Killyon

32 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Killyon, from 280 m² to 89,909 m² (8.99 ha, 22.22 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 21 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Killyon 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.

• 13 Jul 2026N/a

  for (A) Proposed erection of a New Single-Storey House, (B) Installation of a Wastewater Treatment System with Polishing Filter Percolation area and (C) Upgrade of an Existing Agricultural Vehicular Entrance, access driveway and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2660790

• 24 Jun 2024Refused

  for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a solar PV energy development with a total site area of 80.9 hectares, comprising of the construction of PV panels mounted on metal frames, transformer stations, GRP units, internal access tracks, perimeter fencing with CCTV cameras and access gates, electrical cabling and ducting, temporary construction compounds, widening of an existing entrance, landscaping and all ancillary infrastructure and associated works. The solar farm would be operational for 35 years. The export capacity to grid is estimated to be c. 56MW MEC. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of this application. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of additional passing bays have been included in the Construction Traffic Management Plan

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460568

• 18 Dec 2018Refused

  development of a wind farm, recreation amenity trail and all associated works. The development will consist of the following: up to 12 no. wind turbines with a tip height of up to 169 meters and all associated foundations and hardstanding areas; 1 no. on-site electricity substation; 2 no. temporary construction compounds; all associated underground electrical and communication cabling connecting the turbines to the proposed on-site electricity substation; underground electricity cabling including joint bays on the public road connecting the proposed on-site electricity substation to the existing Dunfierth substation within the townland of Dunfierth via the L1004 public road; upgrade and extension to an existing recreation amenity trail and installation of signage, picnic tables and bicycle stands; upgrade of existing site entrance from the L5025 public road and use of 1 no. existing site entrance on the L5012 public road; provision of new site access tracks and associated drainage; upgrade of existing access tracks and associated drainage; tree felling; and all associated site development works including landscaping. Permission is sought for a period of 10 years and an operational life of 30 years from the date of commissioning of the entire wind farm. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompany this planning application. Revised by significant further information consisting of; changes in regard to the EIAR and NIS submitted

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 181534

• 14 Dec 2018Refused

  a ten year planning permission to develop a renewable energy development. The proposed renewable energy development will comprise of (a) the construction and operation of 2 areas of solar photovoltaic arrays mounted on metal frames over an area of approximately 200ha, and having a maximum overall height of 3 metres over ground level; (b) Internal solar farm underground cabling; (c) 2 no. temporary construction compounds; (d) recreation and amenity works, including looped walk (upgrade of existing tracks and provision of new tracks, car parking and vehicular access); (e) 1 no. Battery Storage compound; (f) upgrade of existing tracks and provision of new site access roads; (g) site drainage; (h) forestry felling and replanting; (i) permanent signage; and (j) all associated site development and ancillary works. The proposed renewable energy development will have an operational life of 35 years from the date of commissioning. The overall renewable energy project also includes the provision of a 110kV substation with associated electrical plant, welfare facilities, waste water holding tank, security fencing, upgrade of existing tracks and provision of new site access roads, 110kV overhead line grid connection cabling with associated angle lattice masts and supporting polesets and all ancillary works, which is subject to a separate planning application made directly to An Bord Pleanála in accordance with Section 182A of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in relation to the project and accompanies this planning application. Revised by significant further information consisting of; Further Information Response Report; Updated Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Appendices; Updated Natura Impact Statement; Amended Planning Application Drawings, showing; amended access/amenity track (relocated to accommodate Marsh Fritillary habitat), updated amenity signage, clarification of road sectional drawings, additional substation cross section drawing. Updated photomontage booklet

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 181514

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 Killyon.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Killyon.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Killyon.

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

At the centre of the townland of Killyon, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2561 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Killyon with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Killyon

Area

1,090,491 m² (109.05 ha, 269.47 acres)

Civil parish

Dunfierth, and its townlands

Barony

Carbury

Electoral division

Dunfierth, the unit of the census

Census 2022

804 people lived in 263 households in the Dunfierth electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Clonagh, Coolree, Dunfierth, Kilmurry, Mucklon, Mulgeeth

Placenames

Killyon 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.