Laragh Demesne
Townland in the civil parish of Kilcock, barony of Ikeathy and Oughterany, Co. Kildare
- Area
- 258.8 ha
- 640 acres
- Land parcels
- 108
- registered freehold, median 2,971 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 27
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
108 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Laragh Demesne, from 18 m² to 207,953 m² (20.8 ha, 51.39 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 28 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Laragh Demesne 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
15 Aug 2025Conditional
for conversion of detached garage to living accommodation, 4 velux rooflights and construction of link corridor extension
Permission · Kildare County Council, 25138
31 Jul 2025N/a
for conversion of detached garage to living accommodation, 4 velux rooflights and construction of link corridor extension
Permission · Kildare County Council, 25132
24 Jun 2025N/a
for (a) new detached single storey / storey and a half type dwelling house, (b) new domestic on-site wastewater treatment system, (c) modifications to existing vehicular entrance to create a new shared / dual entrance serving proposed dwelling and lands located at the rear of the subject site, (d) relocated access roadway serving said lands at the rear of the subject site, (e) new site boundaries, landscaping and all associated development works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2560699
4 Apr 2025Conditional
for construction of single storey extension located to the right (south) of existing dwelling, demolition of existing garage, internal alterations and all associated ancillary site works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of the applicant proposing to install a Wastewater Treatment System (WWTS) & proposed Percolation System
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560348
2 Apr 2025N/a
for construction of single storey extension located to the right (south) of existing dwelling, demolition of existing garage, internal alterations and all associated ancillary site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560339
22 Oct 2024Conditional
for a new 5 bedroom Two-storey dwelling, with a single storey element, on site wastewater treatment system, using existing recessed vehicle entrance and right of way to access the site, along with all associated site development, facilitating works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2461100
10 Oct 2024N/a
for a new 5 bedroom Two-storey dwelling, with a single storey element, on site wastewater treatment system, using existing recessed vehicle entrance and right of way to access the site, along with all associated site development, facilitating works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2461038
8 Oct 2024Conditional
for the construction of a two storey dwelling with single storey rear return consisting of 3 bedrooms and integrated design studio, secondary effluent treatment system, upgrading of existing agricultural entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2461022
12 Sept 2024Conditional
for renovating & refurbishing an existing single storey cottage, constructing a single storey extension to the side, de-commissioning of an existing septic tank system & installation of a replacement effluent treatment system in lieu, and all associated ancillary site-works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460899
24 Mar 2023Conditional
(i) The change of use of an existing agricultural shed to horse stalls for riding school use; (ii) The change of use of an existing sand arena to riding school use; (iii) The change of use of existing hard standing to car parking and use ancillary to a riding school; (iv) The provision of a new wastewater treatment system; (v) The provision of an effluent storage tank; (vi) The construction of a new toilet block/ cloak room and (vii) Retention planning permission for an existing road entrance and access road
Permission · Kildare County Council, 23297
3 Mar 2023N/a
the development will consist of (i) the change of use of an existing agricultural shed to horse stalls for riding school use,(ii) the change of use of an existing sand arena to riding school use, (iii) the change of use of existing hard standing to car parking and use ancillary to a riding school,(iv)the provision of a new wastewater treatment system ,(v) the construction of a new toilet block/ cloakroom and (vi) the retention of an existing road entrance and access road
Permission · Kildare County Council, 23200
4 Nov 2022Refused
(i) the change of use of an existing agricultural shed to horse stalls for riding school use, (ii) the change of use of an existing sand arena to riding school use, (iii) the change of use of existing hard standing to car parking and use ancillary to a riding school, (iv) the provision of a new wastewater treatment system and (v) the construction of a new toilet block/cloak room
Permission · Kildare County Council, 221312
12 Sept 2022Conditional
(a) Single storey alterations and extensions to the existing house on all 4 facades; (b) The conversion of the existing garage into a play room; (c) New septic tank and soil polishing filter to serve the dwelling and the existing septic tank to be decommissioned; (d) Alterations to the existing site entrance to improve access; (e) All associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 221117
8 Jul 2022Refused
the construction of a two storey dwelling with single storey rear return consisting of 3 bedrooms and integrated design studio, secondary effluent treatment system, upgrading of existing agricultural entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 22830
23 Sept 2021Refused
for the building of a single storey dwelling, serviced with a small on-site wastewater treatment system to current EPA guidelines, recessed entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 211362
18 Mar 2021Refused
the construction of detached two storey house with single storey element with rural design studio, secondary effluent treatment system, upgrade existing agricultural entrance and all associated works.
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 21348
2 Sept 2020Refused
for the construction of a two story dwelling with single story rear return consisting of 3 bedrooms with new double garage, secondary effluent treatment system, upgrading of existing agricultural entrance and all associated site works,
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 20998
2 Jun 2020Refused
for the construction of a two storey dwelling with single storey rear return consisting of 3 bedrooms with new double garage, secondary effluent treatment system, upgrading of existing agricultural entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 20551
21 May 2020N/a
of a two storey dwelling with single storey rear return consisting of 3 bedrooms with new double garage, secondary effluent treatment system, upgrading of existing agricultural entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 20503
6 May 2020N/a
the construction of a two storey dwelling with single storey rear return consisting of 3 bedrooms with new double garage, secondary effluent treatment system and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 20462
30 May 2019Conditional
(1) The erection of a steel clad agricultural shed for horse breeding purposes. The layout of the shed comprises of: stables (x7), loose horse housing area, office, feed/hay room, tool/tack room; (2) The installation of a new effluent holding tank to the rear of the shed, and all associated works. Revised by significant further information consisting of; revised site layout plan to include the addition of a dung collection area (as per Teagasc specifications) and the addition of a surface water pollutant interceptor tank to the rear of the proposed shed
Permission · Kildare County Council, 19614
29 May 2019Conditional
(a) The demolition of an existing porch, demolition of an existing house extension, demolition of sheds to the rear of the existing house; (b) Build a new rear single storey ground floor extension accommodating: a new open plan kitchen, dining and family area, bedrooms, bathrooms, utility room and skylights in the roof; (c) Construction of a new porch to the front elevation of the existing house; (d) Installation of a waste water treatment system with percolation area and all associated works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 19604
21 Mar 2019Conditional
a change of two storey detached house type to that previously granted under planning file reference 13/830, including new vehicular entrance and on-site waste water treatment system and polishing filter and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 19295
20 Sept 2018Conditional
Extension of Duration of Planning File Ref. 13/830 - construction of a detached dwelling and domestic shed, provision of domestic effluent treatment unit and percolation area, new vehicular access entrance and all associated site development works on a site area of approx. 0.52 hectares
Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 181155
21 Jun 2018Conditional
new bungalow/storey and a half type dwelling house, new on-site wastewater treatment system, new site entrance, landscaping and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18743
The 25 most recent of 27 applications.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Laragh Demesne.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Laragh Demesne.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Laragh Demesne.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2755 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Laragh Demesne with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.
The townland
- Name
- Laragh Demesne
- Area
- 2,587,967 m² (258.8 ha, 639.5 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilcock, and its townlands
- Barony
- Ikeathy and Oughterany
- Electoral division
- Kilcock, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Kilcock electoral division: 8,896 people in 2,853 households; 69% of households own their home; 65% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Clonfert North, Cormickstown, Derrinstown, Graiguelin, Laragh, Newtownlaragh, Roestown, Treadstown
- Placenames
- Laragh Demesne 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.