# St. Catherine's Park, Co. Kildare: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Leixlip, barony of Salt North, Co. Kildare. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 317,370 m² (31.74 ha, 78.42 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 20 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 689 m² - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): R2 Existing Residential / Infill, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 11 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Leixlip, https://everytownland.com/kildare/parish/leixlip.md - Barony: Salt North - Electoral division: Leixlip, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Leixlip electoral division: 16,755 people in 5,741 households; 79% of households own their home; 24% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Kildare, https://everytownland.com/kildare.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/25409 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 81139 - Centre: latitude 53.366434, longitude -6.478418 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 20 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in St. Catherine's Park, from 14 m² to 113,287 m² (11.33 ha, 27.99 acres); 22 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 5518861: 113,287 m² (11.33 ha, 27.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5518861.md - Parcel 1021816: 15,484 m² (1.55 ha, 3.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1021816.md - Parcel 5439927: 9,383 m² (0.94 ha, 2.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5439927.md - Parcel 1059901: 6,715 m² (0.67 ha, 1.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1059901.md - Parcel 1025954: 2,642 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1025954.md - Parcel 1056235: 1,630 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1056235.md - Parcel 1020541: 917 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1020541.md - Parcel 1018319: 780 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1018319.md - Parcel 1065940: 709 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1065940.md - Parcel 1070972: 703 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1070972.md - Parcel 1055499: 674 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1055499.md - Parcel 1057139: 657 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1057139.md - Parcel 2675740: 649 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2675740.md - Parcel 3218826: 455 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3218826.md - Parcel 5225908: 445 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5225908.md - Parcel 1021115: 442 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1021115.md - Parcel 5563561: 245 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5563561.md - Parcel 1015030: 133 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1015030.md - Parcel 3218926: 93 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3218926.md - Parcel 4714733: 14 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4714733.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - R2 Existing Residential / Infill (Existing residential): Leixlip LAP 2020-2023, Kildare; 25 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://kildarecoco.ie/AllServices/Planning/LocalAreaPlans/CurrentLocalAreaPlans/LeixlipLocalAreaPlan2020-2023-ExtendedtoMarch2026/ - G4 Open Space and Amenity (Active open space): Leixlip LAP 2020-2023, Kildare; 5 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://kildarecoco.ie/AllServices/Planning/LocalAreaPlans/CurrentLocalAreaPlans/LeixlipLocalAreaPlan2020-2023-ExtendedtoMarch2026/ - N2.2 Transport & Utilities (Wastewater): Leixlip LAP 2020-2023, Kildare; 3 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://kildarecoco.ie/AllServices/Planning/LocalAreaPlans/CurrentLocalAreaPlans/LeixlipLocalAreaPlan2020-2023-ExtendedtoMarch2026/ - G3 HA - High Amenity (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape): The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal; 3 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.fingal.ie/development-plan - G3 Strategic Open Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape): Leixlip LAP 2020-2023, Kildare; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://kildarecoco.ie/AllServices/Planning/LocalAreaPlans/CurrentLocalAreaPlans/LeixlipLocalAreaPlan2020-2023-ExtendedtoMarch2026/ - G3 HA-LV (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape): South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028, South Dublin; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.sdcc.ie/en/devplan2022/adopted-plan/ - S6 Transport & Utilities (Other community services/facilities uses): Leixlip LAP 2020-2023, Kildare; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://kildarecoco.ie/AllServices/Planning/LocalAreaPlans/CurrentLocalAreaPlans/LeixlipLocalAreaPlan2020-2023-ExtendedtoMarch2026/ - C5 Tourism (Tourism and related): Leixlip LAP 2020-2023, Kildare; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://kildarecoco.ie/AllServices/Planning/LocalAreaPlans/CurrentLocalAreaPlans/LeixlipLocalAreaPlan2020-2023-ExtendedtoMarch2026/ ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 11 applications, newest first. - 3 Aug 2023, Kildare County Council 23830: Conditional. Retention. minor alterations to a shed previously approved with planning permission reg. ref. 21/292. The minor alterations are: modifications to a door and window in the east elevation and the introduction of a new window in the west elevation. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/23830/0 - 16 Mar 2023, Kildare County Council 23260: N/a. Retention. Retention permission on the grant of permission Ref. No. 21/292. The development will consist of minor alterations to a door and window in the easterly elevation and the introduction of a window in the westerly elevation. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/23260/0 - 12 Sept 2022, Kildare County Council 221115: Refused. Permission. the construction of a stable yard with ancillary stables, permanent recessed entrance to replace existing temporary entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/221115/0 - 27 Jan 2022, Kildare County Council 2275: Refused. Permission. for the construction of a detached single storey stable block for personal use, permanent recessed entrance to replace existing temporary entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2275/0 - 22 Nov 2021, Kildare County Council 211640: Conditional. Permission. for alterations and additions to an existing garden shed building. The alterations and additions will include the construction of a single storey pitched roof extension (28m²) plus a single storey low pitched lean-to roof extension (10m²) to the front and side of the existing garden shed in order to provide additional storage, along with all associated site works. The existing garden shed was approved under KCC register reference 18/34. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/211640/0 - 9 Mar 2021, Kildare County Council 21292: Conditional. Permission. a single storey shed with a playroom attached to the rear of the existing shed, and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/21292/0 - 3 Nov 2020, Kildare County Council 201314: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construction of 4 bed, part storey and half & part single storey detached dwelling and all associated site works. The new dwelling will use existing shared vehicular entrance. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/201314/0 - 27 Oct 2020, Kildare County Council 201267: N/a. Permission, 1 home. construction of 4 bed, part storey and half and part single storey detached dwelling and all associated site works. The new dwelling will use existing shared vehicular entrance. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/201267/0 - 6 Jun 2019, Kildare County Council 19640: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a new 2 storey 4 bed, detached house and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/19640/0 - 8 Mar 2018, Kildare County Council 18233: Conditional. Permission. a new wastewater pumping station, control building, change of use of the existing balance tank western cell to a pumping station wet well, additional mechanical and electrical plant equipment , landscaping , internal access road, and hardstanding area and other ancillary works within the site boundary of the existing Leixlip Waste Water Treatment Plant within the townland of Leixlip. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/18233/0 - 15 Jan 2018, Kildare County Council 1834: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. alterations and additions to an existing dwelling house at Gate Lodge Number 2, St Catherines Park, Sillechain Lane, Mill Lane, Leixlip, Co.Kildare, the alterations and additions will include the construction of single storey extensions for kitchen/dining (26.19m2) and boiler room (3.33m2) with lean to roofs to the sides of existing ground floor layout, construction of a pitched roof first floor bedroom extension (18.48m2) replacement windows and door to front elevation, construction of a single storey stand alone garden shed/store (48.87m2) with pitched roof at the south-east of the house, the construction of a new entrance wall & gates at the front north-west boundary of the site, construction of new timber fence along south boundary, and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/1834/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Liffey Valley, site code 000128 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of St. Catherine's Park. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - House, 1895–1905, Regional interest, registry number 11804069, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=KD®no=11804069. Detached three-bay single-storey local authority house, c.1900, with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to right. Refenestrated and extended, c.1980, comprising single-bay single-storey flat-roofed end bay to right (south-east). Hipped roof with slate (gabled to porch). Red clay ridge tiles. Red brick chimney stacks. Timber bargeboards to gable. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Flat-roofed to end bay. Materials not visible. Roughcast walls. Painted. Square-headed openings. Rendered sills. Replacement timber casement windows, c.1980. Replacement timber panelled door, c.1980. Set back from road in own grounds. - House, 1895–1905, Regional interest, registry number 11804070, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=KD®no=11804070. Detached three-bay single-storey local authority house, c.1900, with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to right. Refenestrated, c.1990. Hipped roof with slate (gabled to porch). Red clay ridge tiles. Red brick chimney stacks. Timber bargeboards to gable. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast walls. Painted. Square-headed openings. Rendered sills. Replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1990. Replacement glazed uPVC door, c.1990. Set back from road in own grounds. - Leixlip Manor, house, 1750–1780, Regional interest, registry number 11804073, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=KD®no=11804073. Detached three-bay two-storey over basement house, c.1765, on a symmetrical plan retaining early fenestration with single-bay two-storey breakfront, three-bay two-storey side elevations to north-east and to south-west having single-bay two-storey bowed bay windows and five-bay two-storey rear elevation to south-east. Renovated and extended, c.1800, comprising single-bay two-storey curved linking wings to left (east) and to right (west) having single-bay two-storey lower pavilion blocks with single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch added to centre. Now in use as hotel. Hipped roofs behind parapet walls with slate (on a quadrangular plan to main block). Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Flat-roofed to porch behind parapet wall. Materials not visible. Roughcast walls. Painted. Rendered dressings including recessed panels over openings to first floor and parapet walls having moulded stringcourses. Rendered walls to porch. Painted. Engaged Ionic columns with frieze over having moulded cornice to parapet wall with blocking course to centre. Square-headed window openings (in round-headed recessed panels to ground floor front (north-west) elevation; in tripartite arrangement to bowed bay windows). Stone sills. 6/6 timber sash windows (2/2 sidelights to tripartite openings). Square-headed door opening. Glazed timber panelled double doors (possibly replacement). Interior with carved timber staircase and timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set back from road in own extensive grounds. Tarmacadam forecourt/carpark to front.Detached seven-bay two-storey outbuilding, c.1765, to north-west flanking courtyard with square-headed integral carriageway to left ground floor. Renovated and refenestrated, c.1990. Hipped roof with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stack. Cast-iron rainwater goods on eaves course. Roughcast walls. Painted. Rendered buttresses along front (south-west) elevation. Square-headed openings (some possibly remodelled). Rendered sills. Replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1990. Square-headed door openings. Glazed timber panelled doors (probably replacement). Square-headed integral carriageway to left ground floor. No fittings.Detached two-bay single-storey rubble stone outbuilding with half-attic, c.1765, to north-east framing courtyard with square-headed integral carriageway. Gable-ended roof with slate. Red clay ridge tiles. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Random rubble stone walls. Square-headed window openings. Stone sills. Timber casement windows (probably replacement). Square-headed integral carriageway. Timber boarded doors.Detached multiple-bay two-storey outbuilding, c.1765, to north-east flanking courtyard retaining some original fenestration. Renovated and part refenestrated, c.1990. Hipped roof with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stack. Cast-iron rainwater goods on eaves course. Roughcast walls. Painted. Shallow segmental-headed window openings to left ground floor (one in tripartite arrangement). Rendered sills. 1/1 timber sash window to tripartite arrangement with 1/1 sidelights having lattice glazing. Fixed-pane timber windows to remainder with lattice glazing. Square-headed window openings to remainder (some possibly remodelled, c.1990). Rendered sills. Replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1990. Square-headed door openings. Glazed timber panelled doors (probably replacement, c.1990).Subterranean tunnel, c.1765, leading to house to south-east approached by flight of stone steps having iron railings.Rubble stone boundary wall, c.1765, to courtyard (to north-west and to south-east) with pair of shallow segmental-headed integral carriageways with cut-stone piers, cut-stone voussoirs having stringcourses over and parapet walls.Rubble stone boundary wall, c.1765, to walled garden to north-east approached through farmyard courtyard. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: Susceptibility moderately low, low, 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_2969, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2969.zip (ZIP). - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/kildare/st-catherines-park.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kildare/st-catherines-park.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kildare/st-catherines-park.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names St. Catherine's Park with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare: https://everytownland.com/kildare.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Confey: https://everytownland.com/kildare/confey.md - Leixlip: https://everytownland.com/kildare/leixlip.md - Lucan Demesne (Co. Dublin): https://everytownland.com/dublin/lucan-demesne.md - Newtown: https://everytownland.com/kildare/newtown-80940.md - St. Catherine's: https://everytownland.com/kildare/st-catherines.md - St. Catherine's Park (Co. Dublin): https://everytownland.com/dublin/st-catherines-park.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/kildare/st-catherines-park - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kildare/st-catherines-park