Cowpasture

280 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cowpasture, from 59 m² to 113,672 m² (11.37 ha, 28.09 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 60 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 Cowpasture 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.

• 8 Sept 2025Conditional

  for an infill residential development of 5 no. dwellings comprised of 2 no. 2 storey, semi-detached houses and 3 no. 2 storey, 2 & 4 bed terraced houses. Vehicular access to the development will be from existing internal roads within the overall Brocan Wood development. The proposed development also includes for all associated site development works and boundary treatments, car & bicycle parking, bin storage etc. on an overall site area of c. 0.14 hectares

  Permission, 5 homes · Kildare County Council, 2561027

• 3 Sept 2025N/a

  for 5 no. dwellings comprised of 2 no. 2 storey, semi-detached houses and 3 no. 2 storey, 2 & 4 bed terraced houses. Vehicular access to the development will be from existing internal roads within the overall Brocan Wood development. The proposed development also includes for all associated site development works and boundary treatments, car & bicycle parking, bin storage etc. on an overall site area of c. 0.14 hectares

  Permission, 5 homes · Kildare County Council, 2561008

• 22 Aug 2025Conditional

  for 1. construction of single storey extension to rear/side and single storey porch to front of existing dwelling. 2. Construction of single storey out-building to side/rear of dwelling. 3. And all associated site works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2560953

• 27 Mar 2024Conditional

  (A) Single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling. (B) Minor alterations to all elevations of the existing building, including velux type windows to the rear of the existing dwelling. (C) Relocation of the existing vehicle entrance accessing private laneway at side of dwelling. (D) The provision of a domestic garage/fuel store to the rear of the dwelling . (E) Reinstatement of boundary wall/fence to the front garden of the dwelling and a new gateway (previously approved under planning reference 15/216. (F) Foul water to mains sewer, surface water to existing soakaways and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 24103

• 13 Mar 2024Conditional

  for a new single storey extension to rear and new porch to front of the existing single storey dwelling house and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2492

• 1 Feb 2024Conditional

  for Two Storey Rear Extension to existing Two Storey Detached House consisting of the following; A) Playroom and Library at ground floor level B) Bedroom En-Suite and Walk-In Wardrobe at first floor level C) Attic Space in New Development for Domestic Storage D) Attic Space in existing roof for use as Study E) Fit velux lights in attic spaces and all associated works and services. Revised by Significant Further Information of revised plans, shadow impact analysis and revised site layout.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460076

• 18 Jan 2024N/a

  for two storey rear extension to existing two Storey Detached House consisting of the following: A) Playroom and Library at ground floor level B) Bedroom En-Suite and Walk-In Wardrobe at first floor level C) Attic Space in New Development for Domestic Storage D) Attic Space in existing roof for use as Study E) Fit velux lights in attic spaces and all associated works and services

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460025

• 17 May 2023Conditional

  Development of 113 dwellings at the unfinished housing estate at Brocan Wood, Cowpastures Lane. The proposed development will consist of (i) 33 No. 4 x bedroom detached dwellings, 22 No. 4x bedroom semi-detached dwellings, 34 No. 3 x bedroom semi-detached dwellings, and 24 No. 3 x bedroom terrace swellings (all two storey) (ii) Creche (single storey), pumping station, (iii) 2 No. pedestrian access points from Cowpastures Land and 1 No. from Dublin Road, (iv) Cycle lane and footpath along Cowpastures Land and Dublin Road, (v) Landscaping and new site boundaries and (vi) Upgrade of existing Dublin Road and Cowpastures Lane junction and (vii) Services and all associated and ancillary works. Vehicular access will be via existing access on Cowpastures Lane.

  Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 23522

• 12 May 2022Conditional

  demolition of existing front entrance porch and internal fabric to existing 2-storey building and reconfigure existing retail unit with ancillary storage/staff areas to a double-height retail unit with new entrance porch and canopy to front, demolish single storey ancillary buildings to side and replace with new single storey agri-store extension, demolish single story ancillary buildings to rear and replace with new single storey staff area extension , reconfigure front boundary and associated vehicular entrances and car parking, relocate existing weighbridge, construct new 8-bay bulk storage unit, along with all other associated site & development works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of amendments to the front boundary finishes along with a designated 2m wide strip held between proposed public footpath and public road to cater for future cycleway

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 22553

• 16 Jun 2021Conditional

  A) Single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling. B) Partial conversion of the existing attic space to accommodate a storeroom. C) Minor alterations to all elevations of the existing dwelling. D) Relocation of the existing vehicle entrance accessing private laneway at side of dwelling. E) The provision of a domestic garage/fuel store to the rear of the dwelling. F) Reinstatement of boundary wall/fence to the front garden of the dwelling and a new gateway (previously approved under planning reference 15/216). G) Foul water to mains sewer, surface water to existing soakaways and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 21871

• 5 Mar 2021Conditional

  Extension of Duration of Planning Ref. No. 15/257 - for development of 113 dwellings at the unfinished housing estate at Brocan Wood, Cowpastures Lane. The proposed development will consist of (i) 33 No. 4 x bedroom detached dwellings, 22 No. 4 x bedroom semi-detached dwellings, 34 No. 3 x bedroom semi-detached dwellings, and 24 No. 3 x bedroom terrace dwellings (all two storey), (ii) crèche (single storey), pumping station, (iii) 2 No. pedestrian access points from Cowpastures Lane and 1 No. from Dublin Road, (iv) cycle lane and footpath along Cowpastures Lane and Dublin Road, (v) landscaping and new site boundaries and (vi) upgrade of existing Dublin Road and Cowpastures Lane junction and (vii) services and all associated and ancillary works. Vehicular access will be via the existing access on Cowpastures Lane,

  Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 21266

• 16 Nov 2020Refused

  a vehicular entrance and all associated site works,

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 201380

• 19 Oct 2020Conditional

  retention permission sought for a domestic shed and all associated site works,

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 201222

• 13 Oct 2020Conditional

  proposed single storey dwelling with new vehicular access, new connection to public water supply and all associated site works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of revised house plans, section and elevations

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 201194

• 14 Sept 2020N/a

  a vehicular entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 201051

• 23 Mar 2020Conditional

  the development of a serviced business park with a new vehicular access provided from the R445 regional road at a site of 12.8 Hectares Cowpasture (Td.), Monasterevin. The proposed development comprises an infrastructure only application associated with the roads and water services infrastructure and as to provide for serviced business sites and units which would be subject to later detailed planning permission(s) on a site by site basis. The current detailed elements provides for the construction of a new access road and junction layout to serve the associated lands, site services and all associated site works as includes flood attenuation works, services, sewers, drains, landscaping and boundary treatments and all other associated above and below ground works. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). All development on the site

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 20300

• 20 Mar 2020Conditional

  to replace an existing vehicular entrance with a new recessed vehicular entrance and all associated siteworks

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 20299

• 11 Mar 2020Conditional

  for (a) Temporary entrance for Construction traffic as constructed on site and all associated site development works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 20244

• 28 Jun 2019Conditional

  the sub-division of existing site for the construction of single storey detached bungalow, recessed entrance, connection to foul sewer and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 19743

• 26 Jun 2019Conditional

  of domestic sheds including art room and all associated site works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 19725

• 9 Aug 2018Refused

  a dormer bungalow type dwelling and domestic shed with connection to existing foul sewer with altered and shared vehicular entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18964

• 30 Jul 2018Conditional

  Extension of Duration of Planning File 13/215; (1) Construction of a club house to be developed in 2 phases. (a) Phase 1 consists of a two storey structure of circa 643 sqm comprising of 4 No. dressing rooms with ancillary showers and toilet facilities, and committee room. First floor gym area, viewing balcony and ancillary accommodation. (b) Phase 2 consists of an attached single storey structure to Phase 1, comprising of a community hall, ancillary kitchen, stores and toilets. (2) Floodlighting to main pitch in the form of 8 No. 18m high floodlights to the perimeter of the pitch. (3) Construction of a second juvenile pitch with ancillary goal posts at each end. (4) Ball stopping net to one end of the proposed juvenile pitch (adjacent to Drogheda Row) of 15m high and 36m length. (5) Foul water to existing foul water sewer and surface water to soakaways. (6) Demolition of existing clubhouse structure on completion of Phase 2 of the proposed club house. (7) Ancillary car parking. (8) All associated site works,

  Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 18918

• 18 Jul 2018Conditional

  the subdivision of existing site, construction of new detached single storey dwelling, connection to existing services, new recessed single entrance and all associated site works. Revised by Significant Further Information consisting of; amended site boundaries including altered access to the subject site and altered access to the neighbouring site to the south west of the subject site.

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18872

• 19 Jan 2018Refused

  sought for a dormer bungalow type dwelling and domestic shed with connection to existing foul sewer with altered and shared vehicular entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 1849

• 22 Dec 2017N/a

  for (a) Temporary entrance as constructed on site and all associated site development works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 171483

The 25 most recent of 28 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 Cowpasture.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Cowpasture.

Architectural heritage

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

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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

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_2286 (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.

• Cowpasture, Monasterevin7 sales

Name

Cowpasture

Area

696,378 m² (69.64 ha, 172.08 acres)

Civil parish

Monasterevin, and its townlands

Barony

Offaly West

Electoral division

Monasterevin, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Monasterevin electoral division: 5,949 people in 2,051 households; 71% of households own their home; 52% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Barraderra, Gorteenoona, Kill, Monasterevin, Monasterevin Bog

Placenames

Cowpasture 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.