Johnstown

258 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Johnstown, from 5 m² to 353,112 m² (35.31 ha, 87.26 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 28 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential / Infill (Existing residential)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Johnstown, Kildare · 241 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Village Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Johnstown, Kildare · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Open Space and Amenity (Active open space)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Johnstown, Kildare · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Green Belt (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Naas Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027, Kildare · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Johnstown, Kildare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C6Industry and Warehousing (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
  Naas Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027, Kildare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R3Serviced Sites (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Johnstown, Kildare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N3.2Utilities and Services (Electricity)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Johnstown, Kildare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Johnstown, Kildare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 9 Sept 2025Conditional

  for the retention of the amalgamation of the original two ground floor retail units into a single retail unit and the change of use of that existing single retail unit from retail to office use. Along with all facilitating and associated site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561032

• 8 Jul 2025N/a

  for the change of use of the existing ground floor area from retail to offices. Along with all facilitating and associated site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560769

• 26 Jun 2025N/a

  for the change of use of the existing ground floor area from retail to offices and ancillary accommodation. Along with all facilitating and associated site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560714

• 14 Mar 2024Conditional

  A single storey extension to the rear and side with flat roof over all for extended living accommodation

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2495

• 1 Mar 2024N/a

  for a single storey extension to the rear and side with flat roof over all for extended living accommodation

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2478

• 26 Oct 2021Conditional

  a single storey wraparound extension to the existing dwelling house with ancillary siteworks

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 211539

• 23 Aug 2021N/a

  is sought for a single storey wraparound extension to the existing dwelling house with ancillary siteworks

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 211212

• 3 Aug 2021Conditional

  construction of the following: (a) Box type dormer attic conversion incorporating two windows located at the back of the existing house. (b) Ground floor kitchen extension with flat fiberglass roof, one window and tilt and slide patio doors to garden at rear of house. (c) Demolition of existing front porch roof and support pillar and the construction of new front porch incorporating cloakroom on west wall and window in east facing external wall with lean-to concrete tiled roof to existing house. (d) Relocating existing kitchen archways supports into ceiling space of new ground floor kitchen area, removal of some stud partition walls and relocation of internal timber door in new kitchen area. Planning application to cover all associated works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 211105

• 8 Jun 2021Refused

  development at a site of c. 2.41 ha located at Fishery Lane, Naas Co. Kildare. The proposed development will consist of the provision of 7 No. detached houses (comprising 6 No. 4 bed (including garage) and 1 No. 5 bed houses ranging in size from c. 214.9 sqm to c. 278.1 sqm). Additionally, the proposed development provides for some 1.77 ha of public open space; a shared access road; a foul pumping station; landscaping and boundary treatments; and all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works, both above and below ground

  Permission, 7 homes · Kildare County Council, 21825

• 20 Apr 2020Conditional

  construction of light industrial unit including associated office, training and ancillary accommodation, car parking, yard vehicular entrances, site enclosures, landscaping, ancillary site works and services

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 20406

• 26 Mar 2020N/a

  construction of light industrial unit including associated office, training and ancillary accommodation, car parking, yard, vehicular entrances, site enclosures, landscaping, ancillary site works and services

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 20318

• 26 Jul 2019Conditional

  the demolition of an existing habitable dwelling on site (170sqm); works within the curtilage of Johnstown Lodge (a protected structure - RPS Reg. Ref. B19-20), including the blocking up of 2 No. access gates along the rear garden boundary wall and the construction of 33 No. residential dwellings comprising of 4 No. 1 bed Maisonette units (Type M); 2 No. 2 bed bungalow units (Type BU); 8 No. 2 bed mid and end of terrace units (Type B); 10 No. 3 bed, semi-detached mid and end of terrace units (Type C); 3 No. 3 bed, end of terrace units (Type C1); 6 No. 4 bed, end of terrace units (Type D). The proposed development also includes the provision of 2 No. pedestrian entrances to a public open space area from the Johnstown Main Street; the provision of a pedestrian/vehicular entrance from the L6035 serving the proposed dwellings with pedestrian paths along the L6035 road frontage of the development and the provision of a pedestrian crossing to the opposite site of the L6035 with associated path upgrade works to the west of the proposed site entrance. The development incorporates all ancillary internal access roads, parking, infrastructure, landscaping, boundary treatments and all associated site and development works on a site measuring approximately 1.36ha

  Permission, 32 homes · Kildare County Council, 19841

• 17 Jun 2019Conditional

  a single storey extension to the rear and side of an existing detached garage which will cater for additional storage, a home gym, and home office and ancillary site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 19683

• 8 Feb 2019Refused

  demolition of existing leisure facility and provision of 8 no. 3 storey , 5 bedroom dwellings with all associated site works.

  Permission, 8 homes · Kildare County Council, 19120

• 31 Jan 2019N/a

  the demolition of existing leisure facility and provision of 8 No. 3 storey, 5 bedroom dwellings with all associated site works

  Permission, 8 homes · Kildare County Council, 1987

• 26 Oct 2018Conditional

  an amendment to a previously permitted residential development under An Bord Pleanála Ref. PL09.248488 (Kildare County Council Ref. 16/833) comprising a change of permitted house types of Unit Nos. 11, 12, 43 and 44 from Type D - 3 bed units to Type A - 3 bed units. The proposed development also includes the construction of a services enclosure in the north-western corner of the site, the provision of a recessed ESB substation to the rear of Unit Nos. 52 and 39 and associated reconfiguration of the side boundary walls, increasing the rear garden widths, together with all associated site and development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 181306

• 27 Aug 2018Refused

  the conversion of existing attic roof space at second floor level to habitable space (one bedroom, en-suite and walk-in-wardrobe) including minor alterations at first floor to facilitate a new stairs to access the second floor and alterations to the rear of the main roof to provide for a full width dormer type roof

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 181039

• 2 Aug 2018Conditional

  Extension of Duration of Planning Ref. No. 13/258 - the general repair and refurbishment of the existing two storey plus basement detached house (246 sqm). The construction of a new two storey extension (97 sqm) on the north east side and rear. Associated front, sides and rear elevation changes. Associated internal changes to the existing house on all levels. Replacement of fenestration where required. The essential repairs and refurbishment of the 3 No. existing out buildings. Replacement of existing septic tank with new waste water treatment system. All associated ancillary conservation, landscaping, site development works. Re-use of internal road/parking layout and re-use of the existing vehicular access

  Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 18935

• 19 Jun 2018N/a

  the conversion of existing attic roof space at second floor level to habitable space (one bedroom, en-suite and walk-in-wardrobe) including minor alterations at First Floor to facilitate a new stairs to access the second floor and alterations to the rear of the main roof to provide for a full width dormer type roof

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 18726

• 23 Feb 2018Conditional

  a single storey domestic extension, to the side of the existing house,

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18187

• 30 Jun 2017Conditional

  Amendment to the approved Planning permission under An Bord Pleanala Ref PL 09. 128762 ( Kildare County Council Ref. 01/1379) to provide for the subdivision of the use between the permitted office (floor area 1,732 sq.m.) and distribution warehouse use (8,379 sq.m.), and change of use of office area to include office / enterprise use. The proposed development also provides for the regularisation of the planning status of minor alteration to fenestration on front facade, front office entrance porch lobby area and roof level atrium works structure above office entrance; ground floor door openings on northern facade ;bicycle storage area and removal of canopy (northern facade), external smoking shelters ( at southern facade and in rear service yard); revisions to security cabin and barrier location; site entrance layout; car parking layout with reduction in 8 spaces to 154 overall; boundary treatments and landscaping; all on a site measuring c.2.4 hectares

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 17762

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 Johnstown.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Johnstown.

Architectural heritage

• Johnstown Bridge, bridge, 1830–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Two-arch rubble stone road bridge over river, c.1850, with rubble stone voussoirs. Renovated, c.1880, with parapet walls raised having rubble stone diagonal coping. Rubble stone walls. Rubble stone diagonal coping. Two shallow elliptical arches. Rubble stone voussoirs and soffits. Sited spanning Morell River. Grass banks to river.

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 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2805 (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.

No address of the register names Johnstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Johnstown · Baile Eoin

Area

587,900 m² (58.79 ha, 145.27 acres)

Civil parish

Johnstown, and its townlands

Barony

Naas North

Electoral division

Kill, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kill electoral division: 5,565 people in 1,843 households; 82% of households own their home; 52% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Kerdiffstown, Kingsfurze, Maudlings, Palmerstown, Toberton, Westown

Placenames

Johnstown 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.