# Knocknacree, Co. Kildare: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Graney, barony of Kilkea and Moone, Co. Kildare; in Irish Cnoc na Craoibhe. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,293,735 m² (129.37 ha, 319.69 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 37 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,067 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 14 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Graney, https://everytownland.com/kildare/parish/graney.md - Barony: Kilkea and Moone - Electoral division: Castledermot, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Castledermot electoral division: 1,853 people in 664 households; 70% of households own their home; 42% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Kildare, https://everytownland.com/kildare.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/25020 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 80777 - Centre: latitude 52.885593, longitude -6.809688 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 37 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knocknacree, from 20 m² to 249,700 m² (24.97 ha, 61.7 acres); 23 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1085933: 249,700 m² (24.97 ha, 61.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1085933.md - Parcel 1084491: 193,059 m² (19.31 ha, 47.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1084491.md - Parcel 1070850: 149,048 m² (14.9 ha, 36.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1070850.md - Parcel 1023787: 142,808 m² (14.28 ha, 35.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1023787.md - Parcel 1034946: 112,372 m² (11.24 ha, 27.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1034946.md - Parcel 1021884: 85,712 m² (8.57 ha, 21.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1021884.md - Parcel 1024347: 71,492 m² (7.15 ha, 17.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1024347.md - Parcel 5139995: 71,448 m² (7.14 ha, 17.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5139995.md - Parcel 1031633: 57,959 m² (5.8 ha, 14.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1031633.md - Parcel 1055223: 37,208 m² (3.72 ha, 9.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1055223.md - Parcel 1025554: 29,665 m² (2.97 ha, 7.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1025554.md - Parcel 1017343: 22,583 m² (2.26 ha, 5.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1017343.md - Parcel 4455090: 6,672 m² (0.67 ha, 1.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4455090.md - Parcel 5283110: 6,356 m² (0.64 ha, 1.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5283110.md - Parcel 1088161: 5,415 m² (0.54 ha, 1.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1088161.md - Parcel 1044072: 5,330 m² (0.53 ha, 1.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1044072.md - Parcel 5900649: 4,941 m² (0.49 ha, 1.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5900649.md - Parcel 1038980: 4,389 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1038980.md - Parcel 1018432: 4,067 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1018432.md - Parcel 1055631: 3,848 m² (0.38 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1055631.md - Parcel 1044240: 3,773 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1044240.md - Parcel 1035127: 2,821 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1035127.md - Parcel 1060119: 2,516 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1060119.md - Parcel 5365733: 2,428 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5365733.md - Parcel 1017349: 2,379 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1017349.md - Parcel 1015452: 1,955 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1015452.md - Parcel 1055228: 1,953 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1055228.md - Parcel 1022065: 1,643 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1022065.md - Parcel 5900637: 1,383 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5900637.md - Parcel 5900620: 1,338 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5900620.md - Parcel 1022645: 1,310 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1022645.md - Parcel 5365765: 1,254 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5365765.md - Parcel 1067228: 1,015 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1067228.md - Parcel 4455088: 984 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4455088.md - Parcel 1014170: 881 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1014170.md - Parcel 1086776: 102 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1086776.md - Parcel 2942687: 20 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2942687.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Knocknacree in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 14 applications, newest first. - 9 Dec 2025, Kildare County Council 2561401: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Construction of a detached, part single/ part two-storey dwelling, a detached garage, the provision of a new shared vehicular entrance and driveway; and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, including wastewater treatment system and percolation area. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561401/0 - 9 Dec 2025, Kildare County Council 2561400: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Construction of a detached, part single/ part two-storey dwelling, a detached garage, the provision of a new shared vehicular entrance and driveway; and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, including wastewater treatment system and percolation area. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561400/0 - 1 Aug 2025, Kildare County Council 2560870: Refused. Permission, 1 home. for construction of a detached, part single/part two storey dwelling, a detached garage, the provision of a new vehicular entrance and driveway; and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructure, and site development works above and below ground, including wastewater treatment system and percolation area. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560870/0 - 1 Aug 2025, Kildare County Council 2560869: N/a. Permission, 1 home. for construction of a detached, part single/part two-storey dwelling, a detached garage, the provision of a new vehicular entrance and driveway, and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, including wastewater treatment system and percolation area. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560869/0 - 23 Dec 2024, Kildare County Council 2461396: Conditional. Retention. Retention Permission for; a) changes to layout of a portion of storage yard permitted by planning references 19/948, 22/1158 and 23/60313 b) relocation of wastewater treatment system and polishing filter previously permitted by planning reference 22/1158. c) new petrol / oil interceptors and associated silt traps d) attenuation/infiltration pond, e) new boundary treatments, and Permission for; f) extension to existing machinery repairs workshop, g) change of use of agricultural lands to new storage yard, h) new retaining walls i) new access ramp j) new wash bay area k) new wash bay storage shed l) new storage bays and associated concrete apron m) all other associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461396/0 - 18 Sept 2024, Kildare County Council 2460925: Conditional. Permission. The development will consist of: Material alterations to previously approved development Pl. Ref. 22/1158. The proposed changes include: a. An increase in building height by 1.770 meters from 8 to 9.770 meters. b. Increase in Ground Floor Level by .275 meters and First Floor Level by .885 meters. c. Internal alterations. d. Changes to External Elevations to include the redesign of building façade and main entrance. e. Company signage located at existing entrance to premises.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460925/0 - 17 Sept 2024, Kildare County Council 2460919: N/a. Permission. for Material alterations to previously approved development Pl. Ref. 22/1158. The proposed changes include: a. An increase in building height by 1.770 meters from 8 to 9.770 meters. b. Increase in Ground Floor Level by .275 meters and First Floor Level by .885 meters. c. Internal alterations. d. Changes to External Elevations to include the redesign of building façade and main entrance. e. Company signage located at existing entrance to premises. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460919/0 - 13 Aug 2024, Kildare County Council 2460784: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for a single-storey four-bedroom detached dwelling with new recessed road entrance; the provision of a new septic tank and percolation area; and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460784/0 - 8 Mar 2024, Kildare County Council 2460204: Conditional. Permission. the development will consist of a single storey extension to the side and rear of an existing two storey office/machinery repair building permitted by PI Ref. 06/151, and all ancillary site development works including revisions to the site boundaries. The extension will be used for the maintenance and repair of the company’s vehicles. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460204/0 - 26 Sept 2022, Kildare County Council 221158: Conditional. Permission. alterations to existing site layout, parking, and hardstanding areas; the construction of a new split-level two-storey storey and office building, proposed new wastewater treatment system; the provision of landscaping, including boundary treatments; and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/221158/0 - 21 Aug 2019, Kildare County Council 19948: Conditional. Permission. extension of existing commercial site area by an additional 1.43ha to allow for (a) Excavation of existing ground level to new formation levels, (b) Provision of new vehicle parking area, (c) Provision of new open storage area, (d) Provision of landscape screening to site boundaries, and all ancillary site development works. Revised by significant information consisting of; revised site layout, covered cycle parking and external lighting. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/19948/0 - 15 Mar 2019, Kildare County Council 19269: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. a bungalow, septic tank and percolation area and all ancillary site development works. Revised by significant information consisting of; the relocation of proposed site entrance to the side of an existing recessed entrance which is to be widened to facilitate the proposed dwelling. Amended red line boundary to the application site. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/19269/0 - 21 Dec 2018, Kildare County Council 181576: Conditional. Permission. to change house plans type reference PL 09/888 and PL 14/444, erect domestic garage, secondary effluent treatment system, double splayed entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/181576/0 - 4 May 2018, Kildare County Council 18521: Refused. Permission, 1 home. a new two storey dwelling, septic tank and percolation area and all ancillary site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/18521/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Knocknacree. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - KD040-025: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD040-025----. Circular area surrounded by an earthen bank and shallow external fosse (max diam. c. 40m). Entrance not identifiable. Site is heavily overgrown with scrub. Situated in flat pasture land. Date of upload: 8 September 2016 - KD040-033001: Mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD040-033001-. Shown on 1907 OS 6-inch map as a small circular mound (max. diam. c. 15m) close to a well (No.***), which is named 'Tobernarath', the 'well of the fort'. No visible trace of either feature. No visible surface traces. Date of upload: 8 September 2016 - KD040-033002: Well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD040-033002-. Shown on 1907 OS 6-inch map as a well near a small circular mound (No.***). No visible trace of either feature. The name means 'the well of the fort'. No visible surface traces. Date of upload: 8 September 2016 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Knocknacree. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2608, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2608.zip (ZIP). - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/kildare/knocknacree.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kildare/knocknacree.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kildare/knocknacree.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Knocknacree with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare: https://everytownland.com/kildare.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Bigbog: https://everytownland.com/kildare/bigbog.md - Coltstown: https://everytownland.com/kildare/coltstown-80357.md - Davidstown Lower: https://everytownland.com/kildare/davidstown-lower.md - Davidstown Upper: https://everytownland.com/kildare/davidstown-upper.md - Newtown: https://everytownland.com/kildare/newtown-80936.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/kildare/knocknacree - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kildare/knocknacree