Punchestown Little

1 registered freehold parcel lies mostly in Punchestown Little, from 496,681 m² (49.67 ha, 122.73 acres) to 496,681 m² (49.67 ha, 122.73 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 5 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Punchestown Little 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.

• 28 Jul 2023Conditional

  the construction of an emergency vehicle underpass tunnel beneath the permitted track extension (KCC Reg. Ref. 19523 and An Bord Pleanála Ref. ABP-306929-20) to enhance safety measures by relocating the existing ambulance road beneath the permitted tract extension to ensure a continuous direct connection for emergency vehicles. The proposed development is located in the townlands of Bawnoge and Punchestown Little, Naas, Co. Kildare. The overall application site area extends to 1.04 ha all within the established boundaries of the racecourse. The proposed development and works comprise the excavation of approximately 19,000m3 of topsoil & subsurface material, all of which will be reused in the construction of the permitted track extension; the creation of an underpass tunnel measuring 4 metres in width by 4 metres in height by 88.1etres in length with the floor of the tunnel 6metres below the finished track level; a new section of internal ambulance road measuring 4metres wide will link the tunnel into the existing ambulance road at a distance of 120metres to the north of the tunnel entrance and 140metres to the west of the tunnel entrance; retaining walls will be constructed over a length of 114metres at the southern tunnel entrance and over a length of 58metres at the northern tunnel entrance on both sides of the new section of the internal ambulance road beyond the proposed tunnel entrance, the height of the retaining walls will be 1.5metres above the minimum invert level in the underpass tunnel; associated surface water drainage infrastructure and all associated development works. The overall application area is 1.04ha within the established boundaries of Punchestown Racecourse

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360072

• 10 May 2019Conditional

  The ext of the existing racetrack by approximately 660m & raising ground levels on the track ext area to tie into existing site levels that range from approx 160m OD to the east to 140m OD to the west; widening of the home straight over a distance of 800m by between 30m & 35m; a new ambulance track over a length of 1,890m & ancillary infrastructure; &, landscape enhancement works within & adjoining the racecourse facilities including landscaping planting & the relocation of 2 no. existing attenuation ponds, & the creation of an additional 2 no. attenuation ponds. To facilitate these works, site levels will be raised to match existing contours & will require approximately 1.15 million tones of topsoil, subsoil, sand & gravel. These materials will be extracted from lands adjoining the established racecourse that are currently being restored from a disused sand & gravel pit to agricultural use under KCC Reg. Ref. 08/2159 & EPA Waste Licence Ref. W0254-01 (Walshestown). The permission granted under Kildare Council Ref. Ref. 08/2159 will expire in 2020. This application is seeking Permission for the continuance of the permitted restoration use of the Walshestown lands for a period of an additional 8.5 years to complete the current permission restoration works, & an additional 3.5 years to restore the additional area of extraction required for the racecourse ext works (12 years in total). All proposed restoration works are consistent with those previously permitted under KCC Ref. Ref. 08/2159. The proposed restoration works include the importation & placement of inert materials over & area of c. 40.05ha; processing of non-hazardous materials including crushing, screening, & magnetic separation using mobile machinery for the purpose of recovery & recycling of engineering materials; storage, & , continued use of all established & permitted structures, storage facilities, hardstanding, drainage infrastructure, utilities & works. Permission is also sought for a proposed maintenance & storage shed of 3,500 sq.m gross floor area to facilitate the proposed restoration use, & all ancillary development works. The proposed use will require the current waste licence ref. W0254-01 to be reviewed by the E.P.A. to facilitate these works. The proposed extraction & restoration works will involve the continuation of the Walshestown operations for a total period of 12 years. Accordingly, a 12 year permission is sought for etc.. see newspaper notice for full description...rev

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 19523

• 26 Oct 2017Conditional

  the construction of a 333sqm single storey building 8.2 metres high for the storage and maintenance of racecourse equipment

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 171196

• 24 Jan 2017Conditional

  The demolition of existing old external stand; The construction of a new three storey trackside stand with ground floor Reserved Bar, Champagne Bar, toilets and ancillary accommodation; Ground floor link building to existing trackside unit; First floor Owners and Trainers restaurant, kitchen facilities, toilets and ancillary accommodation; Third floor private viewing suite, plant rooms and ancillary accommodation; New integrated external viewing grandstand terracing and associated external landscaping works to the reserved enclosure and trackside areas. Also the construction of new separate catering facility unit with kitchens, stores and ancillary accommodation linked to existing trackside building; also, the connection of proposed new buildings to the existing storm drainage and waste water treatment plant

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 1758

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 Punchestown Little.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Punchestown Little.

Architectural heritage

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

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 Punchestown Little, 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.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2808 (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 Punchestown Little with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Punchestown Little · Baile Phúinse Beag

Area

496,676 m² (49.67 ha, 122.73 acres)

Civil parish

Rathmore, and its townlands

Barony

Naas North

Electoral division

Killashee, the unit of the census

Census 2022

431 people lived in 131 households in the Killashee electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 46% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bawnoge, Cradockstown West, Punchestown, Punchestown Great, Walshestown

Placenames

Punchestown Little 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.