Westown

5 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Westown, from 21 m² to 28,532 m² (2.85 ha, 7.05 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 16 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

• R2Existing Residential / Infill (Existing residential)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Johnstown, Kildare · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N3.2Utilities and Services (Electricity)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Johnstown, Kildare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Johnstown, Kildare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 5 Dec 2024Conditional

  for the reconfiguration, refurbishment and first floor extension of an existing two storey derelict agricultural outbuilding. The proposed building will provide 2No. holiday letting units, made up of one two bedroom two storey unit and one three bedroom two storey unit. The development will also include a new waste water treatment system, alterations to the existing entrance and all associated site works. The proposal will change the use from previously granted commercial use as per planning Ref: 211041 to holiday letting units for the building

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2461304

• 4 Dec 2024N/a

  for the reconfiguration, refurbishment and first floor extension of an existing two storey derelict agricultural outbuilding. The proposed building will provide 2No. holiday letting units, made up of one two-bedroom two storey unit and one three bedroom two storey unit. The development will also include a new waste water treatment system, alterations to the existing entrance and all associated site works. The proposal will change the use from previously granted commercial use as per planning Ref: 211041 to holiday letting units for the building

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2461299

• 31 Oct 2024Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling serviced with an onsite waste water treatment system to current EPA guidelines, a detached domestic garage, recessed entrance, and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2461144

• 30 Oct 2024N/a

  for the construction of a dwelling serviced with an onsite waste water treatment system to current EPA guidelines, a detached domestic garage, recessed entrance, and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2461138

• 6 Aug 2024N/a

  for 1) elevational alterations to existing dwelling, 2) the demolition of existing sunroom, 3) the erection of a single storey extension to existing dwelling and all associated site works to facilitate same

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460762

• 15 Jul 2021Conditional

  the renovation of 3 No. 2 storey derelict buildings constructed from stone and brick rubble. Building A will consist of a home office, storage area and WC to ground floor open through upper floor to vaulted ceiling. Building B will consist of existing workshop with no internal changes, timber cladding to the exterior and 4 No. Arts studios to ground floor with exhibition space/kitchenette/break-out space and 2 No. WC to upper floor. The ground floor of Building C will consist of an accessible WC and shower, kitchenette with access to rear patio area, 2 No. office rental spaces, main entrance with WC, access to patio space to rear of building and stairwell to the upper floor. Upper floor will consist of a break-out space and 2 No. office rental spaces all associated site development works including new percolation and wastewater treatment system. It will also include the change of use from residential to commercial

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 211041

• 1 Jul 2021Conditional

  for a) Construction of 83sqm first floor extension with flat roof to rear over existing single storey extension; b) Construction of 276 sqm two storey extension to side with pitched roof; c) Construction of 95sqm covered outdoor space to rear; d) Internal alteration to existing ground and first floor layouts; e) Refurbishment of existing 17sqm outbuilding in driveway for gym; f) Construction of detached 40sqm shed/storage building with pitched roof and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 21964

• 4 Jun 2021N/a

  (a) Construction of 83sqm first floor extension with flat roof to rear over existing single storey extension; (b) Construction of 276sqm two storey extension to side with pitched roof; (c) Construction of 95sqm covered outdoor space to rear; (d) Internal alterations to existing ground and first floor layouts; (e) Refurbishment of exiting 17sqm outbuilding in driveway for gym; (f) Construction of detached 40sqm shed/storage building with pitched roof and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 21804

• 15 Jul 2020Conditional

  the construction of a change of house type previously approved for construction by planning permission reference no.: 18/1188 and ancillary site works previously granted planning permission (reference no. 18/1188 which include the installation of an on-site domestic effluent treatment system, soak pit and amendments to the site entrance area all located

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 20764

• 4 Apr 2019Conditional

  the construction of a new dormer type house, upgrading the existing field/site entrance, new O'Reilly/Oakstown wastewater secondary treatment system and all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 19359

• 8 Feb 2019Refused

  demolition of existing leisure facility and provision of 8 no. 3 storey , 5 bedroom dwellings with all associated site works.

  Permission, 8 homes · Kildare County Council, 19120

• 31 Jan 2019N/a

  the demolition of existing leisure facility and provision of 8 No. 3 storey, 5 bedroom dwellings with all associated site works

  Permission, 8 homes · Kildare County Council, 1987

• 26 Oct 2018Conditional

  an amendment to a previously permitted residential development under An Bord Pleanála Ref. PL09.248488 (Kildare County Council Ref. 16/833) comprising a change of permitted house types of Unit Nos. 11, 12, 43 and 44 from Type D - 3 bed units to Type A - 3 bed units. The proposed development also includes the construction of a services enclosure in the north-western corner of the site, the provision of a recessed ESB substation to the rear of Unit Nos. 52 and 39 and associated reconfiguration of the side boundary walls, increasing the rear garden widths, together with all associated site and development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 181306

• 19 Oct 2018Refused

  The construction of a new dormer type house, upgrading the existing field, site entrance, new O’Reilly / Oakstown Wastewater Secondary Treatment System and all Associated Works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 181276

• 2 Oct 2018Conditional

  of a single storey extension to the rear of a two-storey house, front porch, and all associated ancillary siteworks

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 181199

• 28 Sept 2018Conditional

  the demolition and removal of existing dwelling which has been structurally fire damaged beyond repair and the construction of a replacement pitched roof dormer bungalow with 4 bedrooms and ancillary site works including installation of new septic tank, soakpit and amendments to entrance area all on site with an area of 0.73 hectares

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 181188

• 2 Aug 2018Conditional

  Extension of Duration of Planning Ref. No. 13/258 - the general repair and refurbishment of the existing two storey plus basement detached house (246 sqm). The construction of a new two storey extension (97 sqm) on the north east side and rear. Associated front, sides and rear elevation changes. Associated internal changes to the existing house on all levels. Replacement of fenestration where required. The essential repairs and refurbishment of the 3 No. existing out buildings. Replacement of existing septic tank with new waste water treatment system. All associated ancillary conservation, landscaping, site development works. Re-use of internal road/parking layout and re-use of the existing vehicular access

  Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 18935

• 23 May 2018Conditional

  the construction of: a dwelling with 2 levels of accommodation, upgrading of existing field entrance, new Molloy Aswaflow Wastewater Secondary Treatment System and all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18604

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 Westown.

Recorded monuments

• KD019-060 Enclosure
  Description

  On level pasture c. 90m NE of a small N-flowing stream. A long, narrow, rectangular area (dims. L 31m N-S; Wth 7m) is enclosed by a substantial earthen bank (Wth 2.6m at W-5.8m at E; int H 0.6m at W-1.5m at E; ext H 1.4m at W and S - 2.4m at E) and by a broad, flat-bottomed, outer fosse (Wth 1.2m at S - 3m at N; D 0.6m at W - 1.6m at E). An entrance gap at S (Wth 1.3m) has a corresponding causeway (Wth 2.4m) crossing the fosse outside. The site is overgrown with ivy-clad trees and briar. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

Architectural heritage

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

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 moderately high, moderately low, low, on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2841 (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 Westown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Westown

Area

564,329 m² (56.43 ha, 139.45 acres)

Civil parish

Johnstown, and its townlands

Barony

Naas North

Electoral division

Rathmore, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Rathmore electoral division: 1,175 people in 367 households; 92% of households own their home; 26% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Forenaghts Great, Forenaghts Little, Johnstown, Kingsfurze, Tipper East, Toberton

Placenames

Westown 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.