Gorteen Lower

10 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gorteen Lower, from 65 m² to 223,891 m² (22.39 ha, 55.32 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 10 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 Gorteen Lower 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.

• 1 Jun 2026Conditional

  Permission is sought for the construction of a dormer dwelling, foul water to on site effluent treatment system and percolation area, surface water to soakaways, shared recessed vehicular entrance (which will replace the existing recessed entrance for adjacent dwelling) and all associated site works. (This proposal represents a slightly modified version to that permitted under Pl Ref 22 344, and would if permitted, supersede and replace that permitted under Pl Ref 22 344).

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2660572

• 26 May 2026Conditional

  The construction of a detached, single-storey dwelling, the provision of a new vehicular entrance and driveway off a previous approved shared vehicular entrance and driveway Pl. Ref. 21/1774; the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, including wastewater treatment system and percolation area

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2660551

• 8 May 2026N/a

  a detached, single-storey dwelling, the provision of a new vehicular entrance and driveway off a previous approved shared vehicular entrance and driveway Pl. Ref. 21/1774; the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, including wastewater treatment system and percolation area

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2660505

• 19 Nov 2025Conditional

  (A) refurbishment of existing derelict cottage complete with new natural slate roof and the restoration of existing stone walls with the insertion of new window fenestration to front (north) elevation and side (west) elevation, (B) single storey extension to Front (north) elevation and side (east) elevation and single storey extension to rear (south) elevation, (C) the installation of an Oakstown BAF wastewater treatment plant with polishing filter percolation area and (D) upgrading of existing agricultural entrance to a new vehicular recessed entrance gate and piers and all associated site works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of: The redline boundary has changed

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561305

• 12 Sept 2023Conditional

  new ancillary structures relating to the operating of the existing biogas facility as follows: 1. Biofilter & Air Scrubber (including exhaust stack affixed to existing reception building at max. height of 14m above ground level). 2. LPG Tanks Compound. 3. Enclosed Flare. 4. Provision of 3 No. Storage Digestors with gas storage domes (max. height c.13m). 5. Biogas Upgrader (including Absorption Column 15.257m and a Stripper Column 12.8m). 6. Compressor. 7. Additional standby CHP 2 Enclosure. 8. LPG Boilers. 9. Carbon Filters. 10. Abstraction Sump. 11. Switch Room. 12. Vertical biofilter. 13. Co2 liquefaction plant (max. height 11.3m). 14. New bund wall around the perimeter of the site (max. 0.5m above ground level. 15. Attenuation Tank and all associated site works including decommissioning of existing lagoons and new surface water arrangements. Revised by Significant Further Information

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23894

• 27 Jan 2023Conditional

  the development to be retained consists of 4 No. ancillary structures relating to the operating of the existing biogas facility as follows: (1) Biofilter (part completed); (2) Extension to the Pasteurising Enclosure to enclose the Augmented Digestate Heating Recirculating System; (3) Fire water tank; (4) Feed tank with bund and all associated site works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2370

• 17 Jan 2023N/a

  The development to be retained consists of 4 No. ancillary structures relating to the operating of the existing biogas facility as follows: (1) Biofilter (part completed); (2) Extension to the Pasteurising Enclosure to enclose the Augmented Digestate Heating Recirculating System; (3) Fire water tank; (4) Feed tank and bund and all associated site works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2331

• 28 Mar 2022Conditional

  sought for the construction of a single storey dwelling, foul water to on site effluent treatment system and percolation area, surface water to soakaways, shared recessed vehicular entrance (which will replace the existing recessed entrance for adjacent dwelling) and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 22344

• 17 Dec 2021Conditional

  the construction of a detached, single-storey dwelling; new shared vehicular entrance with and the closure of existing vehicular entrance to the adjacent house (Eircode R51 HT61); the provision of landscaping, including boundary treatments; and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, including wastewater treatment system and percolation area

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 211774

• 5 Nov 2021Refused

  for the construction of a single storey dwelling, foul water to on site effluent treatment system and percolation area, surface water to soakaways, shared double recessed vehicular entrance (which will replace the existing recessed entrance for adjacent dwelling) and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 211578

• 19 Apr 2021N/a

  a change of use of an existing building from feed/fiber store to manufacturing of plastics restricted to waste plastic associated with feedstock for an established bio-gas facility. Permission is also sought for new attenuation tank and surface water drain, along with all associated site works. A waste Licence is required for this proposed development

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 21515

• 29 Sept 2020Conditional

  of modifications to an established anaerobic digestion facility as follows: 1. Modifications to gas upgrading plant consisting of: (i) Relocation of Gas Compressor within the footprint area; (ii) Externally located chillers and H2S filters; (iii) CO2 recovery and collection system enclosure. 2. Biogas Boiler enclosures and Pasteurisation Plant Biofilter Enclosure located on a mezzanine floor Plant Room No. 1. 3. Waste Compactor enclosure located at the eastern end of the reception building. 4. Solid and semi-solid biomass feedstock intake structures located at the eastern end of the reception building. 5. Biofilter enclosure at north-east corner of reception building. 6. Geomembrane Manure Storage Basin. 7. Biogas Scrubbing Vessels, storage tank and fire water store. 8. Tipping enclosure over trailer tip and liquid intake bay. 9. Enclosure extension over pasteurisation equipment

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 201117

• 2 May 2017Conditional

  installation of gas upgrading unit and gas pressurisation unit and associated site works in order to facilitate transport of renewable gas by HGV to grid entry point

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 17493

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: River Barrow and River Nore SAC 002162

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Gorteen Lower.

Architectural heritage

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

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, on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Gorteen Lower.

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 Gorteen Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Gorteen Lower · An Goirtín Íochtarach

Area

528,937 m² (52.89 ha, 130.7 acres)

Civil parish

Fontstown, and its townlands

Barony

Offaly West

Electoral division

Harristown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Harristown electoral division: 479 people in 158 households; 85% of households own their home; 45% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Boley Little, Boleybeg, Clarey, Derrynine, Gorteen Upper

Placenames

Gorteen Lower 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.