Mylerstown
Townland in the civil parish of Rathernan, barony of Connell, Co. Kildare
- Area
- 318.4 ha
- 787 acres
- Land parcels
- 223
- registered freehold, median 5,048 m² (0.5 ha, 1.25 acres)
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential / Infill
- Planning
- 31
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
223 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Mylerstown, from 51 m² to 302,783 m² (30.28 ha, 74.82 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 32 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
- R2Existing Residential / Infill (Existing residential)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Robertstown, Kildare · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Open Space and Amenity (Active open space)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Robertstown, Kildare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
7 Jul 2026Refused
part demolition of an extension to an existing cottage, renovating & refurbishing the existing single storey cottage, constructing a single storey extension to the rear, constructing a detached domestic garage, de-commissioning an existing septic tank system & installing a replacement proprietary effluent treatment system in lieu, upgrading an existing vehicular entrance, and all associated ancillary site-works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660759
22 May 2026Refused
Permission to construct new recessed residential entrance and driveway, remove existing front boundary hedge and construct new post and rail fence with native hedge 3 metres from edge of existing road and all other associated works and services.
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2666
22 Dec 2025Refused
Proposed part demolition of an extension to an existing cottage, renovating & refurbishing the existing single storey cottage, constructing a single storey extension to the rear, constructing a detached domestic garage, de-commissioning an existing septic tank system & installing a replacement proprietary effluent treatment system in lieu, upgrading an existing vehicular entrance, and all associated ancillary site-works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561488
15 Oct 2025Conditional
(i) Construction of single storey extensions to front, sides and rear of existing dwelling (ii)Alterations to existing layouts and elevations to accommodate new extensions (iii) Alterations to existing elevations including alterations to roof layouts, installation of new windows & doors, and re-positioning and re-sizing. (iv) Construction of masonry wall to existing side boundary (v) All associated and ancillary works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561171
25 Aug 2025Conditional
and completion of alterations during the course of construction, to the development previously granted under planning file ref. 16/392 & extension of duration file ref. 21/493. The alterations consist of (A) total floor area of permitted house type increased by 22M² incorporating a ground floor flat roof extension and widened first floor dormer windows to the rear (north-east) elevation (B) retention and completion of alterations to the fenestration to front (south-west), the side (south-east), side (north-west) and rear (north-east) elevations. (C) minor change in location of the permitted house. (D) change to the permitted garage reducing its size and minor change to its location
Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2560962
5 Aug 2025Conditional
for a garage / store for domestic use and all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560883
18 Apr 2025Conditional
for (A) Construction of single storey type extension to Rear (north) elevation and Side (east) elevation of existing family home, (B) Minor internal alterations to form a family flat and new window fenestration to all existing elevations, (C) The decommissioning of the existing septic tank and the installation of an Oakstown BAF wastewater treatment plant with polishing filter percolation area, (D) Garage / store for domestic use, (E) Permanently close up existing recessed entrance and construction of new vehicular recessed entrance and access driveway to serve the dwelling and all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560415
2 Oct 2024Conditional
for 1. demolish extension to rear of existing cottage, front porch and remove all roof cladding. 2. Replace with single storey extension with bedroom, living areas and bathroom to rear of cottage. 3. New roof to entire dwelling. 4. Replace existing shared septic tank with Batchpur waste water treatment system. 5. Construct domestic garage and all associated works and services
Permission · Kildare County Council, 24316
2 Oct 2024Refused
for two bed dwelling and Permission to replace shared septic tank with Batchpur waste water treatment system and all associated works and services
Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 24315
10 Sept 2024N/a
to 1. Demolish extension to rear of existing cottage, front porch and remove all roof cladding. 2. Replace with single storey extension with bedroom, living areas and bathroom to rear of cottage. 3. New roof to entire dwelling. 4. Replace existing shared septic tank with Batchpur waste water treatment system. 5. Construct domestic garage and all associated works and services
Permission · Kildare County Council, 24287
10 Sept 2024N/a
for two bed dwelling and replace shared septic tank with Batchpur waste water treatment system and all associated works and services
Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 24286
4 Aug 2023Refused
construct a single story three-bedroom self-contained apartment, (to be used in conjunction with existing disability service operating on the site), install proprietary sewage treatment unit and percolation area, together with all associated siteworks
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360096
26 Jun 2023N/a
to construct a single story three-bedroom self-contained apartment, together with all associated siteworks (to be used in conjunction with existing disability service operating on the site)
Permission · Kildare County Council, 23708
24 Jun 2022Conditional
the provision of a community amenity area including car-parking, playground, playing pitch, skate park, open-air performance space, toilet and kitchenette facility, recycling zone, dog socialising area, alterations to parking at Robertstown National School, pedestrian link to the Grand Canal and 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
Permission · Kildare County Council, 22768
12 Apr 2022Conditional
sought to alter existing window ope to form a door ope on side elevation of existing dwelling together with all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 22415
8 Nov 2021Conditional
for the following: (a) new single storey extension to east facing side of existing dwelling house, (b) new single storey extension to west facing side of existing dwelling house, (c) minor internal modifications, (d) decommissioning and backfilling existing sewage treatment system and replacement of same with new wastewater treatment system (e) relocation of existing vehicle entrance laterally along main road, (f) connection to all existing services and all associated development works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 211583
11 Oct 2021Conditional
for a detached dormer dwelling, detached garage, on site effluent treatment system and percolation area, surface water to soakaways, shared recessed entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 211465
11 Oct 2021Conditional
sought for a detached one and a half storey dwelling, detached garage, on site effluent treatment system and percolation area, surface water to soakaways, shared recessed entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 211466
26 Jul 2021N/a
is sought for a detached dormer dwelling, detached garage, on site effluent treatment system & percolation area, surface water to soakaways, shared recessed entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 211086
26 Jul 2021N/a
is sought for a detached 1&1/2 storey dwelling, detached garage, on site effluent treatment system & percolation area, surface water to soakaways, shared recessed entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 211087
14 Apr 2021Conditional
Extension of Duration of Planning Ref. 16/392 - (a) Erection of 3 No. dormer type houses (single storey in scale) in a cluster type development; (b) Garage/fuel store for domestic use on each site and (c) New recessed vehicular entrance onto the public road, connection into the existing public foul sewer and all associated site development works
Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 21493
14 Apr 2021Conditional
a double garage complete with boiler room, and all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 21498
8 Apr 2021Conditional
for garage/fuel storage shed for domestic use
Retention · Kildare County Council, 21460
21 Dec 2020Conditional
(a) Single-storey side extension to existing single storey dwelling, (b) Alteration to windows on the front façade & (c) Change existing façade finish from dry dash to wet dash, using existing vehicular entrance and all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 201578
9 Dec 2020Conditional
(a) Single storey extension to front gable (north west elevation) and minor alterations to existing pitched roof front porch and replaced with a sheet metal flat roof porch to the existing dormer type house, and (b) Extension and alteration to existing flat roof garage consisting of extension to front (north) elevation and rear (south) elevation and side (east) elevation with gabled dormer roof over the existing flat roof garage to form first floor storage area as to similar approved extension previously granted under file Ref. 08/1203
Permission · Kildare County Council, 201506
The 25 most recent of 31 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
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Grand Canal 002104
Recorded monuments
- KD013-022 Ringfort - rath
Description
Visible on a 1970 aerial photograph (CUCAP BDH 34) as the cropmark of a fosse defining a large, roughly circular area (est. diam. c. 100m) with a possible entrance gap at E. On a gentle, W-facing pasture slope with tillage in the fields to the E. No obvious 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 Mylerstown.
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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2595 (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
- Mylerstown, Robertstown9 sales
The townland
- Name
- Mylerstown
- Area
- 3,183,543 m² (318.35 ha, 786.67 acres)
- Civil parish
- Rathernan, and its townlands
- Barony
- Connell
- Electoral division
- Robertstown, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Robertstown electoral division: 2,344 people in 781 households; 78% of households own their home; 34% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Coolaght, Moods, Newtowndonore, Robertstown East
- Placenames
- Mylerstown 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.