut-stone string/sill courses. Rendered battlemented parapet wall with cut-stone coping. Pointed-arch window openings to flanking bays of front (south-east) elevation. Stone sills. Early multi-pane timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings to remainder (some in bipartite and tripartite arrangements). Stone sills. Moulded hood mouldings over. Early 1/1 and 2/2 timber sash windows. Pointed-arch door openings. Rendered chamfered reveals. Timber panelled double doors with diagonal tongue-and-groove timber panels. Set in own extensive landscaped grounds with rear (north-west) elevation fronting on to road.

• The Abbey, outbuilding, 1760–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Section of rubble stone screen wall, c.1775, probably originally attached seven-bay single-storey outbuilding with traces of pointed-arch openings along elevation to north-west possibly originally forming open arcade. Extensively renovated, c.1985, with openings remodelled. No roof. Random rubble stone walls. Roughcast, c.1985, to elevation to north-west. Unpainted. Cut-stone stringcourse. Render, c.1985, to parapet wall. Remains of pointed-arch window openings. Stone sills. Stone hood mouldings. Now blocked-up with roughcast over. Set in grounds shared with Celbridge Abbey screening courtyard to south-east with elevation to north-west fronting on to road.

• The Abbey, gates/railings/walls, 1760–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Section of rubble stone entrance screen wall, c.1775, with advanced section to centre having pointed-arch integral carriageway, cut-stone stringcourse and battlemented parapet over.Attached single-bay two-storey rubble stone flanking outbuilding, c.1775, to south-west with three-bay side elevation to north-east having battlemented parapet wall forming false fortified tower effect and four-bay single-storey wing to south-east with shallow segmental-headed integral carriageway. Reroofed and renovated, c.1985. Gable-ended roofs (partly behind battlemented parapet wall to north-west). Replacement artificial slate. Clay ridge tiles. Square rooflights, c.1985, to pitch to south-west. Replacement rainwater goods, c.1985. Random rubble stone walls. Random rubble stone battlemented parapet wall with red brick trefoil panels and cut-stone stringcourse. Square-headed window openings. Stone sills. Rubble stone dressings. Replacement timber casement windows, c.1985. Segmental-headed carriageway remodelled, c.1985. Rubble stone voussoirs. Replacement glazed timber fittings, c.1985, incorporating door. Shallow segmental-headed integral carriageway to wing. Rubble stone voussoirs. Pointed-arch blind opening to ground floor to elevation to north-west. Stone sill and surround.Attached single-bay two-storey rubble stone flanking outbuilding, c.1775, to north-east with three-bay side elevation to north-east having segmental-headed integral carriageway, battlemented parapet wall forming false fortified tower effect, screen wall to south-east with shallow segmental-headed door opening and two-bay single-storey wing to south-east. Reroofed and renovated, c.1985, to accommodate commercial use. Gable-ended roofs (partly behind battlemented parapet wall to north-west). Replacement artificial slate. Clay ridge tiles. Replacement rainwater goods, c.1985. Random rubble stone walls. Random rubble stone battlemented parapet wall with red brick trefoil panels and cut-stone stringcourse. Square-headed window openings. Stone sills. Rubble stone dressings. Replacement timber casement windows, c.1985. Segmental-headed carriageway remodelled, c.1985. Rubble stone voussoirs. Replacement glazed timber fittings, c.1985, incorporating door. Pointed-arch blind opening to ground floor to elevation to north-west. Stone sill and surround. Shallow segmental-headed door opening to screen wall. Rubble stone voussoirs.

• The Abbey, foot bridge, 1760–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch rubble stone hump back footbridge over canalised section of river, c.1775, with rubble stone voussoirs. Random rubble stone walls. Cut-stone coping. Single segmental arch. Rubble stone voussoirs. Rubble stone soffits with render over. Sited spanning canalised section of River Liffey with grass banks to river. Section of cut-stone retaining walls, c.1775, to river to north-east.

• The Abbey, foot bridge, 1760–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Two-arch rubble stone footbridge over canalised section of river, c.1775, with rubble stone pier, rubbles tone voussoirs and cut-stone coping. Random rubble stone walls. Rubble stone rounded pier to south-east. Rubble stone parapet walls. Cut-stone coping. Two elliptical arches. Rubble stone voussoirs. Rubble stone soffits with render over. Sited spanning canalised section of river leading to River Liffey to south-east.Sluice, c.1800, to north-west retaining early sluice gates and original iron mechanisms.

• The Abbey, sluice/sluice gate, 1760–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Sluice, c.1800, retaining early sluice gates and original iron mechanisms. Squared rubble stone retaining walls.

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 low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.

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.

• Celbridge Abbey, Clane Rd7 sales

Name

Celbridge Abbey

Area

484,485 m² (48.45 ha, 119.72 acres)

Civil parish

Kildrought, and its townlands

Barony

Salt North

Electoral division

Celbridge, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballymakealy Lower, Celbridge, Celbridge Abbey, Killadoon, Newtown, Oakleypark

Placenames

Celbridge Abbey on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.