Mountprospect

40 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Mountprospect, from 91 m² to 168,405 m² (16.84 ha, 41.61 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 21 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Mountprospect 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.

• 28 Oct 2025Conditional

  a 2 storey extension to rear and single storey extension to side of existing dwelling and all associated site works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of: It is proposed to decommission the existing septic tank and replace it with a new Wastewater Treatment System

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2561225

• 24 Mar 2025Conditional

  for works associated with the proposed uprate of the existing 110 kV Overhead Line (OHL) between the existing Cushaling 110 kV substation in the townland of Ballykilleen, Co. Offaly and the existing Portlaoise 110 kV substation in the townlands of Clonminam and Kylekiproe, Co. Laois. The Cushaling – Portlaoise 110 kV OHL is approximately 41.6 km long and comprises 17 no. steel lattice tower structures and 193 no. wooden pole structures. The existing circuit is located across the functional areas of Offaly County Council (OCC), Kildare County Council (KCC) and Laois County Council (LCC). Approximately 10 km of the existing OHL circuit is located within the functional area of OCC, approximately 9 km is within the functional area of KCC and approximately 22.6 km is located within the functional area of LCC. Separate planning applications are being lodged with each respective County Council. The Proposed Development across the functional area of Co. Kildare is located in the townlands of Coolelan, Kiltaghan North, Kiltaghan South, Clonmoyle West, Ummeras More, Mountrice, Mullaghroe Upper, Mullaghroe Lower, Coolatogher, Coolsickin or Quinsborough and Coolnafearagh. The Proposed Development works across the functional area of Co. Kildare will comprise: 1. The replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor with a new higher capacity conductor including installation of a new fibre communication connection; 2. The replacement of 2 no. steel towers and their foundations; 3. The replacement of steel members at 1 no. tower; 4. Full tower painting required at 1 no. location; 5. Shear block remedial works (raise and cap) at 1 no. tower location; 6. The replacement of wooden poles only at 8 no. locations; 7. The replacement of wooden poles and crossarm at 3 no. locations; 8. The replacement of crossarm only at 4 no. locations; 9. The replacement of existing danger notices at various locations, as required; 10. The replacement of hardware and fittings, such as insulators, insulator hardware, earthwire hardware and anti-climbing guards at various locations, as required; 11. The replacement of suspension clamps, vibration dampers and compression assemblies at all locations, as required; 12. All associated temporary site development works to gain access to the existing structures including clearance of vegetation, disassembly and reassembly of gate posts/piers and removal and reinstatement of existing fencing; and 13. Other temporary associated

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560302

• 25 Oct 2024Conditional

  for a two storey style dwelling, wastewater treatment system, upgrading of existing agricultural entrance to combined agricultural/domestic recessed entrance & all associated site works and amendment to planning ref: 961640 in relation to the sterilisation of subject lands

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2461118

• 23 Oct 2024N/a

  for two storey style dwelling, wastewater treatment system, upgrading of existing agricultural entrance to combined agricultural/domestic recessed entrance & all associated site works and amendment to planning ref: 961640 in relation to the sterilisation of subject lands

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2461104

• 8 Jul 2022Conditional

  a single storey style dwelling, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, new recessed entrance & all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 22832

• 18 May 2022Refused

  two storey style dwelling, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, new recessed entrance & all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 22587

• 23 May 2018Conditional

  dormer style dwelling, wastewater treatment system, upgrading of existing agricultural entrance to combined agricultural/domestic recessed entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18608

• 21 Feb 2018Conditional

  sought for a single storey side sunroom extension and patio area to existing 1½ storey detached dwelling, associated and other alterations to all elevations, detached dormer garage and all associated site works

  Retention, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 18175

• 19 Dec 2017Conditional

  reducing existing 2.4m high recessed entrance & gates to 1.2m high and all associated site works. Retention permission is sought for development which consists of existing shed c.151sqm used for domestic storage purposes

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 171446

• 15 Dec 2017Conditional

  the construction of a detached two storey house, single storey domestic garage, private well, recessed entrance, secondary effluent treatment system and all associated site works. Revised by significant further information consisting of: the construction of a single storey bungalow, single storey domestic garage, recessed entrance, secondary effluent treatment system, and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 171424

• 8 Dec 2017N/a

  Retention of existing shed c. 151sqm used for domestic storage purposes, and permission for development which will consist of reducing 2.4m high recessed entrance and gates to 1.2m high in compliance with planning Ref. 16/380 and all associated site works at Rathwood Lodge,

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 171395

• 29 Nov 2017N/a

  of existing shed c. 151sqm used for domestic storage purposes and will consist of reducing 2.4m high recessed entrance and gates to 1.2m high in compliance with planning Ref. 16/380 and all associated site works at Rathwood Lodge,

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 171342

• 7 Jul 2017Refused

  of existing shed c. 151sqm used for domestic storage purposes c. 91sqm and commercial storage purposes 60sqm, existing 2.4m high recessed entrance and gates for security purposes and all associated site works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 17794

• 23 Jun 2017N/a

  for the construction of a detached two storey house, single storey domestic garage, private well, recessed entrance, secondary effluent treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 17736

• 13 Apr 2017Conditional

  change of 2 storey house design and relocation of detached domestic garage. No change proposed to the septic tank and percolation area, recessed entrance and all associated siteworks as previously granted under planning Ref. 14/969

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 17410

• 27 Jan 2017Conditional

  The proposal consists of the development of a multi-use shared leisure route (Blueway), approximately 115 kilometres (km) in length, on the existing navigation towpath, which is a National Waymarked Way. This will include tailored surface finishes, information, directional, and safety signage, and all other associated ancillary works. The route commences in Lowtown, County Kildare, passes through County Laois and finishes in St. Mullins, County Carlow. Approximately 47km of the route is in County Kildare, 16km in County Laois and 52km in County Carlow. An Environmental Impact Statement and Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the project and are submitted with the application

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 1781

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Grand Canal 002104

Recorded monuments

• KD017-020 Field system
  Description

  At the N foot of a long, gentle pasture slope, immediately W of a tower house (KD017-021----) and an unclassified building (KD017-035----) c. 75m to its N. A large rectangular area (dims. L c. 350m E-W; Wth c. 150m) is defined by a main, broad, low earthen bank (Wth 4-7m; H 0.2-0.4m) along its N side, off which similar, shorter banks, run perpendicularly to the S to form a series of small rectangular fields (av. dims. L c. 40m; Wth c. 20m). (CUCAP BDU 16, 17: 1970). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD017-021 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Named 'Kiltaghan' castle on Noble and Keenan's 1752 map of County Kildare, after the townland it was then in, and spelt 'Kyltaghan' castle on Taylor's 1783 map of the county. By 1838 it was named 'Offaly Castle' and was located in Mountprospect townland on the 1st ed. (1838) of the OS 6-inch map. Fitzgerald (1906-8, 159-60), commenting on the latter name says,' I can find no authority for it as it is called Kiltaghan Castle in the Rathangan Manor book of 1760, now at Carton'. At the N foot of a long, gentle pasture slope, immediately E of a possible late-medieval field system (KD017-020----), and c. 75m to the S of an unclassified building (KD017-035----). A low, roughly circular cairn of grassed-over, collapsed masonry (diam. 17m; H 0.8-1.6m) contains a short length of 'in situ' wall (L 6.2m; T 0.7m; H 1.8m) built of roughly coursed rubble masonry, with facing stones surviving at the W end. In 1986, traces of a barrel vault were noted (SMR file), but are no longer obviously visible. (CUCAP BDU 16, 17: 1970) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD017-031 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In the mid-1960's, during land reclamation works, a wooden trough and burnt stone were discovered and reburied (SMR file). On level, wet, rushy, rough pasture c. 400m S of the W-flowing Slate River and immediately N of the Grand Canal (Athy Branch). A large, poorly preserved, low, grass-covered, sub-circular mound (diams. 27.5m NE-SW; 25.5m NW-SE; H 0.2-0.8m) is girdled by a broad, wet and poached band of slightly lower ground (Wth 2-6m; D 0.2m) NNE-S-NW, which runs off to the N and NW and may be a relict meander of a dried up stream. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD017-035 Building
  Description

  At the N foot of a long, gentle, pasture slope, immediately E of a possible late-medieval field system (KD017-020----), and c. 75m to the N of 'Offaly Castle' (KD017-021----), a ruined tower house. Shown on the 1st. ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a rectangular building (est. dims. L c. 16m E-W; Wth c. 6m N-S). A small, low, almost square, grassed-over cairn of collapsed stone (dims. 6.8m N-S x 6.6m E-W; H 1m) contains an external corner at SW where small, rounded boulders forming the external face of a short portion of wall (L 1m N-S; 1m E-W) project through the sod cover. The structure may be associated with the tower house to the S. (CUCAP BDU 16, 17 (1970)) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD017-036 Enclosure
  Description

  Visible on an aerial photograph (GSI N 427-9) as the cropmark of a small circular area (est. max. diam. c. 30m), apparently defined by a narrow fosse. At the N foot of a very gentle pasture slope. No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

Architectural heritage

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

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

At the centre of the townland of Mountprospect, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

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_2349 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Mountprospect with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Mountprospect

Area

983,795 m² (98.38 ha, 243.1 acres)

Civil parish

Rathangan, and its townlands

Barony

Offaly East

Electoral division

Thomastown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

990 people lived in 294 households in the Thomastown electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 44% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Kiltaghan North, Kiltaghan South, Mullantine, Rathangan, Tullylost

Placenames

Mountprospect 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.