Southgreen
Southgreen is a townland in the civil parish of Tully, barony of Offaly East, Co. Kildare.
Parcel 1045042
- Area
- 1,734 m²
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- O1 Strategic Reserve (Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029) The objective
P1 Agriculture (Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029) The objective - Townland
- Southgreen
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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
- At the centre of this parcel, 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
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 75 ha
- 185 acres
- Land parcels
- 43
- registered freehold, median 2,346 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres)
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential / Infill
- Planning
- 25
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
43 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Southgreen, from 140 m² to 123,416 m² (12.34 ha, 30.5 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 37 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
- R2Existing Residential / Infill (Existing residential)
Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029, Kildare · 28 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1Agriculture
Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029, Kildare · 12 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029, Kildare · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Open Space and Amenity (Active open space)
Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029, Kildare · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N3.2Transport and Utilities (Electricity)
Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029, Kildare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - O1Strategic Reserve (Strategic reserve, White land)
Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029, Kildare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Community and Education (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029, Kildare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1New Residential - Phase 2 (New/proposed residential)
Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029, Kildare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M3Neighbourhood Centre (District, neighbourhood centre)
Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023 - 2029, Kildare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
12 Jun 2026Conditional
will consist of modifications to the previously permitted creche permitted under planning reference 18/1026, 18/1028 and 25/21. Permission is sought for minor amendments to the floor plans, elevations and car parking associated with the building.
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660630
29 Apr 2026N/a
a residential scheme comprising 44 no. houses as 2 storey, semi-detached dwellings, in a mixture of 2, 3 and 4 bedroom units, with on-curtilage parking; landscaping and boundary treatment, public open space (approx. 0.42 Ha); a vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist access point to serve the development provided off Dunmurray Road; a greenway walk/ cycle path with pedestrian & cyclist access points provided off Old Road and Dunmurray Road; an ESB substation; and all ancillary site development works
Permission, 44 homes · Kildare County Council, 2660468
27 Apr 2026Conditional
a modification to the front elevation of the dwelling, changing a window opening to a door opening with adjacent side windows
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660455
27 Apr 2026N/a
a residential scheme comprising 44 no. houses as 2 storey, semi-detached dwellings, in a mixture of 2, 3 and 4 bedroom units, with on-curtilage parking; landscaping and boundary treatment, public open space (approx. 0.42 Ha); a vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist access point to serve the development provided off Dunmurray Road; a greenway walk/ cycle path with pedestrian & cyclist access points provided off Old Road and Dunmurray Road; an ESB substation; and all ancillary site development works
Permission, 44 homes · Kildare County Council, 2660456
6 Mar 2026Conditional
construction of a new residential scheme of 146 no. residential units (5 no. 1 beds, 10 no. 2 beds, 104 no. 3 beds and 27 no. 4 beds) in a mix of houses, apartments and duplex units ranging in height from 1-3 storeys as follows: o 136 no. houses (7 no. 2 bed units; 102 no. 3 bed units; and 27 no. 4 bed units) in a mixture of bungalow, detached, semi-detached, and terrace style units ranging in height from 1 – 2 storeys. o 8 no. own door apartment units and 2 no. own door duplex units (5 no. 1 beds, 3 no. 2 beds, and 2 no. 3 beds) in new Block A ranging in height from 2-3 storeys. Each residential unit will be afforded with private open space in the form of a front/rear/side garden for houses or terrace / balconies for apartment and duplex style units. • The provision of a new creche facility (approx. 161 sq m GFA) and associated areas of external open space (approx. 60 sq m) located at ground floor level in new Block A. • Public open space (approx. 7,018 sq m) is proposed in the form of 2 no. new large public open space areas within the site (approx. 3,072 sq m and 3,946 sq m respectively). • Communal open space (approx. 82 sq m) is proposed adjacent to Block A. • A total of 321 no. car parking spaces (305 no. for residential units and 16 no. for the creche facility) are proposed. This provision includes 2 no. accessible spaces and 17 no. visitor spaces. • A total of 527 no. cycle parking spaces (517 no. for residential units and 10 no. for the creche facility) are provided. This provision includes 75 no. visitor spaces. Resident cycle parking is proposed in the form of secure bicycle store enclosures to the front of terraced units; on curtilage spaces to the rear of units with side access; and a bicycle store for apartment units located within Block A. Visitor parking is proposed in the form of Sheffield stands. • The development shall be served via 2 no. new vehicular access points from Southgreen Road. An additional private vehicular access point is proposed via Old Road to service 1 no. new bungalow (4 no. bed residential unit). Provision is also made for vehicular access via Southgreen Road to serve the future open space and amenity zoned lands to the north of the main development site. • Pedestrian and cyclist access is also proposed via Southgreen Road; via a new secondary access point from the Southern Internal Link Road to the south of the site; and via Old Road to the east of the site. • Upgrades/widening to Southgreen Road including provision o
Permission, 136 homes · Kildare County Council, 2660248
24 Oct 2025Conditional
subdivision of existing site and six-bedroom dwelling into two separate dwellings, consisting of 1no single storey three-bedroom bungalow to include conversion of garage to a bedroom & 1no two-bedroom 2storey dwelling with internal alterations, and associated site works including removal of existing septic tank and installation of 2no new waste water treatment systems. Both dwellings to be accessed via existing entrance from local road L7016
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2561208
24 Sept 2025N/a
The development will consist of subdivision of existing site and six-bedroom dwelling into two separate dwellings, consisting of 1no single storey three-bedroom bungalow to include conversion of garage to a bedroom & 1no two-bedroom 2storey dwelling with internal alterations, and associated site works including removal of existing septic tank and installation of 2no new waste water treatment systems. Both dwellings to be accessed via existing entrance from local road L7016.
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561082
3 Jul 2025Conditional
for the construction of 11 no. houses at Oak Church, Kildare, Co. Kildare. The houses proposed are a mixture of 3 and 4 bedroom, 2 storey and 2 storey plus dormer, in a mix of semi-detached and terraced arrangements, with on-curtilage parking, and all associated site works. Permission was previously granted for these houses under planning ref 18/1027, but has since expired. There are no significant changes proposed to the previously permitted houses. The proposed houses are within the overall development known as Oak Church permitted under planning references 18/1026, 18/1027 and 18/1028, and within which construction is currently ongoing
Permission, 11 homes · Kildare County Council, 2560740
21 May 2025Conditional
The development will consist of the construction of 48 No. own hall door apartments (7 no. 1 bed/ 2 person, 17 no. 2 bed/ 3 person, 5 no. 2 bed/ 4 person and 19 no. 3 bed/ 5 person) in 3 no. three storey duplex blocks, consisting of: Block A: 10 Units – comprising 5 no. 1 bed ground floor apartments and 5 no. 2 bed first & second floor apartments, Block B: 10 units comprising 5 no. 2 bed ground floor apartments and 5 no. 3 bed first & second floor apartments and Block C: 28 units consisting of 2 no. 1 bed ground floor apartments, 12 no. 2 bed ground floor apartments and 14 no. 3 bed first & second floor apartments. The development will also include all associated ancillary site development works, car parking, bin and bicycle stores and public / communal open spaces on previously approved site (for 88 apartments in 2 No. 3 and 4 storey blocks) Reg. Ref.18/1027 known as Sector 3 and overall site approved under reg. ref. 18/1026 (Sector 1) & reg. ref. 18/1028 (Sector 2) on subject site of circa 0.7 Ha
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560535
10 Feb 2025Conditional
for a residential development comprising 192 houses, 16 maisonettes and a childcare facility and all ancillary site development works. Note the original planning permission for this development was divided into 3 different applications, and also included permission for 88 apartments in 2 no. apartment blocks to the south-east of the site. The lands on which the apartment blocks are permitted are not under the control or ownership of the applicant, Elmendorf Ltd, and are not included within this application
Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 2521
14 Jan 2025Refused
for approved 88 apartments in 2 No. 3 and 4 storey blocks including all ancillary site development works, car parking, bin and bicycle stores and public / communal open spaces (Reg. Ref. 18/1027 known as Sector 3)
Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 255
21 Feb 2024Refused
for the construction of 44 No. apartments (6 No.1 bed / 2 person, 16 No. 2 bed / 3 person, 6 No. 2 bed / 4 person & 16 No. 3 bed / 5 person ) in 4 No. three storey duplex blocks, consisting of: Block A: 12 Units - comprising 6 No.1 bed / 2 person & 6 No. 2 bed / 4 person apartments, Block B: 12 Units - comprising 6 No.2 bed / 3 person & 6 No. 3 bed / 5 person apartments, Block C: 8 Units - comprising 4 No.2 bed / 3 person & 4 No. 3 bed / 5 person apartments, Block D: 12 Units - comprising 6 No.2 bed / 3 person & 6 No. 3 bed / 5 person apartments. The development will also include all associated ancillary site development works, car parking, bin and bicycle stores and public / communal open spaces on previously approved site (for 88 apartments in 2 No. 3 and 4 storey blocks) Reg. Ref.18/1027 known as Sector 3 and overall site approved under reg. ref. 18/1026 (Sector 1) & reg. ref. 18/1028 (Sector 2) on subject site of circa 0.7 Ha. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of; amended site layout plan including amendments to block A, B, C & D positions, revised orientation of Block C, increased public and communal open space provision, reduction in car parking spaces from 80 to 60, revised bin & bicycle storage layout & location, amended block design/ proposed finishes and additional technical information
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460145
16 Feb 2024N/a
for the construction of 44 No. apartments (6 No.1 bed / 2 person, 16 No. 2 bed / 3 person, 6 No. 2 bed / 4 person & 16 No. 3 bed / 5 person ) in 4 No. three storey duplex blocks, consisting of: Block A: 12 Units - comprising 6 No.1 bed / 2 person & 6 No. 2 bed / 4 person apartments, Block B: 12 Units - comprising 6 No.2 bed / 3 person & 6 No. 3 bed / 5 person apartments, Block C: 8 Units - comprising 4 No.2 bed / 3 person & 4 No. 3 bed / 5 person apartments, Block D: 12 Units - comprising 6 No.2 bed / 3 person & 6 No. 3 bed / 5 person apartments. The development will also include all associated ancillary site development works, car parking, bin and bicycle stores and public / communal open spaces on previously approved site (for 88 apartments in 2 No. 3 and 4 storey blocks) Reg. Ref.18/1027 known as Sector 3 and overall site approved under reg. ref. 18/1026 (Sector 1) & reg. ref. 18/1028 (Sector 2) on subject site of circa 0.7 Ha
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460126
22 Dec 2022Refused
modifications to the previously permitted residential development, permitted under planning reg. ref. 18/1028 and associated planning reg. refs 18/1026 and 18/1027. Permission is sought for amendments to the site layout, changes to the layout of houses, design changes to house types and the housing mix. The proposed changes are within the subject area of the site which has received permission under planning ref. 18/1028, however this should be reviewed in conjunction with the associated planning refs. 18/1026 and 18/1027 as these 3-no. permissions encapsulate the entire development. There are no changes to the apartment blocks, their associated car parking, bicycle parking & bin storage permitted under planning ref. 18/1027 proposed with this application. The total number of residential units now proposed throughout the entire development is 299 (an increase of 2 units) and now comprises 195 no. houses, 16 no own door maisonettes, and 88 no. apartments. The houses and maisonettes are proposed in a mixture of 1 storey, 1.5 storey, 2 storey and 2 storey plus dormer in a mix of detached, semi-detached and terraced arrangements. The proposed housing mix throughout the entire development now comprises 20 no. 2-bedroom, 117 no. 3-bedroom and 58 no. 4-bedroom houses, 12 no. 1-bedroom and 4 no. 2-bedroom maisonettes, 38 no. 1-bedroom, 43 no. 2-bedroom and 7 no. 3-bedroom apartments. Houses and maisonettes are provided with on-curtilage car parking (412 no. space in total). There are no changes proposed to the on-street & apartment block parking permitted under the parent permissions. It is proposed to construct a new house type, a 1 storey, 2-bedroom semi-detached unit referred to as Type C1. There are 4 no. Type C1 houses proposed with this application. It is proposed to increase the footprint of the Type N maisonettes permitted under planning ref. 18/1028 to ensure these units are in compliance with the minimum area requirements of the Department of Housing, Planning & Local Government, and the Kildare County Development Plan 2017-2023. There are no changes proposed to the permitted single/ two storey childcare facility provided with outdoor amenity space. 24 no. carparking spaces, a bicycle shelter and binstore. Proposed public open space now measures 1.2725ha for the entire development. There are no changes proposed in the site access details from the parent permissions. The proposed development also comprises all ancillary site development wo
Permission · Kildare County Council, 221528
1 Apr 2022Conditional
an alteration to previously granted permission Ref. 19/1332. The development will consist of change from pitched roof to flat roof to Phase 1 single storey intern accommodation building (143sqm.) containing 6 no. bedrooms, ancillary and communal facilities and all associated site works, landscaping and sewerage treatment system
Permission · Kildare County Council, 22369
22 Dec 2020N/a
a housing development to be known as Walker's Gate is already approved on the site under 17/764. It is noted that roads works permitted under 17/764 to serve the development have already been constructed including the Link Road between Southgreen Road and Dunmurray Road including road/junction upgrade works at Southgreen Road, Old Road and Dunmurray Road. This proposed consists only of changes to House Type F (2 bed terrace dwellings) approved under Planning Reference 17/764. In total 12 no. Type F Houses are proposed to be revised at house no. 15-26 'The Close'. Changes include modifications to elevations and internal layout, reduction in overall height of dwellings by 0.626 metres & removal of windows from end gable walls. There is no increase in the permitted floor area or total number of dwellings (187). 2 no new bin stores are proposed in the open space to serve house nos. 12 & 13 'The Close' with associated changes to the footpath
Permission, 12 homes · Kildare County Council, 201601
2 Dec 2019Conditional
a single storey intern accommodation building (143sqm.) (phase 1) containing 6 no. bedrooms, ancillary and communal facilities and a single storey veterinary surgical unit (273 sqm.) (phase 2) with CT scanning unit extension (101sqm.) (phase 3) (total development 517sqm) and all associated site works, landscaping and sewerage treatment system
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 191332
2 Aug 2019Conditional
the construction of a 24metre high free standing monopole communications structure and its associated antennae, communication dishes and ground equipment, within a 2.4m high palisade fence compound at this site ESB's existing Kildare 38kV substation,
Permission · Kildare County Council, 19874
23 Aug 2018Conditional
The proposed development comprises a residential scheme of 99 no. dwelling units in a mixture of 2 storey and 2 storey plus dormer houses and 3- storey duplex apartment buildings (GFA approx.11,321.2m2 ); and provision of a 1-2 storey childcare facility ( GFA approx 393m2),including outdoor amenity space, 24 no. car parking spaces, a bike shelter accommodating 10 no. bicycle parking spaces, and a bin store (13sqm). The 53 no. proposed houses shall comprise of 34 no. 2 storey 3- bedroom houses, 11 no. 2- storey 4-bedroom houses, and 8 no. 2- storey plus dormer 4-bedroom houses; 106 no. car parking spaces provided on- curtilage. The 46 no proposed apartments accommodated in 4 no. 3 storey duplex apartment buildings, shall comprise of; 5 no. 1-bedroom units, 18 no. 2-bedroom units, and 23 no. 3-bedroom units; together with 84 no. allocated and visitor car parking spaces, 5 no. bin stores, and 7 no. bike shelters accommodating 70 no. bicycle parking spaces. The proposed development also comprises all ancillary site development works, landscaping and boundary treatment, including 2 no. pedestrian / cyclist access points off Dunmurray Road, a pedestrian / cyclist access point off the proposed Southern Internal Link Road, and a pedestrian / cyclist access point off Old Road (4 no. pedestrian/ cyclist entrances in total); public open space (approx. 1.38 Ha); 2 no. vehicular access points to serve the development are provided off Dunmurray Road ( opposite Bishopsland ) and the proposed Southern Internal Link Road (between Old Road and Dunmurray Road); and undergrounding of existing electrical services. The proposed development shall also include the provision of the Southern Internal Link Road between Southgreen Road and Dunmurray Road, including junction upgrade works at Southgreen Road, Old Road and Dunmurray Road; provision of improvement works to Dunmurray Road from a point approximately 54m north of the junction with Dunmurray Court to a point approximately 95m north of the junction with Crockanure Avenue, to provide a pedestrian path and off-carriageway cycle path on western side of the road. REVISED BY SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION CONSISTING OF;
Permission, 99 homes · Kildare County Council, 181026
23 Aug 2018Conditional
The proposed development comprises a residential scheme of 50 no. dwellings units in a mixture of 2 storey and 2 storey plus dormer houses and a 3-storey duplex apartment building (approx. GFA 6,529.1msq). The 37 no. proposed houses shall comprise of 21 no. 2-storey 3-bedroom houses, 1 no. 2-storey 4-bedroom house, and 15 no. 2-storey plus dormer 4-bedroom houses; 74 no. car parking spaces provided on-curtilage. The 13 no. proposed apartments, accommodated in 1 no. 3-storey duplex apartment building, shall comprise of: 1 no. 1-bedroom unit, 6 no. 2-bedroom units, and 6 no. 3-bedroom units; together with 23 no. allocated and visitor car parking spaces, 1 no. bin store, and 2 no. bike shelters accommodating 20 no. bicycle parking spaces. The proposed development also comprises all ancillary site development works, landscaping and boundary treatment, including: 2 no. pedestrian/cyclist access points off Dunmurray Road, a pedestrian/cyclist access point off the proposed Southern Internal Link Road, and a pedestrian/cyclist access point off Old Road (4 no. pedestrian/cyclist entrances in total); public open space (approx. 1.38 Ha); 2 no. vehicular access points to serve the development are provided off Dunmurray Road (opposite Bishopsland) and the proposed Southern Internal Link Road (between Old Road and Dunmurray Road); and undergrounding of existing electrical services. The development shall also include the provision of the Southern Internal Link Road between Southgreen Road and Dunmurray Road, including junction upgrade works at Southgreen Road, Old Road and Dunmurray Road; provision of improvement works to Dunmurray Road from a point approx. 54m north of the junction with Dunmurray Court to a point approx. 95m north of the junction with Crockanure Avenue, to provide a pedestrian path and off-carriageway cycle path on western side of the road. REVISED BY SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION CONSISTING OF;
Permission, 99 homes · Kildare County Council, 181027
23 Aug 2018Conditional
The proposed development comprises a residential scheme of 96 no. dwelling units in a mixture of 2 storey and 2 storey plus dormer houses and a 3-storey duplex apartment building (GFA approx. 11,854.4sqm); and provision of a single/two storey childcare facility (GFA approx. 392sqm), including outdoor amenity space, 24 no. car parking spaces, a bike shelter accommodating 10 no. bicycle parking spaces, and a bin store (13sqm). The 83 no proposed houses shall comprise of 63 no. 2-storey 3-bedroom houses, and 20 no. 2.5 storey 4-bedroom houses; 166 no. car parking spaces provided on-curtilage. The 13 no. proposed apartments, accommodated in 1 no. 3-storey duplex apartment building, shall comprise of: 1 no. 1-bedroom unit, 6 no. 2-bedroom units, and 6 no. 3-bedroom units; together with 23 no. allocated and visitor car parking spaces, 1 no bin store, and 2 no. bike shelters accommodating 20 no. bicycle parking spaces. The proposed development also comprises all ancillary site development works, landscaping and boundary treatment, including: 2 no. pedestrian/cyclist access points of Dunmurray Road, a pedestrian/cyclist access points off the proposed Southern Internal Link, and a pedestrian/cyclist access point off Old Road (4 no. pedestrian/cyclist entrances in total); public open space (approx. 1.38 ha); 2 no. vehicular access points to serve the development are provided off Dunmurray Road (opposite Bishopsland) and the proposed Southern Internal Link Road (between Old Road and Dunmurray Road), and undergrounding of existing electrical services. The development shall also include the provision of the Southern Internal Link Road between Southgreen Road and Dunmurray Road, including junction upgrade works at Southgreen Road, Old Road and Dunmurray Road; provision of improvement works to Dunmurray Road from a point approx. 54m north of the junction with Dunmurray Court to a point approx. 95m north of the junction with Crockanure Avenue, to provide a pedestrian path and off-carriageway cycle path on western side of the road. REVISED BY FURTHER SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION CONSISTING OF
Permission, 98 homes · Kildare County Council, 181028
20 Apr 2018Conditional
revised location of single storey house, to that location granted under File Ref No. 82/953, retention permission of attic space conversion to storage space for domestic use and all associated site works
Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18442
4 Apr 2018Conditional
of existing domestic shed to rear of existing site and ancillary works
Retention · Kildare County Council, 18361
27 Mar 2018N/a
revised location of single storey house, to that location granted under File Ref. No. 82/953, retention permission of attic space conversion to storage space for domestic use, retention permission of existing Puraflo effluent treatment system and all associated site works
Retention · Kildare County Council, 18323
30 Jun 2017Conditional
modifications to development permitted under Reg. Ref. 07/1450 (ABP Ref. PL09.299110 - subsequently withdrawn) & Reg. Ref. 13/155 to now provide for the construction of a 2 storey residential scheme (overall GFA c. 23,326sqm) comprising 191 no. dwelling units; 2 no. vehicular and pedestrian access points at Green Road and Southgreen Road to serve the development, and all associated internal access roads and junctions; development of the Southern Internal Link Road between Southgreen Road and Dunmurray Road including junction upgrade works at Southgreen Road, Old Road and Dunmurray Road as well as upgrade works along a portion of Southgreen Road to the north of the Southern Internal Link Road; new pumping station within the site adjacent to Green Road and all associated site service connections. The residential element of the scheme shall provide for 12 no. 2 bed units, 114 no. 3 bed units and 65 no. 4 bed units in a mixture of detached, semi-detached and terraced house type units (House Types A-F), ranging in size from c. 84-137.6sqm, all with associated private open space areas. The development shall also provide c. 385 no. car parking spaces, 2 no. ESB Sub Stations; public open space areas; all boundary treatment and associated landscaping works; site service connections; and all site development works, on an overall site of c. 9.17ha at Green Road and Southgreen Road (also known as Hill Road) and Old Road and Dunmurray Road (R401)
Permission, 187 homes · Kildare County Council, 17764
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 Southgreen.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Southgreen.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Southgreen.
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 Southgreen, 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
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Southgreen.
- 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 Southgreen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.
The townland
- Name
- Southgreen
- Area
- 749,645 m² (74.96 ha, 185.24 acres)
- Civil parish
- Tully, and its townlands
- Barony
- Offaly East
- Electoral division
- Kildare, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 11,587 people lived in 3,873 households in the Kildare electoral division. 64% of households owned their home. 47% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Bishopsland, Crockanure Glebe, Kildare, Kilnagornan, Loughandys, Loughminane, Redhills
- Placenames
- Southgreen 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.