Commons Upper

62 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Commons Upper, from 28 m² to 141,553 m² (14.16 ha, 34.98 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 38 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 Commons Upper 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.

• 3 Jan 2026Conditional

  demolition of side and rear elements of existing single storey detached bungalow, removal of existing roof from existing single storey detached bungalow, construction of side, front and dormer floor extension to existing detached single storey bungalow, upgrade existing septic tank system with new secondary effluent treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660003

• 7 Oct 2025Conditional

  for the construction of a new single-storey detached domestic storage/garden shed to the rear of the existing property

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561138

• 23 Apr 2025Conditional

  for modifications to the permitted development reg. ref. 24/180; including amendments to the rear elevation; the provisions of a temporary structure in the side garden; and associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2582

• 8 Apr 2025N/a

  for modifications to the permitted development reg. ref. 24/180; including amendments to the rear elevation; the provisions of a temporary structure in the side garden; and associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2570

• 10 Feb 2025Conditional

  for the change of use & conversion & alterations to existing single storey farm shed to provide a new three bedroom dwelling house, works to also include alterations to the external facades & all associated internal & external alteration works as shown on drawings, new landscaping, and new wastewater treatment system and polishing filter for proposed converted dwelling, all accessed off existing vehicular entrance from private roadway

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2560113

• 3 Feb 2025N/a

  for the change of use & conversion & alterations to existing single storey farm shed to provide a new three bedroom dwelling house, works to also include alterations to the external facades & all associated internal & external alteration works as shown on drawings, new landscaping, and new wastewater treatment system and polishing filter for proposed converted dwelling, all accessed off existing vehicular entrance from private roadway, located on family lands

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2560086

• 28 Jan 2025N/a

  for the change of use & conversion & alterations to existing single storey farm shed to provide a new three bedroom dwelling house, works to also include alterations to the external facades & all associated internal & external alteration works as shown on drawings, new landscaping, and new wastewater treatment system and polishing filter for proposed converted dwelling, all accessed off existing vehicular entrance from private roadway, located on family lands

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2560065

• 28 Jun 2024Refused

  for the construction of a detached single storey dwelling house, comprising 1 no. 3 bedroom plus study with a floor area of 195 m2, new landscaping, boundary works, a new separate wastewater treatment system and polishing filter, works to include new wastewater treatment system and polishing filter that replace existing sewage treatment unit and percolation area for existing family home, all accessed off existing vehicular entrance from private roadway, located on family lands at commons upper

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2460590

• 22 Jun 2024N/a

  for the construction of a detached single storey dwelling house, comprising 1 no. 3 bedroom plus study with a floor area of 195m2, new landscaping, boundary works, a new separate wastewater treatment system and polishing filter, works to include new wastewater treatment system and polishing filter that replace existing sewage treatment unit and percolation area for existing family home, all accessed off existing vehicular entrance from private roadway, located on family lands

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2460563

• 31 May 2024Conditional

  for a) two storey extension to the rear of existing house b) removal of existing front porch c) alteration to front elevation d) demolition of outbuilding adjoining the boundary wall and all associated works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 24180

• 13 May 2024N/a

  The proposed development will consist of a) two storey extension to rear existing house b) removal of existing front porch c) alteration to front elevation d) demolition of outbuilding adjoining the boundary wall and all associated works.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 24152

• 8 Mar 2023N/a

  a detached four bed two storey house with effluent treatment system, new site entrance and all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 23231

• 19 Jan 2022Refused

  a detached 4 bed, two storey house with effluent treatment system, new site entrance and all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2245

• 21 Dec 2021N/a

  development will consist of a detached four bed two storey house with effluent treatment system, new site entrance and all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 211793

• 24 Nov 2021N/a

  a detached 4 bed, two storey house with effluent treatment system, new site entrance and all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 211665

• 1 Apr 2021Conditional

  extension to front at ground floor to infill recessed arcade and change of dwelling from dormer dwelling to part dormer, part two-storey dwelling with extended first floor area and new fenestration and wall finishes

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 21430

• 23 Mar 2021N/a

  extension to front at ground floor to infill recessed arcade, and change of dwelling from dormer dwelling to part dormer, part two-storey dwelling with new fenestration and wall finishes

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 21364

• 27 Jan 2021Refused

  a detached 4 bed, two storey house with effluent treatment system, new site entrance and all associated works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2185

• 10 Dec 2020N/a

  a detached 4 bed, two storey house with effluent treatment system, new site entrance and all associated works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 201512

• 10 Jul 2020Refused

  the construction of two detached single storey dwelling houses, comprising 1 no. 4 bedroom plus study house floor area 202m² (Katie) & 1 no. 3 bedroom plus study house floor area 195m² (David), new landscaping , boundary works and new separate wastewater treatment system and polishing filter for each house, works to include new wastewater treatment system and polishing filter to replace existing sewage treatment unit and percolation area for existing family home, all accessed off existing vehicular entrance from private roadway, located on family lands

  Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 20736

• 25 Jun 2020N/a

  the construction of two detached single storey dwelling houses, comprising 1 No. 4 bedroom plus study house floor area 202sqm (Katie) and 1 No. 3 bedroom plus study house floor area 195sqm (David), new landscaping, boundary works and new separate wastewater treatment system and polishing filter for each house, works to include new wastewater treatment system and polishing filter to replace existing sewage treatment unit and percolation area for existing family home, all accessed off existing vehicular entrance from private roadway, located on family lands

  Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 20663

• 21 Feb 2020Conditional

  (a) Rear extension & alterations and (b) New dormer style roof & alterations to create first floor extension to existing single storey dwelling using existing effluent treatment system & percolation area with new vehicular entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 20173

• 2 Jul 2019Refused

  The construction of three detached single storey dwelling houses, comprising 1 no. 4 bed-room plus study house floor area 202m2 (Katie), 1 no. 3 bedroom plus study house floor area 195 m2 (David),& 1 no. 4 bedroom house floor area 192m2 (Sean), new landscaping, boundary works and new separate wastewater treatment system and polishing filter for each house, works to include new wastewater treatment system and polishing filter to replace existing sewage treatment unit and percolation area for existing family home, all accessed off existing vehicular entrance from private roadway, located on family lands

  Permission, 3 homes · Kildare County Council, 19749

• 26 Apr 2019Refused

  a detached four bed two storey house with effluent treatment system, new site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 19458

• 26 Feb 2018Conditional

  re-opening of existing vehicular entrance to eastern front boundary and for retention permission for existing workshop and garage to rear of house with all associated site and drainage works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18192

The 25 most recent of 26 applications.

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 Commons Upper.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Commons Upper.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Commons Upper.

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 20 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_2902 (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.

No address of the register names Commons Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Commons Upper

Area

931,153 m² (93.12 ha, 230.09 acres)

Civil parish

Lyons, and its townlands

Barony

Salt South

Electoral division

Donaghcumper, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Donaghcumper electoral division: 6,652 people in 2,218 households; 76% of households own their home; 60% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Clonaghlis, Commons Lower, Coolfitch, Dangan, Kearneystown Lower, Kearneystown Upper, Newtown, Reeves, Wheatfield Upper

Placenames

Commons Upper 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.