# Laragh, Co. Kildare: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Kilcock, barony of Ikeathy and Oughterany, Co. Kildare. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 771,135 m² (77.11 ha, 190.55 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 38 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,610 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 17 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Kilcock, https://everytownland.com/kildare/parish/kilcock.md - Barony: Ikeathy and Oughterany - Electoral division: Kilcock, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 8,896 people lived in 2,853 households in the Kilcock electoral division. 69% of households owned their home. 65% of homes were built since 2001. 4% 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/25392 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 80793 - Centre: latitude 53.377122, longitude -6.66507 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 38 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Laragh, from 199 m² to 108,984 m² (10.9 ha, 26.93 acres); 28 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1031413: 108,984 m² (10.9 ha, 26.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1031413.md - Parcel 1034643: 101,438 m² (10.14 ha, 25.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1034643.md - Parcel 1014324: 96,656 m² (9.67 ha, 23.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1014324.md - Parcel 1040665: 96,646 m² (9.66 ha, 23.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1040665.md - Parcel 1080417: 76,198 m² (7.62 ha, 18.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1080417.md - Parcel 1053522: 62,626 m² (6.26 ha, 15.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1053522.md - Parcel 1074186: 58,610 m² (5.86 ha, 14.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1074186.md - Parcel 1084983: 46,144 m² (4.61 ha, 11.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1084983.md - Parcel 1080757: 33,978 m² (3.4 ha, 8.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1080757.md - Parcel 1014971: 21,793 m² (2.18 ha, 5.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1014971.md - Parcel 1080177: 11,980 m² (1.2 ha, 2.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1080177.md - Parcel 1079199: 6,030 m² (0.6 ha, 1.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1079199.md - Parcel 3122488: 4,739 m² (0.47 ha, 1.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3122488.md - Parcel 4818294: 4,013 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4818294.md - Parcel 1026126: 3,548 m² (0.35 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1026126.md - Parcel 1028689: 3,476 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1028689.md - Parcel 4867646: 3,329 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4867646.md - Parcel 1027499: 2,877 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1027499.md - Parcel 1083008: 2,645 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1083008.md - Parcel 1021837: 2,576 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1021837.md - Parcel 4818286: 2,286 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4818286.md - Parcel 1028326: 2,277 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1028326.md - Parcel 1088804: 2,236 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1088804.md - Parcel 1059280: 1,977 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1059280.md - Parcel 1059972: 1,862 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1059972.md - Parcel 1054040: 1,815 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1054040.md - Parcel 1019925: 1,728 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1019925.md - Parcel 1018919: 1,424 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1018919.md - Parcel 1042428: 1,366 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1042428.md - Parcel 1024636: 1,356 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1024636.md - Parcel 1081559: 1,030 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1081559.md - Parcel 4867627: 944 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4867627.md - Parcel 1065989: 746 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1065989.md - Parcel 1087848: 607 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1087848.md - Parcel 1082147: 563 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1082147.md - Parcel 1022981: 229 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1022981.md - Parcel 1032963: 201 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1032963.md - Parcel 1033346: 199 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1033346.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Laragh 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) 17 applications, newest first. - 26 Aug 2025, Kildare County Council 25142: N/a. Permission, 1 home. for proposed detached two storey replacement dwelling house; demolition of existing bungalow dwelling; relocation of existing vehicular access along front boundary with all waste water treatment system & percolation area, associated boundary treatment, landscaping and site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/25142/0 - 27 Jun 2025, Kildare County Council 25116: N/a. Permission, 1 home. for proposed detached two storey replacement dwelling house; demolition of existing bungalow dwelling' relocation of existing vehicular access along front boundary with all waste water treatment system & percolation area, associated boundary treatment, landscaping and site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/25116/0 - 17 Feb 2023, Kildare County Council 23143: Conditional. Permission. 1) Existing Garage - reduce the size of the existing garage, and change existing mono pitch roof to an apex roof with skylights (to match house), 2) Existing dwelling - a) demolish existing front porch and construct new porch in its place, b) extend roof on south elevation to create an overhang, install skylights in roof, modify windows on the front (east) and side (south) elevations, 3) The construction of a rear extension, to accommodate; kitchen/dining/family space, office, utility room, 4) New skylights in the new extension roof, 5) Existing site entrance to be widened and modified, 6) There will also be internal modifications to the existing dwelling and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/23143/0 - 18 May 2022, Kildare County Council 22585: Conditional. Retention. a porch to the front of my house. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/22585/0 - 21 Jan 2022, Kildare County Council 2254: Conditional. Permission. A) The construction of a detached single storey mono pitch building to be used as a covered working area required for external work and covid 19 implications B) Permission for ancillary use on site for the reception, storage and recovery of scrap metal arising from elv's namely EWC codes: 17 04 01 copper, bronze, brass, 17 04 02 aluminium, 17 04 03 lead, 17 04 05 iron and steel, 17 04 07 mixed metals, 17 04 11 cables other than those mentioned in 17 04 10 and all associated site works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of: the construction of a detached single storey mono pitch building to be used as a covered working area required for external work and covid 19 implications; Permission for ancillary use on site for the reception, storage and recovery of scrap metal and materials normally associated with; construction and demolition waste arising from construction snd demolition sources namely EWC codes: 17 04 01 copper, bronze, brass, 17 04 02 aluminium, 17 04 03 lead, 17 04 05 iron and steel, 17 04 07 mixed metals, 17 04 11 cables other than those mentioned in 17 04 10; materials arising from the mechanical treatment of waste namely WEC codes 19 12 02, 19 12 03; materials arising from municipal wastes (household waste and other similar commercial, industrial and institutional wastes) including separately collected fractions namely EWC codes 20 01, 20 01 33 and 20 01 40 and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2254/0 - 14 Dec 2020, Kildare County Council 201532: Conditional. Permission. A) A single-storey side extension along the eastern elevation of the permitted car dismantlers recycling centre depot to be used for storage of recycled car parts for online distribution to replace the previously permitted development granted under Planning Ref: 19/1377 B) A detached industrial warehouse style building with a two-story internal office element to be used for the recycling of electric/Hybrid vehicle battery packs for online distribution and all associated site works to replace the previously permitted development granted under Planning Ref: 19/1377,. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/201532/0 - 27 Apr 2020, Kildare County Council 20422: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construction of a one and a half storey detached house with single storey element, recessed entrance, domestic garage, secondary effluent treatment system and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20422/0 - 12 Dec 2019, Kildare County Council 191377: Conditional. Permission. (a) Change of use of Agricultural Lands (circa. 3 Ha.) for use as ancillary storage space for pre-categorised vehicles (PCV's), end of life vehicles with commercial value (ELV with CV) and end of life vehicles with no commercial value (ELV No CV) and incorporation into the adjacent permitted Kilcock Car Dismantlers Recycling Centre depot. (b) A single-storey side extension along the eastern elevation of the permitted Car Dismantlers Recycling Depot to be used for storage of recycled car parts for online distribution. (c) A single storey, detached building to be used for the recycling of Electric/Hybrid vehicle battery packs for online distribution and all associated site works. (d) Permission to increase the annual number of vehicles processed on site from 5500 to 8500 vehicles per annum. (e) Permission to upgrade the existing secondary effluent treatment system at the existing location and to install a new soil polishing filter on additional lands located to the east of existing established and permitted facility. (f) Ancillary associated works all over a combined site area of 7.44 Ha. All to be accessed via the existing Kilcock Car Dismantlers and Recycling Centre vehicular entrance onto the (L-5039). The Application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and the EIAR is available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office hours at the office of the Planning Authority. Revised by significant further information consisting of; Amendments/Clarification to the Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR). Development at this site. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/191377/0 - 3 Dec 2019, Kildare County Council 191336: N/a. Permission. (a) Change of use of Agricultural Lands (circa. 3 HA.) for use as ancillary storage space for pre-categorised vehicles (PCV's), end of life vehicles with commercial value (ELV with CV) and end of life vehicles with no commercial value (ELV No CV) and incorporation into the adjacent permitted Kilcock Car Dismantlers Recycling Centre depot. (b) A single-storey side extension along the eastern elevation of the permitted Car Dismantlers Recycling Depot to be used for storage of recycled car parts for online distribution. (c) A single-storey, detached building to be used for the recycling of Electric/Hybrid vehicle battery packs for online distribution and all associated site works. (d) Permission to increase the annual number of vehicles processed on site from 5500 to 8500 vehicles per annum. (e) Permission to upgrade the existing secondary effluent treatment system at the existing location and to install a new soil polishing filter on additional lands located to the east of existing established and permitted facility. (f) Ancillary associated works all over a combined site area of 7.44 HA. All to be accessed via the existing Kilcock Car Dismantlers and Recycling Centre vehicular entrance onto the (L-5039). The Application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and the EIAR is available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office hours at the office of the Planning Authority. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/191336/0 - 8 Nov 2019, Kildare County Council 191249: Refused. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a two storey house, domestic garage, recessed entrance, secondary effluent treatment system and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/191249/0 - 16 Aug 2019, Kildare County Council 19927: Conditional. Extension of duration. Extension of Duration of Planning Ref. No. 14/329 - A combination of a single storey and a storey and a half style extension to the side and rear of an existing dwelling, material alterations to the existing dwelling and alterations to the existing facades, re-location of the existing site entrance and driveway and installation of a new treatment plant and percolation area, all associated site works and demolition of existing agricultural buildings. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/19927/0 - 14 Jan 2019, Kildare County Council 1920: Conditional. Retention. (A) External fire escape stairs and amendments to western elevation as constructed. (B) existing external area (0.76Ha) used for vertical racked storage of cars on structurally designed racks with stand alone patrician walls separating the racking area with car storage area and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/1920/0 - 26 Nov 2018, Kildare County Council 181432: N/a. Permission. (a) Permission to reduce the ground level of existing lands (3.050 Ha) located to the west of the existing and permitted car dismantlers recycling centre depot by 1 metre and using this soil to construct planted grassed berms along the perimeter of the site on said lands to the west of existing and permitted car dismantlers recycling centre depot. Approximately 400mm of crushed stone will be placed on the reduced level lands to form a hardcore storage area for vehicles. (b) Permission to use the lowered lands described above as ancillary storage space for Pre-Categorised Vehicles (PCV’s), End of Life Vehicles with commercial value (ELV with CV) and End of Life Vehicles with no commercial value (ELV no CV). (c) Permission to increase the annual number of vehicles processed on site from 5500 to 12500 vehicles per annum. (d) Permission for the construction of a single storey industrial style side extension to the east of the existing and permitted car dismantlers recycling centre depot to be used for storage of recycled car parts for online distribution. (e) Permission to upgrade the existing secondary effluent treatment system at the existing location and to install a new soil polishing filter on additional lands located to the east of existing established and permitted facility. (f) Permission for the construction of a single storey stand alone, detached building to the east of existing and permitted car dismantlers recycling centre depot to be used for the recycling of electric/hybrid vehicle battery packs and all associated site works. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and the EIAR is available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office hours at the offices of the planning authority. Development at this site. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/181432/0 - 26 Nov 2018, Kildare County Council 181433: N/a. Retention. of: (a) External fire escape stairs and amendments to western elevation as constructed. (b) Existing external area (0.76 Ha) used for vertical racked storage of cars on structurally designed racks with stand alone partition walls separating the racking area with car storage area and all associated site works on this site. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/181433/0 - 13 Nov 2018, Kildare County Council 181366: N/a. Permission. (a) Permission to reduce the ground level of existing lands (3.050 Ha) located to the west of the existing and permitted car dismantlers recycling centre depot by 1 metre and using this soil to construct planted grassed berms along the perimeter of the site on said lands to the west of existing and permitted car dismantlers recycling centre depot. Approximately 400mm of crushed stone will be placed on the reduced level lands to form a hardcore storage area for vehicles. (b) Permission to use the lowered lands described above as ancillary storage space for Pre-Categorised Vehicles (PCV’s), End of Life Vehicles with commercial value (ELV with CV) and End of Life Vehicles with no commercial value (ELV no CV). (c) Permission to increase the annual number of vehicles processed on site from 5500 to 12500 vehicles per annum. (d) Permission for the construction of a single storey industrial style side extension to the east of the existing and permitted car dismantlers recycling centre depot to be used for storage of recycled car parts for online distribution. (e) Permission to upgrade the existing secondary effluent treatment system at the existing location and to install a new soil polishing filter on additional lands located to the east of existing established and permitted facility. (f) Permission for the construction of a single storey stand alone, detached building to the east of existing and permitted car dismantlers recycling centre depot to be used for the recycling of electric/hybrid vehicle battery packs. (g) Retention of external fire escape stairs and amendments to western elevation as constructed. (h) Retention of existing external area (0.76 Ha) used for vertical racked storage of cars on structurally designed racks with stand alone partition walls separating the racking area with car storage area, and all associated site works. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and the EIAR is available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office hours at the offices of the planning authority. Development at this site. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/181366/0 - 9 Mar 2018, Kildare County Council 18242: Refused. Permission. a)Permission to reduce the ground level of existing ground by an average of 2.65 metres and removing approx 66000 cubic metres of soil from a source site to the west of the existing and permitted Kilcock car dismantlers recycling centre depot and permission to deposit the removed soil to a nearby site located approximately 500 metres North East of the source site. B) Permission to use the lowered lands described above as ancillary storage space for pre-categorised vehicles (PCV’s), end of life vehicles with commercial value (ELV with CV) and end of life vehicles with no commercial value (ELV no CV). c) Permission to install a temporary mobile stone crusher on site ancillary to the removal of soil from the site. d) Permission for the construction of a single story industrial style side extension to the east of the existing and permitted car dismantlers recycling centre depot to be used for storage of recycled car parts for online distribution. e) Permission for the construction of a single storey stand alone, detached building to be used for the recycling of electric/ hybrid vehicle battery packs and all associated site works. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/18242/0 - 27 Nov 2017, Kildare County Council 171322: N/a. Permission. (a) Permission to reduce the ground level of existing ground by an average of 2.65 metres and removing approximately 66000 cubic metres of soil from a source site to the west of the existing and permitted Kilcock Car Dismantlers Recycling Centre depot and permission to deposit the removed soil to a nearby site located approximately 500 metres north east of the source site. (b) Permission to use the lowered lands described above as ancillary storage space for Pre-Categorised Vehicles (PCV’s), End of Life Vehicles with Commercial Value (ELV with CV) and End of Life Vehicles with No Commercial Value (ELV no CV). (C) Permission for the construction of a single storey industrial style side extension to the east of the existing and permitted car dismantlers recycling centre depot to be used for storage of recycled car parts for online distribution. (d) Permission for the construction of a single storey stand alone, detached building to be used for the recycling of electric/hybrid vehicle battery packs and all associated site works. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and the EIS is available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, during office hours at the offices of the Planning Authority. Development to take place on this site. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/171322/0 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 Laragh. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Laragh. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Laragh. ## 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 Laragh, 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. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2754, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2754.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/laragh.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kildare/laragh.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kildare/laragh.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Laragh 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) - Branganstown: https://everytownland.com/kildare/branganstown.md - Clonfert North: https://everytownland.com/kildare/clonfert-north.md - Clonsast: https://everytownland.com/kildare/clonsast.md - Courtown Little: https://everytownland.com/kildare/courtown-little.md - Gragadder: https://everytownland.com/kildare/gragadder.md - Laragh Demesne: https://everytownland.com/kildare/laragh-demesne.md - Roestown: https://everytownland.com/kildare/roestown.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/laragh - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kildare/laragh