# Ladycastle Upper, Co. Kildare: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Whitechurch, barony of Naas North, Co. Kildare; in Irish Caisleán na Bantiarna Uachtarach.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,254,519 m² (125.45 ha, 310 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 7 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 9,670 m² (0.97 ha, 2.39 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 19 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Whitechurch, https://everytownland.com/kildare/parish/whitechurch.md
- Barony: Naas North
- Electoral division: Bodenstown, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 5,091 people lived in 1,700 households in the Bodenstown electoral division. 71% of households owned their home. 40% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Kildare, https://everytownland.com/kildare.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/25693
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 80789
- Centre: latitude 53.295627, longitude -6.643277 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

7 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ladycastle Upper, from 809 m² to 175,257 m² (17.53 ha, 43.31 acres); 11 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 4832781: 175,257 m² (17.53 ha, 43.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4832781.md
- Parcel 4778776: 112,774 m² (11.28 ha, 27.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4778776.md
- Parcel 1045468: 58,334 m² (5.83 ha, 14.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1045468.md
- Parcel 4832775: 9,670 m² (0.97 ha, 2.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4832775.md
- Parcel 5415865: 3,274 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5415865.md
- Parcel 5678945: 1,281 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5678945.md
- Parcel 5379623: 809 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5379623.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Ladycastle Upper 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)

19 applications, newest first.

- 6 Oct 2026, Kildare County Council 2661098: N/a. Permission, 1 home. for the erection of a new single-storey detached dwelling. The new dwelling footprint partially encompasses the footprint of a single-storey detached dwelling previously permitted under pl. reg. ref. no.: 03/1620 with a stated floor area of 77m². The external and internal blockwork walls were completed for this unfinished dwelling and it is now proposed to demolish this structure to facilitate the proposed new dwelling works. The provision of a new wastewater treatment system and associated tertiary treatment filter. The provision of a new recessed vehicular site access in the same approximate location as the one permitted under pl. reg. ref. no.: 03/1620. All associated site development works. Revised by Significant Further Information that consist of: It is now proposed to decommission the existing wastewater treatment system and install a new wastewater treatment system on site to serve the proposed development.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661098/0
- 2 Jul 2026, Kildare County Council 2660736: Refused. Permission, 1 home. for the construction of a detached, two storey dwelling, the provision of a new vehicular driveway connecting to an existing road entrance, a new waste-water treatment system and percolation area. The provision of landscaping, including boundary treatments; and the provision of all other associated site development works. The change of use of the existing dwelling to agricultural use.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660736/0
- 30 Jun 2026, Kildare County Council 2660724: N/a. Permission, 1 home. for the construction of a detached, two storey dwelling, the provision of a new vehicular driveway connecting to an existing road entrance, a new waste-water treatment system and percolation area. The provision of landscaping, including boundary treatments; and the provision of all other associated site development works. The change of use of the existing dwelling to agricultural use.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660724/0
- 22 Dec 2025, Kildare County Council 2561485: Conditional. Permission. for to renovate and extend existing dwelling house to include removing existing extension and construct new extension to rear and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561485/0
- 4 Apr 2025, Kildare County Council 2560350: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for a new 3 bedroom, storey and half type dwelling with a single storey elements, single storey domestic garage, on site wastewater treatment system and recessed entrance, along with all associated site development, facilitating works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560350/0
- 28 Mar 2025, Kildare County Council 2560327: N/a. Permission, 1 home. for a new-3 bedroom, storey and half type dwelling with a single storey elements, single storey domestic garage, on site wastewater treatment system and recessed entrance, along with all associated site development, facilitating works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560327/0
- 5 Mar 2024, Kildare County Council 2460194: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for a new 3 bedroom, storey and half type dwelling with a single storey elements, single storey domestic garage, on site wastewater treatment system and recessed entrance, along with all associated site development, facilitating works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460194/0
- 27 Feb 2024, Kildare County Council 2460168: N/a. Permission, 1 home. for a new 3 bedroom, storey and half type dwelling with a single storey elements, single storey domestic garage, on site wastewater treatment system and recessed entrance, along with all associated site development, facilitating works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460168/0
- 22 Sept 2023, Kildare County Council 23912: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construction of a part two storey, 4 bedroom dwelling house, with effluent treatment system and gated entrance and stone gate piers to new driveway off the public roadway. Revised by Significant Further Information consisting of the refurbishment of the existing stone cottage to the west boundary of the site accommodating a home office, with WC, kitchenette and storage space.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/23912/0
- 17 Jun 2022, Kildare County Council 22743: Refused. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a part two-storey, 4-bedroom dwelling house, with effluent treatment system and gated entrance and stone gate piers to new driveway off the public roadway. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/22743/0
- 17 May 2022, Kildare County Council 22575: N/a. Permission, 1 home. sought for the construction of a part two-storey, 4-bedroom dwelling house with effluent treatment system and gated entrance and stone gate piers to new driveway off the public roadway. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/22575/0
- 29 Apr 2022, Kildare County Council 22495: Conditional. Permission. for the partial demolition of an existing single-storey block of accommodation and the addition of new, single-storey extensions to the south-east and north-west of the existing dwelling, including new waste water treatment system and all associated landscape and site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/22495/0
- 4 Oct 2021, Kildare County Council 211424: Conditional. Retention. for A) retaining alterations made to previously approved garage and a revised location on site to that previously approved under planning ref. 15/256. B) retaining alterations to previously approved vehicular entrance and a revised location on site to that previously approved under planning ref. 15/256 and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/211424/0
- 24 Aug 2020, Kildare County Council 20950: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (1) the demolition of an existing single storey dwelling; (2) the construction of a detached, two storey dwelling with attached stables and an on-site waste water system, (3) the provision of a new vehicular driveway and ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20950/0
- 12 Aug 2020, Kildare County Council 20899: N/a. Permission, 1 home. (1) the demolition of an existing single storey dwelling; (2) the construction of a detached, two storey dwelling with attached stables and an on-site waste water system, (3) the provision of a new vehicular drive-way and ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20899/0
- 13 Sept 2019, Kildare County Council 191023: N/a. Permission, 1 home. The demolition of an existing single storey dwelling, the construction of a detached, two storey dwelling with stables, the provision of a new vehicular 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.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/191023/0
- 22 Oct 2018, Kildare County Council 181281: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. The construction of a part two-storey, 4-bedroom dwelling house, with effluent treatment system and gated entrance and stone piers to new driveway off the public roadway.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/181281/0
- 19 Jul 2017, Kildare County Council 17830: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. the construction of a dwelling, domestic shed and onsite waste water treatment system and ancillary works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/17830/0
- 20 Jun 2017, Kildare County Council 17719: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. construction of a dwelling, domestic shed, and an onsite waste water treatment system and ancillary works as revised by significant further information consisting of a revised house design. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/17719/0

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## 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 Ladycastle Upper.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- KD014-059: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD014-059----. Digital Globe aerial photograph shows the cropmark of a curvilinear enclosure (approx. diam. 58m N-S) defined by a fosse. Cropmarks of plough-levelled field boundaries located 110m to SSE; chronological relationship uncertain. Some of these field boundaries are depicted on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map. These linear cropmarks may be the remains of a field system of post-1700 date. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Colin Flynn Date of upload: 17 July 2018

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 Ladycastle Upper.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Ladycastle Upper, about 1 in 20 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: 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_2801, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2801.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/ladycastle-upper.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kildare/ladycastle-upper.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kildare/ladycastle-upper.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ladycastle Upper 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)

- Irishtown Upper: https://everytownland.com/kildare/irishtown-upper.md
- Ladycastle Lower: https://everytownland.com/kildare/ladycastle-lower.md
- Rathmore: https://everytownland.com/kildare/rathmore-81051.md
- Shortwood: https://everytownland.com/kildare/shortwood.md
- Turnings: https://everytownland.com/kildare/turnings.md
- Turnings Lower: https://everytownland.com/kildare/turnings-lower.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.

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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.

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