Dreenan
Dreenan is a townland in the civil parish of Ardkill, barony of Carbury, Co. Kildare.
- Area
- 150.5 ha
- 372 acres
- Land parcels
- 235
- registered freehold, median 531 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential / Infill
- Planning
- 18
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
235 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dreenan, from 10 m² to 304,660 m² (30.47 ha, 75.28 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 36 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Existing Residential / Infill (Existing residential)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Derrinturn, Kildare · 135 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C6Industry and Warehousing (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Derrinturn, Kildare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Derrinturn, Kildare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Community and Education (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Derrinturn, Kildare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M2Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Derrinturn, Kildare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Open Space and Amenity (Active open space)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Derrinturn, Kildare · 0 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
21 Aug 2026N/a
to construct a dormer bungalow, domestic garage , waste water treatment system and raised percolation area, shared entrance and all associated works and services
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 26104
10 Jun 2026Conditional
Retention of existing single storey rear extension to existing single storey semi-detached cottage as constructed, retention of existing single storey detached storage and tool shed as constructed and all associated site works
Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2660619
12 Nov 2025Conditional
for (a) 1 no. new storey and half type dwelling, (b)1 no. new domestic garage, (c) new vehicular entrance (d) new landscaping and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 25172
28 Aug 2025Refused
for 2nr. single storey houses, (b) 2nr. garages for domestic use, (c) installation of 2nr. effluent treatment systems with percolation area and (d) all associated works
Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 2560978
18 Aug 2025N/a
for 2nr. single storey dwellings, (b) 2 garages for domestic use, (c) installation of 2nr. effluent treatment systems with percolation area and (d) all associated works
Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 2560938
22 Nov 2024Conditional
for extension and alterations to existing semi detached bungalow to include (a) Single storey extension to side and rear of existing bungalow (b) All associated site development works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2461243
7 Mar 2024Refused
Erect a 24m high lattice tower together with antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equipment, all enclosed by security fencing
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460209
24 Oct 2023Refused
for to erect a 24m high Lattice tower together with a headframe, antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equipment, all enclosed by security fencing
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360323
25 May 2022Conditional
development consists of: (a) Retention of existing fuel storage shed for domestic use to the rear of existing dwelling; (b) Retention of existing garage and car port for domestic use to the rear of existing dwelling
Retention · Kildare County Council, 22624
21 Dec 2021Conditional
Proposed two-storey extension to southeast side elevation of the existing semi-detached house and all associated site and development works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 211806
7 Oct 2020Refused
50 No. dwelling units, comprising of 14 No 2 storey semi-detached 3 bed dwellings (Type A), 21 No. 2 storey semi-detached 3 bed dwellings (Type B), 11 No 2 storey semi-detached 4 bed dwellings (Type C)), 2 No 2 storey semi-detached 3 bed dwellings (Type D), 1 No2 storey semi-detached 3 bed dwelling (Type E) and 1 No 2 storey semi-detached 3 bed dwelling (Type F) together with all associated ancillary on and off site development works, including outfall foul and surface water sewers, water main, roads, footpaths, landscaping, open spaces, boundary treatments and ancillary services to facilitate the development, with vehicular and pedestrian access for this development through Newbury Park for units 7 to 50 incl. and through Dreenane Park for units 1 to 6 incl. , Allenwood Road (R403), all on a site of circa 2.22ha, (Previous Planning Permission Expired Reg. Ref. 06/2337 and 14/380)
Permission, 50 homes · Kildare County Council, 201166
10 Sept 2020Conditional
1, the construction of two no. extensions to the rear of an existing dwelling, 2, alterations to the side elevation (North), and 3, the replacement of the On-site waste water treatment system,
Permission · Kildare County Council, 201036
27 Aug 2019Conditional
(a) a bungalow, (b) garage for domestic use, (c) stable block adjoining garage for domestic use, (d) combined recessed entrance and (e) connection to mains foul and surface water discharge sewers and all associated site-works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 19969
10 May 2019Refused
Extension of duration 14/ 380 The construction of 31 no. dwellings consisting 16 no. 3 bed semi detached dormer dwellings ( Type B and B1), 7 no. 4 bed detached dormer dwellings ( Type C), 1 no. 4 bed detached dormer dwelling ( Type D ), 4 no. 3 bed detached two storey dwelling ( Type E),1 no. 3 bed detached two storey dwelling (Type F), 2 no. 4 bed detached bungalow dwellings ( Type G & G1) and all associated site development works including outfall foul and surface water sewers, landscaping, boundary treatments and open spaces, with access for this development through the approved development “Grace’s Park”, Allenwood Road (403), Derrinturn all on a site of c.2.23 Ha
Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 19514
13 Sept 2018Conditional
A change of house type from that previously granted under planning file ref 17/1330 to single storey house type to the front and a storey and a half to this rear.
Permission · Kildare County Council, 181123
10 Jul 2018N/a
change of house type from that previously granted under planning file Ref. 17/1330 to single storey house type to the front with storey and a half type to the rear
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18824
28 Nov 2017Conditional
(a) Erection of dormer type dwelling; (b) Erection of garage/fuel store for domestic use; (c) Installation of proprietary waste water treatment system with tertiary treatment in a sand polishing filter and all associated site works. Revised by significant further information consisting of; removal of third party boundary & ESB electricity pole in order to provide an improved visibility splay at the entrance
Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 171330
24 Jul 2017N/a
(a) Erection of dormer type dwelling; (b) Erection of garage/fuel store for domestic use; (c) Installation of proprietary waste water treatment system with tertiary treatment in a sand polishing filter and all associated siteworks
Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 17851
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 Dreenan.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Dreenan.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Dreenan.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Dreenan, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Dreenan.
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Dreenan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.
The townland
- Name
- Dreenan
- Area
- 1,504,808 m² (150.48 ha, 371.85 acres)
- Civil parish
- Ardkill, and its townlands
- Barony
- Carbury
- Electoral division
- Windmill Cross, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 1,225 people lived in 392 households in the Windmill Cross electoral division. 87% of households owned their home. 52% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyshannon, Derrinturn, Drummond, Kilkeaskin, Loughnacush, Parsonstown, Rathmore
- Placenames
- Dreenan 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.