Oldgrange
Townland in the civil parish of Monasterevin, barony of Offaly West, Co. Kildare
- Area
- 161.4 ha
- 399 acres
- Land parcels
- 663
- registered freehold, median 242 m²
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 53
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
663 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Oldgrange, from 0 m² to 210,165 m² (21.02 ha, 51.93 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 23 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
No zone of a development plan covers Oldgrange 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
2 Nov 2024Refused
for the sub-division of existing site for permission for the construction of a single-story bungalow in rear garden of family lands, secondary effluent treatment system and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2461155
30 Oct 2024N/a
for the sub-division of existing site for permission for the construction of a single-story bungalow in rear garden of family lands, secondary effluent treatment system and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2461132
20 Sept 2024Conditional
Extension of Duration: development of a distillery and visitor centre (with ancillary café, maturation facilities and other associated ancillary development) (5,106 sqm total gross floor area) at Ballykelly Mills, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare, W34 HY03 [a Protected Structure (Ref. B21-04)] on a site of 2.13 hectares (of which 0.96 hectares is public road), approximately, at Millfarm, Coolsickin or Quinsborough, Ballykelly and Oldgrange. The site is principally bounded by: agricultural lands to the north; partly by the Local Road L1002, a residential dwelling (W34 E409) and the Local Road L7049 to the east; the Brook Stream to the south; and the Grand Canal to the west. Part of the site (to facilitate site servicing) extends along the public road (L7049) in the townlands of Millfarm, Ballykelly and Oldgrange. The development will consist of the removal of 3,489 sqm of floor area comprising the internal floors of Blocks A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2 and the demolition of a number of structures (891 sqm in total) associated with the previous use of the premises, including: a lean-to shed/structure (identified as Block A3) (103 sqm); a single-storey office building (identified as Block A4) (53 sqm); a grain intake shed including its associated grain elevator (identified as Block D1) (198 sqm); a detached single storey flat-roofed control room (identified as Block D2) (17 sqm); a two-storey derelict detached house (identified as Block F) (106 sqm); an agricultural shed (identified as Block G) (118 sqm); an agricultural shed (identified as Block H) (32 sqm); a lean-to shed/structure (identified as Block I) (76 sqm); a single-storey flat-roofed shed (identified as Block J) (22 sqm); a weighbridge office (identified as Block K) (54 sqm); weighbridge kiosk (identified as Block L1) (6 sqm); a concrete-walled flat-roofed structure (identified as Block N) (52 sqm); and a concrete-walled flat-roofed structure (identified as Block O) (54 sqm). The total demolition / floor area removal comprises 4,380 sqm. The development will also consist of the removal of ancillary fabric across the site including: grain elevators; site fencing and gates; mass concrete slabs, remnants of previous structures and a service yard (identified as Block E); a weighbridge (identified as Block L2); tarmac; signage (with the exception of the ‘Minch Norton & Co. Ltd.’ sign located on eastern elevation of existing grain intake shed (identified as Block D1), which is to be relocated within the propos
Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 24301
4 Jan 2024Conditional
for the sub-division of existing family site for the construction of 3 no. detached houses (Type A - 1 no. - is a two storey house and house type B - 2 no. - which is a two storey house with attic accommodation (also described as a two and half storey house), utilisation of existing recessed entrance, connection to public foul sewer and all associated site works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of permission for the sub-division of existing family site for the construction of 3 no. detached two storey houses, utilisation of existing recessed entrance, connection to public foul sewer and all associated site works. Further revised by Significant Further Information of permission for the sub-division of the existing family site for the construction of 3 no. detached two storey houses, utilisation of existing recessed entrance , connection to public foul sewer and all associated site works
Permission, 3 homes · Kildare County Council, 2460003
19 Dec 2023N/a
for the sub-division of existing family site for the construction of 3 no. Detached two storey houses (type a and type b), utilisation of existing recessed entrance, connection to public foul sewer and all associated wite works
Permission, 3 homes · Kildare County Council, 2360513
19 Oct 2023Conditional
for 1. alterations to a one storey detached house to include revised front roof profile, revised location of front and rear doors, removal of a front window and removal of a side window, 2. septic tank & percolation area, 3. two detached one storey sheds all as constructed and all associated siteworks. The house was previously granted planning permission under planning reference no. 81/578.
Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2360311
12 Oct 2023Conditional
for 1) Demolition of existing dwelling and garage; 2) Construction of 26 no. dwellings. The dwellings will consist of 1 no. Detached bungalow, 1 no. 2-storey terrace block containing 2 no. 3-bed houses and 3-no. 2-bed houses, 1 no. 2-storey terrace block containing 2 no. 3-bed houses and 2 no. 2-bed houses, including bin and bike stores to mid-terrace units, 8 no. 2-storey 4-bed semi-detached houses, 4 no. 3-bed semi-detached houses & 1 no. 2-storey apartment block containing 4 no. 1-bed units and adjoining bin store; 3) New recessed access road off the R414 with vehicular connection and pedestrian connections to Oldgrangewood housing scheme; 4) Provision of new cycle lane and footpath to boundary of the R414; 5) Footpath on R414 to connect to Ball Alley crossroads, 6) Decommissioning of existing septic tank; 7) Connection to existing foul water sewer at Oldgrangewood housing scheme and 8) All associated ancillary site-works
Permission, 22 homes · Kildare County Council, 2360296
10 Oct 2023N/a
for 1) Demolition of existing dwelling and garage; 2) Construction of 26 no. dwellings. The dwellings will consist of 1 no. Detached bungalow, 1 no. 2-storey terrace block containing 2 no. 3-bed houses and 3-no. 2-bed houses, 1 no. 2-storey terrace block containing 2 no. 3-bed houses and 2 no. 2-bed houses, including bin and bike stores to mid-terrace units, 8 no. 2-storey 4-bed semi-detached houses, 4 no. 3-bed semi-detached houses & 1 no. 2-storey apartment block containing 4 no. 1-bed units and adjoining bin store; 3) New recessed access road off the R414 with vehicular connection and pedestrian connections to Oldgrangewood housing scheme; 4) Provision of new cycle lane and footpath to boundary of the R414; 5) Footpath on R414 to connect to Ball Alley crossroads, 6)Decommissioning of existing septic tank; 7) Connection to existing foul water sewer at Oldgrangewood housing scheme and 8) All associated ancillary site-works.
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360287
9 Aug 2023Conditional
extension to Dwelling & Granny Flat Extension and all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360105
6 Apr 2023Conditional
the development will consist of: a) the construction of a part storey and a half part single storey dwelling with a floor area of 192.3m2; b) the construction of a recessed vehicular entrance; c) the proposed connection of foul water drainage to the public foul mains sewer and proposed connection of surface water drainage to on-site soakways; and d) all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 23368
4 Apr 2023Conditional
1) demolition of existing garage structure and adjacent outbuildings; 2) construction of a new detached bungalow with foul water to existing foul sewer and surface water to soakways; 3) new vehicular entrance with driveway and all associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 23346
3 Apr 2023Conditional
construction of a single storey garage extension with pitched roof to side of existing detached bungalow and all associated site development works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 23336
1 Feb 2023Conditional
a new single storey dwelling house, with connection to existing public main sewerage and water, new domestic vehicular entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2380
20 Dec 2022Conditional
the construction of: A storey and a half type extension to the existing single storey dwelling with single storey link corridor, demolition of the existing outbuildings and replacement with new domestic garage and all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 221511
13 Oct 2022Conditional
to retain a single storey home office and gym located in garden to rear of property at 12 Ferns Green, Barraderra, Monasterevin.
Retention · Kildare County Council, 221222
11 Aug 2022Conditional
Conversion of existing attic to habitable accommodation including 2 No. rooflights to rear roof plane and all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 22986
11 Apr 2022Conditional
development will consist of the demolition of existing out-buildings, construction of 8 No. dwellings consisting of 6 No. 3-bedroom semi-detached dormer type dwellings and 2 No. 4-bedroom detached dormer type dwellings, with boundary treatments to all new and existing boundaries, new vehicular access from L5081, connection to existing services and all ancillary works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of (1) reduction in number of proposed dwellings houses from 8 no. to 6 no. units. (2) repositioning and re-design of the remaining 6 no. units. (3) reconfiguration of proposed public open space. (4) reconfiguration of proposed access. (5) provision of new footpath to R414 at site frontage linking to existing
Permission, 8 homes · Kildare County Council, 22408
31 Jan 2022N/a
the development will consist of the construction of 8 No. dwellings consisting of 6 No. 3-bedroom semi-detached dormer type dwellings and 2 No. 4-bedroom detached dormer type dwellings, with boundary treatments to all new and existing boundaries, new vehicular access from L5081, connection to existing services and all ancillary works
Permission, 8 homes · Kildare County Council, 2293
22 Dec 2021Conditional
Permission sought for the construction of a single storey extension to an existing detached bungalow comprising of a garage, ancillary alterations to the front, side and rear elevations and all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 211831
22 Dec 2021Conditional
Permission is sought for (1) the demolition of an existing detached garage and ancillary out buildings (2) the construction of a detached dormer dwelling, foul water to existing foul sewer, surface water to soakaways, vehicular access via a proposed shared recessed vehicular entrance incorporating the existing single recessed entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 211832
6 Dec 2021N/a
(1) The demolition of an existing detached garage and ancillary out buildings. (2) The construction of a detached dormer dwelling, foul water to existing foul sewer, surface water to soakaways, vehicular access via a proposed shared recessed vehicular entrance incorporating the existing single recessed entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 211713
17 Aug 2021Conditional
retention and completion of change of house type B (3 bed 2-storey semi-detached house), granted under Pl. Ref. 19/1393, to house type A (4 bed 2-storey semi-detached house with attic accommodation) on site 33 The Birches. It also consists of change of house type B (3 bed 2-storey semi-detached house), granted under Pl. Ref. 19/1431, to house type A (4 bed 2-storey semi-detached house with attic accommodation) on sites 26 and 27 The Green and all associated ancillary siteworks
Retention · Kildare County Council, 211189
4 Aug 2021Conditional
extension to dwelling and all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 211117
27 May 2021Conditional
single storey front and side extension with renovation works to existing single storey dwelling using existing vehicular entrance and all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 21735
16 Mar 2021N/a
change of house types granted under Pl. Ref. 19/1431. Change of house type B/D (2 storey semi-detached house), on sites 29 and 30 and sites 45 and 46 to house type F/FD (2 storey semi-detached house) with option for attic accommodation on sites 30 and 46. Change of house type B (2 storey semi-detached house), on sites 13 to 28 and sites 41 to 44, and house type C (2 storey semi-detached house), on sites 39 and 40, all to house type F (2 storey semi-detached house) and all associated ancillary site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 21334
The 25 most recent of 53 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
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Oldgrange.
Architectural heritage
- House, 1700–1837 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three- or four-bay single-storey thatched house, extant 1837, on a rectangular plan originally two- or three-bay single-storey. Refenestrated, ----. Pitched thatch roof with paired exposed hazel or sally stretchers to ridge having exposed scallops, concrete coping to gables including concrete coping to gable (west) with rendered chimney stack to apex, and paired exposed hazel or sally stretchers to eaves having exposed scallops. Roughcast battered walls on rendered plinth. Square-headed off-central door opening with concealed dressings framing replacement glazed timber panelled door. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement timber casement windows. Set perpendicular to road.
- High Bridge, bridge, 1790–1810 · National interest
Description
Single-arch rubble stone hump back road bridge over canal, c.1800, with cut-stone voussoirs and cut-stone coping, with approach to south-east forming single-arch hump back perpendicular road bridge over stream. Squared rubble stone walls and curved flanking walls. Cut-stone coping. Single elliptical arch (arch to second bridge not visible). Cut-stone voussoirs. Cut-stone stringcourse to spring of arch. Rubble stone soffits with traces of lime render over. Sited spanning Grand Canal (Athy Branch) with perpendicular bridge spanning stream. Sections of stone cobbling to deck. Cut-stone retaining walls to canal with remains of tow path to north-west and to south-east.
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 5 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.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2286 (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
No address of the register names Oldgrange with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.
The townland
- Name
- Oldgrange
- Area
- 1,613,850 m² (161.39 ha, 398.79 acres)
- Civil parish
- Monasterevin, and its townlands
- Barony
- Offaly West
- Electoral division
- Monasterevin, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Monasterevin electoral division: 5,949 people in 2,051 households; 71% of households own their home; 52% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballykelly, Barraderra, Hybla or Ballyneage, Inchacooly (Co. Laois), Millfarm, Monasterevin, Passlands
- Placenames
- Oldgrange 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.