Wheatfield Upper
Wheatfield Upper is a townland in the civil parish of Castledillon, barony of Salt South, Co. Kildare.
- Area
- 48.7 ha
- 120 acres
- Land parcels
- 66
- registered freehold, median 344 m²
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 15
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
66 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Wheatfield Upper, from 12 m² to 83,880 m² (8.39 ha, 20.73 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 16 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Wheatfield Upper 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
15 Aug 2026N/a
a detached 63M/2 single storey boiler-house/garden-room/shed as constructed in lieu of a 45M/2 detached single-storey garage previously permitted under Planning Register Ref-erence Number 06/2872, located in the rear garden for use as a garden room and home gym ancillary to the existing single-storey semi-detached dwelling and all associated an-cillary site development works above and below ground
Retention · Kildare County Council, 2660929
10 Apr 2026N/a
a detached 63M/2 single storey boiler-house/garden-room/shed as constructed in lieu of a 45M/2 detached single-storey garage previously permitted under Planning Register Reference Number 06/2872, located in the rear garden for use ancillary to the existing single-storey semi-detached dwelling and all associated ancillary site development works above and below ground
Retention · Kildare County Council, 2660390
25 Sept 2024Conditional
for the existing use of the portacabins on site as a sessional pre-school / Creche
Retention · Kildare County Council, 2460950
8 Dec 2022N/a
Extension of Duration of Planning Ref. 18/697 - change of use/dual use of the existing Village Centre Prefabricated Unit (Area=79m2) to Proposed Sessional Pre-School open from the 30th August to 28th June yearly. The existing Prefabricated Unit to be used for Village Centre use during Pre-School closed months. Proposed Sessional Pre-School will consist of large Activity Room, existing Toilet Facilities and Proposed Outdoor Play Area (Area=200m2) within the boundary of the existing Village Centre grounds (Site Area=3877m2). Existing Village Centre and other existing prefabricated units to remain in situ
Permission · Kildare County Council, 221453
9 Sept 2022Conditional
(a) Proposed new single storey dwelling; (b) Upgrading of existing vehicle entrance; (c) Treatment system and percolation area along with all associated site development and facilitating works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 221110
28 Apr 2021Conditional
(a) Replacement of juvenile training pitch to all weather pitch with a 2.6m high ballstop netting to top a 2.4m high perimeter fencing with an overall height of 5m. (b) Erection of 2 No. 15.2m high Floodlighting Columns & 6no. 21.3m high Floodlighting columns to the existing main playing pitch with associated light fittings previously granted under planning file 20/487, (c) Installation of bunded diesel tank & generator; all located within a new 2.5m high fenced compound with associated site development and facilitating works previously granted under planning file 20/487
Permission · Kildare County Council, 21578
14 May 2020Conditional
(a) Erection of 6no. 21.3m high Floodlighting columns to the existing main playing pitch with associated light fittings, (b) Installation of bunded diesel tank & generator; all located within a new 2.5m high fenced compound with associated site development and facilitating works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 20487
9 Apr 2020N/a
(a) Erection of 6 No. 21.3m high floodlighting columns to the existing main playing pitch with associated light fittings; (b) Installation of bunded diesel tank and generator; all located within a new 2.5m high fenced compound with associated site development and facilitating works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 20364
18 Sept 2019Conditional
(a) proposed new single storey dwelling, (b) upgrading of existing vehicle entrance, (c) treatment system & percolation area along with all associated site development and facilitating works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 191041
11 Jul 2019Conditional
for demolition of existing front porch, erection of a new main entrance hallway with external canopy, conversion of existing garage with the erection of a single storey extension to the rear for use as bedroom and gym accommodation, new link corridor to existing dwelling together with 2 No. new "Velux" type roof windows to rear and minor elevational amendments to existing detached dormer dwelling and all associated site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 19789
3 Apr 2019Conditional
temporary permission for a period of 5 years, for the change of use/dual use of the existing Village Centre prefabricated unit (area 79sqm) to proposed Sessional Pre-School, for Village centre use outside Sessional Pre-School opening hours. Proposed Sessional Pre-School will consist of large Activity Room, existing toilet facilities, proposed disabled wc, staff wc's, tea station and will make use of existing outdoor play area (area 200sqm) and existing car parking within the boundary of the existing Village Centre grounds (site area 3877sqm). Existing Village Centre and other existing pre-fabricated units to remain in-situ
Temporary permission · Kildare County Council, 19350
13 Jun 2018Conditional
change of use/dual use of the existing Village Centre Prefabricated Unit (Area=79m2) to Proposed Sessional Pre-School open from the 30th August to 28th June yearly. The existing Prefabricated Unit to be used for Village Centre use during Pre-Shool closed months. Proposed Sessional Pre-School will consist of large Activity Room, existing Toilet Facilities and Proposed Outdoor Play Area (Area=200m2) within the boundary of the existing Village Centre grounds (Site Area=3877m2). Existing Village Centre and other existing prefabricated units to remain in situ
Permission · Kildare County Council, 18697
23 Mar 2018Conditional
Extension / renovations to the existing Ardclough Village Community Centre at Ardclough, Co. Kildare. The dev elopement will consist of the following works: 1. Proposed new vehicle entrance and modified carpark layout. 2. Demolition of existing single storey flat roof entrance porch and gable wall to existing store room and removal of 5 no. windows on the rear elevation.3.The construction of a new fully serviced single storey extension to accommodate an Entrance Reception / Arts and Crafts Display Area (30sq.m). 4. The construction of a new fully serviced single storey extension to accommodate a Cafe (25 sqm.)with associated external patio terrace. 5.Internal modifications within the existing building to accommodate a Heritage Centre and ancillary accommodation. 6. Connection to existing public mains water services and on-site sewerage treatment plant together with all associated site works.
Permission · Kildare County Council, 18309
15 Feb 2018N/a
the construction of a new fully serviced single storey entrance reception extension (30.7sqm) and a separate single storey café extension (9.8sqm). Connection to existing public mains water services and on-site sewerage treatment plant together with all associated site works,
Permission · Kildare County Council, 18155
12 Jan 2018Conditional
of dwelling (Reg Ref No 07/2538 & 12/185) as built
Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 1829
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Wheatfield Upper.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Wheatfield Upper.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Wheatfield 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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Wheatfield Upper, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2869 (ZIP).
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Wheatfield Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.
The townland
- Name
- Wheatfield Upper
- Area
- 486,591 m² (48.66 ha, 120.24 acres)
- Civil parish
- Castledillon, and its townlands
- Barony
- Salt South
- Electoral division
- Donaghcumper, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 6,652 people lived in 2,218 households in the Donaghcumper electoral division. 76% of households owned their home. 60% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballycommon, Clonaghlis, Commons Upper, Reeves, Tipperstown, Wheatfield Lower
- Placenames
- Wheatfield 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.