Hempstown Commons

57 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Hempstown Commons, from 5 m² to 202,316 m² (20.23 ha, 49.99 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 20 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 Hempstown Commons 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.

• 27 May 2025Conditional

  for 1.Retention Permission for a revised extension to that previously granted under planning ref 01/583 along with 2. Retention of a garage to the side of existing dwelling 3. Full planning permission for the demolition of two number sheds and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560565

• 20 May 2025N/a

  1.Retention Permission for a revised extension to that previously granted under planning ref 01/583 along with 2. Retention of a garage to the side of existing dwelling 3. Full planning permission for the demolition of two number sheds and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560533

• 13 May 2025N/a

  for a revised extension to that previously granted under planning ref 01/583 along with retention of a garage to the side of existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2560493

• 29 Apr 2025N/a

  for a revised extension to that previously granted under planning ref 01/583 along with retention of a garage to the side of existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2560448

• 1 Oct 2024Conditional

  For raising of the ridge of existing 2 storey cottage and the renovation of same with minor fenestration alterations, the building of a single storey extension to the rear .for recessed entrance to be shared with existing field entrance, • the installation of a small onsite waste water treatment system to current EPA guidelines, and all associated site development works.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460987

• 28 Aug 2024N/a

  for raising of the ridge of existing 2 storey cottage and the renovation of same with minor fenestration alterations, the building of a single storey extension to the rear, for recessed entrance to be shared with existing field entrance, the installation of a small onsite waste water treatment system to current EPA guidelines, and all associated site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460843

• 26 Apr 2024Refused

  for the raising of the ridge of existing 2 storey cottage and the renovation of same with minor fenestration alterations, the building of a single storey extension to the rear, the re-configuration of the existing vehicular entrance to provide separate gates to both the farm and dwelling within a single shared recess, the installation of a small onsite waste water treatment system to current EPA guidelines, and all associated site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460372

• 8 Aug 2022Conditional

  (a) new detached bungalow type dwelling house, (b) new vehicular recessed entrance off privately owned existing laneway, (c) new on-site domestic wastewater treatment system, (d) landscaping and all associated site development works on lands

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 22973

• 13 Apr 2021Conditional

  the building of a dormer type dwelling with single storey annex, to be serviced with small on site wastewater treatment system to current EPA guidelines and for all associated siteworks including planning permission for upgrade/replacement onsite wastewater treatment system to current EPA guidelines in lieu of the existing septic system serving the existing dwelling adjacent (belonging to my parents). The proposed dwelling will be accessed via the existing shared entrance and driveway serving my parents dwelling,

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 21484

• 17 Nov 2020Conditional

  a single storey dwelling and detached domestic garage, new effluent treatment system and soil percolation system, the construction of approximately 40 linear metres of an access lane from an existing private lane and all ancillary site works,

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 201387

• 11 Nov 2020N/a

  the construction of a single storey dwelling and detached domestic garage, new effluent treatment system and soil percolation system, the construction of approximately 40 linear metres of an access lane from an existing private lane and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 201350

• 29 Oct 2020N/a

  the construction of a single storey dwelling and detached domestic garage, new effluent treatment system and soil percolation system, the construction of approximately 40 linear metres of an access lane from an existing private lane and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 201285

• 23 Dec 2019N/a

  for the continuance of the following development previously permitted under Kildare County Council (KCC) Reg. Ref. 07/443; ABP Ref. PL09.233338 for the operation of a sand, gravel, stone and rock quarry extraction including rock blasting, processing (crushing and screening) of aggregate and ancillary activities on 6.87 hectares with an overall development area of ca. 18.35 hectares for a period of 10 years with a further two years to complete site restoration to agriculture. The development will consist of: (1) continued use of the existing entrance from the L6030, (2) internal access routes, (3) over-burden storage and screening areas/mounds, (4) relocation of weigh-bridge and site office cabin (5) continued use of the existing wheel-wash, (6) aggregate processing (crushing and screening) using mobile plant (two mobile crushing plants and mobile screen, (7) staff welfare facilities and carparking facilities, and (8) the progressive and phased restoration throughout the life of the development. Permission is also sought for (9) the demolition of a residential dwelling within the Application Site boundary. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR), and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 191438

• 19 Dec 2019Conditional

  for construction of a dormer style dwelling with oakstown treatment plant and soil polishing filter along with a new entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 191412

• 9 Dec 2019Conditional

  continuance of use of existing premises comprising of offices, precast concrete manufacturing plant, wastewater treatment plant and ancillary works including yard, concrete batching plant, storage silos/tanks, aggregate storage bays and gantry crane (previously granted permission Ref. 08/1396 - PL09.233654)

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 191363

• 8 Mar 2019Conditional

  the construction of a storey and a half, part single storey dwelling and detached domestic garage, new effluent treatment system and soil percolation system, the construction of approximately 40 linear metres of an access lane from an existing private lane and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 19224

• 4 Mar 2019Refused

  the construction of new 216sqm dormer-storey house, wastewater treatment unit and percolation area, amendments to existing entrance and associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 19202

• 21 Dec 2018Refused

  Extension of duration 07/443 continued operation of a sand, gravel,stone and rock quarry on 14.4 hectares of land. The permission is sought for a period of 30 years. The development is for the provision of aggregate materials by extraction,for construction purposes etc

  Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 181584

• 21 May 2018Refused

  construction of new 216 sq.mt dormer-storey house, with 71 sq.mt. basement garage, wastewater treatment unit & percolation area, amendments to existing entrance and associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18589

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 Hempstown Commons.

Recorded monuments

• KD020-015001 Cist
  Description

  In 1949, an irregularly oval-shaped cist (dims. L 1m NE-SW; Wth 0.8m) was accidently uncovered during the bulldozing of topsoil from the highest point of a low drumlin to expose gravel deposits. The cist lay 0.7-0.8m below the ground surface and was formed by a drystone wall two courses in height (H 0.4-0.5m), a floor paved with thin flags bedded in a thin film of clay resting on the gravel, and was roofed by two slabs, one of which was decorated on its underside (KD020-015002-). It contained the crouched inhumation of a male about 5' 6" in height and aged 30 to 40 years. (Hartnett 1950, 193-8; Waddell 1970, 120) A second cist (KD020-016----) lies c. 300m to the WSW. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD020-015002 Rock art
  Description

  In 1949, a cist (KD020-015001-) was accidentally uncovered during the bulldozing of topsoil from the highest point of a low drumlin to expose gravel deposits. It was roofed by two slabs, one of which was decorated on its underside. It is a sandstone slab, roughly triangular in shape with one end coming to a point (dims. L 1m; max Wth 0.7m; T 0.2m). One surface carried a pecked decorative pattern of several scattered motifs, including a penannular or horseshoe-shaped pecked area, small pecked cupmarks, a pair of conjoined pecked circles, irregular patches of pecking, and a pecked lozenge-shaped area with an incised outline. (Hartnett 1950, 193-8; Waddell 1970, 120) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD020-016 Cist
  Description

  In 1937, the discovery of a cist in a sand pit in Hempstown Commons was reported but upon investigation it was found that it had been opened sometime previously and its contents were much disturbed. The rectangular cist (dims. L 1.06m NE-SW; Wth 0.44m; D 0.61m) had three sides formed by single slabs set on edge and the fourth was of dry stone walling covered by a flat slab. It was covered by a large subrectangular capstone (L 1.34m; Wth 1.02m) and contained the fragmentary remains of the crouched skeleton of an adult female lying on her right side and possibly accompanied by a ceramic vessel and small pieces of chert and ‘ochreous pebbles’. (Cahill and Sikora 2011, Vol 1, 221-23) A second cist (KD020-015001-) lies c. 300m to the ENE. 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 Hempstown Commons.

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 high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Hempstown Commons

Area

968,394 m² (96.84 ha, 239.3 acres)

Civil parish

Rathmore, and its townlands

Barony

Naas North

Electoral division

Rathmore, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Rathmore electoral division: 1,175 people in 367 households; 92% of households own their home; 26% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Hempstown (Co. Wicklow), Pipershall, Slatequarries, Tinode (Co. Wicklow)

Placenames

Hempstown Commons 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.