Coolree
Townland in the civil parish of Downings, barony of Clane, Co. Kildare; in Irish Cúil Fhraoigh
- Area
- 156.5 ha
- 387 acres
- Land parcels
- 126
- registered freehold, median 5,037 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 14
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
126 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Coolree, from 373 m² to 92,080 m² (9.21 ha, 22.75 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 51 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 Coolree 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
15 Jan 2026Conditional
retention permission for the on-site wastewater treatment & disposal system as constructed
Retention · Kildare County Council, 2660034
14 Jan 2026N/a
retention permission for the on-site wastewater treatment & disposal system as constructed
Retention · Kildare County Council, 2660030
21 Dec 2023Conditional
for (A) construction of a one and a half storey type extension to side (west) elevation and single storey extension to front (south) elevation and insertion of new window fenestration to front (south) elevation and side (east) elevation of existing family home, (B) single storey extension to rear (north) elevation to form a family flat linked to the main residence with minor internal alterations, (C) the installation of an Oakstown BAF wastewater treatment plant with polishing filter percolation area and (D) upgrading of existing agricultural entrance to a new combined vehicular recessed entrance, with the original house gate entrance to be permanently closed up and all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360534
7 Dec 2023Refused
(A) the erection of a single storey house, (B) garage / fuel store for domestic use, (C) the installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment system with percolation area and (D) new vehicular entrance and access drive way and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2360459
4 Jun 2021Refused
(A) the erection of a single storey house, (B) garage/fuel store for domestic use, (C) the installation of proprietary wastewater treatment plant with percolation area and (D) new vehicular entrance and access drive way and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 21798
29 Jul 2020Conditional
construct domestic garage adjacent to eastern gable of existing bungalow
Permission · Kildare County Council, 20832
3 Jul 2020N/a
to construct domestic garage adjacent to eastern gable of existing bungalow and all associated works and services
Permission · Kildare County Council, 20708
3 Jul 2020Conditional
Alterations to extension as built in variance to that permitted under PP RR 04/2703. We also apply for planning permission for the following: (a) To demolish 83.0sqm approximately of the ground floor of the existing part storey and a half part single storey dwelling; (b) To build replacement single storey extension of 105.0sqm approximately to the north-east side of the existing dwelling (where 74.0sqm approximately is common to both the demolished and new floor areas); (c) To replace two existing dormer windows to master bedroom at first floor level with a larger single dormer window “pod” arrangement; (d) To include other minor elevational alterations to the existing; and (e) For all associated site works
Retention · Kildare County Council, 20707
26 Jun 2020N/a
for alterations to extension as built in variance to that permitted under PPRR 04/2703. We also apply for PLANNING PERMISSION for the following: (a) to demolish 83.0 sqm. approx. of the ground floor of the existing part storey and a half part single storey dwelling, (b) to build replacement single storey extension of 105.0 sqm. approx. to the north-east side of the existing dwelling (where 74.0 sqm. approx. is common to both the demolished and new floor areas), (c) to replace two existing dormer windows to master bedroom at first floor level with a larger single dormer window 'pod' arrangement, (d) to include other minor elevational alterations to the existing and (e) for all associated site works
Retention · Kildare County Council, 20667
30 Sept 2019Conditional
to retain the existing brick finish to all of the existing house facades
Retention · Kildare County Council, 191080
22 Oct 2018Refused
The development will consist of turf cutting and peat extraction for domestic peat fuel supply from a raised bog area of 4.6ha. The proposed development will include the following enabling and ancillary works: leveling of part of raised bog to create 9 no. spread grounds; construction of 5 no. floating road entrances from private roadway into spread grounds area including 1 no. turning area; creation of new facebank and facebank drain; provision of new drainage channels around spread grounds to connect to existing central drain; backfilling, cleaning and deepening of existing drains where necessary; construction of piped culverts at drain crossings; provision of a new silt pond of 225m3 with new post and wire fencing and gate, provision of a new outlet pipe to discharge from silt pond to boundary drain; and provision of temporary construction compound of approx. 900m3. The proposed development will also use a machinery access route from L1019 along access track via / adjacent to Blackwood Feeder to northwest of site. The proposed development will take place on an overall site of 11,.43ha. The planning application includes a Natura Impact Statement
Permission · Kildare County Council, 181280
21 Mar 2018Conditional
(a) Retention permission for roofed structure open sided storage shed for temporary housing of cattle and the storage of baled hay in existing farm yard; (b) Retention permission for enclosed steel clad shed for the temporary housing of cattle in existing farm yard
Retention · Kildare County Council, 18300
24 Aug 2017Conditional
(a) The erection of a two storey type house; (b) Garage/fuel store for domestic use; (c) The installation of an Oakstown BAF wastewater treatment plant with soil polishing filter percolation area and (d) New vehicular entrance and access driveway and all associated site works
Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 17963
17 Feb 2017Conditional
alterations to previously granted Planning Permission file Ref. No. 16/351 consisting of the following: (a) Planning permission for two storey extension to front (north west) elevation and side (north east) elevation – no increase in overall height of house. (b) Existing dormer window replaced with two storey gable on side (south west) elevation. (c) Contemporary flat roof extension to rear (south east) elevation and (d) Contemporary front porch extension to front (north west) elevation,
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 17161
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: Ballynafagh Lake SAC 001387
- Special Area of Conservation: Ballynafagh Bog SAC 000391
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballynafagh Bog 000391
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballynafagh Lake 001387
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Coolree.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Coolree.
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).
Homes sold
Property Price Register
- Coolree, Robertstown6 sales
The townland
- Name
- Coolree · Cúil Fhraoigh
- Area
- 1,564,747 m² (156.47 ha, 386.66 acres)
- Civil parish
- Downings, and its townlands
- Barony
- Clane
- Electoral division
- Robertstown, the unit of the census
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballynafagh, Blackwood, Downings North, Garvoge, Graigues, Moods
- Placenames
- Coolree on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.