Hortland
Townland in Co. Kildare
- Area
- 569.1 ha
- 1,406 acres
- Land parcels
- 208
- registered freehold, median 12,679 m² (1.27 ha, 3.13 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 17
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
208 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Hortland, from 1 m² to 413,632 m² (41.36 ha, 102.21 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 60 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Hortland 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
8 Apr 2026Conditional
construction of a new porch to front of dwelling, single storey extension to the rear, new flat roof to replace existing pitched roofs over extension area to rear, external wall insulation, removal of 2 no. chimneys, modifications to existing elevations and internal plan layout. The development also includes demolition of existing agricultural shed, decommissioning of existing septic and percolation area and the installation of a new proprietary waste water treatment system and polishing filter together with all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660374
1 Apr 2026N/a
construction of new porch to front of dwelling, single storey extension to the rear, new flat roof to replace existing pitched roofs over extension area to rear, external wall insulation, removal of 2 no. chimneys, modifications to existing elevations and internal plan layout. The development also includes demolition of existing agricultural shed, decommissioning of existing septic and percolation area and the installation of a new proprietary waste water treatment system and polishing filter together with all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660348
24 May 2025Conditional
for 1) The widening and alteration of the existing vehicle entrance gateway to the site, 2) To extend the existing shed to the side and rear, 3) New shed roof to accommodate skylights, 4) To extend the new shed roof over the existing ‘wash area’ located to the rear of the existing shed, 5) Internal modifications of the shed layout and all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560552
23 May 2022Refused
a) construction of a new single-storey dwelling house; b) construction of a new single-storey domestic garage/store building; c) new recessed vehicular entrance from public roadway d) installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area; e) all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 22609
12 Oct 2021Conditional
the construction of a single storey bungalow, the creation of a new recessed vehicular access which is to be flanked by timber fencing and a served by a gate, the closure of an existing agricultural entrance which currently serves this allotment, the installation of a new wastewater treatment system and polishing filter, a stormwater soakaway, a new connection to the mains water supply and all site works including landscaping
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 211473
27 Sept 2021Refused
for a single storey ground floor extension and all associated site development works. The development to be retained consists of an attic conversion with 2 no. dormer rooflights to the rear and elevational amendments made to the previously granted permission 17/315
Permission · Kildare County Council, 211378
26 Aug 2021Conditional
to construct a single storey rear extension to existing detached single storey bungalow, permission to make façade and internal amendments (including velux rooflights) to the existing bungalow, permission to upgrade existing septic tank to secondary effluent treatment system and all associated site works at
Permission · Kildare County Council, 211229
16 Jul 2020Conditional
to amend the design of the approved development (Planning Ref: 19888) which comprises consent for permission for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a Solar PV Energy development with a total site area of 38.08 hectares, to include two electrical substation buildings, six electrical transformer and inverter station modules, solar PV panels ground mounted on support structures, vehicular access, access gates and internal access tracks, one spare parts container, security fencing, electrical cabling and ducting, CCTV cameras and other ancillary infrastructure, drainage, temporary construction compound, landscaping and habitat enhancement as required and associated site development works and services at Hortland and Knockanally, Donadea, Naas, Co. Kildare subject to 28 conditions. Amendments proposed are: Extend the operational lifespan of the consent from 30 years to 35 years. The height of the solar panels will be reduced from 2.75m to a maximum 2.25m, with a reconfigured layout also now being incorporated; Although the height of the panels will decrease the solar modular rating and size will increase which will ultimately reduce the number of modules to be installed
Permission · Kildare County Council, 20770
17 Oct 2019Refused
(a) Erection of single storey house type to the front with storey and a half type to the rear; (b) Garage/fuel store for domestic use; (c) The installation of an Oakstown BAF wastewater treatment plant with tertiary sand filter percolation area and (d) New vehicular entrance and access driveway and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 191149
13 Aug 2019Conditional
the renovation and alteration of the existing bungalow, raising the level of the existing roof to enable the construction of a storey and a half first floor accommodation, external and internal alterations, a new rear extension, retention permission for the upgraded waste water treatment system and all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 19915
6 Aug 2019Conditional
permission for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a Solar PV Energy development with a total site area of 38.08 hectares, to include two electrical substation buildings, six electrical transformer and inverter station modules, solar PV panels ground mounted on support structures, vehicular access, access gates and internal access tracks, one spare parts container, security fencing, electrical cabling and ducting, CCTV cameras and other ancillary infrastructure, drainage, temporary construction compound, landscaping and habitat enhancement as required and associated site development works and services. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the planning Authority with the application at a site
Permission · Kildare County Council, 19888
14 Jun 2019N/a
Permission for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a Solar PV Energy development with a total site area of 38.08 hectares, to include two electrical substation buildings, six electrical transformer and inverter station modules, solar PV panels ground mounted on support structures, vehicular access, access gates and internal access tracks, one spare parts container, security fencing, electrical cabling and ducting, CCTV cameras and other ancillary infrastructure, drainage, temporary construction compound, landscaping and habitat enhancement as required and associated site development works and services. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the Application
Permission · Kildare County Council, 19676
20 Nov 2018N/a
(a) Erection of single storey house type to the front with storey and a half type to the rear, (b) garage / fuel store for domestic use, (c) the installation of an Oakstown BAF wastewater treatment plant with polishing filter percolation area and (d) upgrading of existing agricultural entrance to a combined vehicular recessed entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 181397
19 Jun 2018Refused
(a) erection of single storey house type to the front with storey and a half type to the rear, (b) garage / fuel store for domestic use, (c) the installation of an Oakstown BAF wastewater treatment plant with polishing filter percolation area and (d) upgrading of existing agricultural entrance to a combined vehicular recessed entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18728
22 Dec 2017N/a
for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a Solar PV Energy development with a total site area of 16.08 hectares, to include a single storey electrical substation building, electrical transformer and inverter station modules, solar PV panels ground mounted on support structures, vehicular access and internal access tracks, security fencing, electrical cabling and ducting, CCTV and other ancillary infrastructure, drainage, additional landscaping and habitat enhancement as required and associated site development works and services at a site
Permission · Kildare County Council, 171494
26 May 2017Conditional
for (a) The erection of a single storey type house; (b) Garage/fuel store for domestic use; (c) The installation of an Oakstown BAF wastewater treatment plant with soil polishing filter percolation area and (d) Erection of recessed vehicular entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 17613
24 Mar 2017Conditional
a proposed two storey dwelling house, proposed detached garage, proposed wastewater treatment system and percolation area, proposed entrance, and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 17315
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
- Hortland, Donadea15 sales
The townland
- Name
- Hortland
- Area
- 5,690,532 m² (569.05 ha, 1,406.16 acres)
- Placenames
- Hortland on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address.