# Commons Upper, Co. Kildare: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Lyons, barony of Salt South, Co. Kildare.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 931,153 m² (93.12 ha, 230.09 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 62 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,864 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 26 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Lyons, https://everytownland.com/kildare/parish/lyons.md
- Barony: Salt South
- Electoral division: Donaghcumper, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 6,652 people lived in 2,218 households in the Donaghcumper electoral division. 76% of households owned their home. 60% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Kildare, https://everytownland.com/kildare.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/25369
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 80367
- Centre: latitude 53.310814, longitude -6.552747 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

62 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Commons Upper, from 28 m² to 141,553 m² (14.16 ha, 34.98 acres); 38 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1055447: 141,553 m² (14.16 ha, 34.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1055447.md
- Parcel 1078202: 120,378 m² (12.04 ha, 29.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1078202.md
- Parcel 1018888: 101,253 m² (10.13 ha, 25.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1018888.md
- Parcel 1078898: 58,726 m² (5.87 ha, 14.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1078898.md
- Parcel 1021181: 50,806 m² (5.08 ha, 12.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1021181.md
- Parcel 1089721: 48,233 m² (4.82 ha, 11.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1089721.md
- Parcel 1072610: 43,475 m² (4.35 ha, 10.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1072610.md
- Parcel 1070968: 40,522 m² (4.05 ha, 10.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1070968.md
- Parcel 1026143: 31,262 m² (3.13 ha, 7.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1026143.md
- Parcel 1081034: 23,058 m² (2.31 ha, 5.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1081034.md
- Parcel 1074155: 20,865 m² (2.09 ha, 5.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1074155.md
- Parcel 4996792: 19,780 m² (1.98 ha, 4.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4996792.md
- Parcel 1022568: 12,246 m² (1.22 ha, 3.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1022568.md
- Parcel 3317914: 10,013 m² (1 ha, 2.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3317914.md
- Parcel 1021214: 9,744 m² (0.97 ha, 2.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1021214.md
- Parcel 1018328: 8,798 m² (0.88 ha, 2.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1018328.md
- Parcel 1035418: 7,406 m² (0.74 ha, 1.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1035418.md
- Parcel 1047097: 7,366 m² (0.74 ha, 1.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1047097.md
- Parcel 4912301: 7,094 m² (0.71 ha, 1.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4912301.md
- Parcel 1026992: 6,454 m² (0.65 ha, 1.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1026992.md
- Parcel 1016329: 6,039 m² (0.6 ha, 1.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1016329.md
- Parcel 4912337: 5,961 m² (0.6 ha, 1.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4912337.md
- Parcel 1079676: 5,478 m² (0.55 ha, 1.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1079676.md
- Parcel 1075846: 5,210 m² (0.52 ha, 1.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1075846.md
- Parcel 5516908: 3,608 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5516908.md
- Parcel 4912414: 3,460 m² (0.35 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4912414.md
- Parcel 2651242: 3,284 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2651242.md
- Parcel 1034875: 3,284 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1034875.md
- Parcel 1057147: 2,977 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1057147.md
- Parcel 1021870: 2,927 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1021870.md
- Parcel 1069337: 2,911 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1069337.md
- Parcel 1086548: 2,818 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1086548.md
- Parcel 1024155: 2,808 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1024155.md
- Parcel 1034173: 2,726 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1034173.md
- Parcel 1080681: 2,652 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1080681.md
- Parcel 1020129: 2,551 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1020129.md
- Parcel 4912395: 2,539 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4912395.md
- Parcel 1035236: 2,347 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1035236.md
- Parcel 1014367: 2,314 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1014367.md
- Parcel 4912393: 2,257 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4912393.md
- Parcel 6182171: 2,201 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6182171.md
- Parcel 1084097: 2,187 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1084097.md
- Parcel 4916258: 2,169 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4916258.md
- Parcel 1083392: 2,045 m² (0.2 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1083392.md
- Parcel 1079188: 1,999 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1079188.md
- Parcel 1035745: 1,909 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1035745.md
- Parcel 1059852: 1,849 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1059852.md
- Parcel 4868464: 1,845 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4868464.md
- Parcel 1034278: 1,521 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1034278.md
- Parcel 1083042: 1,278 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1083042.md
- Parcel 1045480: 1,246 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1045480.md
- Parcel 4550206: 1,228 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4550206.md
- Parcel 3255314: 1,205 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3255314.md
- Parcel 1079382: 979 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1079382.md
- Parcel 1032449: 870 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1032449.md
- Parcel 1019952: 687 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1019952.md
- Parcel 4670212: 669 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4670212.md
- Parcel 1030869: 251 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1030869.md
- Parcel 1030094: 144 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1030094.md
- Parcel 1087762: 134 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1087762.md
- Parcel 1030484: 103 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1030484.md
- Parcel 5516907: 28 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5516907.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

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.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

26 applications, newest first.

- 3 Jan 2026, Kildare County Council 2660003: Conditional. Permission. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660003/0
- 7 Oct 2025, Kildare County Council 2561138: Conditional. Permission. for the construction of a new single-storey detached domestic storage/garden shed to the rear of the existing property. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561138/0
- 23 Apr 2025, Kildare County Council 2582: Conditional. Permission. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2582/0
- 8 Apr 2025, Kildare County Council 2570: N/a. Permission. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2570/0
- 10 Feb 2025, Kildare County Council 2560113: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560113/0
- 3 Feb 2025, Kildare County Council 2560086: N/a. Permission, 1 home. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560086/0
- 28 Jan 2025, Kildare County Council 2560065: N/a. Permission, 1 home. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560065/0
- 28 Jun 2024, Kildare County Council 2460590: Refused. Permission, 1 home. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460590/0
- 22 Jun 2024, Kildare County Council 2460563: N/a. Permission, 1 home. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460563/0
- 31 May 2024, Kildare County Council 24180: Conditional. Permission. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/24180/0
- 13 May 2024, Kildare County Council 24152: N/a. Permission. 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.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/24152/0
- 8 Mar 2023, Kildare County Council 23231: N/a. Permission, 1 home. a detached four bed two storey house with effluent treatment system, new site entrance and all associated works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/23231/0
- 19 Jan 2022, Kildare County Council 2245: Refused. Permission, 1 home. a detached 4 bed, two storey house with effluent treatment system, new site entrance and all associated works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2245/0
- 21 Dec 2021, Kildare County Council 211793: N/a. Permission, 1 home. development will consist of a detached four bed two storey house with effluent treatment system, new site entrance and all associated works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/211793/0
- 24 Nov 2021, Kildare County Council 211665: N/a. Permission, 1 home. a detached 4 bed, two storey house with effluent treatment system, new site entrance and all associated works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/211665/0
- 1 Apr 2021, Kildare County Council 21430: Conditional. Permission. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/21430/0
- 23 Mar 2021, Kildare County Council 21364: N/a. Permission. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/21364/0
- 27 Jan 2021, Kildare County Council 2185: Refused. Permission. a detached 4 bed, two storey house with effluent treatment system, new site entrance and all associated works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2185/0
- 10 Dec 2020, Kildare County Council 201512: N/a. Permission. a detached 4 bed, two storey house with effluent treatment system, new site entrance and all associated works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/201512/0
- 10 Jul 2020, Kildare County Council 20736: Refused. Permission, 2 homes. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20736/0
- 25 Jun 2020, Kildare County Council 20663: N/a. Permission, 2 homes. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20663/0
- 21 Feb 2020, Kildare County Council 20173: Conditional. Permission. (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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20173/0
- 2 Jul 2019, Kildare County Council 19749: Refused. Permission, 3 homes. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/19749/0
- 26 Apr 2019, Kildare County Council 19458: Refused. Permission, 1 home. a detached four bed two storey house with effluent treatment system, new site entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/19458/0
- 26 Feb 2018, Kildare County Council 18192: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/18192/0
- 4 Jul 2017, Kildare County Council 17776: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (a) the erection of a dormer type extension to Front (east) elevation and Side (south) elevation, (b) new flat roof extension to Front (east) elevation, modification to existing bay windows on Front (east) elevation, (c) modification to existing dormer windows and dormer roof profile to Front (east) elevation, (d) upgrading of existing windows to all elevations, (e) internal alterations within the existing house, (f) garage / fuel store for domestic use and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/17776/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Commons Upper.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Commons Upper.

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Commons Upper, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2902, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2902.zip (ZIP).
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/kildare/commons-upper.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kildare/commons-upper.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kildare/commons-upper.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

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: https://everytownland.com/kildare.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Clonaghlis: https://everytownland.com/kildare/clonaghlis.md
- Commons Lower: https://everytownland.com/kildare/commons-lower.md
- Coolfitch: https://everytownland.com/kildare/coolfitch.md
- Dangan: https://everytownland.com/kildare/dangan.md
- Kearneystown Lower: https://everytownland.com/kildare/kearneystown-lower.md
- Kearneystown Upper: https://everytownland.com/kildare/kearneystown-upper.md
- Newtown: https://everytownland.com/kildare/newtown-80935.md
- Reeves: https://everytownland.com/kildare/reeves.md
- Wheatfield Upper: https://everytownland.com/kildare/wheatfield-upper.md

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.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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