Rathcoffey North

91 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathcoffey North, from 13 m² to 255,155 m² (25.52 ha, 63.05 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 25 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 Rathcoffey North 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.

• 23 Jan 2026Conditional

  consist of alterations to the dwelling front elevation, which includes reducing the size of existing front gable wall, changing existing dormers window to box dormers, revising fenestration and materials to front of dwelling, new front porch canopy, amended carparking to provide safe vehicle circulation within curtilage and associated siteworks.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660058

• 20 Jan 2026N/a

  alterations to the dwelling front elevation, which includes reducing the size of existing front gable wall, changing existing dormers window to box dormers, revising fenestration and materials to front of dwelling, new front porch canopy, amended carparking to provide safe vehicle circulation within curtilage and associated siteworks

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660050

• 26 Aug 2025Conditional

  for constructing seven detached two-storey houses each with detached garages and individual treatment systems, new entrance for three dwellings off R408 and the remaining four off road constructed under planning file 16/1218 and all associated site works. Revised by significant further information consisting of; change of vehicular arrangements from R408 submission of a hydrogeological and assimilative assessment report and the submission of 7 x revised site suitability reports

  Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 25141

• 5 Jun 2025Conditional

  for sub-dividing an existing site, modifying an existing recessed vehicular entrance, construction of a one and half storey detached type dwelling, detached domestic garage, proprietary effluent treatment system, and all associated ancillary site-works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of the proposed retention of the relocation of the location of adjoining effluent treatment system as constructed in lieu of location previously proposed and approved under reg. ref. 02/616

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2560613

• 8 May 2025Conditional

  for (1) planning permission is being sought for the construction of a new two storey extension to the North (Rear) elevation of the existing dwelling to provide for a Bedroom/Ensuite at first floor level and a “Home Office” at ground floor level and (2) retention of planning permission is being sought for a previously constructed (Circa. 2022) single storey extension to the North (Rear) of the existing dwelling to provide for a “Playroom” together with all associated landscaping, site works and services,

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560482

• 8 May 2024Conditional

  for amendments to previously approved planning file 19/914 to remove asphalt finish from car-park and replace with gravel finish and removal of proposed alterations to parking to front of Church (A protected structure RPS B10-09 and NIAH ref 11901002), and all associated ancillary site-works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460408

• 7 Mar 2024Conditional

  the revised location and layout of the previously approved garage, as yet to be constructed, as granted under Planning Reference: 15906 and extended under Planning Reference: 21115, and to include all associated site and ancillary works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460198

• 7 Mar 2024Conditional

  a part two-storey part single-storey extension to the rear and side, incorporating the existing garage building, a single-storey extension to front under existing porch roof, and additional internal, elevational, and thermal upgrade alterations to the existing two-storey five bedroom house. The completed works will result in a five-bedroom house, with additional living area, play room, en-suites, and home office. The proposed works include also a new single-storey domestic garage to the rear, alterations to the existing entrance gates and walls, additional surface water soakaways, a new packaged sewage treatment system, and polishing filter to replace the existing septic tank and percolation, new paving, landscaping and all ancillary works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460201

• 5 Mar 2024N/a

  for a part two-storey part single-storey extension to the rear and side, incorporating the existing garage building, a single-storey extension to front under existing porch roof, and additional internal, elevational, and thermal upgrade alterations to the existing two-storey five-bedroom house. The completed works will result in a five-bedroom house, with additional living area, play room, en-suites, and home office. The proposed works include also a new single-storey domestic garage to the rear, alterations to the existing entrance gates and walls, additional surface water soakaways, a new packaged sewage treatment system, and polishing filter to replace the existing septic tank and percolation, new paving, landscaping and all ancillary works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460193

• 18 Jul 2023Conditional

  for the demolition of existing single storey rear extension. Permission to amend front facade arrangement of existing house, Permission for the construction of a single storey rear extension with permission to use part of proposed rear extension as a self-contained family unit and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23787

• 11 Mar 2022Conditional

  development consists of retaining and completing a single storey extension to the rear of house granted under planning permission 16/1218 and all associated ancillary site works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 22275

• 7 Jul 2021Conditional

  of proposed garage for domestic use and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 211000

• 12 May 2021Conditional

  development at site 2 granted under planning permission 15/906 and extended under 21/115, which consists of change of two storey house type, together with revised position of house and garage previously approved and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 21645

• 11 May 2021Conditional

  development at site 4 granted under planning permission 16/1218. The development consists of change of house type of a 2 storey house previously granted to a revised 2 storey house, a change of, and relocation of, previously approved garage, and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 21642

• 3 Feb 2021Conditional

  Extension of Duration of Planning Ref. No. 15/906 - 6 No. two-storey style dwellings each with domestic garages and individual on-site wastewater treatment systems, in two clusters of three dwellings with two separate triple entrances and all ancillary site works

  Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 21115

• 14 Apr 2020Conditional

  for change of house type of permitted two-storey house and garage granted permission under 16/1218 to a revised two-storey house and revised garage and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 20376

• 19 Feb 2020Conditional

  Constructing a bungalow, detached domestic garage, effluent treatment system, vehicular entrance, and all associated ancillary site works, in lieu of development previously granted to me in planning file reference No. 16/1330,

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 20154

• 19 Feb 2020Conditional

  constructing a two storey type dwelling, detached domestic garage, effluent treatment system, vehicular entrance, and all associated ancillary site works, in lieu of development previously granted to me in planning file Ref. No. 16/1329

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 20155

• 13 Aug 2019Conditional

  a car park, the development consists of constructing a new entrance off R408 and 48 carparking places low-level lighting, entrance gates, landscaping, pedestrian entrance to rear of Rathcoffey Church ( A protected structure RPS B10-09 and NIAH Ref 11901002), and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 19914

• 30 Jul 2019Conditional

  constructing seven detached two-storey houses each with detached garages and individual treatment systems, new entrance for three dwellings off R408 and the remaining four off road constructed under planning file 16/1218 and all associated site works. Revised by significant further information consisting of; change of vehicular arrangements from R408 submission of a hydrogeological and assimilative assessment report and the submission of 7 x revised site suitability reports

  Permission, 7 homes · Kildare County Council, 19860

• 10 Jul 2019Conditional

  to construct: (1) A bungalow style dwelling. (2) A separate double garage. (3) A secondary sewage treatment system with a sand polishing filter percolation area. (4) A new vehicular entrance. (5) All associated ground works. On my site

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 19783

• 23 Nov 2018N/a

  (1) A bungalow style dwelling. (2) A separate double garage. (3) A secondary sewage treatment system with a sand polishing filter percolation area. (4) A new vehicular entrance. (5) All associated ground works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 181413

• 16 Nov 2018Conditional

  change of house type of two storey house granted and garage to a revised two storey house and garage and all ancillary site-works at site 4 granted under Planning Permission 15/906

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 181385

• 14 Feb 2018Conditional

  constructing a bungalow, detached domestic garage, septic tank effluent treatment system, and all ancillary site-works

  Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 18146

• 22 Jan 2018Conditional

  development at site 6 granted under planning permission 15/906. The development consists of change of house type of two storey house granted to a revised two storey house, relocation of garage and all ancillary site-works

  Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 1858

The 25 most recent of 29 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 Rathcoffey North.

Recorded monuments

• KD010-041 Habitation site
  Description

  A small area (44 square metres) was archaeologically excavated (Stafford E. 2004 b. Excavation Licence No. 03E0355) in conjunction with the erection of a telecommunications mast. Features uncovered included a metalled stone surface, and portion of a small ditch (Wth 1.5m; D 0.92), the fill of which contained pottery sherds dating from the 13th to the 15th-century. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 17 January 2013-01-17

• KD010-050 Water mill - unclassified
  Description

  Mill building depicted on 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map as 'Old Mill' with 'Old Mill Race' indicated to NE of Mill building. Not depicted on subsequent editions of the OS six-inch maps. No surface remains visible of building on Digital Globe aerial photograph. Old Mill Race to NE survives as townland boundary with Raheen Old. Rathcoffey Castle (KD010-018001-) located 1.3km to SE. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 5 November 2018

Architectural heritage

• Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, church/chapel, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-bay double-height Gothic-style Catholic church, c.1820, on a cruciform plan comprising single-bay double-height nave with single-bay double-height transepts to north and to south (with flights of external steps to first floors) and single-bay double-height polygonal apse to east having pair of single-bay single-storey projecting polygonal flanking porches. Gable-ended roofs with slate (polygonal roofs to apse and to porches). Clay ridge tiles. Stone cross finials to gables to transepts. Cast-iron rainwater goods with trefoil motif to brackets. Nap rendered walls. Painted. Pointed-arch window openings. Stone sills. Fixed-pane stained glass windows. Square-headed door openings. Timber panelled doors. Double-height interior. Timber pews. Balustraded timber galleries to first floor to transepts. Decorative Gothic-style marble altar. Set back from road in own landscaped grounds. Freestanding belfry, c.1860, to south on a square plan with iron bell and slate roof. Gateway, c.1820, to east comprising pair of rendered piers with pair of cast-iron inner piers having decorative cast-iron gates with quatrefoil motif and fleur-de-lis finials.

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 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_2756 (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 Rathcoffey North with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Rathcoffey North · Ráth Chofaigh Thuaidh

Area

873,126 m² (87.31 ha, 215.75 acres)

Civil parish

Balraheen, and its townlands

Barony

Ikeathy and Oughterany

Electoral division

Balraheen, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Balraheen electoral division: 2,559 people in 663 households; 87% of households own their home; 36% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Baltracey, Graiguesallagh, Moortown, Painestown, Raheen, Raheen Old, Rathcoffey Demesne, Rathcoffey South

Placenames

Rathcoffey North 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.