Newtown

29 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Newtown, from 405 m² to 566,248 m² (56.62 ha, 139.92 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 27 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Newtown 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.

• 31 Mar 2026N/a

  a proposed Solar Farm and Battery Energy Storage System. The development that will consist of: (i) Construction and operation solar PV panels on ground mounted steel supported structures with associated string inverters; (ii) Construction of a 50 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) compound consisting of BESS units, integrated cabinets, spare parts containers, independent power producer (IPP) building (c. 64sqm) and security fencing (c. 2.6m in height); (iii) Installation of 13 no. transformer stations at various points across the site; (iv) Internal underground trenching, electrical cabling and ducting between the solar PV arrays and electrical inverters/transformers; (v) Provision of 1 no. new site entrance from the L6003 and provision of 2 no. passing bays along the L6003; (vi) Provision of internal access tracks and watercourse/drain crossings, perimeter fencing, pole mounted CCTV cameras; (vii) 1 no. temporary construction compound; (viii) All associated site development, landscaping, drainage arrangements and ancillary works. The proposed solar farm development spans a total site area measuring c. 126.4ha, of which c. 61.3ha, the subject of this application, is located in Co. Carlow and c. 65.1ha is located in Co. Kildare. A separate planning application is being lodged with Kildare County Council. Permission is sought for a period of 10 years with an operational period of 40 years. The total capacity of solar PV panels on the entire development, including Carlow and Kildare, is estimated to be c. 120MW. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and was submitted as part of this application. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2660091

• 31 Mar 2026N/a

  RED III Application for a solar farm development that will consist of: (i) Construction and operation solar PV panels on ground mounted steel supported structures with associated string inverters; (ii) Installation of 18 no. transformer stations at various points across the site; (iii) Internal underground trenching, electrical cabling and ducting between the solar PV arrays and electrical inverters/transformers; (iv) Provision of 1 no. site entrance from the L4014 via an existing agricultural access point and provision of 1 no. passing bay along the L4014; (v) Provision of internal access tracks and watercourse/drain crossings, perimeter fencing and pole mounted CCTV cameras; (vi) 1 no. temporary construction compound; (vii) All associated site development, landscaping, drainage arrangements and ancillary works. The proposed solar farm development spans a total site area measuring c. 126.4ha, of which c. 65.1ha, the subject of this application, is located in Co. Kildare and c. 61.3ha is located in Co. Carlow. A separate planning application is being lodged with Carlow County Council. Permission is sought for a period of 10 years with an operational period of 40 years. The total capacity of solar PV panels of the entire development including Carlow and Kildare is estimated to be c. 120MW. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and was submitted as part of this application. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660343

• 23 Dec 2024Conditional

  Retention Permission for; a) changes to layout of a portion of storage yard permitted by planning references 19/948, 22/1158 and 23/60313 b) relocation of wastewater treatment system and polishing filter previously permitted by planning reference 22/1158. c) new petrol / oil interceptors and associated silt traps d) attenuation/infiltration pond, e) new boundary treatments, and Permission for; f) extension to existing machinery repairs workshop, g) change of use of agricultural lands to new storage yard, h) new retaining walls i) new access ramp j) new wash bay area k) new wash bay storage shed l) new storage bays and associated concrete apron m) all other associated site development works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2461396

• 18 Sept 2024Conditional

  The development will consist of: Material alterations to previously approved development Pl. Ref. 22/1158. The proposed changes include: a. An increase in building height by 1.770 meters from 8 to 9.770 meters. b. Increase in Ground Floor Level by .275 meters and First Floor Level by .885 meters. c. Internal alterations. d. Changes to External Elevations to include the redesign of building façade and main entrance. e. Company signage located at existing entrance to premises.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460925

• 17 Sept 2024N/a

  for Material alterations to previously approved development Pl. Ref. 22/1158. The proposed changes include: a. An increase in building height by 1.770 meters from 8 to 9.770 meters. b. Increase in Ground Floor Level by .275 meters and First Floor Level by .885 meters. c. Internal alterations. d. Changes to External Elevations to include the redesign of building façade and main entrance. e. Company signage located at existing entrance to premises

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460919

• 8 Mar 2024Conditional

  the development will consist of a single storey extension to the side and rear of an existing two storey office/machinery repair building permitted by PI Ref. 06/151, and all ancillary site development works including revisions to the site boundaries. The extension will be used for the maintenance and repair of the company’s vehicles

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460204

• 10 Jan 2024Conditional

  for to erect a cattle shed with two underground slatted effluent storage tanks, dungstead and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 248

• 21 Dec 2023N/a

  to erect a cattle shed with two underground slatted effluent storage tank, dungstead and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 231062

• 20 Oct 2023Conditional

  for an extension of the existing open storage area permitted by Pl. Ref. 19/948 and 22/1158 including; the excavation and formation of an extended storage yard, provision of surface water drainage, site lighting, landscaping and boundary treatments and all ancillary site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360313

• 16 Oct 2023N/a

  for an extension of the existing open storage area permitted by Pl. Ref. 19/948 and 22/1158 including; the excavation and formation of an extended storage yard, provision of surface water drainage, site lighting, landscaping and boundary treatments and all ancillary site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360299

• 26 Sept 2022Conditional

  alterations to existing site layout, parking, and hardstanding areas; the construction of a new split-level two-storey storey and office building, proposed new wastewater treatment system; 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, 221158

• 21 Aug 2019Conditional

  extension of existing commercial site area by an additional 1.43ha to allow for (a) Excavation of existing ground level to new formation levels, (b) Provision of new vehicle parking area, (c) Provision of new open storage area, (d) Provision of landscape screening to site boundaries, and all ancillary site development works. Revised by significant information consisting of; revised site layout, covered cycle parking and external lighting

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 19948

• 6 Jul 2017Conditional

  for agricultural shed extension and all associated site works. Permission sought for the construction of 2 No. extensions to existing agricultural shed, permission sought for the construction of detached agricultural shed and all associated site works, permission sought for the construction of silage pit and associated walls and all associated site works of which 691.5728sqm is located within Co. Kildare, at Newtown Co. Kildare. A concurrent planning application is being lodged with Carlow County Council for the remainder of this site to include the following: Permission sought for the construction of part silage and associated walls and all associated site works of which 89.6230sqm is located within Co. Carlow, at Moorestown, Co. Carlow. Development at Co. Kildare is located

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 17785

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Newtown.

Recorded monuments

• KD040-036 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Recorded on the Down Survey (1655-6), and named 'Ballycollen'. The remains consist of a circular area (diam c. 30m), indicated on the 1909 OS 6-inch map surrounded by an earthen bank with an external drain, now largely obscured by large boulders. The entrance to the enclosure is not identifiable. The enclosure is probably related to the fairly substantial house (now levelled) shown on Taylor's map of County Kildare (1783). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Architectural heritage

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

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

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Newtown.

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.

No address of the register names Newtown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Newtown

Area

1,825,381 m² (182.54 ha, 451.06 acres)

Civil parish

Kineagh, and its townlands

Barony

Kilkea and Moone

Electoral division

Graney, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Graney electoral division: 803 people in 274 households; 81% of households own their home; 45% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballycook (Co. Carlow), Ballycullane Lower, Ballycullane Upper, Coltstown, Davidstown Upper, Killamaster (Co. Carlow), Knocknacree, Moorestown (Co. Carlow), Newtown

Placenames

Newtown 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.