Dowdstown

117 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dowdstown, from 1 m² to 164,966 m² (16.5 ha, 40.76 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 37 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

• R2Existing Residential / Infill (Existing residential)
  Maynooth and Environs Joint Local Area Plan 2025 - 2031, Kildare · 96 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C6Industry / Office Park / Warehousing (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
  Maynooth and Environs Joint Local Area Plan 2025 - 2031, Kildare · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Maynooth and Environs Joint Local Area Plan 2025 - 2031, Kildare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Open Space and Amenity (Active open space)
  Maynooth and Environs Joint Local Area Plan 2025 - 2031, Kildare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 27 Jan 2026N/a

  a 10-year approval for development at this site consisting of up to approximately 15.05 kilometres (km) of 38 kilovolts (kV) underground cable (UGC) and all associated site and development works at various locations in County Kildare with a total site area of c. 16.13ha. The proposed development crosses the townlands of Cullaghreeva, Confey, Newtown, Leixlip, Kellystown, Sion, Ravensdale, Blakestown, Collinstown, Greenfield, Dowdstown and Railpark. The proposed development consists of the following elements: Installation of 3no. new 38 kV underground cable routes, or cable route sections, and all associated site and development works within the administrative area of Kildare County Council (KCC) as outlined below and illustrated on the maps herein: The proposed Coolmine cable route section in KCC (shown in purple) is approximately 1 km in length crossing the townlands of Cullaghreeva and Confey from east to west. The proposed Leixlip cable route section in KCC (shown in blue) is approximately 11.51 km in length crossing the townlands of Newtown, Confey, Leixlip, Kellystown, Sion, Ravensdale, Blakestown and Collinstown from east to west. There are two Protected Structures located within the application area of the Leixlip cable route, Deey Bridge and Lock (RPS B06-14) and Sandford Bridge (RPS B06-16). The proposed Moneycooley cable route is wholly within KCC (shown in orange) and is approximately 2.54 km in length crossing the townlands of Greenfield, Dowdstown and Railpark from south to north. The primary purpose of the proposed underground cables is to provide electrical power to the Dart+ West Railway project as granted under the DART+ West Railway Order (ACP Ref. 314232). The proposed underground cable routes will incorporate the following elements: - Communication links and fibre optic cables between all substations in the same trench as the UGC; Joint bays and communication chambers along the UGC alignment; Temporary construction laydown and work areas with ancillary staff facilities and parking, temporary access tracks, passing bays and water and utility crossings; - All associated and ancillary above and below ground site development works, including works comprising or relating to permanent and temporary construction and roadworks and excavation (including HDD) and vegetation clearance. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the Application

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660074

• 16 Jan 2026N/a

  a 10-year approval for development at this site consisting of up to approximately 15.05 kilometres (km) of 38 kilovolts (kV) underground cable (UGC) and all associated site and development works at various locations in County Kildare with a total site area of c. 16.13ha. The proposed development crosses the townlands of Cullaghreeva, Confey, Newtown, Leixlip, Kellystown, Sion, Ravensdale, Blakestown, Collinstown, Greenfield, Dowdstown and Railpark. The proposed development consists of the following elements: Installation of 3no. new 38 kV underground cable routes, or cable route sections, and all associated site and development works within the administrative area of Kildare County Council (KCC) as outlined below and illustrated on the maps herein: The proposed Coolmine cable route section in KCC is approximately 1 km in length crossing the townlands of Cullaghreeva and Confey from east to west. - The proposed Leixlip cable route section in KCC is approximately 11.51 km in length crossing the townlands of Newtown, Confey, Leixlip, Kellystown, Sion, Ravensdale, Blakestown and Collinstown from east to west. - The proposed Moneycooley cable route is wholly within KCC and is approximately 2.54 km in length crossing the townlands of Greenfield, Dowdstown and Railpark from south to north. The primary purpose of the proposed underground cables is to provide electrical power to the Dart+ West Railway project as granted under the DART+ West Railway Order (ACP Ref. 314232). The proposed underground cable routes will incorporate the following elements: • Communication links and fibre optic cables between all substations in the same trench as the UGC; • Joint bays and communication chambers along the UGC alignment; • Temporary construction laydown and work areas with ancillary staff facilities and parking, temporary access tracks, passing bays and water and utility crossings; • All associated and ancillary above and below ground site development works, including works comprising or relating to permanent and temporary construction and roadworks and excavation (including HDD) and vegetation clearance Refer to the enclosed site and newspaper notices for a full description of development.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660044

• 28 Mar 2025Refused

  for the construction of a solar PV development and an ‘under the fence’ transformer compound on a ca. 180ha site consisting of: I. Solar PV panels laid out in arrays across the Site; II. 39 No. inverter units (ca. 2.9m (h) x ca. 6.1m (l) and 2.4(w)); III. 1 No. control room structure (5m (h) x 15.3m (l) and 3.7m (w)); IV. 1 No. transformer unit (ca. 6m x ca. 4m) and associated bund; V. Security fencing around the ‘under the fence’ transformer compound (2.65m high); VI. Electrical and communications cabling; VII. Pole-mounted security cameras; VIII. Perimeter security fencing (2m high) and security gates; IX. Upgrade of 3 No. existing Site entrances; X. Development of 2 No. new Site entrances; XI. 3 No. temporary construction compounds; XII. Internal access tracks; and, XIII All associated ancillary development, landscaping and reinstatement works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560326

• 20 Dec 2021Conditional

  the proposed construction of two new dwellings. The proposed development will consist of ; 1) The construction of two separate two storey dwellings (Eimear house "A" and Fiona house "B") 2) The dwellings to consist of; Ground Floor- lounge, WC, hall, bedroom (ensuite) study/office, utility room, kitchen/diner/family space. First floor - bedrooms (x3), bathroom, storage, 3) Each dwelling to have a separate domestic garage adjacent to it, and 4) all associated site development and landscaping works. We also wish to apply for the removal of Condition 12 of granted planning permission reference number 92/1372 - "The steralisation of lands from future residential and non-agricultural development an area of 10 acres and 200 yards of road frontage contiguous to the site"

  Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 211787

• 29 Sept 2021N/a

  for proposed construction of two dwellings, and the removal of Condition 12 of granted planning permission reference number; '92/1372 - "The Sterilisation of lands from future residential and non-agricultural development, an area of 10 acres and 200 yards of road frontage contiguous to the site". The proposed development will consist of; a) The construction of two separate two storey dwellings, b) The dwellings to consist of; Ground floor- lounge, WC, hall, bedroom (en suit) study / office, utility room, kitchen/diner/family space. First floor - bedrooms (x3), bathroom, storage, c) Each dwelling to have a separate domestic garage adjacent to it, and d) all associated site development and landscaping works

  Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 211397

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 Dowdstown.

Recorded monuments

• KD010-007 Enclosure
  Description

  On level ground in the farmyard of Dowdstown House stud. In the mid-1980's, a circular area (diam. c. 30m) was recorded as being defined by an almost imperceptible fosse SW-N-E which was recut as a drain E-S-SW, and was interpreted as a landscape feature which possibly incorporated a pre-existing enclosure or ringfort (SMR file). The dry, recut drain survives (Wth 2.8m; D 1.6m) E-S-SW and partially encloses a small paddock, but there is no obvious visible surface trace of the rest of the site. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

Architectural heritage

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

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

Landslides

Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2834 (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 Dowdstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Dowdstown

Area

802,356 m² (80.24 ha, 198.27 acres)

Civil parish

Laraghbryan, and its townlands

Barony

Salt North

Electoral division

Maynooth, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Maynooth electoral division: 18,729 people in 6,110 households; 65% of households own their home; 47% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Greenfield, Moneycooly, Newtown, Rowanstown, Taghadoe, Toolestown

Placenames

Dowdstown 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.