Rinawade Upper

130 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rinawade Upper, from 6 m² to 96,310 m² (9.63 ha, 23.8 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 14 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential / Infill (Existing residential)
  Leixlip LAP 2020-2023, Kildare · 114 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Open Space and Amenity (Active open space)
  Leixlip LAP 2020-2023, Kildare · 13 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Leixlip LAP 2020-2023, Kildare · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 4 Sept 2026N/a

  for the conversion of two existing garages for use as part of the dwelling house, including replacement of two garage doors on the west elevation and double doors on the east elevation with windows, upgrade to the existing effluent treatment system, and all associated site works.

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2660998

• 6 Jul 2026N/a

  for the conversion of two existing garages for use as part of the dwelling house, including replacement of two garage doors on the west elevation and double doors on the east elevation with windows

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2660747

• 13 Oct 2025Conditional

  works to uprate the existing Rinawade – Dunfirth Tee – Kinnegad 110kV overhead line (OHL). Within County Kildare, the proposed development will take place within the following townlands: Confey, Parsonstown, Barnhall, Easton, Rinawade Upper, Rinawade Lower, Castletown, Oldcarton, Nicholastown, Killickaweeny, Cappagh, Newtown, Ballynakill, Ballyvoneen, Dysart, Dunfierth, Coolree, Kilmurry, Thomastown, Kilshanchoe, Clonagh, Cadamstown, Tanderagee, Calfstown, Ballinderry, Balrinnet, Kilglass, Nurney, Williamstown, Ballindoolin, Carrick, Grange East, Rahin. The Rinawade - Dunfirth Tee - Kinnegad 110 kV OHL circuit runs through County Meath, County Kildare and County Offaly. It is 54 km in length and travels from Kinnegad 110 kV substation in Killaskillen (County Meath) and traverses southeast where a short loop into Dunfirth 110 kV substation in Dunfirth (County Kildare) exists. The line then continues southeast where it terminates at Rinawade 110kV substation in Rinawade Lower (County Kildare). The OHL has a total of 249no. supporting structures. Within the functional area of Kildare County Council, there is 30.66 km of the existing OHL circuit, with 140 no. structures. Within the functional area of Meath County Council there is 23.16 km, with 107 no. structures, and within the functional area of Offaly County Council there is 0.42 km, with 2 no. structures. Separate planning applications will be lodged with Meath County Council and Offaly County Council. The proposed development within Co. Kildare will comprise: the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing OHL circuit conductor wires with a new higher capacity conductor between structure numbers 93 - 153, 224 - 226, and 240 - 247; the strengthening of tower foundations at 9no. locations; the strengthening of towers (i.e., member replacement) at 14no. locations; the painting of towers at 15no. locations; shear block remedial works of towers at 1no. location; the replacement of polesets at 43no. locations, with similar structures. There will be no change in height at 6no. poleset replacements. There will be height increases between 0.1m and 2.0m at 33no. poleset replacements. Poleset numbers 67, 72 and 132 will increase in height no greater than 3.0m, and poleset number 151 will increase in height no greater than 4.0m; the replumbing of polesets at 14no. locations; the replacement of insulating and ancillary hardware at all structures where conductor wires will be replaced; the replacement of stay wire/a

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561155

• 10 Jun 2024Refused

  Extension of Duration: Erection of 2 No. new 12m high lighting columns to the west of the existing hurling wall; Erection of 24 No. new (up to) 5m high lighting columns around the perimeter of the site; Erection of 3 No. new 21m high lighting columns to the south of the existing main pitches; Erection of 4 No. new 15.24m high lighting columns around the future junior pitch to the south of the site. All associated site development works as per Planning Ref: 19/733

  Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 24184

• 29 May 2024Conditional

  for a single storey rear garden home office/Utility/Storage and all associated site works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 24178

• 19 Oct 2023Conditional

  demolition of an existing single-storey dwelling and associated garage and the erection of a new single-storey dwelling and all associated landscaping, drainage and site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 23952

• 9 Oct 2023N/a

  Demolition of an existing single-storey dwelling and associated garage and the erection of a new single-storey dwelling and all associated landscaping, drainage and site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 23933

• 18 Jul 2023Conditional

  will consist of Demolition of existing Buildings No’s 7, 8 and 9 (total gfa c. 84,838sqm). - Existing Buildings No’s 1 – 6 will be retained for deep tech and innovation related uses (total gfa c.42,862sqm) - Construction of 2 no. new deep tech buildings and 4 no. new data centre buildings, all including ancillary office spaces. The deep tech buildings will have an overall maximum height of c.16m and vary in size from30,945sqm – 41,190sqm with a combined total gfa of c. 72,135 sqm. The data centres will be c.15 m in height to parapet and c.16.5m in height to top of roof plant screening. The data centres will vary in size from 13,225 sqm – 21,000 sqm with a combined total gfa of c. 76,225sqm. All buildings will be provided with Solar PV panels at roof level and green walls along selected elevations. - The new deep tech buildings (A1 & A2) will be provided with service yard areas, loading docks, car parking, access roads, security fencing/gates and landscaping. The deep tech buildings will include rainwater harvesting tanks and green roofs over office areas. - Each data centre (B1, C1, C2 & C3) will include data halls, admin blocks (comprising offices, breakroom, loading dock, storage, and ancillary areas) and a variety of mechanical and electrical plant areas/structures including battery storage rooms and mechanical rooms. Car parking, access roads, security fencing/gates, gate houses and landscaping will also be provided. - B1 will include 14 no. fuel oil generators, MV rooms and associated mechanical flues. C1 – C3 will each include 22 no. fuel oil generators, MV rooms and associated mechanical flues (each c.18.6m high). Car parking, access roads, security fencing/gates, gate houses and landscaping will also be provided. - 2 no. district heating pump house areas and inground piping for district heating system. - Construction of a Replacement 110kV Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) Substation adjacent to the existing 110kV Rinawade Substation. The current Air Insulated Switchgear (AIS) substation known as the Rinawade 110kV sub is fed by 2 x 110kV Overhead lines. The new substation will connect to these overhead lines via short runs of underground cable. The replacement 110kV substation will include 6 No. transformers, with client control building and a 2 storey GIS substation building within a 2.4m high fenced compound. - Decommissioning and removal of the existing 110kV Rinawade substation. - Construction of an on-site energy centre to provide to the nation

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360047

• 6 Sept 2022Conditional

  development of 4 No. 20 kV ESB double substations at four sites of c. 591 sqm in total (Site 1, c. 138 sqm adjacent to Building 4; Site 2, c. 138 sqm adjacent to Building 2 and Building 5; Site 3, c. 138 sqm adjacent to Building 5; and Site 4, c. 177 sqm partially within Building 9, at the Kildare Innovation Campus (formerly known as the Hewlett Packard Campus) Barnhall Road, Leixlip, Co. Kildare. The wider Kildare Innovation Campus is c. 80 hectares. The wider Campus is principally bounded by: Barnhall Road to the north; Celbridge Road to the east; Barnhall Rugby Football Club to the south; and grounds associated with Castletown House to the west. The proposed development will consist of: the construction of 3 No. standalone ESB double substations and associated LV switch rooms (Substations No. 1-3) of c. 3m in height, c. 4.8m in depth, and c. 17.8m in width, with an individual gross floor area of 57.5 sqm; and all associated works above and below ground. Substation No. 4 (gross floor area of 57.5 sqm) will include: internal alterations to the existing Campus Building No. 9; associated LV switch rooms; the removal of existing louvre and replacement with substation access doors on the southeast elevation; access path; and all associated works above and below ground. The cumulative gross floor area of the development will be 230 sqm

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 221096

• 10 May 2021Conditional

  The proposed development which specifically relates to Building No. 4 located to the northeast of the centre of the site. The development for which retention permission is sought consists of the retention of the mezzanine area (121 sqm) on the first- floor level. This consists of office space, toilets, and a canteen. Retention permission is sought for any associated site works that would have occurred due to the construction of the mezzanine

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 21623

• 5 Mar 2021N/a

  Retention permission for development specifically relates to Building No.4, retention permission consists of the retention of the mezzanine area(121 sqm) on the first floor level. This consists of office space, toilets, and a canteen. Retention permission is sought for any associated site works that would have occurred due to the construction of the mezzanine.

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 21270

• 26 Jan 2021Conditional

  the change of use of the existing and permitted (Reg. Ref:. 95/923) Ancillary Production Support Office associated with part of Building No. 2 to a standalone independent Office use including break room and tea station (c. 1,139sqm). The proposed development specifically relates to Building No. 2 located to the north-east of the centre of the site. (No alteration to the balance of the development is sought by this Application.) The site is principally bounded by: Barnhall Road to the north; Celbridge Road to the east; Barnhall Rugby Football Club to the south; and by grounds associated with Castletown House to the west. At a site of c.80.56 hectares at Liffey Business Campus (formerly known as the Hewlett Packard Campus)

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2179

• 21 Feb 2020Conditional

  attic conversion to habitable accommodation (Bedroom & En-Suite) including roof windows using existing vehicular entrance and all associated site works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 20164

• 28 Jan 2020Conditional

  The proposed development specifically relates to Building No. 3 and Building No. 4 located to the north-east of the centre of the site. (No alteration to the balance of the development is sought by this Application). The development for which retention permission is sought consists of: the change of use of Building No. 3 from its permitted warehouse use (Reg. Ref. 95/923) to manufacturing use (4,421 sq. m gross floor area including ancillary offices at ground floor and first floor level); and the change of use of part of Building No. 4 from its permitted manufacturing use (Reg. Ref. 95/923) to office use (9,002 sq. m gross floor area ). The development for which retention permission is sought also consists of: the provision of ancillary office space at first floor level within Building No. 4 (246 sq. m gross floor area); and all other associated site development works above and below ground. The site is principally bounded by; Barnhall Road to the north; Celbridge Road to the east; Barnhall Rugby Football Club to the south; and by grounds associated with Castletown House to the west

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2060

• 28 Jun 2019Conditional

  Erection of 2 No. new 12m high lighting columns to the west of the existing hurling wall; Erection of 24 No. new (up to) 5m high lighting columns around the perimeter of the site; Erection of 3 No. new 21m high lighting columns to the south of the existing main pitches; Erection of 4 No. new 15.24m high lighting columns around the future junior pitch to the south of the site. All associated site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 19733

• 5 Jan 2018Conditional

  STRATEGIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT (ABP Decision) consisting of 450 no. new residential units; a childcare facility (538sqm); a new roundabout on the Celbridge Road (R404) and associated road realignment to facilitate vehicular access to the application site with revised entrance arrangement to the Wonderful Barn Complex (a Protected Structure), and incorporating landscape features and signage to the Wonderful Barn Complex (a Protected Structure); associated internal roads, pedestrian and cycle paths and linkages; open space; and, all associated site and development works. The residential development consists of the following: 16 no. one-bed, two-storey, own door apartments, 54sqm and 56 sqm Gross Floor Area (GFA) each (Type 1B1 & 1B2); 42 no. two-bed apartments, 83.7sqm GFA each (Type 2B1), with 42 no. three bed duplex units above, ranging in size from 119.2 to 120.4sqm GFA (Type 3B1 & 3B2), in three-storey terraces; 48 no. two-bed, two-storey terraced houses, 86.6sqm each (Type F1 & F2); 187 no. three-bed, two-storey terraced, semi-detached and detached houses, ranging in size from 110.7sqm to 126.4sqm GFA (Types D1-7, E1-5 & H1-4); 2 no. three-bed, single storey, detached houses, 113.7sqm each (Type J); 97 no. four-bed, two-storey, semi-detached and detached houses ranging in size from 130.2sqm to 206sqm (Types A, B1, B4, C1, C2 & G1-3); 16 no. four-bed, three-storey semi-detached houses ranging in size from 216.5sqm to 219.7sqm (Types C3 & C4). A total of 929 no. car parking spaces, including 875 no. spaces serving the residential units and 54 no. visitor spaces dispersed throughout the scheme (of which 13 no. spaces are designated for use by the childcare facility), are proposed. The associated site and infrastructural works include foul and surface water drainage, attenuation areas, open space, landscaping buffer with the Wonderful Barn parkland, boundary walls and fences, internal roads, cycle paths and footpaths including linkages towards the Wonderful Barn Complex (a Protected Structure) and to established residential areas to the north of the site. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report has been prepared in respect of the proposed development.

  Permission, 349 homes · Kildare County Council, 18300606

• 29 Mar 2017Conditional

  (a) 140 x 80m all-weather GAA pitch to replace an existing grass pitch, all fencing and ball stop netting. (b) 3 No. 18.3m high lighting columns to the west of the proposed pitch. (c) The minor repositioning of 3 No. existing 21.3m high lighting columns to the east of the proposed pitch with additional pole top luminaires. (d) 30m long 5m high hurling wall located on the western side of the proposed pitch with porous asphalt to the west of the wall. (e) 50m long viewing platform to the west of the proposed pitch with porous asphalt access to the east of the platform. (f) hardstanding car park area to west of site. (g) 2m wide hardstanding looped walkway to the west, south and east of the site. (h) All associated site works. Retention is sought for an existing single storey building (82m2) comprising of 3 no. changing rooms, a boiler room, a store room and WC

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 17336

• 21 Feb 2017N/a

  development consisting of the following: 140 x 80m all-weather GAA pitch to replace an existing grass pitch, all fencing and ball stop netting; 3 No. 18.3m high lighting columns to the west of the proposed pitch; The minor repositioning of 3 No. existing 21.3m high lighting columns to the east of the proposed pitch with additional pole top luminaires; 30m long 5m high hurling wall located on the western side of the proposed pitch with porous asphalt to the west of the wall; 50m long viewing platform to the west of the proposed pitch with porous asphalt access to the east of the platform; Hardstanding car park area to west of site; 2m wide hardstanding looped walkway to the west, south and east of the site; All associated site works. Retention is sought for an existing single storey building (82sqm) comprising of 3 No. changing rooms, a boiler room, a store room and wc,

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 17173

• 6 Feb 2017N/a

  development consisting of: 140 x 80m all-weather GAA pitch to replace an existing grass pitch, all fencing and ball stop netting; 3 No. 18.3m high lighting columns to the west of the proposed pitch; The minor repositioning of 3 No. existing 21.3m high lighting columns to the east of the proposed pitch with additional pole top luminaires; 30m long 5m high hurling wall located on the western side of the proposed pitch; 50m long viewing platform to the west of the proposed pitch; Hardstanding car park area to west of site; 2m wide hardstanding looped walkway to the west and south of the site; All associated site works. Retention is sought for an existing single storey building (82sqm) comprising of 3 No. changing rooms, a boiler room, a store room and wc,

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 17114

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 Rinawade Upper.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Rinawade Upper.

Architectural heritage

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

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 low, on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2937 (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 Rinawade Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Rinawade Upper · Rinn an Bháid Uachtarach

Area

279,646 m² (27.96 ha, 69.1 acres)

Civil parish

Donaghcumper, and its townlands

Barony

Salt North

Electoral division

Celbridge, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Celbridge electoral division: 16,066 people in 5,350 households; 79% of households own their home; 21% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Barnhall, Castletown, Parsonstown, Rinawade Lower

Placenames

Rinawade Upper 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.