Rathstewart

219 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathstewart, from 2 m² to 15,288 m² (1.53 ha, 3.78 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 16 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential / Infill (Existing residential)
  Athy Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027, Kildare · 212 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M3Neighbourhood Centre (District, neighbourhood centre)
  Athy Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027, Kildare · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community and Education (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Athy Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027, Kildare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Athy Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027, Kildare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Athy Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027, Kildare · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Open Space and Amenity (Active open space)
  Athy Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027, Kildare · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 27 Nov 2025Conditional

  to retain front porch as constructed and full planning permission to alter / upgrade same. Planning permission to construct an extension to the rear of existing dwelling and including permission to carry out alterations / renovations to same dwelling. Planning permission for the demolition of previously built domestic extension and domestic shed to facilitate the new extension. Planning to include all associated ancillary site development works

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2561332

• 21 Feb 2025Conditional

  for a single storey extension to the front, side and rear of existing single storey dwelling, changes to existing external façade, internal alterations, connection to existing services and all associated site works. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of the inclusion of a family flat along with proposed single storey extensions

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560169

• 2 Apr 2024Conditional

  Development will consist of 76 no houses, and a creche, on a site measuring circa 2.68 hectares, located in the townland of Tomard, south of Cluain Bhearu residential development, east of the Monasterevin Road / Rathstewart Road (R417) and White Castle Lawn, Athy, Co. Kildare. The proposed development is comprised of 10 no. 4 bedroom, 54 no. 3 bedroom and 12 no. 2 bedroom storey, detached, semi detached and terraced houses. A single storey creche of c.378sq.m is also proposed. Access to the proposed development will be from the adjoining Cois Bhearu to the north. The proposed development includes for all associated site development works, car parking, open spaces, hard & soft landscaping etc., ESB substation, and demolition of all structures on site. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of 91 no. houses, and a crèche, on a site measuring circa 3.1 hecatares. The proposed development is comprised of 14 no. 4 bedroom, 65 no. 3 bedroom and 12 no. 2 bedroom, 2 storey, detached, semi-detached and terraced houses. A two storey crèche of c.264.6sq.m is also proposed. . Access to the proposed development will be from the adjoining Cois Bhearú to the north. The proposed development includes for all included site development works, car parking, open spaces, hard & soft landscaping etc., ESB substation, demolition of the mill structure on site, and extension and upgrade of footpath to cycle path to the north-west at Corráin Bhearú to connect to path on Monasterevin Road / Rathstewart Road (R417). The applicant has also submitted a concurrent application to the Planning Authority for a residential development of 38 no. dwellings on the adjoining lands to the immediate south under planning Ref. 24/111

  Permission, 91 homes · Kildare County Council, 24112

• 13 Jul 2022Conditional

  an existing front extension, including a projecting bay window and pitched roof over

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 22857

• 20 Dec 2021Conditional

  partial demolition of the existing school, a new 2-storey extension and single storey multi purpose hall, the refurbishment and alterations of the existing 2-storey school building, removal of existing pre-fabricated temporary accommodation, new ballcourts, additional car parking and lighting, photovoltaic panels, new watermain, extension to existing pumping station, new surface water attenuation and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 211788

• 30 Mar 2021Conditional

  of single storey extension to the rear of existing two storey dwelling

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 21412

• 2 Sept 2020Conditional

  to construct an extension to dwelling house and associated site work,

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 20996

• 7 Apr 2017Conditional

  Single storey side and rear extension to existing dwelling house, construction of a new garage, construction of a new storage shed and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 17382

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 Rathstewart.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Rathstewart.

Architectural heritage

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

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 10 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 and water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2398 (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 Rathstewart with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Rathstewart

Area

211,901 m² (21.19 ha, 52.36 acres)

Civil parish

St. Michael's, and its townlands

Barony

Narragh and Reban West

Electoral division

Athy East Urban, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Athy East Urban electoral division: 4,216 people in 1,630 households; 60% of households own their home; 39% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Athy, Paudeenourstown, Tomard

Placenames

Rathstewart 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.