Rathbride

147 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathbride, from 50 m² to 486,301 m² (48.63 ha, 120.17 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 28 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Rathbride 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.

• 14 Apr 2026Conditional

  a change of house type only on a permission granted to me under planning reference number 25/60265. The proposed house will be a single storey bungalow similar to that granted but reduced in size from 235.66 sq.m to 204.92 sq.m All other aspects of the application to be as per granted under 25/60265

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2660399

• 26 Mar 2026Conditional

  closing of existing vehicle entrance and provision of a new agricultural entrance along with all associated site development and facilitating works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660314

• 20 Mar 2026Conditional

  (a) single storey dwelling with attached garage as constructed, (b) relocation of vehicular entrance to main road, (c) revised site layout including site boundaries and position of dwelling on the subject site, landscaping, connection to all relevant existing site services and all associated development works.

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2660291

• 9 Sept 2025Refused

  for (A) construction of a single storey type house, (B) garage / store for domestic use, (C) the installation of an EuroTank BAF P6 EN12566/3 SR66 Certified Secondary Wastewater Treatment system with Tertiary Treatment via Eurotank TER3 P6 Packaged Tertiary Treatment unit on infiltration percolation area and (D) new vehicular recessed entrance with access driveway and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2561035

• 26 Mar 2025Conditional

  for an equine bloodstock breeding facility consisting of: A) Demolishing existing equine stables, single storey staff accommodation and outbuildings on site, B) Construction of 2 new equine barns that will provide for 24 stable units in each, C) Construction of a single storey building that will facilitate staff canteen, offices, viewing area, toilet facilities and associated car parking areas, D) Construction of staff accommodation in the form of 2 no. single storey detached units connected with a shared covered terrace with associated car parking areas, E) Construction of a farm managers house in the form of a part 2 storey, part single storey dwelling with an integrated double garage, F) Construction of 2 no. single storey isolation stable blocks, G) Construction of a fillies barn, H) Construction of a horse walker and horse lunging ring, I) Construction of a machinery shed and an agricultural shed for hay storage with ancillary manure pit, J) Construction of a horse loading bay and wash bay area, K) Installation of waste water treatment systems to cater for all residential and equine buildings, including the installation of underground tanks, L) Upgrade to existing vehicular entrance, M) Installation of a new well , N) Construction of internal access roads, additional car parking (including EV spaces), landscaping, boundary treatments, lighting and all ancillary site works. A Natura impact statement will be submitted to the planning authority.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560310

• 13 Mar 2025Conditional

  for 1) A single storey bungalow type dwelling. 2) A separate double detached garage for domestic use. The garage will be placed to the rear of the house on the left hand side when viewed from the public road. 3) A vehicular entrance to the requirements of the Roads Department of Kildare County Council. 4) A secondary sewage treatment plant, a 90 sq.m. percolation area with a tertiary filter on top. 5) All ancillary site works in association with the above. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of: 1) A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted. 2) A Hydrogeological assessment for the development has been submitted

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2560265

• 10 Feb 2025Conditional

  to extend over a single storey cottage by demolishing existing roof to create a storey and a half style dwelling. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of a new septic tank and percolation area being proposed

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2523

• 28 Jan 2025Conditional

  for (a)Traditional 2 storey farm house, domestic garage, new site entrance, landscaping, effluent treatment plant and all associated site development works (b) Removal of condition 3 from planning permission 12/635 (sterilisation of lands on which we propose to build the proposed house). Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of: Change of house design to single storey house type and removal of garage

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2560061

• 30 Nov 2024Conditional

  for to amend Grant of Planning Permission Reg. Ref. 02/254 at Rathbride, Milltown, Co Kildare. The amendment is to remove condition no. 2 of Reg. Ref. 02/254 which is an occupancy condition

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2461275

• 16 Oct 2024Conditional

  proposed rear single storey extension, alteration of front façade window to doorway opening for emergency egress with associated adaptation internal alterations for disability use by family member, associated site development works to existing detached bungalow dwelling house

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 24332

• 19 Sept 2024N/a

  for proposed rear single storey extension, alteration of front façade window to doorway opening for emergency egress with associated adaptation internal alterations for disability use by family member, associated site development works to existing detached bungalow dwelling house

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 24298

• 4 Sept 2024N/a

  for proposed rear single storey extension, alteration of front façade window to doorway opening for emergency egress with associated adaptation internal alterations for disability use by family member, associated site development works to existing detached bungalow dwelling house

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 24279

• 11 Jul 2024Conditional

  for existing single storey side extension to existing single storey detached bungalow as constructed, Retention of existing detached agricultural style shed as constructed and all associated site works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2460650

• 23 Apr 2024Conditional

  for retention and completion of extension to dwelling previously granted permission planning reference 22/1398 including change of design, namely to remove the first floor element of the extension to the rear and all associated and necessary site works

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2460355

• 18 Apr 2024N/a

  for retention and completion of extension to dwelling previously granted permission planning reference 22/1398 including change of design, namely to remove the first floor element of the extension to the rear and all associated and necessary site works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2460332

• 19 Feb 2024N/a

  for to alter plans from that previously granted permission with planning reference 22/1398 namely to remove the first floor element of the extension to the rear and all associated and necessary site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460133

• 13 Feb 2024N/a

  for to alter plans from that previously granted permission with planning reference 22/1398 namely to remove the first floor element of the extension to the rear and all associated and necessary site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460110

• 9 Feb 2024N/a

  for to alter plans from that previously granted permission with planning reference 22/1398 namely to remove the first floor element of the extension to the rear and all associated and necessary site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460096

• 26 Jul 2023Conditional

  a new 38kV electricity circuit between the existing Kildare ESB substation and the existing Newbridge ESB substation County Kildare. The circuit will be c. 8.5km in length and will consist of c. 7km of overhead line (OHL) and c. 1.5km of underground cable (UGC). The OHL structures (48 No.) will consist of single and double wood polesets, with a height above ground level ranging from c. 9.7m to c. 18m and will require below ground foundations and staywires at specific locations. The UGC will primarily run along public roads and will consist of electrical cables laid in underground ducts buried in a trench (with varying dimensions between c.0.6m and c. 0.9m width and a depth of c.1.2m). Permission is sought for all associated works including temporary works such as the creation of access ways and ancillary temporary and permanent works. Revised by Significant further information which consists of Natura Impact Statement (NIS)

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23810

• 19 May 2023Conditional

  the extension and renovation of an existing dwelling house to include (1) the demolition of an existing sunroom annex; (2) the erection of a new living room extension to the side of the existing dwelling house; (3) internal alterations to the existing dwelling house; (4) the construction of a new roof to provide living accommodation to the first floor level; (5) increase the clear opening of the existing entrance gateway; (6) all associated site works including a new treatment system & soil polishing filter and new surface water soakaway to accommodate the new development

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23537

• 16 May 2023Refused

  revisions to previously granted planning ref. 19/1090, which include : a: Refurbishment of existing stable block to include a new front facade, b: Alterations to existing dwelling for use as staff quarters, which include the demolition of existing side annex and store to the rear, and revision to existing layout and elevations. C: Refurbishment of existing water walker and horse walker and construction of a new roof covering over same, d: Construction of a new covered horse walker, e: Construction of a new stable block to the east of the site, f: Construction of a new dormer style dwelling and new detached garden room, g: decommissioning of existing septic tank serving existing dwelling onsite and the installation of 2 no. wastewater treatments systems. The application also includes for the following works which were previously granted under planning ref. 19/1090: h: Elevational alterations to existing horse pool building, and minor internal alterations including the removal of a staff living compartment within the building; i: Horse gallops, including alterations to localized ground levels, and including associated gallop lighting consisting of pole mounted lights, each pole 8 metre high at 20 metre centres; j: Alterations to existing site entrance including repositioning and construction of new entrance gates and associated localized boundary hedging; k: All associated site development works including roads, yards, paths, all-weather paddocks and exercise ring, paddock and gallop fencing, internal farm gates, undergrounding of main ESB lines with erection of associated poles, storm water percolation area, and general site and yard lighting

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23520

• 24 Nov 2022Conditional

  to renovate and extend existing dwelling house consisting of converting front door to a window and replacing another window with a door, also to demolish existing extension to the rear and demolish outbuildings and construct a two storey extension with single storey elements and a domestic garage, decommission existing septic tank and install a proprietary wastewater treatment system and polishing filter, also lower front boundary wall and ground behind to provide sight lines and all associated and necessary site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 221398

• 21 Nov 2022Conditional

  extensions and alterations to existing single storey house to include: (a) Single storey living room extension to front of existing house; (b) Single storey kitchen extension to side of existing house; (c) Single storey bedroom extension to side of existing house; (d) Modifications to entrance porch to side of existing house; (e) Modified window opening to form new side door and internal modifications; (f) Domestic garage; (g) All associated site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 221383

• 31 Jan 2022Refused

  sought for a detached single 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, 2295

• 31 Jan 2022Refused

  sought for a detached single 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, 2294

The 25 most recent of 40 applications.

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Pollardstown Fen SAC 000396
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Pollardstown Fen 000396
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Curragh (Kildare) 000392

Recorded monuments

• KD022-007 Burial ground
  Description

  A large rectangular area (dims. L c. 125 WNW-ESE; Wth c. 60) flanked by roads along the W and N, in level mixed pasture and tillage. When visited in 1987, it was noted that parts of the E-interior were quarried out, and there was no visible surface trace of a church. Headstones dated from the 18th to the 20th century, and amidst some rubble was the leg of an altar tomb. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 02 December 2011

• KD022-125 Enclosure
  Description

  Faintly visible on Google Earth aerial imagery (28-6-2018) in level tillage: a square area (L c. 52m; Wth c. 52m) defined by the cropmark of a fosse (Wth 2-3m) with a possible entrance gap (Wth c. 3m) almost midway along the eastern side. A later field boundary runs N-S immediately to the W. See attached image: KD022-125-----_01 Snip of Google Earth aerial imagery (28-6-2018) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère. Date of upload: 31 July 2023

Architectural heritage

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

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 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_2540 (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 Rathbride with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Rathbride · Ráth Bhríde

Area

4,254,089 m² (425.41 ha, 1,051.21 acres)

Civil parish

Tully, and its townlands

Barony

Offaly East

Electoral division

Pollardstown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Pollardstown electoral division: 337 people in 120 households; 81% of households own their home; 32% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Curragh, Friarstown, Milltown, Newtown, Pollardstown, Scarletstown, Wheelam

Placenames

Rathbride 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.