# Newtownpark, Co. Kildare: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Rathmore, barony of Naas North, Co. Kildare. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,095,243 m² (109.52 ha, 270.64 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 24 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 8,218 m² (0.82 ha, 2.03 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): R2 Existing Residential, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 9 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Rathmore, https://everytownland.com/kildare/parish/rathmore.md - Barony: Naas North - Electoral division: Newtown, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Newtown electoral division: 1,019 people in 303 households; 92% of households own their home; 60% of homes were built since 2001; 9% 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/25992 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 80954 - Centre: latitude 53.17423, longitude -6.561217 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 24 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Newtownpark, from 1,084 m² to 442,744 m² (44.27 ha, 109.4 acres); 33 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 4937993: 442,744 m² (44.27 ha, 109.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4937993.md - Parcel 1085513: 157,473 m² (15.75 ha, 38.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1085513.md - Parcel 1090879: 102,148 m² (10.21 ha, 25.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1090879.md - Parcel 1074115: 84,455 m² (8.45 ha, 20.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1074115.md - Parcel 1085514: 56,280 m² (5.63 ha, 13.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1085514.md - Parcel 1053760: 51,658 m² (5.17 ha, 12.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1053760.md - Parcel 1084677: 43,028 m² (4.3 ha, 10.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1084677.md - Parcel 1026234: 42,303 m² (4.23 ha, 10.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1026234.md - Parcel 1018314: 22,964 m² (2.3 ha, 5.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1018314.md - Parcel 4937989: 20,816 m² (2.08 ha, 5.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4937989.md - Parcel 1013720: 18,978 m² (1.9 ha, 4.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1013720.md - Parcel 1048566: 9,273 m² (0.93 ha, 2.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1048566.md - Parcel 5179644: 7,163 m² (0.72 ha, 1.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5179644.md - Parcel 1055559: 5,629 m² (0.56 ha, 1.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1055559.md - Parcel 1026310: 4,786 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1026310.md - Parcel 1089538: 3,839 m² (0.38 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1089538.md - Parcel 1014295: 2,678 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1014295.md - Parcel 1060058: 2,558 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1060058.md - Parcel 1067149: 2,413 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1067149.md - Parcel 1065549: 2,084 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1065549.md - Parcel 1026311: 2,073 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1026311.md - Parcel 1057355: 1,906 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1057355.md - Parcel 1058019: 1,491 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1058019.md - Parcel 4857689: 1,084 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4857689.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - R2 Existing Residential (Existing residential): Blessington Local Area Plan, Wicklow; 9 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.wicklow.ie/Living/Services/Planning/Development-Plans-Strategies/Local-Area-Town-Settlement-Plans/Blessington/Blessington-Local-Area-Plan-2025-2031 - P1 Agriculture: Blessington Local Area Plan, Wicklow; 3 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.wicklow.ie/Living/Services/Planning/Development-Plans-Strategies/Local-Area-Town-Settlement-Plans/Blessington/Blessington-Local-Area-Plan-2025-2031 - G3 Natural Areas (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape): Blessington Local Area Plan, Wicklow; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.wicklow.ie/Living/Services/Planning/Development-Plans-Strategies/Local-Area-Town-Settlement-Plans/Blessington/Blessington-Local-Area-Plan-2025-2031 - R1 New Residential (New/proposed residential): Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Blessington, Kildare; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://kildarecoco.ie/AllServices/Planning/DevelopmentPlans/KildareCountyDevelopmentPlan2023-2029/Volume2SmallTownsEnvironsVillagesRuralSettlements/ - R2 Existing Residential / Infill (Existing residential): Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Blessington, Kildare; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://kildarecoco.ie/AllServices/Planning/DevelopmentPlans/KildareCountyDevelopmentPlan2023-2029/Volume2SmallTownsEnvironsVillagesRuralSettlements/ - G4 Open Space and Amenity (Active open space): Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Blessington, Kildare; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://kildarecoco.ie/AllServices/Planning/DevelopmentPlans/KildareCountyDevelopmentPlan2023-2029/Volume2SmallTownsEnvironsVillagesRuralSettlements/ ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 9 applications, newest first. - 3 Sept 2024, Kildare County Council 24275: Refused. Extension of duration. for A) vernacular style part 2 storey and part single storey dwelling with single storey family apartment with garage and assorted outbuildings. B) Install propriety wastewater treatment system and percolation area. C) Create new entrance off lane. D) Erect 31.5M x 10.0M x 6.0M High agricultural building clad in juniper green box profile sheeting for animal care, machinery and feed store. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/24275/0 - 8 Aug 2024, Kildare County Council 24253: N/a. Extension of duration, 1 home. for a) erect vernacular style part 2 storey and part single storey dwelling with single storey family apartment with garage and assorted outbuildings. b) install proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area. c) create new entrance off lane. d) erect 31.5M x 10.0M x 6.0M High agricultural building clad in juniper green box profile sheeting for animal care, machinery and feed store. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/24253/0 - 31 Aug 2022, Kildare County Council 221065: Conditional. Retention. a separate domestic type garage as constructed to the left hand side of my house when viewed from the public road. Permission is sought to set back my existing front boundary 3 metres from the roadside in order to improve the sightlines when exiting the property. These works are on my site. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/221065/0 - 10 Sept 2021, Kildare County Council 211295: Refused. Retention. for a domestic garage constructed to the side of my existing dwelling. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/211295/0 - 3 Sept 2021, Kildare County Council 211258: N/a. Retention. for a domestic garage constructed to the side of my existing dwelling. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/211258/0 - 23 Feb 2021, Wicklow County Council 21171: Conditional. Permission, 3 homes. demolition of a garage and the construction of 3 dwellings adjacent to existing house, new driveway, connection to public services and all associated site works. Permission was previously granted for 2 no. detached dwellings on a portion of the subject site under Planning Reg. Ref. 19/506. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/21171/0 - 31 Aug 2020, Kildare County Council 20989: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. A) Erect vernacular style part 2 storey and part single storey dwelling with single storey family apartment with garage and assorted outbuildings. B) Install proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area. C) Create new entrance off lane. D) Erect 31.5M x 10.0M X 6.0M High agricultural building clad in juniper green box profile sheeting for animal care, machinery and feed store. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20989/0 - 11 Aug 2020, Kildare County Council 20888: N/a. Permission, 1 home. A) Erect vernacular style part 2 storey and part single storey dwelling with single storey family apartment with garage and assorted outbuildings. B) Install Proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area. C) Create new entrance off lane D) Erect 31.5M x 10.0M x 6.0M High agricultural building clad in juniper green box profile sheeting for animal care, machinery and feed store. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20888/0 - 10 May 2019, Wicklow County Council 19506: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. 2 no 1.5 storey, 5 bedroom dwellings to the west of the existing house and all associated and ancillary site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/19506/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Newtownpark. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - KD025-008: Barrow - ring-barrow, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD025-008----. Prominently located (OD c. 296m) at the NE end of a narrow-topped, moderately steep-sided NE-SW ridge, overlooking Glen Ding valley to the NE and with panoramic views in all directions except SW. A sub-circular area (diam. 14.4m E-W; 13.4m N-S) is defined by a shallow fosse (D 0.2-0.4m: base Wth 0.8m at N – 3.5m at E) and by a low, heavily poached outer earthen bank (int. H 0.2-0.6m; Wth 2.5m at S – 4.1m at W; ext. H 0.3-0.5m) which has a spine of dense stony material, and possible small inner revetting stones at S (ext. diam. 29m E-W; 27.5m N-S). An entrance gap (Wth 3.3m) at ESE is flanked on its S side by a single revetting stone on the inner face of the bank. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 23 July 2012 - KD025-014: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD025-014----. Situated in grassland with ring-barrow 155m to W. Circular-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 20m) bisected by post-1700 field boundary visible on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details kindly provided by Brian Doyle Date of upload: 19 February 2019 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) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Newtownpark. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: About 1 in 10 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: Susceptibility high, moderately high, 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_2909, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2909.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/newtownpark.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kildare/newtownpark.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kildare/newtownpark.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Newtownpark 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) - Athgarrett: https://everytownland.com/kildare/athgarrett.md - Blessington Demesne (Co. Wicklow): https://everytownland.com/wicklow/blessington-demesne.md - Deerpark (Co. Wicklow): https://everytownland.com/wicklow/deerpark-250630.md - Glenmore: https://everytownland.com/kildare/glenmore.md - Kilmalum: https://everytownland.com/kildare/kilmalum.md - Newtown Great: https://everytownland.com/kildare/newtown-great.md - Newtown Little: https://everytownland.com/kildare/newtown-little.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/newtownpark - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kildare/newtownpark