Newtown

1,076 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Newtown, from 0 m² to 208,355 m² (20.84 ha, 51.49 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 103 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential / Infill (Existing residential)
  Maynooth and Environs Joint Local Area Plan 2025 - 2031, Kildare · 1,073 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Open Space and Amenity (Active open space)
  Maynooth and Environs Joint Local Area Plan 2025 - 2031, Kildare · 13 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Maynooth and Environs Joint Local Area Plan 2025 - 2031, Kildare · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• O1Strategic Reserve (Strategic reserve, White land)
  Maynooth and Environs Joint Local Area Plan 2025 - 2031, Kildare · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M3Neighbourhood Centre (District, neighbourhood centre)
  Maynooth and Environs Joint Local Area Plan 2025 - 2031, Kildare · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Maynooth and Environs Joint Local Area Plan 2025 - 2031, Kildare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 28 Aug 2026N/a

  a Detached Part Dormer, Part Single Storey Dwelling located in the side garden (North) of existing dwelling which will involve a) The sub-division of the site (no.5) b) The demolition of a domestic garage c) The creation of a new entrance off Ashleigh Grove

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2660974

• 19 Aug 2026N/a

  Detached part dormer part single storey dwelling located in the side garden (north) of existing dwelling

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660938

• 4 Apr 2026Conditional

  attic conversion including a rear dormer roof extension, a new window to the gable wall, 2No. rooflights to the front elevation, 1No. rooflight to the rear elevation, new internal access stairs, and all associated site works.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660357

• 26 Oct 2025Conditional

  (a) sub-division of existing dwelling to provide 3 no. dwellings. proposed works will include new extensions to both sides and rear, (b) construction of new dividing boundary walls in rear gardens, (c) modifications to existing front garden and driveway to allow for new hard standing communal parking area with bin store and bicycle parking area serving dwelling no. 2, (d) modifications to drainage and services network to provide new individual services to each proposed dwelling, with upgraded connections to all existing passing mains, (e) new single storey garden room / home office in rear garden of dwelling no. 2 with all ancillary service connections, landscaping throughout and all associated development works

  Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 2561219

• 19 Sept 2025Refused

  for first floor rear extension as constructed and associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2561071

• 4 Sept 2025Conditional

  for brick boundary walls to both sides and front garden with brick pillars creating vehicle entrance, velux to front roof all with associated ancillary works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2561017

• 2 Sept 2025N/a

  for brick boundary walls to both sides and front garden with brick pillars creating vehicle entrance, velux to front roof all with associated ancillary works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2561002

• 21 Aug 2025Conditional

  for 1) A change to the main existing roof, from hipped roof to an apex / gable roof, 2) Existing roof structure to include a new skylight to the front, 3) New dormer window to the rear (attic space not to be converted, to remain as dry storage space only), 4) New gable wall to have an additional window, 5) All alterations, internal modifications and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560951

• 6 Aug 2025Conditional

  for 1) Garage conversion to habitable space, 2) Single storey rear and side extension to accommodate new living space, bedroom, storage, WC, home office 3) New skylights in existing roof and extension roof to have new rooflights, 4) Existing north west elevation to be extended and modified with new windows at ground floor level, 5) New blockwork shed for domestic purposes, 6) All alterations, internal modifications and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560900

• 26 May 2025Conditional

  for ground floor rear extension with pitched roof over. Build up of existing hip in roof to side of roof into dutch hip with window in gable wall at attic level. Attic conversion to habitable room with dormer roof window on rear slope of roof

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2598

• 13 May 2025N/a

  for ground floor rear extension with pitched roof over. Build up of existing hip in roof to side of roof into dutch hip with window in gable wall at attic level. Attic conversion to habitable room with dormer roof window on rear slope of roof

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2590

• 11 Mar 2025Conditional

  for the conversion of the attic area into study/storage with a dormer window to the rear, internal modifications, all to existing dwelling including associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560244

• 7 Jan 2025Refused

  for a single storey family flat extension to the rear of the existing dwelling and all associated demolitions, internal alterations, site, drainage, landscaping and ancillary works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2560004

• 3 Jan 2025Conditional

  for the removal of the existing single storey porch and the construction of a new single porch and access ramp to the front of the existing two storey dwelling along with all other ancillary site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560002

• 23 Dec 2024N/a

  for the removal of the existing single storey porch and the construction of a new single porch and access ramp to the front of the existing two storey dwelling along with all other ancillary site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2461397

• 20 Dec 2024N/a

  for a single storey family flat extension to the rear of the existing dwelling and all associated demolitions, internal alterations, site, drainage, landscaping and ancillary works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2461391

• 19 Dec 2024N/a

  for the removal of the existing single storey porch and the construction of a new single porch and access ramp to the front of the existing two storey dwelling along with all other ancillary site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2461379

• 1 Nov 2024Refused

  for (a) to subdivide the site & existing dwelling to create 3 dwelling units with internal & external alterations & (b) single storey side & rear extensions and all associated site works

  Permission, 3 homes · Kildare County Council, 2461153

• 8 Oct 2024Conditional

  for (a) The change of use of ancillary smoking room to additional single ensuite bedroom. (b) The partial demolition of existing partitions and construction of new partition walls in the reception area. The change of use is accommodated within the existing footprint granted under 09/1197, 14/648 and 20/120 with no additional floor area proposed

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2461026

• 3 Oct 2024N/a

  for (a) The change of use of ancillary smoking room to additional single ensuite bedroom. (b) The partial demolition of existing partitions and construction of new partition walls in the reception area. The change of use is accommodated within the existing footprint granted under 09/1197, 14/648 and 20/120 with no additional floor area proposed

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460999

• 20 Jun 2024Conditional

  for a proposed first floor rear extension above existing ground floor rear extension and all associated site works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of reconfiguration of the proposed first floor layout with bedroom 1 omitted and proposed window along gable omitted. It is proposed to add new two new rooflights to the rear roof slope. The proposed first floor extension has been reduced in length by 0.915m to achieve the required separation distance of 8m from the existing rear boundary wall.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 24198

• 22 Apr 2024Conditional

  for the construction of a single storey extension to the side and rear, as well as a porch to the front of existing semi-detached bungalow dwelling with an attic conversion to home gym and storage and all associated site works

  Permission, 3 homes · Kildare County Council, 24129

• 11 Dec 2023N/a

  Permission is sought for the construction of a detached, single storey dwelling, with flat roof over and 1 No. rooflight, with adjacent garage at rear of the property. With all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 231022

• 14 Jun 2023Conditional

  change of use if the existing two-storey, semi-detached Doctors Surgery to domestic dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 23652

• 10 May 2023Conditional

  the relocation of the existing front door access and construction of a new 2-storey extension to the front side of the existing house. It will include an additional office at first floor level. Minor internal alterations are also proposed including the provision of a new utility at ground floor level to the rear of the dwelling

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23493

The 25 most recent of 74 applications.

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

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Newtown.

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 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2833 (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.

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

1,247,819 m² (124.78 ha, 308.34 acres)

Civil parish

Laraghbryan, and its townlands

Barony

Salt North

Electoral division

Maynooth, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Maynooth electoral division: 18,729 people in 6,110 households; 65% of households own their home; 47% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Collegeland, Crinstown, Dowdstown, Greenfield, Laraghbryan East, Maynooth South, Rowanstown, Treadstown

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.