Kilcullenbridge
Townland in the civil parish of Carnalway, barony of Naas South, Co. Kildare; in Irish Cill Chuillinn an Droichid
- Area
- 69.3 ha
- 171 acres
- Land parcels
- 370
- registered freehold, median 324 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential / Infill
- Planning
- 45
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
370 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilcullenbridge, from 6 m² to 193,109 m² (19.31 ha, 47.72 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 23 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
- R2Existing Residential / Infill (Existing residential)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kilcullen Settlement Plan, Kildare · 290 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M2Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kilcullen Settlement Plan, Kildare · 21 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Open Space and Amenity (Active open space)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kilcullen Settlement Plan, Kildare · 15 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C6Industry and Warehousing (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kilcullen Settlement Plan, Kildare · 13 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kilcullen Settlement Plan, Kildare · 12 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1Agricultural (Agriculture)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kilcullen Settlement Plan, Kildare · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Community and Education (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kilcullen Settlement Plan, Kildare · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M3Neighbourhood Centre (District, neighbourhood centre)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kilcullen Settlement Plan, Kildare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
28 Aug 2026N/a
RETENTION OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AS CONSTRUCTED, RETENTION OF NEW SITE BOUNDARIES AS CONSTRUCTED AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS.
Retention · Kildare County Council, 2660973
10 Jun 2026N/a
of existing single storey rear extension as constructed, retention of new site boundaries as constructed and all associated site works.
Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2660617
7 Jun 2026N/a
existing single rear extension as constructed, retention of new site boundaries as constructed and all associated site works
Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2660600
22 May 2026N/a
consists of alterations to previously granted planning ref. no. 21/312 to allow for the development of a single stand-alone dwelling at the Emerald Building which includes internal modifications to the existing structure along with all site development and facilitating works.
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660542
15 May 2026N/a
1. Construction of a residential development comprising of 70 no. units in total, consisting of 16 no. three storey duplex units ( 8 no. two bed units and 8 no. three bed units), 16 no. four storey duplex units (8 no. three bed units and 8 no. four bed units), 26 no. three bed two storey houses and 12 no. four bed units in a mix of two and three storey houses; 2. Individual vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist access from a number of points from existing estate road at Riverside Crescent to the east of the application site. 3. Provision of public open spaces totalling 2,996.5 sq.m (excluding location of underground tank and public open space with SUDs measures) and communal open space of 753 sq.m. 4. The inclusion of a total of 106 no. car parking spaces to serve the development, in addition to 126 no. bicycle spaces, and bin store areas located at various points around the development. 5. Infrastructure works to serve the proposed development to include the internal road and footpath network, ESB substations/switchrooms, lighting, site drainage works, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatment, and all ancillary site services and development works above and below ground.
Permission, 70 homes · Kildare County Council, 2660519
13 May 2026N/a
alterations to previously granted planning ref. no. 21/312 to allow for the development of a single stand-alone dwelling at the Emerald Building which includes internal modifications to the existing structure along with all site development and facilitating works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2660511
23 Dec 2025Conditional
a part storey-and-a-half, part single storey dwelling along with all associated site development and facilitating works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2561504
23 Dec 2025Conditional
a part storey-and-a-half, part single storey dwelling along with all associated site development and facilitating works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2561506
24 Sept 2025Refused
for 1. Construction of a residential development comprising of 74 no. units in total, consisting of 16 no. three storey duplex units (8 no. two bed units and 8 no. three bed units), 16 no. four storey duplex units (8 no. three bed units and 8 no. three bed units), 29 no. three bed two storey houses and 13 no. four bed units in a mix of two and three storey houses; 2. Individual vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist access from a number of points from existing estate road at Riverside Crescent to the east of the application site. 3. Provision of public open spaces totalling 2,347 sq.m. 4. The inclusion of a total of 115 no. car parking spaces to serve the development, in addition to 126 no. bicycle spaces, and bin store areas located at various points around the development. 5. Infrastructure works to serve the proposed development to include the internal road and footpath network, ESB substations/switchrooms, lighting, site drainage works, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatment, and all ancillary site services and development works above and below ground
Permission, 74 homes · Kildare County Council, 2561097
22 Aug 2025Conditional
of (a) single-storey domestic garage to the rear of an existing two-storey dwelling, and planning permission for (a) single storey extension to the side and rear of an existing two-storey dwelling along with all associated site development and facilitating works
Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2560958
6 Aug 2025Conditional
for (A) Demolition of existing Workshop Building previously approved under 87/525 & 20/757 (B) Planning Permission for a replacement building to be used as a Commercial Vehicle Test Centre, (C) Signage to the Front (north) Elevation and Rear (south) Elevation (D) Permission for surface car parking spaces including 4 E-Car charging points, covered Bicycle parking bay and all associated site works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of: Proposed signage outside the redline boundary
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560892
16 Jul 2025Conditional
for development at this c. 1.77 Ha site on Naas Road, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare. The site is bounded by Moanbane residential estate to the north, Kilcullen Industrial Estate to the south, Naas Road to the west and greenfield land to the east. Infrastructure works are also proposed on Naas Road comprising the construction of a new site access, verge and shared surface on the eastern side of the existing road and updated road markings on the existing carriageway. The total area of the development site and the infrastructure works measures c. 1.98 Ha. The development will consist of: the construction of a 70 No. unit residential development comprising: 4 No. 1 bedroom maisonettes in a 2 No. storey block; 43 No. two storey houses (15 No. 2 bed units and 28 No. 3 bed units); 13 No. two storey with dormers houses (4 No. bedroom units); and 10 No. three storey houses (4 No. bedroom units). The development will also include: the provision of a new site entrance onto the Naas Road; internal roads and footpaths; 105 No. car parking spaces; bicycle parking; bicycle and bin store; hard and soft landscaping; boundary treatments; lighting; and all other associated site and development works above and below ground
Permission, 67 homes · Kildare County Council, 2560804
16 May 2025Conditional
for (a) subdivision of existing site, (b) new single storey dwelling and (c) new treatment system & percolation area along with all associated site development and facilitating works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2560511
6 Mar 2025Conditional
for the installation of a 0.50m x 0.87m x 1.62m (LxWxH) above ground enclosure, to house a new natural gas DRI (District Regulating Installation) and a 3m high ‘lamp post’ style relief vent stack with all ancillary services and associated site works at the lands on the footpath outside
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560226
14 Feb 2025N/a
for the installation of a 0.50m x 0.87m x 1.62m (LxWxH) above ground enclosure, to house a new natural gas DRI (District Regulating Installation) and a 3m high ‘lamp post’ style relief vent stack with all ancillary services and associated site works at the lands on the footpath outside
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560135
20 Dec 2023Conditional
for 1) change of use from ground floor retail unit to residential use 2) reconfiguration and side extension at ground and first floor level to provide two number one-bedroom residential units on each floor. 3) construction of private balcony areas at ground and first floor levels. 4) remove existing tiled façade and install stone clad finish to front and side elevations. 5) construction of bin storage areas and private cycle parking bays along with all associated site development and facilitating works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360523
18 Dec 2023Conditional
for (a) two storey extension located to the rear of the existing dwelling, (b) single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling house, (c) porch extension to the front of existing dwelling house, (d) internal modifications along with all associated site development and facilitating works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360498
4 Dec 2023Conditional
existing single story side extension to existing two storey detached house as constructed and all associated site works
Retention · Kildare County Council, 2360442
16 Jun 2023Conditional
for the amendment front, side and rear facades of existing club house to include the installation of new doors and windows and the modification of existing doors and windows, permission for minor internal works and all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 23660
16 Jun 2023Conditional
for the installation of 6 no. 6m high all weather flood lights (3 lights will be on new poles and 3 lights on the existing permitted poles, all for Court No. 3) and all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 23661
12 May 2023Conditional
a single storey extension to the side of a two storey semi detached dwelling, ancillary alterations to front, side and rear elevations, foul water to existing mains sewer, surface water to soakaway and all associated site works
Retention · Kildare County Council, 23508
14 Feb 2023N/a
amendments to a Strategic Housing Development scheme permitted under An Bord Pleanála (ABP) Ref. ABP-312861-22. The development will consist of modifications to the previously permitted development (ABP Ref. ABP-312861-22), and would reinstate 1 no. 1 bedroom residential unit to the ground floor of the apartment block to the west of the site (this unit was omitted under Condition 2(a) of the permitted development) and relocation of bin and bike stores, ESB substation and associated landscaping works. The total number of residential units proposed will increase from 118 no. to 119 no. as a result of the proposed amendments
Permission · Kildare County Council, 23132
24 Feb 2022Conditional
STRATEGIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT - ABP DECISION - 125 no. residential units (incl. 53 no. houses, 54 no. duplex units and 18 no. apartments, and comprising 18 no. one-bedroom units (incl. 4 no. apartment and 14 no. duplex units), 27 no. two-bedroom units (incl. 14 no. apartments and 13 no. duplex units), 78 no. three-bedroom units (incl. 27 no. duplex units and 51 no. houses), and 2 no. four-bedroom houses (total residential unit GFA proposed: c. 11,595 sqm); an associated childcare facility (c. 296 sqm); and a network of public open spaces, including a landscaped linear park running alongside the River Liffey. The proposed development includes the amendment of 26 no. residential units permitted under Kildare County Council Register Reference 19/1000; An Bord Pleanála Reference PL09.307059.
Permission · Kildare County Council, 22312861
4 Nov 2021Refused
for the construction of a two storey side extension to existing two storey building to allow for 5 No. one bedroom apartments, which requires the replacement of the rear roof element on existing roof to allow for a third floor apartment (No.5) amendment of front façade floor and window arrangement, change of use of existing retail unit to residential use all associated site works. Permission to e-locate existing street art onto southern façade of proposed development
Permission · Kildare County Council, 211572
6 Sept 2021Conditional
to alter and extend existing car park. The proposed works comprise of the following: a) Construction of new access road onto Riverside Road. b) New car parking layout to include provision of 44 parking spaces. c) One number pay as you go electric car charging point. d) Resurfacing of existing access lane. e) Revised boundary treatments. f) Bicycle Parking Stand along with Site infrastructure works, landscaping and all associated site development and facilitating works at the rear of Fallons Bar & Restaurant, leading onto Riverside Road
Permission · Kildare County Council, 211267
The 25 most recent of 45 applications.
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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Kilcullenbridge.
Recorded monuments
- KD028-079 Pit-burial
Description
In 2001, archaeological monitoring (Byrne, M. Excavation Licence No. 01E0485 http://www.excavations.ie) of topsoil-stripping associated with a housing development on the N bank of the River Liffey at Kilcullen revealed a complex of ash deposits. The complex was slightly downslope of the highest area of the development site and overlooked a bend in the river. Initial investigations indicated the presence of cremated bone on the surfaces of the deposits. Consequent excavation of the deposits revealed 22 pits, ranging from 0.05m to 0.22m deep. The pits were spread over an area measuring 8m by 7m, which was not enclosed. Preliminary analysis of the pit fills indicated that almost all contained fragments of cremated bone. In addition, some pottery fragments and a small flint arrowhead were recovered from the fills. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 January 2013
Architectural heritage
- House, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace six-bay two-storey slate-hung house, c.1880, with three-bay two-storey return to rear to south-east. Renovated, c.1960, with some openings remodelled to ground floor to accommodate commercial use. Refenestrated, c.1990. Hipped and gable-ended roof on an L-shaped plan with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Slate-hung wall to front (north-west) elevation. Roughcast walls to remainder. Unpainted. Square-headed openings (remodelled, c.1960, to ground floor). Stone sills (concrete to ground floor). Replacement timber casement windows, c.1960, to ground floor. Replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1990, to first floor. Replacement timber doors, c.1980. Road fronted. Concrete footpath to front. Tarmacadam lane along side elevation to north-east.Attached four-bay single-storey rubble stone outbuilding with attic, c.1880, to south-east with bowed side elevation to south-east. Reroofed, c.1940. Part refenestrated, c.1990, with one opening remodelled. Gable-ended roof (half-conical to bowed section). Replacement corrugated-iron, c.1940. Iron ridge tiles. Cast-iron rainwater goods on eaves course. Random rubble stone walls. Square-headed openings (some slit-style). No sills. Yellow brick dressings. Fittings not discerned. Square-headed door opening possibly originally segmental-headed. Yellow brick voussoirs to relieving arch. Replacement timber boarded door, c.1980, with sidelight and overlight.
- House, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace two-bay two-storey house, c.1830, retaining early fenestration. Renovated, c.1880, with opening remodelled to right ground floor to accommodate commercial use. Refenestrated, c.1980, to right ground floor. Now disused. Gable-ended roof with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Red brick chimney stacks. Rendered coping to gable. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Painted. Square-headed openings (remodelled, c.1880, to right ground floor). Stone sills. 6/6 timber sash windows. Timber pilaster architrave to door and window opening to right ground floor possibly originally part of shopfront with moulded cornice. Timber panelled door with overlight. Replacement timber casement window, c.1980, to right ground floor. Road fronted. Concrete footpath to front. Tarmacadam lane along side elevation to south-west.
- O'Connell, house, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay two-storey house, c.1850, retaining early fenestration. Renovated, c.1990, with timber pilaster pubfront inserted to left ground floor. Gable-ended roof with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Red brick chimney stacks. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Painted. Square-headed openings. Stone sills. 1/1 timber sash windows. Timber panelled door. Overlight. Timber pilaster pubfront, c.1900, to left ground floor with decorative consoles and fixed-pane display window having timber fascia over with raised lettering and moulded cornice. Replacement glazed timber panelled door, c.1995. Overlight. Road fronted. Concrete footpath to front.
- House, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, c.1850, on an L-shaped plan with single-bay two-storey side elevation to south-west and three-bay two-storey return to rear to south-east. Renovated, c.1980, with some openings remodelled to ground floor to accommodate commercial use. Refenestrated, c.1990. Hipped roof on an L-shaped plan with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Cast-iron rainwater goods on paired consoles. Rendered walls. Ruled and lined. Painted. Vermiculated rendered quoins to corners. Square-headed openings (some remodelled, c.1990, to ground floor). Stone sills (concrete to remodelled openings). Replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1990. Fixed-pane timber display windows, c.1980, to remodelled openings with iron roller shutter boxes over. Timber panelled doors. Overlights. Road fronted. Tarmacadam verge to front.
- Sunnyside, gates/railings/walls, 1830–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Gateway, c.1850, comprising rubble stone piers with wrought iron double gates. Pier to south-west rebuilt, c.1990.
- Sunnyside, house, 1880–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, c.1900, retaining early fenestration. Renovated, c.1950, with single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch added to centre. Gable-ended roof with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Rendered coping to gables. Replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.1990, on rendered eaves band. Flat-roof to porch behind blocking course. Materials not visible. Roughcast walls. Unpainted. Rendered walls to porch with rendered dressings including piers and blocking course. Square-headed openings. Stone sills. 4/4 timber sash windows to ground floor. 2/2 timber sash windows to first floor. 1/1 timber sash window to porch. Square-headed door opening approached by flight of three stone steps. Glazed timber panelled door. Overlight. Set back from road in own mature landscaped grounds approached by avenue.
- House, 1890–1950 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, c.1920, retaining early fenestration. Extended, c.1980, comprising single-bay single-storey return to rear to south-east. Part refenestrated, c.1990. Now disused. Gable-ended roof with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stack. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Gabled to return. Artificial slate. Timber eaves and bargeboards. Roughcast wall to front (north-west) elevation. Painted. Rendered to remainder. Unpainted. Square-headed openings. Stone sills (concrete to return). Original 1/1 timber sash windows (replacement uPVC casement, c.1990, to return). Glazed timber panelled door. Overlight. Road fronted. Concrete flagged footpath to front.
- Hillside Cottage, house, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay single-storey cottage, c.1840, retaining early fenestration. Now disused. Gable-ended roof with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Red brick chimney stack. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast walls. Painted. Square-headed openings. Stone sills. 1/1 and 2/2 timber sash windows. Door opening now boarded-up. Road fronted. Concrete flagged footpath to front.
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 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.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Kilcullenbridge.
- 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 Kilcullenbridge with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.
The townland
- Name
- Kilcullenbridge · Cill Chuillinn an Droichid
- Area
- 693,121 m² (69.31 ha, 171.27 acres)
- Civil parish
- Carnalway, and its townlands
- Barony
- Naas South
- Electoral division
- Carnalway, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Carnalway electoral division: 2,043 people in 710 households; 75% of households own their home; 41% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Brownstown, Kilcullenbridge, Logstown, Newabbey, Nicholastown
- Placenames
- Kilcullenbridge 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.