Knocknagee

60 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knocknagee, from 69 m² to 564,075 m² (56.41 ha, 139.39 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 36 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• C2.2Industry (General industry)
  Carlow - Graiguecullen Joint Urban Local Area Plan 2024 - 2030, Carlow · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space and Amenity (Open space, park)
  Carlow - Graiguecullen Joint Urban Local Area Plan 2024 - 2030, Carlow · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 26 May 2026Conditional

  - Replacement (“restringing”) and uprating of c. 5.23km of the existing conductor on the Athy -Carlow 110 kV OHL circuit; - Provision of fibre communication connection on the uprated circuit; - Replacement of 10No. existing Intermediate Wooden Polesets, with similar structures. The replacement of these structures will result in standardised heights from 17m to 22m, with height increases between 1m and 2m. 1no. replacement Intermediate Wooden Poleset (structure 106) will be relocated approx. 21m from its current position; - Replacement of 6No. existing Intermediate Wooden Polesets crossarms; - Bar member replacements to 2No. existing steel angle masts and 1No. existing end mast; - Recapping works to be carried out on shear blocks at 2No. existing steel angle masts and 1No. existing end mast; - Foundation strengthening of 1No. existing steel angle mast and 1No. existing end mast; and, - All associated works/development including insulator/hardware replacement (strain clamps, suspension clamps and vibration dampers), replacement of bolt, replacement of line identification and danger notices, painting of angle masts, replacement/installation of anti-climbing guards, access tracks, vegetation clearance, temporary construction compounds and all other works necessary to facilitate the development. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with this planning application

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2660163

• 26 May 2026Conditional

  Replacement (“restringing”) and uprating of c.8.89km section of the conductor along the existing Athy - Carlow 110 kV OHL circuit; - Provision of fibre communication connection on the uprated circuit; - Replacement of 11No. existing Intermediate Wooden Polesets, with similar structures. The replacement of these structures will result in standardised heights from 16m to 24m, with height increases between 1m and 3m; - Replacement of 12No. existing intermediate Wooden Polesets crossarms; - Recapping works on shear blocks at 1No. existing steel angle mast; - Foundation strengthening of 1No. existing steel angle mast; - Bar member replacements to 8No. existing steel angle masts; - Separation of the existing double OHL circuit to provide for a new bypass OHL section measuring approximately 422m, connecting from the existing Athy 110 kV substation to the following proposed new structures on the existing Athy - Portlaoise 110 kV OHL: 2no. new single circuit angle masts (approximately 22.5m maximum height) and 1no. new wooden poleset (approximately 23.6m maximum height); and, - All associated works/development to existing structures, including hardware replacement (strain clamps, suspension clamps and vibration dampers), replacement of step bolts, replacement of line identification and danger notices, painting of angle masts, replacement/installation of anti-climbing guards, access tracks, vegetation clearance, temporary construction compounds and all other works necessary to facilitate the development

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660550

• 17 Feb 2026N/a

  1) Demolition of part of an existing non-original rear extension, 2) New single storey rear extension, 3) All ancillary site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660148

• 28 Jul 2025Refused

  Retention permission and permission for development that consists of: Existing pre-1963 self-contained unit with altered independent access, retention of four no. single-storey commercial units in use as industry and warehousing; additional vehicular entrance to the north of the site, storage and parking yard; signage, site lighting. landscaping and boundary treatments and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, including permission for a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, (Note: a small portion of the subject site and an additional building is in Gorteengrone, Co. Carlow which is the subject of a concurrent planning application Carlow Co. Council Pl. Ref. 2560051)

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560851

• 28 Feb 2025N/a

  The development consists of the retention of one no. single-storey commercial unit and a portion of a single storey commercial unit in use as industry and warehousing; a storage and hard surfaced parking yard; and permission for the decommissioning of the existing septic tank, new site lighting, landscaping and boundary treatments and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, to connect to a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area. (Note: the wastewater treatment system and percolation area are the subject of the separate retention/permission planning application to Kildare Co. Council).

  Retention · Carlow County Council, 2560051

• 28 Feb 2025N/a

  for retention permission and permission for development that consists of: four no. single-storey commercial units in use as industry and warehousing; alterations to existing access and additional vehicular entrance, storage and parking yard; site lighting, landscaping and boundary treatments and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, including permission for a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2560198

• 20 Dec 2024N/a

  for four no. single-storey commercial units in use as industry and warehousing; alterations to existing access and additional vehicular entrance, storage and parking yard; site lighting, landscaping and boundary treatments and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, including a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2461384

• 16 Dec 2024N/a

  development ( Note: the main portion of the subject site and additional buildings are in Kocknagee, Co. Kildare, R93 PD78 which is the subject of a concurrent planning application) The development consists of: one no. single-storey commercial unit in use as industry and warehousing; alterations to existing access and additional vehicular entrance, storage and parking yard; site lighting, landscaping and boundary treatments and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, including a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area.

  Retention · Carlow County Council, 2460411

• 16 Dec 2024N/a

  for four no. single-storey commercial units in use as industry and warehousing; alterations to existing access and additional vehicular entrance, storage and parking yard; site lighting, landscaping and boundary treatments and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, including a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2461350

• 25 Sept 2024Conditional

  for general purpose agricultural dry stores, yards and ancillary works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 24303

• 4 May 2024N/a

  a) Retention of existing front boundary wall and entrance as constructed with permission for modifications to achieve sightlines b) permission to remove one existing entrance to the site c) retention of existing temporary mobile home chalet style building for a period of 3 years pending the extension of the existing house on site d) permission for a single storey rear extension to existing single storey detached house and all associated site works. e) permission to upgrade existing septic tank to secondary effluent treatment system

  Retention · Carlow County Council, 2460113

• 25 Mar 2024Conditional

  development at a 1.54ha site consisting of a 38kV/MV electrical substation, underground cables (UGC) & assoc. works. Development will include: 1)Construction of a substation compound of approx. 2,850m2 gross area, with 2.6m high palisade fence around entire perimeter of substation, with the following electrical plant within the substation: 1No. prefabricated 38kV GIS module & foundation (c.31m2 & c.5.2m high); 1No. prefabricated MV GIS module & foundation (c.32m2 & c.4.7m high); 1No. prefabricated Control Room module & foundation (c.32m2 & c.4.7m high); 2No. 38/20kV 10 MVA transformers & assoc. bunds (c.15m2, c.4.5m high ea.); Telecommunication SCADA pole of c.10 metres in height; assoc. & ancillary outdoor electrical equipment & other apparatus, incl. installation of UGC; Internal access road of c.40m in length & c.5m wide within proposed substation; Compound lighting, boundary treatment, assoc. drainage, landscaping & all ancillary site development works; 2)Use of a portion of existing temporary road (c.200m in length) permitted as part of recent MSD Rathgall development (Planning Ref: 21/360 & 22/110) for permanent use to facilitate access to proposed substation; 3)Construction of new stone wall, fencing & gates at existing junction of temporary road with public road; 4)Construction of internal access road (c.140m in length) to proposed substation extending from existing temporary road on MSD lands to proposed substation; 5)Site clearance works related to proposed substation compound & access road incl. removal of existing shed, store building & flat at rear of former B&B (c.376m2 & c.7.3m high), asphalt concrete yard adjacent to shed, septic tank, associated manholes & pipework, trees & hedgerow over a distance of c.8m to facilitate construction of new internal access road, 6)Installation of c.1.3km of double-circuit 38kV UGC along R448 road between proposed substation & existing Carlow–Graigue 38kV OHL; 7)Installation of c.0.7km of single circuit 38kV UGC along R448 road between proposed substation & existing Carlow–Ballylinan 38kV OHL; 8)Installation of c.0.3km of 6 circuit MV UGC along R448 road between proposed substation & existing R448 roundabout; 9)Installation of new 12m high steel lattice mast on existing Carlow–Graigue 38kV OHL; 10)Replacement of existing timber poleset (IMP1395) with new 15m high steel lattice mast on existing Carlow–Ballylinan 38kV OHL - located in Co. Kildare. Application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS)

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2460072

• 25 Mar 2024Conditional

  The development will consist of a 38 kV / MV electrical substation, underground cables and associated works. The development will include the following elements - see site notice for full description due to limited characters here. 1)Construction of a substation compound of approximately 2,850 m2 gross area, with 2.6 m high palisade fence around the entire perimeter of the substation, with the following electrical plant within the substation: 1 No. prefabricated 38 kV GIS module and foundation (c.31m2 and c.5.2 m high); 1 No. prefabricated MV GIS module and foundation (c.32m2 and c.4.7 m high); 1 No. prefabricated Control Room module and foundation (c.32m2 and c.4.7 m high); 2 No. 38/20 kV 10 MVA transformers and associated bunds (c.15m2, c.4.5 m high ea.); Telecommunication SCADA pole of c.10 metres in height; Associated and ancillary outdoor electrical equipment and other apparatus, including installation of underground cables; Internal access road of c.40 m in length and c.5m wide within the proposed substation; Compound lighting, boundary treatment, associated drainage, landscaping and all ancillary site development works; 2)Use of a portion of the existing temporary road (c.200 m in length) permitted as part of the recent MSD Rathgall development (Planning Ref: 21/360 & 22/110) for permanent use to facilitate access to the proposed substation; 3)Construction of new stone wall, fencing and gates at the existing junction of the temporary road with the public road; 4)Construction of an internal access road (c.140 m in length) to the proposed substation extending from the existing temporary road on the MSD lands to the proposed substation; 5)Site clearance works related to the proposed substation compound and access road; 6)Installation of c.1.3 kilometres of double-circuit 38 kV underground cables (UGC) along the R448 road between the proposed substation and the existing Carlow – Graigue 38 kV OHL; 7)Installation of c.0.7 kilometres of single circuit 38 kV UGC along the R448 road between the proposed substation and the existing Carlow – Ballylinan 38 kV OHL; 8)Installation of c.0.3 kilometres of six circuit MV UGC along the R448 road between the proposed substation and the existing R448 roundabout; 9)Installation of a new 12 m high steel lattice mast on the existing Carlow – Graigue 38 kV OHL; 10)Replacement of an existing timber poleset (IMP 1395) with a new 15 m high steel lattice mast on the existing Carlow – Ballylinan 38 kV OHL - this applicatio

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460253

• 6 Jul 2023N/a

  permission and retention permission for development at Gorteengrone, Carlow, Co. Carlow R93Y9C8. The development will consist of: a) retention of existing front boundary wall and entrance as constructed. b) permission to remove one existing entrance to the site c) retention of existing temporary mobile home chalet style building for a period of 3 years pending the extension of the existing house on site d) permission for a single storey rear extension to existing single storey detached house and all associated site works. e) permission to upgrade existing septic tank to secondary effluent treatment system

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 23114

• 29 Jun 2023N/a

  permission and retention permission for development at Gorteengrone, Carlow, Co. Carlow R93Y9C8. The development will consist of: a) retention of existing front boundary wall and entrance as constructed. b) permission to remove one existing entrance to the site c) retention of existing temporary mobile home chalet style building for a period of 3 years pending the extension of the existing house on site d) permission for a single storey rear extension to existing single storey detached house and all associated site works. e) permission to upgrade existing septic tank to secondary effluent treatment system

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 23109

• 12 Jun 2023N/a

  existing front boundary wall and entrance as constructed; 2) permission to remove one existing entrance to the site; c) retention of existing temporary mobile home chalet style building for a period of 3 years pending the extension of the existing house on site; d) permission for a single storey rear extension to existing single storey detached house and all associated site works; 3) permission to upgrade existing septic tank to secondary effluent treatment system

  Retention · Carlow County Council, 2398

• 20 Sept 2022N/a

  a) Retention of existing front boundary wall and entrance as constructed. b) Retention of existing temporary mobile home chalet style building for a period of 3 years pending the extension of the existing house on site c) Permission for a single storey rear extension to existing single storey detached house and all associated site works

  Retention · Carlow County Council, 22309

• 24 Mar 2022Conditional

  for development of a new Sterile Manufacturing Facility at the site of our existing biologics formulation and filling facility at Dublin Road, Pollerton Little and Oakpark, Carlow. The development comprises a total gross floor area of c.7,787sqm, including; (i) a new two-storey production building (c.7,641sqm and maximum height 18m) incorporating production suites, utilities, warehouse, workshops, laboratories, offices and plant rooms; (ii) a single storey MV electrical building (c.146sqm and maximum height 4.5m); (iii) an external utilities yard comprising; covered wasterwater management area, process waste tanks and sumps, process water storage tank, heat pumps, a new generator, an elevated pipe rack, and other miscellaneous pumps, plant and equipment; (iv) 85 no. new car parking spaces, and a new covered bicycle rack; (v) a temporary contractor's construction compound for the duration of the construction works; (vi) all associated permanent site development works, including; roads, paths, yards, underground services, and site landscaping. The extended utilisation of a temporary site access road from the existing roundabout on the R448 regional road; as permitted under Planning Permission Ref. 21/360, is being sought for the duration of the proposed construction works. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 22110

• 4 Mar 2022Refused

  for the construction of a dormer style dwelling, a connection to services, a new entrance, bored well, septic tank & percolation area, domestic garage, and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 22236

• 10 May 2021Conditional

  the construction of a detached, part single/part two-storey dwelling; the provision of a new vehicular entrance and driveway; 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, including waste water treatment system and percolation area

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 21629

• 9 Jul 2020Conditional

  minor amendments to the dwelling design previously granted planning permission under planning reference 19/922. The minor amendments include the following: (a) Revisions to external materials on the dormers and the four elevations and roof of the single storey wing with associated minor revisions to glazing; (b) Revisions to No. of rooflights

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 20728

• 19 Feb 2020Conditional

  A new laboratory building and related extensions to the existing biologics formulation and filling facility. The development comprises a combined gross floor area of c.4,088sqm, including; (i) a new three-storey laboratory building (c.3,320sqm and maximum height 18.19m); (ii) a two-storey extension to the existing production building (c.448sqm and maximum height 9.20m); (iii) a single-storey extension to the existing energy centre (c.220sqm and maximum height 10.20m); (iv) a new single storey workshop building (c. 100sqm and maximum height 4.70m); (v) associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 2050

• 14 Aug 2019Conditional

  the construction of a part single storey, part storey and a half with linked entrance dwelling house, detached garage, new vehicular entrance, private well, septic tank with percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 19922

• 1 Aug 2018Refused

  new bungalow type dwelling house, new private well, new on-site wastewater treatment system, recessed site entrance, landscaping and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18928

• 2 Jul 2018Conditional

  a one and a half storey extension to the side of existing one and a half storey dwelling, single storey extension to the side and rear, alterations to existing front façade and a single storey garage to the rear and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 18794

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 Knocknagee.

Recorded monuments

• KD039-024 Enclosure
  Description

  Marked on the 1837 OS 6-inch map as a large oval enclosure (max dims c. 70m N-S x c. 50m E-W). No visible surface traces. Probably a ringfort site. Date of upload: 6 September 2016

• KD039-025001 Enclosure
  Description

  Aerial photograph (CUCAP BGH 42) shows a cropmark of a fosse defining a circular area (est. max diam. c. 55m). Adjacent to trackway (KD039-033----) which the skirts the site and cropmarks of a non-rectangular field system (KD039-032----). Date of upload: 6 September 2016

• KD039-025002 Field system
  Description

  See KD039-025---- KD039-032----. Date of upload: 6 September 2016

• KD039-032 Field system
  Description

  Aerial photograph (CUCAP BGH 42) shows cropmarks of fosses, apparently subcircular fields, adjacent to enclosure site (KD039-025----) and trackway sites (KD039-033----). Date of upload: 6 September 2016

• KD039-033 Road - road/trackway
  Description

  Aerial photograph (CUCAP BGH 42) shows a cropmark of two parallel fosses running in an E-W direction (est. max. L. c. 250m), and skirting around the S side of a circular enclosure site (KD039-025----) adjacent to cropmarks of a possible field system (No.). Date of upload: 6 September 2016

Architectural heritage

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

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 10 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

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2547 (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 Knocknagee with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Knocknagee · Cnoc na Gaoithe

Area

1,942,162 m² (194.22 ha, 479.92 acres)

Civil parish

Ballaghmoon, and its townlands

Barony

Kilkea and Moone

Electoral division

Ballaghmoon, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballaghmoon electoral division: 223 people in 80 households; 92% of households own their home; 20% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballaghmoon, Ballaghmoon Castle, Ballyvergal (Co. Carlow), Gorteengrone (Co. Carlow), Gorteenvacan, Killyshane (Co. Carlow), Knockarda (Co. Carlow), Oakpark or Painestown (Co. Carlow)

Placenames

Knocknagee 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.