Grangemore

115 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Grangemore, from 52 m² to 599,327 m² (59.93 ha, 148.1 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 38 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Grangemore 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.

• 13 Aug 2026N/a

  The development consists of the following works, retention of (a) a part single storey, part storey-and-a-half extension to the rear of an existing storey-and-a-half dwelling, (b) 2no. dormer windows to the rear of an existing storey-and-a-half dwelling, (c) internal modifications along with all site development and facilitating works.

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2660919

• 20 Mar 2026Conditional

  the installation of an air-to-water heat pump system, including external heat pump unit(s) and enclosure, the installation of an LPG storage tank and enclosure, and all related underground pipework and associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660294

• 23 May 2025Conditional

  for the upgrade of an existing vehicular entrance along with all associated site development and facilitating works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560551

• 17 May 2025N/a

  for the upgrade of an existing vehicular entrance along with all associated site development and facilitating works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560516

• 20 Dec 2023Conditional

  for alterations to existing dwelling to include (a) increased overall roof height (b) addition of roof windows (c) addition of gable with pitch roof to existing porch (d) internal modifications along with all associated site development and facilitating works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360518

• 18 Jul 2023Conditional

  (a) Construction of story and half to rear of existing building and (b) Installation of new septic tank and percolation system

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23792

• 4 Jul 2023N/a

  The development will consist of (a) Construction of story and half to rear of existing building and (b) Installation of new septic tank and percolation system.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23747

• 20 Jun 2023N/a

  consist of (a) Construction of storey and half to rear of existing building and (b) Installation of new septic tank and percolation system

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23680

• 25 Oct 2022Conditional

  the infill of the existing front elevation open air courtyard to provide a new internal habitable space consisting of a new walk in wardrobe of 14m2 and all associated ancillary siteworks

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 221266

• 20 Nov 2020Conditional

  (1) The construction of a two storey extension to the rear/south of the existing dwelling and the construction of a single storey extension to the rear/north of the existing dwelling, both located between the original two storey dwelling and the existing single storey extension, together with 3 No. new bay windows on the north and south elevations of the ground floor, together with minor internal reconfiguration works and the restoration of the existing historic dwelling to the front/east. (2) The construction of a new single storey, two bedroomed guest house and covered parking area located to the south of the existing dwelling. (3) The construction of a new single storey Games Room/Gym and storage block located to the south of the existing dwelling, between the proposed guest house and the existing dwelling. (4) The construction of a new domestic shed located to the rear/west of the site. (5) Alteration works to lower a part of the non-original roadside stone boundary wall adjacent to the existing vehicular entrance to the south of the site, together with the recessing of the existing entrance in this same location. (6) The proposed demolition of an existing industrial shed/outbuilding located to the rear/south west of the site, together with the proposed demolition of a small single storey shed located near the existing vehicular entrance to the south of the site. (7) The provision of two new percolation areas and treatment systems located to the south west of the applicant site, serving the existing dwelling house and the proposed new guest house. Together with all associated site works. Beechlawn House is listed on the Record of Protected Structures in the current Kildare County Development Plan, under RPS No. B29-25. Development at

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 201398

• 9 Apr 2020Conditional

  amended house type to that previously granted under planning reference No. 18/1232 consisting of a new storey and half dwelling, relocation of previously granted garage & relocation of previously granted entrance along with all associated site development and facilitating works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 20370

• 16 Dec 2019Conditional

  a single storey dwelling, effluent treatment system and percolation area and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 191391

• 1 Mar 2019Conditional

  for the construction and operation of a treated water supply booster station and all associated site development and site excavation works above and below ground

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 19193

• 8 Oct 2018Conditional

  a. Proposed new two storey dwelling, b. new vehicle entrance, c. domestic garage, d. treatment system and percolation area along with all associated site development and facilitating works at

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 181232

• 2 Jul 2018Conditional

  the construction of a new single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling; modifications and alterations to the existing dwelling to include elevational alterations to the rear elevation of the existing dwelling; demolition of the existing outbuilding to the rear of the existing dwelling; together with all associated site and ancillary works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 18787

• 8 Feb 2018Conditional

  a single storey living room extension to side and single storey ensuite extension to rear of existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18128

• 12 Sept 2017N/a

  of the single storey extension with a floor area of 39m² to the rear of and the provision of a gable window to the side of the original dwelling house

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 171025

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 Grangemore.

Recorded monuments

• KD029-004 Barrow - stepped barrow
  Description

  Shown on the 1837 OS 6-inch map as a circular area surrounded by bank, and on the 1939 edition as raised circular area (max diam. c. 40m). Date of upload: 6 September 2016

• KD029-062 Ring-ditch
  Description

  In grassland, immediately N of a small pond. Cropmark of ring-ditch (diam. c. 15m) visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by Seán Sourke Date of upload: 18 April 2021

Architectural heritage

• La Touche Cottage, house, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey double-pile house, c.1870, on an L-shaped plan with single-bay single-storey gabled advanced open timber porch to front, single-bay single-storey gabled projecting end bay to right (north-west) and single-bay single-storey box bay windows to side elevation to south-west. Refenestrated, c. 1995. Gable-ended double-pile (M-profile) roof with slate (gabled to projecting end bay). Clay ridge tiles. Yellow brick chimney stacks with red brick dressings. Timber eaves and bargeboards. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Painted. Square-headed openings (including box bay windows to side elevation to south-west). Granite sills. Rendered surrounds having hood mouldings over. Replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1995. Square-headed door opening in gabled advanced open timber porch. Glazed timber panelled double doors with overlight. Set back from road in own landscaped grounds.Gateway, c.1870, to north-west comprising pair of cast-iron piers with wrought iron gate having cut-stone boundary wall to boundary with wrought iron railings over.

• The Manse, manse, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey yellow brick manse, c.1880, with single-bay single-storey lean-to projecting porch to centre, single-bay two-storey gabled projecting end bay to right, single-bay single-storey box bay window to side elevation to north-east and three-bay two-storey lower parallel range along rear elevation to south-east. Hipped gabled roof with slate (lean-to to porch; gabled to projecting end bay; gable-ended to parallel range). Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Timber eaves and bargeboards. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Yellow brick Flemish bond walls. Cut-red sandstone dressings including quoins to corners. Square-headed openings (including to box bay window to side elevation to north-east). Cut-red sandstone chamfered sills and block-and-start surrounds. Lancet-arch relieving arch to one opening. Timber casement windows with cylinder glazing. Timber panelled door approached by three granite steps. Set back from road in own landscaped grounds. Gravel forecourt to front.Attached two-bay single-storey rubble stone outbuilding, c.1880, to south-east. Half-hipped roof with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Random rubble stone walls. Square-headed openings. Stone sills. Red brick surrounds. Timber fittings.

• Brannockstown Baptist Church, church/chapel, 1875–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay double-height Baptist chapel, built 1879-81; dated 1882, with lancet-arch openings, single-bay single-storey vestry projection to south-east and single-bay single-stage tower to east on a square plan with polygonal stage over having needle spire. Gable-ended roofs with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Cut-stone coping to gables with cross finials to apexes. Cast-iron rainwater goods on eaves course. Cut-stone spire to tower on a polygonal plan with decorative iron finial. Coursed rock-faced cut-stone walls. Cut-red sandstone dressings including quoins to corners. Cut-red sandstone polygonal stage to tower. Lancet-arch openings. Cut-red sandstone chamfered sills and block-and-start surrounds. Fixed-pane leaded stained glass windows. Lancet-arch openings to polygonal stage to tower with hood mouldings over. Louvered iron panels. Lancet-arch door opening. Cut-red sandstone surround with hood moulding over. Tongue-and-groove timber panelled door. Set back from road in own grounds. Lawns to site.Graveyard to north-west with various cut-stone grave markers, c.1885-present.Detached two-bay single-storey corrugated-iron-clad outbuilding, c.1900, to south-west. Gable-ended roof. Corrugated-iron. Iron ridge tiles. Corrugated-iron walls. Painted. Square-headed openings. No sills. Timber fixed-pane windows. Timber panelled door.

• Brannockstown National School, school, 1880–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey national school, dated 1885, with pair of single-bay single-storey gabled projecting lower porches to front. Refenestrated and extended, c.1985, comprising two-bay single-storey flat-roofed return to rear to south-east. Gable-ended roof with slate (gabled to porches). Clay ridge tiles. Overhanging exposed timber eaves. Timber bargeboards. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Flat-roof to return. Materials not visible. Timber eaves. Roughcast wall with plaque inscribed "BRANNOXTOWN [six] NATIONAL SCHOOL 1885". Rendered to return. Painted. Square-headed openings. Rendered sills. Replacement timber casement windows, c.1985. Tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors. Set back from road in own grounds. Tarmacadam yard to grounds.Gateway, c.1885, to north-west comprising pair of cast-iron piers with wrought iron gate having roughcast boundary wall to boundary with wrought iron railings over.

• Beech Lawn, house, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey double-pile house, c.1880, with single-bay two-storey gabled breakfront and single-bay single-storey canted bay windows to side elevations to north-west and to south-east. Reroofed, c.1970. Mostly refenestrated, c.1990. Gable-ended double-pile (M-profile) roof (gabled to breakfront). Replacement artificial slate, c.1970. Concrete ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Timber eaves and bargeboards. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast walls. Painted. Dentilated stringcourse to first floor breakfront. Rendered plaque to gable. Square-headed window openings (including canted bay windows). Stone sills. Hood mouldings over. Some original timber casement windows. Replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1990, to remainder. Elliptical-headed door opening. Hood moulding over. Tongue-and-groove timber panelled door. Set back from road in own landscaped grounds. Rubble stone boundary wall to site with iron railings over.

• Water pump, 1890–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1905, comprising cylindrical shaft with raised horizontal banding, fluted upper section with fluted spout having acanthus leaf motif, fluted ogee-domed capping and 'cow-tail' handle having ball finial. Now disused. Set back from road in roughcast enclosure on a concrete base.

• Oakwood Cottage, house, 1830–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey cottage, c.1850, retaining early aspect with four-bay single-storey lean-to parallel return to rear to south-west. Hipped roof with slate (lean-to to return). Clay ridge tiles. Rendered profiled chimney stack. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast walls. Painted. Rendered walls to return. Painted. Square-headed openings. Stone sills. 3/6 timber sash windows. Replacement glazed timber panelled door, c.1940. Set back from road in own grounds. Lawns to front.Gateway, c.1850, to north-east comprising pair of stone piers with cast-iron gate having fleur-de-Lys finials.

• Peacock Cottage, house, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey house with half-dormer attic, c.1880, on a corner site with single-bay single-storey gabled canted projecting bay to centre and single-bay single-storey canted bay window to side elevation to south-east. Gable-ended roof with slate (gabled to canted projecting bay). Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stack. Decorative timber eaves and bargeboards with pendant motif. Rainwater goods not visible. Rendered walls. Painted. Square-headed openings (including to canted bay window). Stone sills. Rendered hood mouldings over. Leaded timber side-hung casement windows. Timber panelled door. Set back from road in own grounds on a corner site with laneway to south-west. Rubble stone boundary wall to front with rubble stone piers having cast-iron gate. Detached two-bay single-storey outbuilding, c.1990, to south-west. Gable-ended roof with artificial slate. Concrete ridge tiles. Decorative timber eaves and bargeboards with pendant motif. Rendered walls. Painted. Square-headed window opening. Concrete sill. uPVC casement window. Remainder of openings not discerned.

• House, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Group of four terraced single-bay single-storey houses with half-dormer attics, c.1890, retaining some original fenestration with pair of single-bay single-storey gabled projecting shared porches to centre of each pair and two-bay two-storey shared returns to rear to south-east having single-bay single-storey lean-to projecting flanking bays. Part refenestrated, c.1990. Gable-ended (shared) roofs with slate (gabled to half-dormer attic windows and to porches; lean-to to flanking bays to south-east). Clay ridges tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Roughcast chimney stacks to returns. Timber eaves and bargeboards. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast walls. Unpainted. Square-headed openings. Stone sills. Original side-hung timber casement windows to front (north-west) elevations. Replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1990, to rear (south-east) elevations and to returns. Timber panelled doors. Terrace set back from road. Roughcast boundary wall to front (north-west).Detached two-bay single-storey former forge, c.1880, to south-west with single-bay single-storey return to rear to north-east. Refenestrated, c.1985. Now disused. Hipped roofs with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast walls. Painted. Square-headed openings. Stone sills. Replacement timber casement windows, c.1985.

• Water pump, 1890–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1905, comprising cylindrical shaft with raised horizontal banding, fluted upper section with spout and remains of 'cow-tail' handle. Now disused with capping and remainder of handle now missing. Set back from road on a corner site. Rubble stone boundary wall to north-west and to south-west.

• Gilltown House, gate lodge, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge, c.1880, with square-headed open internal porch to centre and single-bay single-storey flanking canted bay windows. Extended, c.1975, comprising three-bay single-storey parallel range along rear elevation to north forming double-pile. Hipped roofs (hipped to canted bay windows; gabled to porch). Replacement artificial slate, c.1975. Concrete ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Timber eaves and bargeboards. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Painted. Rendered quoins to corners. Square-headed openings (including canted bay windows). Stone sills. Timber casement windows. Square-headed door opening in open internal porch having pair of pillars. Glazed timber door. Side lights. Set back from road in grounds shared with Gilltown House perpendicular to road.Gateway, c.1880, to south comprising pair of rendered piers with decorative cast-iron double gates.

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 moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Grangemore

Area

3,228,046 m² (322.8 ha, 797.67 acres)

Civil parish

Gilltown, and its townlands

Barony

Naas South

Electoral division

Gilltown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Gilltown electoral division: 1,028 people in 352 households; 84% of households own their home; 25% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Brannockstown, Gilltown, Kennycourt, Knockatippaun, Milemill, Moorhill, Newabbey, Sallymount Demesne

Placenames

Grangemore 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.