# Coolcarrigan, Co. Kildare: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Timahoe, barony of Clane, Co. Kildare; in Irish Cúil Charraigín. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 7,035,149 m² (703.51 ha, 1,738.42 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 10 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 19,178 m² (1.92 ha, 4.74 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 9 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Timahoe, https://everytownland.com/kildare/parish/timahoe.md - Barony: Clane - Electoral division: Timahoe South, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Timahoe South electoral division: 830 people in 254 households; 86% of households own their home; 45% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Kildare, https://everytownland.com/kildare.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/26096 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 80383 - Centre: latitude 53.318877, longitude -6.864151 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 10 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Coolcarrigan, from 28 m² to 3,707,897 m² (370.79 ha, 916.24 acres); 37 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 4422381: 3,707,897 m² (370.79 ha, 916.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4422381.md - Parcel 5248154: 435,688 m² (43.57 ha, 107.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5248154.md - Parcel 5248131: 434,093 m² (43.41 ha, 107.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5248131.md - Parcel 1027080: 110,365 m² (11.04 ha, 27.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1027080.md - Parcel 5248190: 35,025 m² (3.5 ha, 8.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5248190.md - Parcel 5248129: 3,331 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5248129.md - Parcel 1018758: 3,298 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1018758.md - Parcel 4423775: 2,787 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4423775.md - Parcel 5248128: 179 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5248128.md - Parcel 5248127: 28 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5248127.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Coolcarrigan 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) 9 applications, newest first. - 2 Sept 2025, Kildare County Council 25149: Refused. Extension of duration. for provision of a solar photovoltaic panel array consisting of up to 66,000m2 of solar panels on ground-mounted steel frames, 2 no. electricity control cabins, 10no. inverter units, underground cable ducts, CCTV and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/25149/0 - 8 Jul 2025, Kildare County Council 25123: N/a. Extension of duration. for provision of a solar photovoltaic panel array consisting of up to 66,000m2 of solar panels on ground-mounted steel frames, 2 no. electricity control cabins, J0no. inverter units, underground cable ducts, CCTV and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/25123/0 - 26 Aug 2023, Kildare County Council 23317292: Conditional. Permission. ***SID ***ABP Application - Proposed further Development of the Drehid Waste Management Facility. Granted by ABP 06.09.2024. ABP-317292-23. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/23317292/0 - 28 Jul 2023, Kildare County Council 2360073: Conditional. Permission. for an amendment to the granted planning (Planning Reference: 221203) which comprised consent for a solar PV energy development and battery storage compound at Coolcarrigan, Timahoe West, Co. Kildare. Proposed amendments include; (1) An increase in the quantum of energy export that the solar park can produce from 80MW to up to 120MW (2) an amendment to the wording of the battery energy storage from 80MWh to up to 80MW, which amends the power output from the energy capacity to the rated power, to provide battery energy storage to greater flexibility in how it imports and exports the electricity to the grid (3) clarification of adjacent permitted development 15/1172 (extension of duration under 20/1052) increasing the energy export from 15MW to upp to 19.4MW). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360073/0 - 19 Jul 2023, Kildare County Council 2360049: N/a. Permission. Coolcarrigan Farm Limited intend to apply for an amendment to the granted planning (Planning Reference: 221203) which comprised consent for a solar PV energy development and battery storage compound at Coolcarrigan, Timahoe West, Co. Kildare. Proposed amendments include; (1) The quantum of energy export of up to 120MW (2) quantum of energy export of up to 80MW (3) Clarification of energy export (of up to 19.5MW, no battery storage) of adjacent permitted development 15/1172 (extension of duration under 20/1052);. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360049/0 - 7 Oct 2022, Kildare County Council 221203: Conditional. Permission. for a 10-year permission, for the construction and operation of a renewable energy development within a site boundary of c. 114 ha. The proposed development will consist of a development area of circa 71.7 ha including solar on fixed on ground mounted frames with a maximum height of 3 metres, 1 No. battery storage compound, 1 No. customer switchgear container, 1 No. 110kv grid connected single storey substation, 1 No. single storey customer substation and all associated electrical plant, inverter units, electrical transformers, battery units, cooling equipment, underground cabling and ducting, boundary fencing, security entrance gates, CCTV, upgrading of existing access road and new internal access roads and all associated ancillary activities. The proposed development will have a 35-year operational life from the date of commissioning. Revised by significant further information which consists of Provision of quantum of energy export (of up to 80MW) in the proposed development and storage capacity of proposed battery compound (of up to 80MWh). Clarification of energy export (of up to 15MW, no battery storage) of adjacent permitted development 15/1172 (extension of duration under 20/1052); Submission of details of adjacent permitted development 15/1172 (extension of duration under 20/1052); Provision of details of minor works to site entrance, construction traffic warning signage to public roadway, at proposed site entrance and also within internal haul routes; Clarification of extent of private roadway (haul roads) within the site; Provision of a fire risk assessment of hazards for on or near the solar array and battery storage compound; Provision of programme/schedule of works for proposed development and adjacent permitted development 15/1172 (extension of duration under 20/1052; Provision of amended Archaeological Impact Assessment. Provision of draft Construction Traffic Management Plan; Provision of Independent Road Safety Audit Stage 1/2; Provision of amended preliminary Construction and Environment Management Plan; Provision of Preliminary Public Liaison Engagement Plan. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/221203/0 - 16 Sept 2022, Kildare County Council 221132: N/a. Permission. a 10 year permission for the erection and operation of a solar photovoltaic energy development. The proposed development will consist of fixed solar panels and battery storage over an area of c.114ha. The development will include solar panels of max height of 3 metres. 1 no. battery storage compound and battery storage units, customer switchgear container. 1 no. 110kV grid connected single storey substation. 1 no. single storey customer substation and all associated electrical plant, electrical transformer and inverter units, cooling equipment, underground cabling and ducting, boundary fencing, security entrance gates, CCTV, upgrading of existing access road and new internal access roads and all associated ancillary activities. The proposed development will have a 35 year operational life from the date of commissioning. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/221132/0 - 14 Dec 2020, Kildare County Council 201529: Conditional. Extension of duration. Extension of duration of Planning Ref. No 151172. solar PV panel array consisting of up to 66,000m2 of solar panels on ground mounted steel frames, 2 no. electricity control cabins, 10 no. inverter units, underground cable ducts, hardstanding area, boundary security fence site entrance, CCTV and all associated site works located in the townland of. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/201529/0 - 20 Dec 2017, Kildare County Council 17300506: Refused. Permission. STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (ABP Decision) Increase in waste material at disposal facility at Drehid Waste Management Facility. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/17300506/0 Applicants are not shown. ## 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 Coolcarrigan. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - KD008-038: Road - unclassified togher, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD008-038----. The site (L 72m; Wth 1m; D 0.08m) consists of several pieces of hazel brushwood (diam. 0.01-0.025m) in a haphazard arrangement, probably the destroyed remains of a more substantial structure. Some evidence for burning was recorded. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011 - KD009-046: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD009-046----. Cropmark of large subcircular-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 55m) visible on Google earth aerial imagery with associated field system radiating out from the enclosure. See attached image taken from Google Earth aerial photographs taken 28/06/2018. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Seán Sourke Date of upload: 02 April 2019 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Coolcarrigan. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: About 1 in 5 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: Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2562, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2562.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/coolcarrigan.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kildare/coolcarrigan.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kildare/coolcarrigan.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Coolcarrigan 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) - Allenwood North: https://everytownland.com/kildare/allenwood-north.md - Ballynakill Lower: https://everytownland.com/kildare/ballynakill-lower.md - Ballynakill Upper: https://everytownland.com/kildare/ballynakill-upper.md - Coolearagh West: https://everytownland.com/kildare/coolearagh-west.md - Corduff: https://everytownland.com/kildare/corduff.md - Drummond: https://everytownland.com/kildare/drummond.md - Kilkeaskin: https://everytownland.com/kildare/kilkeaskin.md - Killinagh Lower: https://everytownland.com/kildare/killinagh-lower.md - Killinagh Upper: https://everytownland.com/kildare/killinagh-upper.md - Loughnacush: https://everytownland.com/kildare/loughnacush.md - Timahoe West: https://everytownland.com/kildare/timahoe-west.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. --- 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/kildare/coolcarrigan - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kildare/coolcarrigan