Cornelscourt
Townland in the civil parish of Morristownbiller, barony of Connell, Co. Kildare
- Area
- 94.7 ha
- 234 acres
- Land parcels
- 159
- registered freehold, median 240 m²
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 7
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
159 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cornelscourt, from 30 m² to 236,446 m² (23.64 ha, 58.43 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Cornelscourt 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
29 Jan 2026Conditional
change of design to single storey extension to the rear (south west) elevation of existing house from that previously granted planning permission under file Ref. No. 25/60800. There are no modifications to the garage for domestic use, wastewater treatment system and percolation area as granted under the parent permission file Ref. 25/60800
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660080
18 Sept 2025Conditional
for a Sub-division of existing site to allow for the construction of a single story house, Recessed Entrance, Approved effluent treatment system, percolation area and all ancillary works and services
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2561068
15 Jul 2025Conditional
for (A) Construction of a single storey extension to Rear (south west) elevation with new front door entrance on the Side (north west) elevation. (B) the existing front door on the Front (north east) elevation to be replaced with a new window, the insertion of new window on the existing gable Side (north west) elevation (C) Minor internal alterations within the existing house, (D) construction of garage/ store for domestic use and (E) the decommissioning of the existing septic tank with a replacement installation of an Oakstown BAF wastewater treatment system with polishing filter percolation area, and all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560800
27 Aug 2021Conditional
for alterations made to front elevation including the installation of a garage door to existing carport area and all ancillary site works
Retention · Kildare County Council, 211237
4 Sept 2019Conditional
demolishing an existing single storey dwelling and constructing 10 No. two-storey dwellings consisting of 4 No. semi-detached units, 2 No. terraced blocks of three units and all ancillary site works
Permission, 9 homes · Kildare County Council, 19995
26 Nov 2018N/a
the erection of a new single storey dwelling house and domestic garage, new waste water treatment system and percolation area, and relocation of existing entrance, together with all associated siteworks
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 181426
22 May 2017Refused
dormer type house, garage for domestic use, proprietary wastewater treatment system and relocation of existing agricultural entrance to a combined double vehicular recessed entrance and all associated site works
Outline permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 17582
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
- Cornelscourt, Newbridge5 sales
The townland
- Name
- Cornelscourt
- Area
- 947,235 m² (94.72 ha, 234.07 acres)
- Civil parish
- Morristownbiller, and its townlands
- Barony
- Connell
- Electoral division
- Morristownbiller, the unit of the census
- Neighbouring townlands
- Hawkfield, Morristownbiller, Piercetown, Pollardstown, Rickardstown, Rosberry, Scarletstown
- Placenames
- Cornelscourt 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.