Thomastown

89 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Thomastown, from 54 m² to 71,265 m² (7.13 ha, 17.61 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 19 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 Thomastown 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.

• 4 Sept 2026N/a

  Permission for the restoration and renovation of vernacular style Cottage which is part single storey and part two storey with permission for new pitched roof on cottage, construction of a single Storey side extension, installation of a secondary effluent treatment system, utilisation of existing permitted entrance and all associated site works.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660994

• 18 Mar 2026Refused

  (A) Retention Planning Permission for Workshop/Storage Building to Subfloor Level & (B) Planning Permission to Complete the construction of a single-storey workshop /storage building, together with all associated site works, all within an existing long-established builders’ yard, using existing vehicular entrance.

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2660278

• 12 Mar 2026N/a

  Consist of (A) Retention Planning Permission for Workshop/Storage Building to Subfloor Level & (B) Planning Permission to Complete the construction of a single-storey workshop /storage building, together with all associated site works, all within an existing long-established builders’ yard, using existing vehicular entrance.

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2660272

• 2 Mar 2026N/a

  (A) Retention Planning Permission for Workshop/Storage Building to Subfloor Level & (B) Planning Permission to Complete the construction of a single-storey workshop /storage building, together with all associated site works, all within an existing long-established builders’ yard, using existing vehicular entrance. The proposed site is directly adjacent to a protected structure recorded under Protected Structure Record Number B18-20, Thatched Cottage, Thomastown, Caragh, Naas, Co. Kildare on the record of protected structures in County Kildare

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2660216

• 25 Feb 2026N/a

  for Workshop/Storage Building to Subfloor Level & (B) Planning Permission to Complete the construction of a single-storey workshop /storage building, together with all associated site works, all within an existing long-established builders’ yard, using existing vehicular entrance

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2660189

• 17 Dec 2025N/a

  the restoration and renovation of vernacular style cottage which is part single storey and part two storey with permission for new pitched roof on cottage, construction of a first floor extension to the part two storey element, construction of a two storey side extension with single-story element, installation of a secondary effluent treatment system, new entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561447

• 9 Dec 2025N/a

  (A) retention planning permission for Workshop/Storage Building to Subfloor Level & (B) Planning Permission to Complete the construction of a single-storey workshop/storage building, together with all associated site works, all within an existing long-established builders' yard, using existing vehicular entrance. The proposed site is directly adjacent to a protected structure recorded under Protected Structure Record Number B18-20, Thatched Cottage, Thomastown, Caragh, Naas, Co Kildare on the record of protected structures in County Kildare

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561404

• 28 Nov 2025N/a

  for (A) Retention Planning Permission for Workshop/Storage Building to Subfloor Level & (B) Planning Permission to Complete the construction of a single-storey workshop /storage building, together with all associated site works, all within an existing long-established builders’ yard, using existing vehicular entrance

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561350

• 12 Dec 2023Conditional

  the construction of a single storey stable block consisting of 4 stables, tack room and hay shed. Retention Permission for the existing replacement entrance to lands as constructed, Retention of existing hardcore area with Permission to install an all weather dressage arena for personal hobby purposes and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 231030

• 8 Dec 2023N/a

  Permission for the construction of a single storey stable block consisting of 4 stables, tack room and hay shed Retention Permission for the existing replacement entrance to lands as constructed, Retention of existing hardcore area with Permission to install an all weather dressage arena for personal hobby purposes and all associated site works.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 231021

• 23 Nov 2023N/a

  Permission for the construction of a single storey stable block consisting of 4 stables, tack room and hay shed Retention Permission for the existing replacement entrance to lands as constructed, Retention of existing hardcore area with Permission to install an all weather dressage arena for personal hobby purposes and all associated site works.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 231003

• 17 Nov 2023N/a

  Permission for the construction of a single storey stable block consisting of 4 stables, tack room and hay shed. Retention permission for the existing replacement entrance to lands as constructed, Retention of existing hardcore area with Permission to install an all weather dressage arena for personal hobby purposes and all associated site works.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23994

• 18 Oct 2023Conditional

  for storey and half dwelling, domestic garage, waste water treatment system, percolation area and upgrade existing domestic entrance to double recessed entrance and all associated works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2360305

• 6 Oct 2023N/a

  for Storey and Half Dwelling, Domestic Garage, Waste Water treatment system, percolation area and upgrade existing domestic entrance to Double recessed entrance and All Associated Works and Services

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360280

• 21 Dec 2022Refused

  a storey and half dwelling, domestic garage, waste water treatment system, percolation area and upgrade existing domestic entrance to double recessed entrance and all associated works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 221518

• 9 Dec 2022N/a

  Planning Permission Sought for Storey and Half Dwelling, Domestic Garage, Waste Water treatment system, percolation area and upgrade existing domestic entrance to Double recessed entrance and All Associated Works and Services.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 221460

• 22 Jul 2022Conditional

  (A) Retention permission for single storey extension to the rear of the existing dormer house granted under file ref no. 06/2451, (B) Retention permission for Garage/fuel store for domestic use with attic storage and (C) Retention Permission for vehicular recessed entrance and access driveway

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 22899

• 29 Mar 2022Refused

  sought for storey and half dwelling, domestic garage, close off existing entrance and replace with double recessed entrance, waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associated works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 22348

• 11 Apr 2019Conditional

  alterations previously granted under planning Ref No’s 764/74 & 77/118 the development consists of retention of raised slate roofs with no additional living space to the house, also infill of a recessed area with a glass roof, glass front windows and doors to form a front porch (11.5m2) and also for retention of a garden / fuel shed (25.8m2)

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 19393

• 26 Nov 2018Refused

  bungalow and Oakstown BAF wastewater treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 181425

• 14 Jun 2018Conditional

  refurbishment and upgrading of existing thatched cottage, a protected structure (Ref B18-21), to include construction of new single storey extension to rear and glazed link following demolition of existing single storey kitchen extension; conversion of existing single storey storage space at side of house to living accommodation by addition of a pitched roof and rear window; construction of new detached garage; upgrading of the existing vehicular site entrance involving construction of new roadside wall and repositioning of disused an post letter box; erection of parkland fencing and Pallisade fencing to boundaries and the installation of Solido Smart BL6 waste water treatment tank with Premier Tech Ecoflo tertiary filter

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18705

• 1 Jun 2018N/a

  refurbishment and upgrading of existing thatched cottage, a protected structure, to include construction of new single storey extension to rear and glazed link following demolition of existing single storey kitchen extension; conversion of existing single storey storage space at side of house to living accommodation by addition of a pitched roof; construction of new detached garage; upgrading of the existing vehicular site entrance and repositioning of disused an post letter box; erection to boundaries of fencing and railing to the top of the wall onto the road and the installation of Solido Smart BL6 waste water treatment tank with Premier Tech Ecoflo tertiary filter

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18652

• 6 Nov 2017Refused

  bungalow and an Oakstown BAF wastewater treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 171238

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 Thomastown.

Recorded monuments

• KD018-027 Enclosure
  Description

  Visible on an aerial photograph (GSI N 375-7) as the cropmarks of two small, circular enclosures. On level pasture. No visible surface traces survive. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD018-028 Enclosure
  Description

  Visible on an aerial photograph (GSI N 375-6) as the cropmarks of two small, circular enclosures. On level pasture. No visible surface trace of the features survive. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

Architectural heritage

• Farm house, 1700–1837 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey lobby entry thatched farmhouse, extant 1837, on a rectangular plan. Renovated, ----. Hipped oat straw thatch roof, rope twist ridge with exposed stretchers having exposed scallops, rendered central chimney stack having stringcourse below red brick caping, and exposed stretchers to eaves having exposed scallops. Rendered, ruled and lined battered walls. Square-headed central door opening with concealed dressings framing replacement glazed timber panelled door. Square-headed flanking window openings with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement timber casement windows. Set back from line of road with rendered piers to perimeter having capping supporting flat iron gate.

• House, 1783–1837 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay single-storey lobby entry thatched house, extant 1837, on a T-shaped plan originally five-bay single-storey on a rectangular plan; single-bay (single-bay deep) single-storey central return (west). Occupied, 1901; 1911. Sold, 1958. Renovated, ----. Hipped and pitched oat straw thatch roof, rope twist ridge with exposed stretchers having exposed scallops, roughcast chimney stack having capping supporting terracotta tapered pots, and blind stretchers to eaves having blind scallops; pitched corrugated-iron roof (west) with pressed iron ridge, concrete coping to gables including concrete coping to gable (west) with grey brick Running bond chimney stack to apex having concrete capping, and cast-iron rainwater goods on roughcast eaves. Roughcast battered walls. Square-headed door opening with concrete threshold, and concealed dressings framing replacement glazed timber panelled door. Square-headed window openings with timber sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement timber casement windows. Square-headed window openings to rear (west) elevation with concealed dressings framing six-over-three timber sash (north) or timber casement (south) windows. Set perpendicular to road with rendered piers to perimeter having pyramidal capping.

• Post box, 1881–1901 · Regional interest
  Description

  Pier-mounted cast-iron "wall box" post box, extant 1901, with "VR [Victoria Regina]" royal cipher. Set in rendered pier.

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, on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2653 (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 Thomastown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Thomastown

Area

604,241 m² (60.42 ha, 149.31 acres)

Civil parish

Carragh, and its townlands

Barony

Clane

Electoral division

Carragh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Carragh electoral division: 1,854 people in 563 households; 86% of households own their home; 53% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Barrettstown, Derreens, Morristown Lower, Raheens, Yeomanstown

Placenames

Thomastown 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.