# Maws, Co. Kildare: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Laraghbryan, barony of Salt North, Co. Kildare. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,147,783 m² (214.78 ha, 530.73 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 24 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,500 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): P5 RA - Rural Area, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 12 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Laraghbryan, https://everytownland.com/kildare/parish/laraghbryan.md - Barony: Salt North - Electoral division: Maynooth, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 18,729 people lived in 6,110 households in the Maynooth electoral division. 65% of households owned their home. 47% of homes were built since 2001. 5% 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/25431 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 80854 - Centre: latitude 53.389898, longitude -6.636512 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 24 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Maws, from 106 m² to 573,713 m² (57.37 ha, 141.77 acres); 23 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1018840: 573,713 m² (57.37 ha, 141.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1018840.md - Parcel 1055807: 507,732 m² (50.77 ha, 125.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1055807.md - Parcel 1016809: 341,803 m² (34.18 ha, 84.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1016809.md - Parcel 1054036: 248,076 m² (24.81 ha, 61.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1054036.md - Parcel 1016803: 206,644 m² (20.66 ha, 51.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1016803.md - Parcel 1055944: 54,243 m² (5.42 ha, 13.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1055944.md - Parcel 1040662: 52,628 m² (5.26 ha, 13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1040662.md - Parcel 1074292: 38,421 m² (3.84 ha, 9.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1074292.md - Parcel 1057930: 26,933 m² (2.69 ha, 6.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1057930.md - Parcel 3250794: 16,910 m² (1.69 ha, 4.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3250794.md - Parcel 1056691: 8,070 m² (0.81 ha, 1.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1056691.md - Parcel 1056391: 6,269 m² (0.63 ha, 1.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1056391.md - Parcel 1090992: 2,731 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1090992.md - Parcel 1089686: 2,382 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1089686.md - Parcel 1081123: 2,133 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1081123.md - Parcel 1017219: 2,050 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1017219.md - Parcel 1078240: 1,454 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1078240.md - Parcel 1065986: 1,050 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1065986.md - Parcel 2942971: 779 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2942971.md - Parcel 1027041: 355 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1027041.md - Parcel 2514434: 267 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2514434.md - Parcel 5675069: 153 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5675069.md - Parcel 1058574: 113 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1058574.md - Parcel 5391450: 106 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5391450.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - P5 RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/consolidated-meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-incl-variations-1-2 - C7 Research and Technology (Other commerce/industrial/enterprise uses): Maynooth and Environs Joint Local Area Plan 2025 - 2031, Kildare; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://kildarecoco.ie/AllServices/Planning/LocalAreaPlans/CurrentLocalAreaPlans/MaynoothandEnvironsJointLocalAreaPlan2025-2031/ - G1 F1 - Open Space (Open space, park): Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://consult.meath.ie/en/consultation/consolidated-meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-incl-variations-1-2 ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 12 applications, newest first. - 3 Feb 2026, Kildare County Council 2660089: Conditional. Permission. the development will consist of reorientate two existing natural grass rugby pitches within the club grounds. As part of this development, the existing floodlighting infrastructure will be reorientated, upgraded, and aligned with the new pitch layout. In addition, it is proposed to install new floodlighting on the main rugby pitch to achieve lux levels suitable for evening training and competitive nighttime matches at The North Kildare Sports Club,. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660089/0 - 21 Oct 2025, Kildare County Council 2561190: N/a. Permission. to reorientate two existing natural grass rugby pitches within the club grounds. As part of this development, the existing floodlighting infrastructure will be reorientated, upgraded, and aligned with the new pitch layout. In addition, it is proposed to install new floodlighting on the main rugby pitch to achieve lux levels suitable for evening training and competitive nighttime matches. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561190/0 - 27 Nov 2023, Kildare County Council 23999: Conditional. Permission. the construction of a new detached building incl. a Multi-Sport Hall, changing rooms, toilet facilities and ancillary rooms to rear of existing sports related buildings linked by means of an open canopy, together with all associated site and development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/23999/0 - 15 Dec 2022, Kildare County Council 221487: Conditional. Permission. the replacement of the existing septic tank with a new proprietary waste-water treatment plant (Sepcon BAF) and polishing filter coupled with an infiltration bed together with all associated site and development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/221487/0 - 8 Oct 2021, Kildare County Council 211451: N/a. Permission. the construction of a new single storey, low profile, multi-purpose, sports pavilion/hall, to rear of existing sports related buildings, together with all associated site and development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/211451/0 - 3 Sept 2021, Kildare County Council 211259: Conditional. Permission. (a) Single storey building for use as a social farming and educational centre; (b) Connection into the existing foul sewer, with car parking/drop off area all being served by the existing avenue and existing entrance. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/211259/0 - 2 Mar 2021, Kildare County Council 21248: Conditional. Permission. (a) Erection of an American type barn comprising of 8 No. horse boxes, tack room and feed store; (b) Erection of hayshed and covered dung stead and all associated siteworks. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/21248/0 - 18 Feb 2021, Kildare County Council 21186: N/a. Permission. (a) Erection of an American type barn comprising of 8 No. horse boxes, tack room and feed store; (b) Erection of hayshed and covered dung stead and all associated siteworks. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/21186/0 - 28 Aug 2020, Kildare County Council 20976: Refused. Permission, 1 home. (A) Erection of a two- storey type house, (B) garage/fuel store for domestic use, (C) the installation of a proprietary waste water treatment system with soil polishing filter percolation area, (D) new recessed vehicular entrance serving the proposed house, (E) erection of an American type barn comprising 8 no. horse boxes, tack room and feed store, (F) erection of hayshed and covered dung stead and all associated siteworks. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20976/0 - 30 May 2020, Kildare County Council 20480: Conditional. Permission. (1) the construction of a new fully permeable all weather 3m wide walkway surrounding the grass surface playing pitches, linking to the clubhouse, including lighting to perimeter edges of walkway, and all associated site works, all lighting facilities associated with the above project are for the purposes of training/walking in the hours of darkness, (2) the construction of an extension to the existing multi-purpose all weather training pitch including new lighting columns and all associated site works and services, all lighting facilities associated with all of the above training pitch are for the purposes of sports training/playing in the hours of darkness, (3) the construction of new 3m wide tarmacadam surface "driving strips" on the existing permeable surface car parking area (parking bays/aprons to remain fully permeable surfaces) together with all associated site and development works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of (a) the submission of a bat assessment and (b) a revision on the layout of the walkway and alterations to the lighting design. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20480/0 - 23 Dec 2019, Meath County Council SH306309: Refused. Permission, 7 homes. DIRECT APPLICATION TO AN BORD PLEANALA - SUBMISSIONS TO AN BORD PLEANALA. Construction of 575 No. residential units, all with private amenity space, with a cumulative Gross Floor Area of 60,326.9 square meters comprising: a. 43 No. 2-bedroom, 2-storey houses, b. 270 No. 3-bedroom, 2-storey houses, c. 45 No. 4-bedroom, 2-storey houses, d. 30 No. 4-bedroom, 3-storey houses, e. 3 No. apartment blocks ranging in height from 3-5 storeys providing for; i. 20 No. 1-bedroom apartment units, ii. 46 No. 2-bedroom apartment units, f. 121 No. duplex and corner block units 3-storeys in height providing for; i. 15 No. 1-bedroom duplex, ii. 21 No. 2-bedroom duplex units , iii. 6 No. 3-bedroom duplex units, iv. 29 No. 1-bedroom corner block units, v. 42 No. 2-bedroom corner block units, vi. 8 No. 3-bedroom corner block units. ii. Creche with a gross floor area of 623 square metres, an associated external play area and 14 No. car parking spaces; iii. The provision of 314 No. bicycle parking spaces, iv. New boundary walls and fences, open space, internal site roads, pavements, public lighting, tree planting, bin storage, ESB substations and all ancillary works; v. Provision of new GAA changing room facilities with a Gross Floor Area of 97 square meters, associated entrance road and 40 No. car parking spaces; vi. The erection of 2 No. 13m lattice masts in the southern section of the site together with the relocation underground of 2 No. 10kV and 2 No. 38kV overhead lines; • vii. Infrastructure works including: Surface water from northern site will be discharged into 1 No. detention basin to the south of the proposed development site. Surface water from southern site will be discharged into 1 No. detention basin to the southeast of the development site. •SUDS measures. The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with the objectives of the Meath County Development Plan (2013-2019), and a statement indicating why permission should be granted for the proposed development, having regard to a consideration specified in Section 37(2)(b) of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended, notwithstanding that the proposed development materially contravenes a relevant Development Plan or Local Area Plan other than in relation to the zoning of the land. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the proposed development.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/SH306309/0 - 23 Mar 2017, Kildare County Council 17312: Conditional. Permission. erection of an agricultural store with all associated facilities and site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/17312/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Royal Canal, site code 002103 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - KD005-006: Moated site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD005-006----. On the S bank of the E-flowing Rye Water river in gently undulating pasture. A sub-rectangular area (int. dims. L 32.2m E-W; Wth 22m) is defined by a broad shallow fosse (Wth. 3.2- 6m; D. 0.2-0.4m) along E, S and W, and by the river along the N. A modern drain crosses the S limits NE-SW. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011 - KD005-033: Barrow - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD005-033----. Cropmark of small circular-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 13m) visible on Google earth aerial imagery. See attached image taken from Google Earth. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details kindly provided by Edward O'Riordan. Date of upload: 3 November 2018 - KD005-043: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD005-043----. Situated in field of tillage. Cropmark of ring-ditch visible on Apple maps aerial imagery. See attached aerial image Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 7 April 2021 - KD005-044: Ring-ditch, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD005-044----. Situated in field of tillage. Cropmark of ring-ditch visible on Apple maps aerial imagery. See attached aerial image Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 7 April 2021 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) - Chambers Bridge and 15th Lock, bridge, 1795–1800, Regional interest, registry number 11900504, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=KD®no=11900504. Single-arch rubble stone road bridge over canal, dated 1793, with ashlar voussoirs and cut-stone date stone/plaque. Rock-faced squared rubble stone walls (broken coursed to west; random coursed to east). Cut-stone date stone/plaque. Cut-stone coping to parapet walls. Single shallow segmental arch. Ashlar voussoirs. Squared rubble stone soffits with traces of render over. Sited spanning Royal Canal. Grass banks to canal.Canal lock, c.1795, to west with cut-stone retaining walls having timber lock gates over with integrated pedestrian bridge and possibly retaining early mechanisms. ## 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 Maws, 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_2796, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2796.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/maws.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kildare/maws.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kildare/maws.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Maws 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) - Ballycurraghan: https://everytownland.com/kildare/ballycurraghan.md - Branganstown: https://everytownland.com/kildare/branganstown.md - Gragadder: https://everytownland.com/kildare/gragadder.md - Laraghbryan East: https://everytownland.com/kildare/laraghbryan-east.md - Laraghbryan West: https://everytownland.com/kildare/laraghbryan-west.md - Moyglare (Co. Meath): https://everytownland.com/meath/moyglare.md - Newtownmoyaghy (Co. Meath): https://everytownland.com/meath/newtownmoyaghy.md - Roestown: https://everytownland.com/kildare/roestown.md - Timard: https://everytownland.com/kildare/timard.md - Treadstown: https://everytownland.com/kildare/treadstown.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/maws - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kildare/maws