# Dowdingstown, Co. Kildare: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Ladytown, barony of Connell, Co. Kildare; in Irish Baile Dúidín. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 959,538 m² (95.95 ha, 237.11 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 40 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,757 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 11 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Ladytown, https://everytownland.com/kildare/parish/ladytown.md - Barony: Connell - Electoral division: Ladytown, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 990 people lived in 317 households in the Ladytown electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Kildare, https://everytownland.com/kildare.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/25946 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 80491 - Centre: latitude 53.170685, longitude -6.716212 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 40 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dowdingstown, from 14 m² to 542,694 m² (54.27 ha, 134.1 acres); 23 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 4893198: 542,694 m² (54.27 ha, 134.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4893198.md - Parcel 4893177: 275,057 m² (27.51 ha, 67.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4893177.md - Parcel 1054046: 32,428 m² (3.24 ha, 8.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1054046.md - Parcel 4657738: 12,640 m² (1.26 ha, 3.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4657738.md - Parcel 1040769: 5,156 m² (0.52 ha, 1.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1040769.md - Parcel 2648679: 4,318 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2648679.md - Parcel 3250586: 3,694 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3250586.md - Parcel 1020081: 3,517 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1020081.md - Parcel 2648494: 3,507 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2648494.md - Parcel 1015479: 3,461 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1015479.md - Parcel 1013716: 3,453 m² (0.35 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1013716.md - Parcel 4719992: 3,332 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4719992.md - Parcel 1014291: 3,257 m² (0.33 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1014291.md - Parcel 5678471: 3,249 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5678471.md - Parcel 1016171: 3,213 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1016171.md - Parcel 1090402: 3,179 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1090402.md - Parcel 4451293: 3,028 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4451293.md - Parcel 4713917: 2,964 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4713917.md - Parcel 1064718: 2,938 m² (0.29 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1064718.md - Parcel 1058113: 2,835 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1058113.md - Parcel 1060050: 2,679 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1060050.md - Parcel 1042530: 2,614 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1042530.md - Parcel 3452933: 2,609 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3452933.md - Parcel 1017113: 2,603 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1017113.md - Parcel 4986341: 2,589 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4986341.md - Parcel 1023831: 2,560 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1023831.md - Parcel 2648657: 2,552 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2648657.md - Parcel 2578865: 2,529 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2578865.md - Parcel 3389292: 2,481 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3389292.md - Parcel 2457567: 2,422 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2457567.md - Parcel 2648600: 2,257 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2648600.md - Parcel 2417079: 2,166 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2417079.md - Parcel 4405620: 2,159 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4405620.md - Parcel 2648665: 2,123 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2648665.md - Parcel 2648481: 2,105 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2648481.md - Parcel 4537489: 2,042 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4537489.md - Parcel 2648498: 2,036 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2648498.md - Parcel 2687425: 1,009 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2687425.md - Parcel 4893212: 74 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4893212.md - Parcel 2648660: 14 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2648660.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Dowdingstown in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 11 applications, newest first. - 18 Sept 2026, Kildare County Council 2661036: N/a. Retention, 1 home. first floor terrace to the rear of the dwelling which is joined to the dwelling, it is accessed from the master bedroom by double doors which have replaced the window at the dormer window, retention permission sought for a single storey rear extension to the dwelling, and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661036/0 - 4 Mar 2024, Kildare County Council 2460186: Conditional. Retention. (a) Extension to, and conversion of previously permitted domestic shed to home office/gym with bathroom and general storage space, (b) connection to existing site services and all associated development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460186/0 - 22 Aug 2023, Kildare County Council 23857: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for (a) the construction of first floor extensions to side and rear of existing detached two storey dwelling, (b) internal reconfigurations, (c) changes to existing fenestration, (d) and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/23857/0 - 16 Jun 2021, Kildare County Council 21872: Conditional. Permission. the construction of a two storey extension to the rear, the construction of an entrance porch to the front, the replacement of existing windows and external doors, the replacement of the existing concrete roof tiles with slate minor internal and external elevational alterations, all to the existing detached dormer dwelling. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/21872/0 - 10 Sept 2020, Kildare County Council 201034: Conditional. Permission. extensions and alterations to the existing dormer style dwelling, to include the following, removal of existing sunroom and construction of a new utility room, living room and extension to existing kitchen area all at ground floor level to the side and rear of the existing dwelling, along with all associated site development and facilitating works,. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/201034/0 - 2 Sept 2020, Kildare County Council 20995: N/a. Permission. will consist of extensions and alterations to the existing dormer style dwelling, to include the following, removal of existing sunroom and construction of a new utility room, living room and extension to existing kitchen area all at ground floor level to the side and rear of the existing dwelling, along with all associated site development and facilitating works,. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20995/0 - 12 Aug 2020, Kildare County Council 20895: Conditional. Permission. Demolition of existing detached single storey domestic garage with permission to construct a single storey detached glasshouse and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20895/0 - 29 Jul 2020, Kildare County Council 20833: Conditional. Retention. (a) the single storey extension to the north elevation, consisting of an extension to the dining area, (b) the single storey extension to the west elevation with rooflights, consisting of an extension to the utility room, (c) the single storey extension to the west elevation, consisting of a sunroom with rooflights, (d) solar panels to the rear roof, (e) two rooflights to the rear roof over the existing kitchen, (f) minor alterations to the shape of the first floor windows on the north elevation, minor internal and external elevational alterations, all to the existing two storey detached dwelling. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20833/0 - 12 Jun 2020, Kildare County Council 20601: Conditional. Retention. (1) Retention of alterations to existing dwelling previously granted under planning Ref. No. 05/199, including: (i) Increased floor area and ridge height of garage; (ii) Minor alterations to existing dwelling elevations. (2) Full planning permission for proposed alterations to existing dwelling including: (i) Construction of two storey porch front elevation; (ii) Single storey infill extension to rear of existing dwelling; (iii) Minor alterations to existing elevations; (iv) Conversion of garage to habitable space including construction of first floor habitable space; (v) Internal alterations to existing layout and all ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20601/0 - 29 May 2020, Kildare County Council 20539: N/a. Retention. 1. Retention of alterations to existing dwelling previously granted under planning ref. no.05/199, including; (i) Increased floor area and ridge height of garage (ii) minor alterations to existing dwelling elevations. 2. Full planning permission for proposed alterations to existing dwelling including; (i) construction of two storey porch front elevation, (ii) single storey infill extension to rear of dwelling, (iii) minor alterations to existing elevations, (iv) internal alterations to existing layout and all ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20539/0 - 1 May 2020, Kildare County Council 20446: N/a. Retention. The development will consist of 1. Retention of alterations to existing dwelling previously granted under planning ref no. 05/199, including (a) increased floor area and ridge height of garage (b) minor alterations to existing dwelling elevations. 2. Full permission for proposed alterations to existing dwelling including (a) construction of two storey porch front elevations, (b) single single storey infill extension to rear of existing dwelling, (c) minor alterations to existing elevations, (d) internal alterations to existing layout and all ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20446/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Dowdingstown. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Dowdingstown. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - Dowdingstown House, farm house, 1810–1850, Regional interest, registry number 11902401, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=KD®no=11902401. Detached three-bay two-storey over basement house, c.1830, on a T-shaped plan with elliptical-headed door opening to centre approached by flight of steps. Extended, c.1880, comprising two-bay three-storey return to rear to west. Reroofed and refenestrated, c.1995. Hipped roof (gabled to return). Replacement artificial slate, c.1995. Concrete ridge tiles. Roughcast chimney stacks. Timber eaves. Replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.1995. Roughcast walls. Unpainted. Rendered quoins to corners. Square-headed window openings. Stone sills. Replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1995. Elliptical-headed door opening approached by flight of stone steps. Rendered pilaster doorcase with entablature on consoles. Timber panelled door. Fanlight. Interior with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set back from road in own landscaped grounds. Tarmacadam drive to front. Lawns to site. Formal avenue to south.Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge, c.1830, to south. Refenestrated, c.1980. Now disused. Hipped roof with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Red brick chimney stack. Timber eaves. Replacement aluminium rainwater goods, c.1980. Roughcast walls. Painted. Square-headed window openings. Stone sills. Replacement timber casement windows, c.1980. Square-headed door opening. Tongue-and-groove timber panelled door. Sited adjacent to avenue at entrance to estate. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Dowdingstown, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2689, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2689.zip (ZIP). - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/kildare/dowdingstown.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kildare/dowdingstown.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kildare/dowdingstown.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Dowdingstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare: https://everytownland.com/kildare.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Corbally: https://everytownland.com/kildare/corbally-80403.md - Herbertstown: https://everytownland.com/kildare/herbertstown.md - Newland North: https://everytownland.com/kildare/newland-north.md - Stephenstown North: https://everytownland.com/kildare/stephenstown-north.md - Stephenstown South: https://everytownland.com/kildare/stephenstown-south.md - Walterstown: https://everytownland.com/kildare/walterstown-81215.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/kildare/dowdingstown - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kildare/dowdingstown