Clogheen
Townland in the civil parish of Monasterevin, barony of Offaly West, Co. Kildare
- Area
- 211.1 ha
- 522 acres
- Land parcels
- 107
- registered freehold, median 2,512 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 22
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
107 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Clogheen, from 43 m² to 325,981 m² (32.6 ha, 80.55 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 39 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Clogheen 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
27 Aug 2026N/a
(A) erection of single storey 4-bedroom house, (B) garage for domestic use, (C) installation of proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area, (D) bored well, (E) new vehicular entrance and all associated site works.
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660966
26 Aug 2026N/a
(A) erection of single storey 4-bedroom house, (B) garage for domestic use, (C) installation of proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area, (D) bored well, (E) new vehicular entrance and all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660962
27 Feb 2026N/a
the construction of 3 No. detached two storey houses, attic conversion, connection to public foul sewer with pumping station, recessed entrance and all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660207
24 Feb 2026N/a
the construction of 3 no. detached two storey houses attic conversion, connection to public foul sewer with pumping station, recessed entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 3 homes · Kildare County Council, 2660181
22 Apr 2025Conditional
for extension of existing site and entrance, access road, boundary wall and all associated site development works, also retention of a single storey detached structure floor area 98.89 sq. metres, consisting of 3 bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen and dining room, to rear of existing single storey detached dwelling, also retention of Oaklawn waste water treatment system and percolation area, on-site surface water attenuation and all other associated site development work. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of: Amendments to Site Layout Plan
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2580
27 Mar 2025N/a
for extension to existing site and entrance, access road, boundary wall and all other associated site development works, also retention of a single storey detached structure floor area 98.89 sq. metres, consisting of 3 bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen and dining room, to rear of existing single storey detached dwelling, also retention of Oaklawn waste water treatment system and percolation area, on-site attenuation and all other associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2564
16 Aug 2024Refused
for single storey detached structure floor area 98.89 sq. metres, consisting of 3 bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen and dining room, to rear of existing single storey detached dwelling, also retention of Oaklawn waste water treatment system, on site surface water attenuation and all other associated site development work
Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 24261
1 Jul 2024N/a
The development will consist of retention of a single storey detached structure floor area 98.89 sq. metres, consisting of 3 bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen and dining room, to rear of existing single storey detached dwelling, also retention of Oaklawn waste water treatment system, on site surface water attenuation and all other associated site development work
Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 24212
28 Nov 2022Conditional
This development will consist of planning permission for single storey rear extension to existing dwelling and all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 221415
19 Aug 2022Refused
2 no. detached two storey houses (House Type A), 1 no. detached two storey house with attic conversion (House Type B), each house with individual secondary effluent treatment system, recessed entrance and all associated site works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of amendment of red line boundary on lands owned by the Applicant to allow for greater secondary effluent percolation area separation distances
Permission, 3 homes · Kildare County Council, 221018
6 May 2021N/a
for the construction of 3 No. detached two storey houses, entrance, connection to public foul sewer with pumping station with rising main and all associated site works
Permission, 3 homes · Kildare County Council, 21614
29 Aug 2019Conditional
for a domestic fuel shed and store, all associated site works
Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 19977
7 Mar 2019Conditional
(a) Retention of existing mobile home onsite for a period not exceeding 3 years to provide a temporary place of residence while the existing dwelling house onsite is being renovated; (b) Retention of existing front entrance wall to include pillars, wing walls and gates. All development as described to be retained above is located
Retention · Kildare County Council, 19223
25 Feb 2019Refused
(a) 12 no. new two storey type terrace dwelling houses, (b) 2 no. new two storey type semi detached dwelling houses, (c) 1 no. new two storey type detached dwelling house, (d) new car parking (e) shared use existing vehicular entrance (f) new landscaping (g) Pump station / rising main and all associated site development works
Permission, 15 homes · Kildare County Council, 19176
24 Jan 2019N/a
of a domestic fuel shed and all associated and necessary site works
Retention · Kildare County Council, 1955
12 Oct 2018Conditional
of existing domestic storage shed using existing vehicular entrance and all associated site works
Retention · Kildare County Council, 181249
16 Mar 2018Refused
construction of a mixed development consisting of: (1) The Hulk (Charter School) and adjacent buildings. Renovations and extension to The Hulk (RPS No: B21-29 / NIAH Ref: 11816103) and adjacent buildings (RPS No: B26-03 / NIAH Ref: 11816104) protected structures comprise of: (a) Craft retail / café space on ground floor, kitchen and toilet facilities to ground floor; (b) Craft exhibition space, community meeting room, office and toilet facilities on first floor; (c) Historic exhibition space, offices and classroom on second floor; (d) Glazed connecting corridor from the Hulk to proposed three storey vertical circulation extension; (e) Renovations of two adjacent dwellings (Block A and Block B) of the Hulk into craft studio spaces; (f) Refurbishment of two existing out buildings along southwest side of walled linen field quadrangle into storage space and associated facilities for proposed allotment area and proposed public market; (g) Required car parking and associated landscaping. (2) Crèche. The construction of a two storey crèche and all associated facilities including car parking, set down area, play area and associated landscaping. (3) 99 No. unit residential development. The construction of residential development comprising of two and three storey 2, 3 and 4 bedroom dwellings consisting of semi-detached, terraced and detached dwellings. This development consists of 11 No. two bed dwellings, 69 No. three bed dwellings and 19 No. four bed dwellings and all associated site works including proposed entrance, proposed landscaping and proposed surface and foul water sewer connections transversing a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) to the north east of site. (4) Removal of a section of existing boundary wall to Portlaoise Road and re-construction of new stone wall set back approximately 4.5m from its original location. (5) A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the planning authority as part of this planning application
Permission, 99 homes · Kildare County Council, 18293
15 Dec 2017N/a
construction of a mixed development consisting of (1) The Hulk (Charter School) and adjacent buildings. Renovations and extension to The Hulk (RPS No: B21-29 / NIAH Ref: 11816103) and adjacent buildings (RPS No: B26-03 / NIAH Ref: 11816104) protected structures comprise of: (a) Craft retail / café space on ground floor, kitchen and toilet facilities to ground floor, (b) craft exhibition space, community meeting room, office and toilet facilities on first floor, (c) historic exhibition space, offices and classroom on second floor, (d) glazed connecting corridor from the Hulk to proposed three storey vertical circulation extension, (e) renovations of two adjacent dwellings (Block A and Block B) of the Hulk into craft studio spaces, (f) refurbishment of two existing out buildings along southwest side of walled linen field quadrangle into storage space and associated facilities for proposed allotment area and proposed public market, (g) required car parking and associated landscaping. (2) Crèche. The construction of a two storey crèche and all associated facilities including car parking, set down area, play area and associated landscaping. (3) 99 no. unit residential development. The construction of residential development comprising of two and three storey 2, 3 & 4 bedroom dwellings consisting of semi-detached, terraced and detached dwellings. This development consists of 11 no. two bed dwellings, 69 no. three bed dwellings and 19 no. four bed dwellings and all associated site works including proposed entrance, proposed landscaping and proposed surface and foul water sewer connections transversing a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) to the north east of site. (4) Removal of a section of existing boundary wall to Portlaoise Road and re-construction of new stone wall set back approx. 4.5m from its original location
Permission, 99 homes · Kildare County Council, 171428
7 Nov 2017Conditional
a front, side and rear, single storey extension to an existing single storey cottage, associated alterations to all elevations, demolition of existing attached store, foul water to a new on site effluent treatment system and percolation area (to replace existing septic tank), surface water to soakaways and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 171248
28 Mar 2017Refused
(A) to demolish existing dwelling structure; (b) permission for new single storey dwelling house, new vehicular entrance, effluent treatment system and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 17327
27 Jan 2017Conditional
The proposal consists of the development of a multi-use shared leisure route (Blueway), approximately 115 kilometres (km) in length, on the existing navigation towpath, which is a National Waymarked Way. This will include tailored surface finishes, information, directional, and safety signage, and all other associated ancillary works. The route commences in Lowtown, County Kildare, passes through County Laois and finishes in St. Mullins, County Carlow. Approximately 47km of the route is in County Kildare, 16km in County Laois and 52km in County Carlow. An Environmental Impact Statement and Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the project and are submitted with the application
Permission · Kildare County Council, 1781
17 Jan 2017Refused
Construction of a mixed development consisting of: 1. The Hulk (Charter School) and adjacent buildings. Renovations to the Hulk (RPS No: B21-29 / NIAH Ref: 11816103) and adjacent buildings RPS No: B26-03 / NIAH Ref. 11816104) protected structures comprise of: (a Craft retail / café space on ground floor, (b) craft exhibition / historic exhibition space on first floor, (c) craft development studios on second floor, (d) glazed connecting corridor to 60 bed nursing home, (e) renovations of adjacent dwellings of the Hulk into shard living accommodation to be associated to the nursing home, (f) refurbishment of existing out building to storage rooms, (g) required car parking and associated landscaping. 2: Nursing Home. The construction of a two storey 60 bedroom nursing home connected to the hulk and all associated facilities including car parking, set sown area and associated landscaping. 3. Creche. The construction of a two storey crèche and all associated facilities including car parking, set down area, play area and associated landscaping. 4: 115 no unit residential development. The construction of residential development comprising of single storey, semi-detached 2 bed dwellings, two storey 2, 3 & 4 bed room dwellings semi-detached and terraced and two storey 5 bedroom detached dwellings. This development consists of 29 no. two bed dwellings, 64 no. three bed dwellings, 14 no. four bed dwellings and 8 no. five bed dwellings and all associated site works including proposed entrance, proposed landscaping and proposed surface and foul water sewer connections transversing a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) to the north east of site
Permission, 115 homes · Kildare County Council, 1726
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Special Area of Conservation: River Barrow and River Nore SAC 002162
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Grand Canal 002104
Recorded monuments
- KD026-015 Enclosure
Description
Near the top of a SW-facing pasture slope. Visible on an aerial photograph (GSAP N213) as the cropmark of a possible circular enclosure. No surface trace was visible in 1986 (SMR file). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 28 August 2012
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Clogheen.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- 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.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2264 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Clogheen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.
The townland
- Name
- Clogheen
- Area
- 2,110,743 m² (211.07 ha, 521.58 acres)
- Civil parish
- Monasterevin, and its townlands
- Barony
- Offaly West
- Electoral division
- Monasterevin, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Monasterevin electoral division: 5,949 people in 2,051 households; 71% of households own their home; 52% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Clonanny (Co. Laois), Coolnafearagh, Killinure (Co. Laois), Mooreabbey Demesne, Skirteen
- Placenames
- Clogheen 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.