# Duncreevan, Co. Kildare: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Kilcock, barony of Ikeathy and Oughterany, Co. Kildare. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 532,140 m² (53.21 ha, 131.49 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 37 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,125 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 7 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Kilcock, https://everytownland.com/kildare/parish/kilcock.md - Barony: Ikeathy and Oughterany - Electoral division: Kilcock, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Kilcock electoral division: 8,896 people in 2,853 households; 69% of households own their home; 65% of homes were built since 2001; 4% 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/25388 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 80504 - Centre: latitude 53.392672, longitude -6.691538 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 37 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Duncreevan, from 113 m² to 170,020 m² (17 ha, 42.01 acres); 21 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1034589: 170,020 m² (17 ha, 42.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1034589.md - Parcel 1038685: 126,732 m² (12.67 ha, 31.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1038685.md - Parcel 1021529: 76,350 m² (7.64 ha, 18.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1021529.md - Parcel 1084837: 57,255 m² (5.73 ha, 14.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1084837.md - Parcel 1087344: 26,502 m² (2.65 ha, 6.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1087344.md - Parcel 1085687: 12,856 m² (1.29 ha, 3.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1085687.md - Parcel 1025628: 6,250 m² (0.62 ha, 1.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1025628.md - Parcel 1053516: 6,008 m² (0.6 ha, 1.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1053516.md - Parcel 1021936: 5,325 m² (0.53 ha, 1.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1021936.md - Parcel 1020614: 5,115 m² (0.51 ha, 1.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1020614.md - Parcel 1056384: 3,228 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1056384.md - Parcel 1085317: 3,159 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1085317.md - Parcel 4995925: 3,153 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4995925.md - Parcel 4268876: 3,091 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4268876.md - Parcel 2442626: 2,882 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2442626.md - Parcel 1057272: 2,843 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1057272.md - Parcel 1031056: 2,358 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1031056.md - Parcel 1026053: 2,139 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1026053.md - Parcel 1066927: 2,125 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1066927.md - Parcel 1048758: 2,073 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1048758.md - Parcel 1071045: 2,003 m² (0.2 ha, 0.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1071045.md - Parcel 1047094: 1,679 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1047094.md - Parcel 1086469: 1,461 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1086469.md - Parcel 1054034: 1,440 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1054034.md - Parcel 1043878: 782 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1043878.md - Parcel 2658143: 755 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2658143.md - Parcel 1088334: 751 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1088334.md - Parcel 1028149: 738 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1028149.md - Parcel 6164348: 694 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6164348.md - Parcel 4995936: 453 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4995936.md - Parcel 5231555: 429 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5231555.md - Parcel 1090991: 408 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1090991.md - Parcel 1081073: 299 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1081073.md - Parcel 1086953: 262 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1086953.md - Parcel 5231533: 203 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5231533.md - Parcel 1088803: 196 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1088803.md - Parcel 1023587: 113 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1023587.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Duncreevan 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) 7 applications, newest first. - 14 Aug 2026, Kildare County Council 2660927: N/a. Permission. The development will consist of; 1) Demolish the existing garage, 2) Install a new roof on the existing house, raising the existing ridge height of the existing house. New roof to include new dormer windows front and back and new skylights. 3) Converting the attic storage space into habitable space, 4) New side and rear single storey extension to accommodate kitchen, living dining spaces. New extension to include rooflights and skylights, 5) New separate domestic garage adjacent to the dwelling, 6) An additional new vehicular entrance to the west side of the existing site, 7) The installation of a new onsite waste water treatment system with percolation area, 8) All alterations, internal modifications and all associated site development and landscaping works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660927/0 - 7 Nov 2025, Kildare County Council 2561258: Conditional. Permission. Removal of a portion of ground floor conservatory external structure, opening up of ground floor kitchen external wall, extension of ground floor conservatory structure all to the rear and totalling 33.5sq.m of additional floor area to an existing detached dwelling, internal refurbishment works and all associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561258/0 - 4 Jun 2024, Kildare County Council 2460505: Refused. Permission, 1 home. for 1) The construction of a new two storey detached dwelling [Ground Floor - hall, home office, sitting room, utility room, WC, bedroom, open plan kitchen / dining / family space. First Floor - bedroom (x3), bathroom, storage]. 2) The construction of a separate domestic shed / garage adjacent to the dwelling. 3) The installation of a new onsite waste water treatment system with percolation area. 4) Modifications to existing entrance to site. 5) All associated site development and landscaping works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460505/0 - 14 Oct 2019, Kildare County Council 191133: Conditional. Extension of duration. Extension of Duration of Planning Ref. No. 14/102 - Proposed single storey extension to Mountpleasant Lodge Nursing home consisting of a 38 bed residential elderly care facility specializing in the care of residents suffering from Dementia and Alzheimer’s. The proposed extension has been designed and customized for this specific category of resident and includes therapy suites, multi-sensory rooms, customized dining/sitting/day space, specialized landscaped external recreational space, sanitary and ancillary accommodation, all to the latest Irish and U.K. dementia design and fit-out standards, and HIQA best practice care home regulations and standards. The proposal includes hard and soft landscaping; car and cycle parking provision; construction details and permission to decommission and remove from site, all existing on-site sewage treatment works and replace said works with EPA 2009 Standards compliant treatment works consisting of on-site treatment facilities, pumping station and kiosk, 24 hours effluent storage facilities and ancillary works and connection pipe work laid along public road verge (Road R 407 and R 125) through towns lands of Portgloriam, Duncreevan, Courtown Great, Commons South, Commons West and Kilcock to existing public main sewer line off Brayton Park , Kilcock. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/191133/0 - 9 Oct 2018, Kildare County Council 181233: Refused. Permission. For the proposed development of a Continuing Care Community. The proposed development includes a two storey building containing 53 no. one and two bedroom units for independent and assisted living and associated ancillary facilities, car parking, landscaping and all associated ancillary site works. The proposed development will result in minor alterations to the car parking and layout as permitted under Kildare County Council ref: 17/1166. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/181233/0 - 18 Oct 2017, Kildare County Council 171166: Conditional. Permission. The proposed development will consist of additional infrastructure service facilities for the approved single storey extension (An Bord Pleanala Ref. No. PL09.243522 and Kildare County Planning Register Ref. No. 14/102). This will take the form of rationalisation of ancillary services in the existing home by relocation of catering kitchens, laundry, standby generator, bin and oil storage areas, ESB Substation, cycle stands, catering and nursing staff changing and welfare facilities away from the existing service yard environs to more accessible locations on the site. The areas vacated by kitchen, laundry and staff changing will accommodate activity room and stores on the ground floor and storage/medical rooms on the first floor. The proposal also includes for the provision of additional hairdressing, therapy suites and the relocation of a two storey fire escape stairway for compliance with Fire Regulations. The proposal will provide for revised road arrangement, additional parking, drainage, storm water attenuation, relocated covered cycle stand and a revised landscape scheme. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/171166/0 - 30 Jan 2017, Kildare County Council 1785: Refused. Permission, 2 homes. (a) the construction of a two storey farmhouse style dwelling, (b) erection of single storey garage for domestic use, (c) installation of an effluent treatment system and percolation area, (d) use of existing single entrance, (e) remove front boundary existing hedgerow and trees to achieve sightlines and (f) all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/1785/0 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 Duncreevan. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - KD005-020: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD005-020----. According to Lynch (1999, 88) while haymaking in the early 1980's he noticed 'the partial remains of a ringfort in a haggard belonging to the late Christopher Halligan who recalled being told by his father 'never to plough or interfere with that area'. This site may explain the 'Dun' element of the townland name. Visible as the faint cropmark of a possible circular enclosure on a recent aerial photograph (OSi Orthophoto 2005). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Duncreevan. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: About 1 in 20 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: Susceptibility low, low (inferred), 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_2714, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2714.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/duncreevan.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kildare/duncreevan.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kildare/duncreevan.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) - Duncreevan, Kilcock: 5 sales, https://everytownland.com/kildare/duncreevan-kilcock.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ballycaghan: https://everytownland.com/kildare/ballycaghan.md - Commons South: https://everytownland.com/kildare/commons-south.md - Courtown Great: https://everytownland.com/kildare/courtown-great.md - Kilcock: https://everytownland.com/kildare/kilcock.md - Pitchfordstown: https://everytownland.com/kildare/pitchfordstown.md - Portgloriam: https://everytownland.com/kildare/portgloriam.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/duncreevan - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kildare/duncreevan