Thornhill

344 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Thornhill, from 1 m² to 12,656 m² (1.27 ha, 3.13 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 74 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Thornhill 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.

• 19 Mar 2026Conditional

  1. the alterations to the car parking arrangement previously granted planning permission under planning ref. no. 23595, 2. retain the use of an existing established vehicular access from Aghards Road, 3. and associated site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660283

• 12 Mar 2026N/a

  1. the alterations to the car parking arrangement previously granted planning permission under planning ref. no. 23595, 2. retain the use of an existing established vehicular access from Aghards Road 3. and associated site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660271

• 2 Dec 2025Conditional

  1. Signage and alterations to the front elevation of an existing pharmacy,2. 4no. signs associated with the existing commercial premises on-site, 3. And associated site development works. Permission for the provision of a bicycle parking area and associated site development works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2561362

• 18 Nov 2025Conditional

  Change of Use from Doctor’s medical practice to unit for Day Care Centre Use

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561303

• 17 Nov 2025N/a

  Change of Use from Doctor’s medical practice to unit for Day Care Centre Use

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561296

• 14 Nov 2025N/a

  Change of Use from Doctor’s medical practice to unit for Day Care Centre Use

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561290

• 31 Oct 2025N/a

  1. Signage and alterations to the front elevation of an existing pharmacy, 2. 4no. signs associated with the existing commercial premises on-site, 3. And associated site development works. Permission for the provision of a bicycle parking area and associated site development works.

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2561241

• 9 Oct 2025N/a

  Extension of Duration: Strategic Housing Development (ABP Decision): 467 Residential Units. 199 No. Houses, 216 No. Apartments, 52 No. Duplexes, Childcare Facility, gym, café and retail unit and associated site works

  Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 25162

• 29 Aug 2025Conditional

  Large Scale Residential Development - to amend a previously permitted Strategic Housing Development (SHD) (ABP Case Reference 307100-20) on a site of approx. 12.93 ha located on lands at Kilwoghan Woods. The proposed amendments relate to phase 2 (c.3.94ha) of the overall permitted development and, will include amendments to 239 no. residential units. (The overall total number of permitted 467 no. units in phase 1 and 2 remain unchanged). The proposed development comprises a redesign of phase 2 to include: a) The construction of 2 no. 4-storey apartment blocks at the north of the site (81 no. units in total) to include a creche (351sqm – 94 no. children) with outdoor play area (93sqm) at ground floor; i. Block A - 38 no. units consisting of 17 no.1 bed and 22 no. 2 bed units ii. Block B - 43 no. units consisting of 20 no. 1 bed and 23 no. 2 bed units b) 5 no. 3-storey apartment and duplex units to be located on the eastern boundary of the site; i. Duplex C - 08 no. units consisting of 4 no. 2 beds and 4 no. 3 beds ii. Duplex D - 18 no. units consisting of 4 no. 1 beds, 8 no. 2beds, and 6 no. 3 beds iii. Duplex E – 18 no. units consisting of 4 no. 1 beds, 8 no. 2beds, and 6 no. 3 beds iv. Duplex F – 20 no. units consisting of 10 no. 2beds, and 10 no. 3 beds v. Duplex G – 18 no. units consisting of 4 no. 1 beds, 8 no. 2beds, and 6 no. 3 beds c) 76 no. terraced houses consisting of; i. 48 no. 2 bed mid terrace units ii. 12 no. 3 bed end terrace units iii. 16 no. 3 bed end terrace dual frontage units d) 252 no. of car parking spaces which includes 2 no. car sharing spaces, 14 no. motorcycle spaces and 540 no. bicycle parking spaces will be provided for in phase 2. e) Amendments to the previously permitted open space in phase 2 to now provide 5,379sqm Public Open Space, 1,159 sqm Communal Open Space and 3,313 Amenity Space. Each of the units are afforded their own private open space in the form of private gardens, balconies or terraces. f) Amendments to internal residential access roads and cyclist/pedestrian paths to allow for the 4 arm entrance junction and a new shared pedestrian / cycle path through the site running north to south. g) All associated site development works, services provision, infrastructural and drainage works, internal access roads, home zones, cycle and pedestrian infrastructure, bin stores, car and bicycle parking, public lighting, communal open spaces, private open space in the form of gardens, terraces and/or balconies, landscaping an

  Permission, 76 homes · Kildare County Council, 2560988

• 17 Jun 2025Conditional

  for the construction of a single storey pitched roof porch extension at the front of the existing house, and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560673

• 22 May 2025Conditional

  for planning permission to modify a permitted Strategic Housing Development (SHD) permission (ABP-307100) by way of a planning application for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) permission on a site of c12.68 hectares located on lands at Kilwoghan Woods, in the Townland of Crodaun, Celbridge, Co. Kildare. The minor modifications to the permitted SHD consists of (1) The change of permitted House Type A to House Type H (12 no. units) (2) The change of permitted House Type A1 to House Type H1 (2 no. units) (3) The change of permitted House Type A2 to House Type H2 (2 no. units) (4) The change of permitted House Type B2 B3 to House Type F.a and F.b (4 no. units) and all associated site development works

  Permission, 20 homes · Kildare County Council, 2560543

• 29 Jan 2025Conditional

  for a new single storey flat roof rear garden room structure with gym, home office, wc & store, inc. minor associated works & amendments as necessary to site boundaries, landscaping etc. All located at & to the rear garden

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560066

• 19 Nov 2024Conditional

  for the conversion of an attic to a room incorporating a dormer extension to the rear of the house, associated internal works, and associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2461220

• 9 Oct 2024Refused

  for a change-of-use of the rear garage to a granny-flat for habitable use, including; the addition of a rooflight, the addition and relocation of windows and doors, and all associated ground works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2461032

• 25 Jul 2024Conditional

  for a change-of-use of the rear garage to a granny-flat for habitable use, including; the addition of a rooflight, the addition and relocation of windows and doors, and all associated ground works. Retention is also sought for the garage/granny-flat which differs slightly from the grant of permission received under planning reference number 00/120

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460713

• 23 Jul 2024N/a

  for a change-of-use of the rear garage to a granny-flat for habitable use, including; the addition of a rooflight, the addition and relocation of windows and doors, and all associated ground works. Retention is also sought for the garage/granny-flat which differs slightly from the grant of permission received under planning reference number 00/120

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460699

• 18 Jul 2024Conditional

  for amalgamation of Retail Shop Units 4 & 4A, new signage to front and side; and for provision of Retail Off Licence subsidiary to the new enlarged Retail Shop use

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460687

• 13 Feb 2024Conditional

  for alterations to the internal layout and external facade of a proposed single storey extension to a pharmacy and doctor's medical practice previously granted planning permission under planning ref no. 23/595 and associated site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2455

• 13 Dec 2023Conditional

  Planning for a single storey extension to the front (East) of the existing dwelling to include a new bedroom and office together with minor internal modifications and with all proposed site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 231031

• 22 Nov 2023N/a

  Planning for a single storey extension to the front (East) of the existing dwelling to include a new bedroom and office together with minor internal modifications and with all proposed site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23998

• 1 Jun 2023Conditional

  1. Change of use of an existing betting shop/book makers to a pharmacy. 2. Single storey extension to an existing building comprising of 2 no. units. Unit one to be an extension to the proposed pharmacy unit (Floor area = 48m2) and Unit 2 to be a doctor's medical practice (Floor area = 134m2) and associated site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23595

• 3 Feb 2023N/a

  the construction of a single storey Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) Kiosk (Gross Floor Area: 17 sq.m), including 2 no. signage panel areas for branding on the side elevation of the DRS Kiosk (1.0m x 2.0m), and all associated site development works. The development will result in the removal of 2no. existing car parking spaces in the car park that serve the existing Aldi store

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2392

• 29 Jul 2022Conditional

  of an existing replica flagpole telecommunications structure (previously granted permission under reference 11/10) with associated equipment on the roof of Henry Gratton's Public House

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 22940

• 21 Jun 2022N/a

  of an existing replica flagpole telecommunications structure (previously granted permission under reference 11/10) with associated equipment on the roof of Henry Gratton's Public House,

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 22756

• 15 Feb 2022Conditional

  development will consist of: (1) Removal of unauthorized smoking area structure to north of the building and its relocation to the south-east elevation for retention; (2) Removal of unauthorized entrance lobby at north side of the building; (3) Provision of new entrance lobby at north side of the building; (4) Retention of 3 No. shopfront style façade treatments on east elevation facing Maynooth Road; (5) Retention of existing sheltered area structure to south-east elevation of building; (6) Removal of unauthorized roadside signage and provision of 2 No. totem signs approximately 4 metres high, located in north-east and south-east corners of the site along Maynooth Road site frontage; and (7) Existing fence to south of the building to be moved to site boundary line and amend car park layout along south boundary

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 22161

The 25 most recent of 56 applications.

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 Thornhill.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Thornhill.

Architectural heritage

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

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

At the centre of the townland of Thornhill, about 1 in 10 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. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2899 (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.

No address of the register names Thornhill with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Thornhill

Area

182,784 m² (18.28 ha, 45.17 acres)

Civil parish

Kildrought, and its townlands

Barony

Salt North

Electoral division

Celbridge, the unit of the census

Census 2022

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

Neighbouring townlands

Aghards, Castletown, Celbridge, Crodaun, Kilwoghan, Moortown, Oldtown

Placenames

Thornhill 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.