Kildangan

149 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kildangan, from 10 m² to 427,609 m² (42.76 ha, 105.66 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 36 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential / Infill (Existing residential)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kildangan, Kildare · 124 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Open Space and Amenity (Active open space)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kildangan, Kildare · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community and Education (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kildangan, Kildare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R3Serviced Sites (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kildangan, Kildare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kildangan, Kildare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 30 Jun 2026N/a

  for a constructed agricultural storage shed and Planning Permission for side and rear extensions to existing agricultural shed

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2660723

• 23 Apr 2026Conditional

  existing ball stop nets 2 no. and planning for extension in height to the existing 2 no. Ball stop nets, and all associated site works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2660442

• 26 Feb 2026N/a

  extension in height to the existing 2 no. ball stop nets, and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660206

• 25 Feb 2026N/a

  extension in height to the existing 2 no. ball stop nets, and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660193

• 11 Aug 2025Conditional

  for 24 no. residential units comprising 2 no. 4 bedroom detached dwellings, 2 no. 4 bedroom semi-detached dwellings, 14 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached dwellings, 2 no. 2 bedroom semi-detached dwellings, 4 no. 2 bedroom apartments, together with a new vehicular entrance off the existing Kilbeg Road and provision of a new internal pedestrian paths, all ancillary internal access roads, parking spaces, drainage, landscaping and boundary treatments and all associated site and development works and services. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of amendments to the layout and type of proposed dwellings no. 1-4; amendments to materials on all proposed dwelling and apartment facades; removal of existing site entrance wall on Kilbeg Road; amendments to proposed internal roadway and open space areas; new covered bicycle storage for the apartments; amendments to drainage and boundary lines; amendments to proposed landscaping and boundary treatment. Further Revised by Significant further Information which consists of an extended red line boundary to the site to accommodate a new continuous 3m wide shared path access route, along the extent of the site, parallel to the R417, inside the existing hedgerow and linking the subject site through to the existing village footpath at the R417 / Kilbeg Road junction. These changes have resulted in an updated site plan layout, an update to site boundary to include a new portion along the R417, an updated road safety audit to include the R417, new safety measures and bus stop proposed along the R417, updated landscape layout, boundary treatment plan, updated arborist’s tree survey, tree removals plan, tree protection plan, arboricultural addendum, updated engineer’s road layout and drainage layout, updated dwellings and apartments design with associated updated housing quality assessment

  Permission, 20 homes · Kildare County Council, 2560919

• 6 Feb 2025Conditional

  for the following: (a) new single storey extension at rear of existing dwelling including replacement of existing lean-to style roof over existing kitchen with a new flat roof, (b) energy upgrade of existing dwelling to include external insulation with new window and door arrangements at side / rear elevations, (c) demolition of existing detached domestic shed located to the side of existing dwelling, (d) decommissioning of existing sewage treatment system and replacement of same with a new domestic on-site wastewater treatment system, (e) landscaping, connection to existing site services and all associated development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560095

• 12 Feb 2024Conditional

  for the provision of a single storey extension to the front and a separate single storey extension to the side of existing School Building (existing floor area = 1,048sqm) consisting of an extension to the existing Entrance Lobby, a 1no. Classroom Special Education Unit including ancillary spaces, 1no. Mainstream Classroom and an extension to existing Mainstream Classroom (floor area of proposed extension = 264sqm), together with a secure external soft play area, minor internal alterations and elevational amendments, realignment / setting back of part of the existing roadside boundary wall to provide a bus set down area, and all ancillary site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460104

• 18 Sept 2023Conditional

  the erection of 28 no 6 metre high lamp standards and 4 no 10 metre high lamp standards with led light fittings to provide lighting to walking track and car park and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23903

• 6 Sept 2023N/a

  the erection of 28 no 6 metre high lamp standards and 4 no 10 metre high lamp standards with led light fittings to provide lighting to walking track and car park and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23885

• 6 Sept 2023Conditional

  1. Construction new single storey extensions to side and rear of existing dwelling 2. Alterations to existing ground floor layout and elevations 3. All associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360183

• 5 Aug 2021Conditional

  Change of house type on sites 21 and 22, granted planning permission under Pl. Ref. 21/534, by replacing 2 No. house Type C (semi-detached bungalow) with 2 No. house type C1 (semi-detached dormer bungalow), alterations to boundaries and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 211123

• 21 Apr 2021Conditional

  Change of house type on sites 17-22, granted planning permission under Pl. Ref. 20/509 and change of elevations to houses on site 1-6 and commercial unit granted planning under Pl. Ref. 18/460. It includes replacing house types B & BD (semi-detached bungalow) with 2 No. revised house type C (semi-detached bungalow) on sites 17-18, replacing 2 No. house Type B (semi-detached bungalow) with 2 No. revised house type C (semi-detached bungalow) on site No. 19-20, and replacing 2 No. house Type C (semi-detached bungalow) to include revised floor layout, removal of chimney, alterations to front façade and amendment to condition no. 3 (pl. Ref. 20/509) to allow uPVC windows and monocouche wall finish on sites no. 21-22. Also included in this application are removal of chimneys and alterations to the elevations of the houses on sites 1-6 and commercial unit. It also includes minor alterations to boundary treatments & road layout and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 13 homes · Kildare County Council, 21534

• 22 Dec 2020Conditional

  (1) A one storey extension to the side of an existing one storey dwelling as constructed to infill a previous courtyard area and (2) Two roof windows as constructed on the side of the dwelling roof and all associated siteworks. Revised by Significant Further Information consisting of: Retention Permission now includes retention of a side window

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 201592

• 22 May 2020Conditional

  change of house type to sites 6-15 granted under planning permission by An Bord Pleanála decision PL09.247019 as it relates to planning permission 15/555, by replacing 10 No. detached bungalows with 18 No. semi-detached bungalows, minor alterations to road layout and dwelling boundaries and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 18 homes · Kildare County Council, 20509

• 1 Apr 2019Conditional

  (a) Planning permission for dormer type extension to rear (north) elevation and side (west) elevation of existing detached house; (b) Conversion of existing attic roof space to form new stairwell, wardrobe and insertion of 1 No. roof light to front (south) elevation and insertion of 4 No. roof lights to rear (north) elevation and minor internal alterations

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 19340

• 12 Nov 2018Refused

  to construct a two storey dwelling house, domestic garage and connect to mains sewerage and water and all associated and necessary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 181358

• 11 Oct 2018Conditional

  sought to extend an existing dwelling house, the development will consist of the following: integration of a 2 storey extension into the existing dwelling house, raising of the roof on the remaining portion of the existing dwelling, provide single storey extension to the rear and side of the existing dwelling, together with all ancillary site services and associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 181243

• 17 Sept 2018Conditional

  Retain and complete dormer bungalow as per change of use type app ref no. 17/621. Revised by significant further information consisting of; retention of existing shed on site

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 181135

• 11 Jun 2018Refused

  Extension of Duration of planning file ref. 17/621 for change of house type from bungalow to dormer bungalow on foot of planning permission 08/20 and extended under Ref. 13/140 all

  Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 18689

• 27 Apr 2018Conditional

  Extension of Duration of Planning Ref. No. 13/124 - erection of a bungalow with entrance onto the Courtyard housing estate, rainwater harvesting unit and all associated site works

  Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 18486

• 9 Mar 2018Conditional

  restoration of existing fire damaged vernacular two storey detached house (inclusive of new roof and to reinstate the first floor), permission for the construction of a single storey extension, installation of a secondary effluent treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18241

• 7 Feb 2018Conditional

  minor changes to existing dwelling. Alterations include: (i) The addition of window to side elevation; (ii) Extending roof and wall to inset courtyard of existing side elevation; (iii) 4 No. Velux rooflights to side elevations; (iv) Conversion of attic space to storage area with access stairs from ground floor; (v) Alterations to rear elevation including widening of ground floor door and new window set back on first floor level; (vi) Minor internal layout changes and ancillary works

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18122

• 25 Oct 2017Conditional

  minor changes to side elevation of existing dwelling. Alterations include; (i) the addition of windows to side elevation, (ii) extending roof and wall, incorporating new window to inset courtyard of existing side elevation, (iii) minor internal layout changes

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 171188

• 29 May 2017Conditional

  for change of house type from bungalow to dormer bungalow on foot of planning permission 08/20 and extended under Ref. 13/140 all

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 17621

• 26 May 2017Refused

  to construct a two storey dwelling house, domestic garage and connected to mains sewerage and water and all associated and necessary site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 17615

The 25 most recent of 26 applications.

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 Kildangan.

Recorded monuments

• KD027-015 Enclosure
  Description

  In a narrow roadside plantation, named ‘Philip’s Wood’ on the OS 25-inch map (http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,667271,707022,6,9 accessed 31 August 2012). Shown on an estate map (1788-1839) by Longfield and Brownrigg (NLI Ms 21.F.37, 131-171, Map 150) as a circular enclosure containing trees. The 1st ed. (1838) of the OS 6-inch map shows an unenclosed tree copse at the location. Visible as a low circular platform (diam. 31m; H 0.6m) which rises slightly towards the centre and is surrounded by a shallow fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 0.2m). Possibly a designed landscape feature. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 31 August 2012

• KD027-016 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  According to Bence-Jones (1978, 166) the present ‘Kildangan House’, dating to 1882-6, and in the Victorian-Jacobean style, stands on the site of an earlier castle which had square corner towers, and which was dynamited in 1882. The castle was originally in the possession of a branch of the Fitzgerald family. (Killanin and Duignan 1967, 379) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 31 August 2012

• KD027-017 Church
  Description

  Shown, in a graveyard (KD027-017001-), on the 1st ed. (1838) of the OS 6-inch map as a roofed rectangular structure (est. c. 16m ENE-WSW; c. 6m NNW-SSE). No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 31 August 2012

• KD027-017001 Graveyard
  Description

  A rectangular area (c. 65m E-W; max. c. 50m N-S) amidst the out-buildings at ‘Kildangan House’. The interior rises slightly towards the centre and burials date from the 18th to the 20th-century. There is no visible trace of the church (KD027-017----) shown in the interior on the 1st ed. (1838) of the OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 31 August 2012

• KD027-046 Burial
  Description

  In 1987 human remains were discovered during excavations for development works in Kildangan Stud. Subsequent investigation by NMI staff uncovered the surviving W-half of a rectangular pit (dims. L 1.1m E-W; Wth 0.7m) which contained the extended inhumation of a young adult female. A sample of bone was submitted for AMS dating and yielded a date of 1610±45 BP, which corresponds to the period 342-555 AD. (Cahill and Sikora 2011, Vol 2, 51-4) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 26 October 2012

Architectural heritage

• Catholic Church of Our Lady of Victories, church/chapel, 1790–1795 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay double-height Gothic-style Catholic church, dated 1792, on a cruciform plan originally single-cell comprising three-bay double-height nave (originally four-bay) with lancet-arch openings and single-bay double-height chancel to west. Renovated and extended, c.1870, with three-bay double-height transepts added to north and to south having single-bay single-storey recessed porches to north and to south, and single-bay three-stage entrance tower added to east having canted bay to south-east and broach spire. Renovated internally, c.1970, with single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch added to chancel. Gable-ended roofs (on a cruciform plan) with slate (conical to canted bay to tower). Clay ridge tiles. Cut-stone coping to gables with finials to some gables. Cast-iron rainwater goods on eaves course. Cut-stone broach spire to entrance tower. Flat-roof to additional porch. Bitumen felt. Roughcast walls. Painted. Cut-limestone dressings including quoins to corners and stepped buttresses. Cut-sandstone date stone/plaque. Cut-limestone upper stage to tower with clasping buttresses. Lancet-arch window openings. Stone sills (chamfered to porches and to tower with cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds; hood moulding over to tower). Traceried diamond-leaded timber windows. Pointed-arch door opening to tower. Cut-stone doorcase. Square-headed door openings to porches. Cut-stone shouldered doorcases. Tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors. Full-height interior renovated, c.1970. Timber pews. Timber wainscoting. Tongue-and-groove timber panelling to chancel. Flat plaster ceiling. Set back from road in own grounds on a corner site. Tarmacadam forecourt to front. Freestanding belfry, c.1870, to south-east comprising four cast-iron piers with bell over having original mechanisms.

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 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

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

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

Name

Kildangan · Cill Daingin

Area

4,090,603 m² (409.06 ha, 1,010.81 acres)

Civil parish

Kildangan, and its townlands

Barony

Offaly West

Electoral division

Kildangan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kildangan electoral division: 736 people in 239 households; 81% of households own their home; 58% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballygreany, Clonegath, Duneany, Fasagh, Harristown Upper, Kilbeg, Oghil, Rickardstown Lower, Rickardstown Upper

Placenames

Kildangan 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.