Crooket

28 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Crooket, from 885 m² to 305,804 m² (30.58 ha, 75.57 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 15 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 Crooket 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.

• 25 Aug 2026N/a

  RED III for 10-year permission for the development of a solar farm on an overall site of c. 129.8 hectares consisting of the following: c. 496,308 sq m of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames; 19 no. hardstanding locations for electrical skids; new internal access tracks with passing bays; underground power and communications cables and ducts, including along the L8084, L8087, L4009 and L4012 public roads; 1no. Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) location associated with the underground cable route; a total of 4 no. solar farm site entrances (1 no. from the L8084 public road, 1 no. from the L8091 public road, and 2 no. from the L4012 public road); access gates; 4 no. temporary site compounds of c. 4,050 sq m each to be used for storage during construction activity; 48no. Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Containers and 12no. associated MV Stations as well as associated CCTV, BESS Compound fencing, gate, boundary fencing and all associated ancillary drainage development, site works and services. The solar farm will be operational for 40 years. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660958

• 5 Aug 2026N/a

  (i) the conversion of the attic to provide 102sqm gross floor area of habitable space; (ii) the inclusion of four roof lights on the rear slope of the existing hipped roof; (iii) the provision of a single storey hipped roof conservatory of 19sqm gross floor area to the west of the existing house and connecting to the existing dining room; (iv) the provision of a single storey porch of 4.1sqm gross floor area with hipped roof to the front of the existing house; (v) the replacement of existing kitchen window on the west elevation of the existing house with double doors; (vi) alterations to the previously approved garage to replace the single 3.35m wide roller shutter door with two 2.48m wide roller shutters doors to the front, and the provision of a new window to the rear.

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2660894

• 31 Jul 2026N/a

  consists of (i) the conversion of the attic to provide 102sqm gross floor area of habitable space; (ii) the inclusion of four roof lights on the rear slope of the existing hipped roof; (iii) the provision of a single storey hipped roof conservatory of 19sqm gross floor area to the west of the existing house and connecting to the existing dining room; (iv) the provision of a single storey porch of 4.1sqm gross floor area with hipped roof to the front of the existing house; (v) the replacement of existing kitchen window on the west elevation of the existing house with double doors; (vi) alterations to the previously approved garage to replace the single 3.35m wide roller shutter door with two 2.48m wide roller shutters doors to the front, and the provision of a new window to the rear.

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2660880

• 26 May 2026Conditional

  Replacement (“restringing”) and uprating of c.8.89km section of the conductor along the existing Athy - Carlow 110 kV OHL circuit; - Provision of fibre communication connection on the uprated circuit; - Replacement of 11No. existing Intermediate Wooden Polesets, with similar structures. The replacement of these structures will result in standardised heights from 16m to 24m, with height increases between 1m and 3m; - Replacement of 12No. existing intermediate Wooden Polesets crossarms; - Recapping works on shear blocks at 1No. existing steel angle mast; - Foundation strengthening of 1No. existing steel angle mast; - Bar member replacements to 8No. existing steel angle masts; - Separation of the existing double OHL circuit to provide for a new bypass OHL section measuring approximately 422m, connecting from the existing Athy 110 kV substation to the following proposed new structures on the existing Athy - Portlaoise 110 kV OHL: 2no. new single circuit angle masts (approximately 22.5m maximum height) and 1no. new wooden poleset (approximately 23.6m maximum height); and, - All associated works/development to existing structures, including hardware replacement (strain clamps, suspension clamps and vibration dampers), replacement of step bolts, replacement of line identification and danger notices, painting of angle masts, replacement/installation of anti-climbing guards, access tracks, vegetation clearance, temporary construction compounds and all other works necessary to facilitate the development

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660550

• 20 Mar 2023Conditional

  to construct a stable block structure to the side of existing 2 storey dwelling, with hay loft storage in roof area, single storey green house, completion of single storey roof area (granted under PL08-1503) enclosed yard, attached double garage and all associated site works. Retention Permission is also sought for alterations to granted 2 storey structure constructed under PL 08-1503. Alterations include relocation of treatment system and percolation area, redirection of internal access avenue, alterations to external window openings, and change of use from granted garage and tack room (connected to house) to home office and attic conversion to a playroom, 2 no. roof windows to rear and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23277

• 25 May 2020Refused

  the construction of a proposed dormer dwelling, private well, septic tank with associated percolation area, site entrance and all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 20513

• 25 Mar 2019Refused

  the construction of a proposed dormer dwelling, private well, septic tank with associated percolation area, site entrance and all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 19311

• 12 Jul 2018Conditional

  erect a dwellinghouse with services and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18837

• 9 Jul 2018Refused

  construction of a proposed dormer dwelling, private well, septic tank with associated percolation area, site entrance and all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18820

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 Crooket.

Recorded monuments

• KD039-039 Enclosure
  Description

  Aerial photograph (GB89.R.16) shows the cropmark of a large curvilinear enclosure defined by multiple fosses. A complex entrance, comprising four fosses, faces north. A broad outer fosse extends southwards along a ridge forming an outer compound. A staggered entrance leads into this compound from the main enclosure. Overlapping fosses indicate morphological change within the site over time. Three circular pits (KD039-039001-) are aligned with, and just to the S of, the enclosure, but ground investigation would be required to clarify whether they are archaeologically significant. Compiled by: Dr. Gillian Barrett Date of upload: 13 December 2011

• KD039-039001 Pit
  Description

  Aerial photograph (GB89.R.16) shows the cropmark of a large curvilinear enclosure (KD039-039----) defined by multiple fosses. A complex entrance, comprising four fosses, faces north. A broad outer fosse extends southwards along a ridge forming an outer compound. A staggered entrance leads into this compound from the main enclosure. Overlapping fosses indicate morphological change within the site over time. Three circular pits (KD039-039001-) are aligned with, and just to the S of, the enclosure, but ground investigation would be required to clarify whether they are archaeologically significant. Compiled by: Dr. Gillian Barrett Date of upload: 13 December 2011

• KD039-046 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Identified during aerial photographic survey by Dr. Gillian Barrett on 15 July 1991. Aerial photograph (GB91.DW.31) shows the cropmark of a ring-ditch, located in close proximity to a rectilinear enclosure (KD039-047----). Compiled by: Dr. Gillian Barrett Date of upload: 13 December 2011

• KD039-047 Enclosure
  Description

  Identified during aerial photographic survey by Dr. Gillian Barrett on 15 July 1991. Aerial photograph (GB91.DW.31) shows the cropmark of a rectilinear enclosure defined by a fosse and with entrance facing north-east; located in close proximity to a ring-ditch (KD039-046----). (Barrett 2000, 87-106, Fig. 12; ibid 2006, 69-95, Fig.3.3) Compiled by: Dr. Gillian Barrett Date of upload: 13 December 2011

Architectural heritage

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

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, 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_2546 (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.

No address of the register names Crooket with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Crooket

Area

1,192,866 m² (119.29 ha, 294.76 acres)

Civil parish

Killelan, and its townlands

Barony

Kilkea and Moone

Electoral division

Dunmanoge, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Dunmanoge electoral division: 461 people in 161 households; 85% of households own their home; 20% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Dunmanoge, Johnstown North, Johnstown South, Knockroe, Newtownallen

Placenames

Crooket 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.