Cradockstown Demesne
Townland in the civil parish of Tipper, barony of Naas North, Co. Kildare
- Area
- 154.1 ha
- 381 acres
- Land parcels
- 16
- registered freehold, median 15,007 m² (1.5 ha, 3.71 acres)
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential / Infill
- Planning
- 12
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
16 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cradockstown Demesne, from 2,328 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres) to 523,813 m² (52.38 ha, 129.44 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 69 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
- R2Existing Residential / Infill (Existing residential)
Naas Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027, Kildare · 47 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Open Space and Amenity (Active open space)
Naas Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027, Kildare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
Naas Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027, Kildare · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Community and Education (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Naas Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027, Kildare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
4 Jun 2026Conditional
Demolition of an existing two-storey golf pro-shop with extensive fire damage (floor area = 287sqm), and the construction of a single storey detached modular building (floor area = 105sqm) consisting of a pro-shop and golf stimulator facility together with hard and soft landscaping, and all associated site development works.
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660589
19 Aug 2025Conditional
for (i) Retention permission for the retention (for a temporary period of 5 years) of an existing prefabricated school building and extension parking area, as constructed (previously permitted on a temporary basis under Reg. Ref. 19515), together with minor upgrading and alterations to the school building and grounds (including internal reconfiguration, PV panels, new doors and fenestration, the creation of a sensory garden and a small soft play area, and boundary treatments); and (ii) Planning permission (for a period of 5 years) for the proposed use of the building (as altered) as a special education needs (SEN) school; together with hedgerow planting and the reinstatement of the tree-line (pleached trees) along the eastern boundary, and all associated site works
Retention · Kildare County Council, 2560941
1 Aug 2025N/a
for (i) Retention permission for the retention (for a temporary period of 5 years) of an existing prefabricated school building and extension parking area, as constructed (previously permitted on a temporary basis under Reg. Ref. 19515), together with minor upgrading and alterations to the school building and grounds (including internal reconfiguration, PV panels, new doors and fenestration, the creation of a sensory garden and a small soft play area, and boundary treatments); and (ii) Planning permission (for a period of 5 years) for the proposed use of the building (as altered) as a special education needs (SEN) school; together with hedgerow planting and the reinstatement of the tree-line (pleached trees) along the eastern boundary, and all associated site works
Retention · Kildare County Council, 2560868
19 Dec 2024Conditional
for the Demolition/Removal of Existing sheds, Proposed subdivision of existing site, Proposed Alterations to existing Entrance, Permission for the proposed construction of a new domestic dwelling and garage, connection to existing connection on site to a wastewater treatment system, and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2461374
16 Dec 2024Conditional
to erect a 30 metre high monopole together with antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equipment, all enclosed by security fencing using an existing access
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2461348
28 Nov 2024N/a
for the demolition of existing sheds, proposed subdivision of existing site, proposed alterations to existing entrance, Permission for the proposed construction of a new domestic dwelling and garage, connection to existing connection on site to a wastewater treatment system, all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2461260
10 May 2019Conditional
The erection of a proposed prefab unit to provide temporary school accommodation consisting of 10 no. classrooms, 2 science laboratories, GP hall, toilets and all other associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 19515
17 Apr 2019Refused
the construction of a 3 bedroom storey and a half dwelling, modification of an existing domestic vehicular access to create a shared vehicular access serving the dwelling, construction of a new packaged wastewater treatment system and tertiary filter and construction of a new well to serve the proposed dwelling and all associated site works and services
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 19421
29 Mar 2019Conditional
for a single storey pre-fabricated building comprising a staff room and associated toilet facilities and kitchenette, located to the south of the existing school building
Retention · Kildare County Council, 19338
19 Nov 2018Conditional
Amendments to granted planning permission ref. 15/176, comprising of the omission of units 154 and 171 (Type F1) and 161-164 (Type C1). The proposals also involve the repositioning of units 156 (Type D1) and units 157-160 and units 165-170 (all Type B1) and the addition of new unit Type G, comprising of 8 no. 1 bed apartments and 4 no. 2 bed townhouses. The above revisions provide for an additional 6 units and associated landscaping, roads, parking and infrastructure.
Permission, 12 homes · Kildare County Council, 181393
25 Jun 2018Refused
the construction of a 3 bedroom storey and a half dwelling, modification of an existing domestic vehicular access to create a shared vehicular access serving the dwelling, construction of a new packaged wastewater treatment and polishing filter and construction of a new well to serve the proposed dwelling and all associated site works and services
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18758
20 Feb 2017Conditional
of existing dormer house with basement level as constructed on site along with all associated site development and facilitating works
Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 17170
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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Cradockstown Demesne.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Cradockstown Demesne.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Cradockstown Demesne.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2807 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Cradockstown Demesne with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.
The townland
- Name
- Cradockstown Demesne
- Area
- 1,541,113 m² (154.11 ha, 380.82 acres)
- Civil parish
- Tipper, and its townlands
- Barony
- Naas North
- Electoral division
- Naas Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Naas Rural electoral division: 3,351 people in 1,139 households; 71% of households own their home; 69% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Cradockstown East, Cradockstown North, Cradockstown West, Naas East, Punchestown Great, Tipper South, Tipper West
- Placenames
- Cradockstown Demesne 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.