Loughanure Commons

102 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Loughanure Commons, from 74 m² to 50,746 m² (5.07 ha, 12.54 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 51 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Loughanure Commons 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.

• 24 Aug 2026N/a

  the construction of a part single storey & storey and a half dwelling house and a garage for domestic use, installation of an on-site wastewater treatment system, provision of a new recessed site entrance & driveway and all associated ancillary site development works above and below ground

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2660956

• 5 Mar 2026Conditional

  retaining and upgrading of an existing recessed vehicular entrance, construction of a detached domestic garage, and all associated ancillary site-works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2660235

• 14 Nov 2025N/a

  of a detached domestic garage, recessed vehicular entrance, and all associated ancillary site-works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561287

• 6 Dec 2024Conditional

  for alterations to Grant of Permission Reg. Ref. 15/1130 (duration extended under Reg. Ref. 21/0357). The previously approved development consists of permission for demolition of the existing dwelling on site and the construction of a replacement bungalow in lieu, detached domestic garage with carport and replacement of an existing septic tank with a new effluent treatment system and all ancillary site works; THE CHANGES NOW SOUGHT INCLUDE a full redesign of the proposed dwelling to provide a three-bedroom part single storey part two-storey detached dormer bungalow in the same location and the omission of the permitted detached domestic garage with carport. No changes are proposed to the approved entrance, site drainage and waste water treatment system previously approved

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2461312

• 3 Jul 2024Conditional

  the construction of a new two-storey 3 bedroom dwelling including new vehicular driveway access and all associated site drainage, landscaping and ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 24217

• 3 Jul 2024Conditional

  For the following: (a) extensions to existing dwelling house to include: (i) new single storey porch extension to front, (ii) new single storey extension to rear accommodating new master bedroom suite, (iii) a second new single storey extension to the rear accommodating larger kitchen and new living room, (iv) new single storey extension to side accommodating enlarged dining area, (v) various minor internal modifications and window / door amendments in elevations, (b) demolition of existing detached shed / fuel store building to rear and construction of a new detached domestic shed / home office building located in the rear garden, (c) decommissioning and backfilling / removal of existing sewage treatment system and replacement of same with a new on-site wastewater treatment system, (d) landscaping and all associated development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460614

• 17 Jun 2024N/a

  for the construction of a new two storey - 3 bedroom dwelling including new vehicle driveway access and all associated site drainage, landscaping and ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 24191

• 20 Nov 2023Conditional

  the erection of an Agricultural store in place of previously granted planning permission (reference 22/535) for an agricultural store. It also consists of the reroofing of an existing slatted shed with all associated facilities and site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23996

• 8 Sept 2023Refused

  1. (a) erection of a two-storey type replacement farm house, (b) garage / fuel store for domestic use (c) the installation of a proprietary waste water treatment system with polishing filter percolation area and (d) upgrade of existing agricultural entrance to a double recessed vehicular entrance and access driveway and all associated site works. 2. Change of use of disused farm house to agricultural storage use

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2360196

• 1 Aug 2023Conditional

  sub-dividing two sites and converting an existing stables block into a dwelling. The conversion works will include part demolition and part single storey extension works to existing stables, installation of an effluent treatment system, new recessed vehicualr entrance, and all associated ancillary site-works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2360082

• 31 Jul 2023N/a

  Proposed sub-division of two sites and conversion of an existing stables block into a dwelling. The conversion works will include part demolition and part single storey extension works to existing stables, installation of an effluent treatment system, new recessed vehicular entrance, and all associated ancillary site-works.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360075

• 13 Oct 2022Conditional

  (A) Single storey extension to side (South) and rear (West) elevation of the existing dormer type house. (B) New ground floor window to the side (South) elevation of the existing house. (C) The decommissioning and removal of the existing septic tank. (D) New connection to the existing public foul sewer in the local Firmount Cross to Ballinagappa road to the rear (West) of the existing house and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 221221

• 28 Sept 2022Conditional

  (a) An 8.4 m² extension to the north master bedroom; (b) a 32.1 m² extension to the south of the dwelling, increasing the kitchen/dining area, increasing the utility, and creating additional ancillary living area, and (c) Extending the carport roof to the north of the garage including all associated site works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 221172

• 9 May 2022Conditional

  development will consist of the erection of an agricultural store with all associated facilities and site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 22535

• 28 Mar 2022Refused

  development consists of constructing a two storey type dwelling, connection to public foul drain system, upgrading an existing agricultural vehicular entrance to form a double recessed vehicular entrance, and all associated ancillary site-works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 22333

• 11 Feb 2022N/a

  (Extension of Duration for previous planning ref 17/1090) sought for single storey extension to side (west) of existing single storey dwelling to include for all associated site development works (Townland: Loughanure Commons; Barony: Clane)

  Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 22147

• 18 Nov 2021Refused

  for (A) the erection of a two storey type house, (B) garage / fuel store for domestic use, (C) the installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment plant with polishing filter percolation area and (D) new recessed vehicular entrance and access drive way and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 211629

• 30 Sept 2021Refused

  for part single part two storey extension to rear (west) & side (north) of existing detached single storey dwelling to include for all associated elevational & site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 211403

• 12 Aug 2021Refused

  constructing a two storey type dwelling, connection to public foul drain system, upgrading an existing agricultural vehicular entrance to form a double recessed vehicular entrance, and all associated ancillary site-works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 211166

• 11 Aug 2021Refused

  for construction of a part two-storey, part single storey, 5 no. bedroom house with home office, including, 2 no. rooflights, new gated direct road access, connection to foul sewer, surface water soakaways, single- storey domestic garage, and all ancillary, landscaping and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 211160

• 22 Mar 2021Conditional

  Of existing log cabin temporarily and for duration of construction of a bungalow, full planning permission to demolish and existing habitable dwelling and construct a replacement bungalow in lieu, detached domestic garage with carport, replace an existing septic tank with a new effluent treatment system, and all ancillary site works

  Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 21357

• 16 Mar 2021Refused

  constructing a two storey type dwelling, detached domestic garage, connection to public foul drain system, upgrading an existing agricultural vehicular entrance to form a double recessed vehicular entrance, and all associated ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 21331

• 8 Jan 2021N/a

  constructing a two storey type dwelling, detached domestic garage, connection to public foul drain system, upgrading an existing agricultural vehicular entrance and all associated ancillary site works at

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2113

• 21 Dec 2020N/a

  constructing a two storey type dwelling, detached domestic garage, connection to public foul drain system, upgrading an existing agricultural vehicular entrance to form a double recessed vehicular entrance, and all associated ancillary siteworks

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 201585

• 16 Oct 2020Conditional

  construction of an agricultural entrance to serve existing farm and all associated site works,

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 201213

The 25 most recent of 40 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 Loughanure Commons.

Recorded monuments

• KD014-018 Enclosure
  Description

  Recorded on the 1st ed. (1838) of the OS 6-inch map as a small, circular area (est. ext. diam. c. 40m) defined by a bank. On low-lying, level, wet pasture. The very poorly preserved monument survives defined by an arc of fosse (Wth 3.5m; D 0.3m) ENE-S-W, which has been recut as a field drain (Wth 4-5m; D 1.3m) ESE-S-W, and the line of which is visible as a cropmark at NE. A causeway (Wth 4m) lies at E. The N and E sectors of the interior have been dug out (D 0.8m), and the whole interior is heavily poached by livestock. 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 Loughanure Commons.

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 Loughanure Commons, 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.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2682 (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 Loughanure Commons with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Loughanure Commons

Area

441,340 m² (44.13 ha, 109.06 acres)

Civil parish

Clane, and its townlands

Barony

Clane

Electoral division

Clane, the unit of the census

Census 2022

8,927 people lived in 3,078 households in the Clane electoral division. 72% of households owned their home. 48% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynagappagh, Clane, Firmount West

Placenames

Loughanure Commons 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.