Common

292 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Common, from 0 m² to 44,294 m² (4.43 ha, 10.95 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 29 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Common 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.

• 30 Oct 2025Conditional

  a dormer / two storey extension to the rear of an end of terrace, single storey dwelling, including dormer accommodation in the roof space of the existing dwelling, associated alterations to the Front, Side & Rear elevations, demolition of existing garage structure and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561239

• 15 Jul 2025Conditional

  for single storey extension to side of existing house – side garden area

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560793

• 12 Feb 2025Conditional

  The development will take place on the existing sports playing fields, adjacent to the River Liffey, to the east and opposite side to the existing Newbridge College buildings/campus and will consist of the following: construction of 1no. new synthetic/all-weather floodlit hockey pitch and all associated siteworks (to replace an existing grit surfaced hockey pitch) including new 3m high perimeter fencing to sides of pitch with 3m high perimeter fencing plus 3m high ball stop netting (total 6m overall) to both ends of the hockey pitch plus the provision of 6no. new 18.3m high lighting columns with floodlights around the new pitch plus the provision of dug outs/player shelters, a viewing area with 1.2m high & 0.6m high spectator rail and storage containers to serve the new pitch, • the construction of 1no. new synthetic/all-weather floodlit rugby pitch and all associated siteworks (in place of part of an existing grit surfaced hockey pitch) including new 3m high perimeter fencing to sides of pitch with 3m high perimeter fencing plus 3m high ball stop netting (total 6m overall) to eastern perimeter of pitch, 3m high perimeter fencing plus 12m high ball stop netting (total 15m overall) to western perimeter of pitch adjacent to River Liffey plus the provision of 6no. new 18.3m high lighting columns with floodlights around the new pitch to serve the new rugby pitch and also floodlights on the same lighting columns to light the existing grass pitch adjacent to the new all-weather rugby pitch plus the provision of dug outs/player shelters, a spectator viewing area with tiered steps with 1.2m high & 0.6m high spectator rail at pitch edge and storage containers to serve the new pitch, • the construction of a new path from the end of the existing private bridge over the River Liffey to the pitches to include 8no. new 5m high lighting columns with lighting and all associated siteworks to facilitate access to the new all-weather pitches, • together with all associated development siteworks related to the entire development. Newbridge College is listed on the Record of Protected Structures in the Kildare County Development Plan 2023-2029

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560127

• 25 Nov 2024Conditional

  for a domestic home office building, complete with storage room and W.C., and all associated site works, in the rear garden

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2461247

• 19 Nov 2024Conditional

  of minor alterations to the existing house to include a bay window to the front and a pitched roof replacing a flat roof to the front side and rear of the house, also the removal of condition 9 from the original planning permission (81/1823) requiring the removal of the existing two-story cottage to the front of the site, and the sub-division of the existing site to allow for the two separate dwellings, along with all associated site development and facilitating works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2461225

• 18 Nov 2024N/a

  for the retention of minor alterations to the existing house to include a bay window to the front and a pitched roof replacing a flat roof to the front side and rear of the house, also the removal of condition 9 from the original planning permission (81/1823) requiring the removal of the existing two-story cottage to the front of the site, and the sub-division of the existing site to allow for the two separate dwellings, along with all associated site development and facilitating works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2461215

• 15 Nov 2024N/a

  for minor alterations to the existing house to include a bay window to the front and a pitched roof replacing a flat roof to the front side and rear of the house, also the removal of condition 9 from the original planning permission (81/1823) requiring the removal of the existing two-story cottage to the front of the site, and the sub-division of the existing site to allow for the two separate dwellings, along with all associated site development and facilitating works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2461205

• 13 Nov 2024N/a

  for minor alterations to the existing house to include a bay window to the front and a pitched roof replacing a flat roof to the front side and rear of the house, also the removal of condition 9 from the original planning permission (81/1823) requiring the removal of the existing two-story cottage to the front of the site, and the sub-division of the existing site to allow for the two separate dwellings, along with all associated site development and facilitating works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2461198

• 11 Nov 2024N/a

  for a domestic home office building, complete with storage room and W.C., and all associated site works, in the rear garden

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2461192

• 24 Jun 2024Refused

  Permission to extend over existing shop to create small residential unit

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 24206

• 27 May 2024N/a

  Extend over existing shop to create small residential unit.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 24175

• 22 Apr 2024N/a

  for to extend over existing shop to create small residential unit

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 24131

• 13 Feb 2024N/a

  Development will consist of 4 bedroom of single storey dwelling, to the rear of existing dormer dwelling with upgraded combined dual access off Mooney's road , to facilitate proposed dwelling.

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2454

• 29 Jan 2024Conditional

  for 1) a single storey side & rear extension to an existing detached dormer dwelling, alterations to all elevations, demolition of the front porch/ entrance lobby, foul water to existing foul sewer, surface water to soakaway and all associated site works. 2) The demolition of existing detached garage & amp; the construction of a replacement detached garage to the rear of the property

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460057

• 25 Jan 2024N/a

  for 4 bedroom of single storey dwelling, to rear of existing dormer dwelling with upgraded combined dual access off Mooney's Road, to facilitate proposed dwelling and all other associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2429

• 11 Dec 2023Conditional

  extensions and alterations to existing two storey house to include (A) Demolition of annex to side of existing house (B) New 2 storey domestic extension to side of existing house (C) New porch + bay window extension to front of existing house (D) All associated site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360477

• 14 Sept 2023Conditional

  (a) demolition of existing single storey side extension / garage, (b) construction of a small infill extension to rear along with minor amendments to existing window / door arrangements on side and rear elevations, (c) optional timber cladding to front façade, (d) connection to existing services, landscaping and all associated development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360212

• 20 Jul 2023Conditional

  the development consists of: 1. Demolition of garage to side of dwelling 2. Alterations to existing dwelling including single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling 3. construction of single storey storage shed to rear of site 4. Minor alterations to existing elevations including the positioning, sizing and replacement of windows and minor modifications to floor layouts to accommodate the extended area. 5. and All ancillary works.

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2360054

• 12 Jun 2023Conditional

  the installation of new floodlights to serve the existing main all-weather hockey pitch, together with all associated siteworks, to the north-west of the existing school buildings

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23624

• 2 May 2023Conditional

  to (a) alter the window and door fenestration to front (east) elevation of property, (b) insert window to side (south) of property and (c) widen vehicle access to 3.0m

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23464

• 4 Apr 2023Conditional

  for a one storey extension as constructed to the rear of a one storey dwelling and all associated siteworks

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 23351

• 2 Feb 2023Conditional

  (A) Full planning permission for: (I) New single storey extension to front of existing dwelling house, (II) New single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling house, (III) Decommissioning and backfilling existing sewage treatment system and replacement with a new on-site wastewater treatment system, (IV) New boundary wall and recessed entrance, (V) Landscaping and all associated development works. (B) Retention permission for 1 No domestic shed and 1 No. storage container located to the rear of the existing dwelling house and all associated development works.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2391

• 17 Oct 2022Conditional

  (a) single storey extension to front/side of existing dwelling house, (b) single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling house, (c) minor intrenal modifications, minor amendements to rear window/door arrangement, connection to all existing site services, landscaping and all associated development works.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 221230

• 21 Jul 2022Conditional

  1) The change of use of the existing single storey flat roofed garage and utility room attached to the side of the existing dwellinghouse and the construction of a first floor pitched roof extension over, 2) Then contraction of a single storey flat roofed extension to the rear with roof windows and 3) The construction of a single storey pitched roofed extension to the front, all for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the existing single family dwellinghouse. The development will include miscellaneous works including internal alterations and changes to elevations including internal alterations and changes to elevations including to the locations of windows, doors etc

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 22890

• 2 Jun 2022Conditional

  of existing single storey side extension/garage to existing detached two storey house, permission to upgrade existing septic tank system to secondary effluent treatment system and all associated site works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 22671

The 25 most recent of 43 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

The National Parks and Wildlife Service did not answer.

Recorded monuments

The Sites and Monuments Record did not answer.

Architectural heritage

The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage did not answer.

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

The EPA radon map did not answer.

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground and water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2624 (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 Common with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Common

Area

449,435 m² (44.94 ha, 111.06 acres)

Civil parish

Morristownbiller, and its townlands

Barony

Connell

Electoral division

Morristownbiller, the unit of the census

Census 2022

16,107 people lived in 5,312 households in the Morristownbiller electoral division. 71% of households owned their home. 43% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Oldconnell, Piercetown, Rickardstown, Rosberry

Placenames

Common 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.