Hodgestown
Townland in the civil parish of Timahoe, barony of Clane, Co. Kildare; in Irish Baile Hoiste
- Area
- 253.2 ha
- 626 acres
- Land parcels
- 100
- registered freehold, median 3,357 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 19
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
100 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Hodgestown, from 378 m² to 686,073 m² (68.61 ha, 169.53 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 66 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Hodgestown 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
17 Aug 2026N/a
alterations and extension to rear of existing bungalow; remove existing fuel store; remove existing septic tank and replace with waste water treatment system and raised percolation area; and all associated works and services
Permission · Kildare County Council, 26101
12 Aug 2025Conditional
for removing of condition 3 of planning file ref. no. 97/1815 which is in relation to the sterilisation of lands, upgrading of an existing vehicular entrance, construction of a detached bungalow type dwelling, detached domestic garage, proprietary effluent treatment system, and all associated ancillary site-works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2560922
16 Jun 2025Conditional
for (A) demolition of existing rear extension to existing derelict dwelling (B) demolition of 2no. existing sheds (B) Alterations to existing derelict dwelling consisting insertion of new windows and changes to internal layout (C) Construction of single storey extension to the side (South) and rear (West) of the existing single storey derelict dwelling (D) Installation of a proprietary waste water treatment system and soil polishing filter percolation area. (E) Construction of garage / fuel store for domestic use (F) upgrade of existing entrance to a recessed vehicular entrance, access driveway and all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560668
28 Apr 2025N/a
for (A) demolition of existing rear extension to existing derelict dwelling (B) Alterations to existing derelict dwelling consisting insertion of new windows and changes to internal layout (C) Construction of single storey extension to the side (South) and rear (West) of the existing single storey derelict dwelling (D) Installation of a proprietary waste water treatment system and soil polishing filter percolation area. (E) Construction of garage / fuel store for domestic use (F) upgrade of existing entrance to a recessed vehicular entrance, access driveway and all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560440
9 Apr 2025Conditional
for a detached single storey dwelling, on site effluent treatment system and percolation area, surface water to soakaways, recessed vehicular entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2560376
31 Mar 2025N/a
for a detached single storey dwelling, on site effluent treatment system and percolation area, surface water to soakaways, recessed vehicular entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2560331
12 Mar 2025Conditional
to install a 110-meter synthetic sprint and Hurdle track
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560259
18 Nov 2024Refused
for a Bungalow Type Dwelling with Effluent Treatment System & Percolation Area With New Vehicular Entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2461212
11 Jun 2024Conditional
for to install drainage and 2 x soak pits within the perimeter of our existing 400 m grass running track. To install 10 X flood lights using energy efficient Led lighting around the circumference of our existing 400 m running track. The new flood lights will sit within the perimeter of a ring of existing walking track flood lights installed in 2014, Ref KCC, 12551. Brief description of nature and extent of development 1. The development will consist of a drainage network (80 mm pipe) installed below ground to manage excess rainwater that collects on the surface of our 400m grass running track, rainwater will be diverted to 2 X soak pits installed in the infield area. Ref ATT5 Drawing ABCD and ATT 13 photo and location of site prior to works. 2. To install 10 x 10-meter flood lights and the necessary underground ducting/electrical cables. The proposed cable ducting, flood light pole footing, poles/LED lighting and control panel to be mounted within an existing electrical control box and Flood light ring, Ref ATT5 Drawing ABCD. The flood lights will be mounted within the perimeter of an existing ring of flood lights installed in 2014, Ref KCC, 12551. Flood lights will not operate after 21.30 hrs and will allow for winter training to take place on the grounds. The addition of new drainage and flood lights will give the Tír Móna Athletics facility an all-year-round training capability for all in our community and surrounding area to use and enjoy. This development will be co- funded by Sports Capitation Programme and has the support of all local schools within our catchment area, Ref ATT 11. There are no buildings or protected structures within the vicinity of this development.
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460532
22 Apr 2024Refused
for a Bungalow Type Dwelling with Effluent Treatment System & Percolation Area With New Vehicular Entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2460346
19 Dec 2023N/a
for to install drainage and 2 x soak pits within the perimeter of our existing 400m grass running track. To install 10 x floor light posts using energy efficient Led lighting around the circumference of our existing 400 m running track. The new floor lights will sit within the perimeter of a ring of existing walking track floor lights install in 2014, Ref KCC, 12551
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360502
5 Sept 2023N/a
to install drainage x2 soak pits, and and 10x10m high flood lights on and around a 400m grass running track
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360179
9 Feb 2021Conditional
the construction of a single storey rear extension to existing detached single storey bungalow, minor internal alterations including corner window to side and rear elevation, amendments to front façade of existing house including rooflights to front roof plane (2 no.), amendments to side elevation facades and all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 21139
5 Feb 2021Refused
(a) the erection of a two-storey type house with single storey side projection to the south west elevation (b) garage/fuel store for domestic use (c) the installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment plant with a soil polishing filter percolation area (d) upgrading of existing agricultural entrance to a vehicular recessed entrance to serve the proposed house and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 21127
8 Mar 2019Conditional
retention of gravel to driveway and retention of concrete plinth for use as base to proposed shed with removal of temporary storage containers. Planning permission for proposed shed (area 95m2) and the reinstatement of front boundary fence and driveway entrance, entrance widened to 3.5m and recessed by 5m from road edge for compliance. Existing 1 bedroom and septic tank to remain in-situ Site area 1566m2.
Retention · Kildare County Council, 19232
22 Feb 2019N/a
retention of gravel to driveway and retention of concrete plinth for use as base to proposed shed (Area 95m2) with removal of temporary storage containers. Front boundary fence and driveway entrance to be reinstated, entrance widened to 3.5m and recessed by 5m from the road edge for compliance. Existing 1 bedroom Bungalow and septic tank to remain in-situ. Site area 1566m2
Retention · Kildare County Council, 19172
8 Mar 2018Conditional
a part single storey and part one and a half storey type dwelling, detached domestic garage, effluent treatment system, and all associated ancillary site-works,
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18232
19 Jan 2018Refused
the construction of a 3 bedroom plus study storey and a half extension (area 177sqm) to the rear of the existing 2 room bungalow (area 23sqm) including the construction of a steel frame shed with corrugated cladding finish (area 95sqm). Existing septic tank to be replaced with new waste water treatment system. Site area 1566sqm,
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 1854
25 Apr 2017Refused
(a) conversion of attic space to 2 no. bedrooms and shower room, (b) first floor extension to side (west) elevation of existing bungalow consisting of 2 no. flat roof dormer projections
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 17467
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
- Natural Heritage Area: Hodgestown Bog NHA 001393
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Hodgestown.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Hodgestown.
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
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2592 (ZIP).
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Hodgestown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.
The townland
- Name
- Hodgestown · Baile Hoiste
- Area
- 2,531,710 m² (253.17 ha, 625.6 acres)
- Civil parish
- Timahoe, and its townlands
- Barony
- Clane
- Electoral division
- Timahoe South, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Timahoe South electoral division: 830 people in 254 households; 86% of households own their home; 45% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Blackwood, Corduff, Garvoge, Gilltown, Timahoe East
- Placenames
- Hodgestown 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.