Gilltown

89 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gilltown, from 142 m² to 1,855,950 m² (185.6 ha, 458.62 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 34 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.

No zone of a development plan covers Gilltown 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.

• 12 Aug 2026N/a

  for proposed single storey dwelling, upgrading of existing single vehicular entrance to form proposed double combined entrance, treatment system & percolation area along with all associated site development and facilitating works.

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2660916

• 16 Jun 2026Conditional

  Retention Permission for conversion of domestic garage to fitness studio and for adjoining lobby to side of dwelling house, Retention also sought for existing roadside entrance and all ancillary site works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2660653

• 29 May 2026N/a

  The development consists of the following works, planning permission for proposed single storey dwelling, upgrading of existing single vehicular entrance to form proposed double combined entrance, treatment system & percolation area along with all associated site development and facilitating works.

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2660574

• 5 May 2026Conditional

  (A)Retention of single story extension to side of original house and (B) installation of approved waste water treatment and all associated and development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660484

• 5 Feb 2026Conditional

  for a) part single-storey / part storey and a half extension to rear of existing dwelling, b) revised fenestration to north-eastern & northwestern elevations, c) removal / blocking of existing site entrance & provision of vehicular site entrance in revised location, d) erection of proposed new boundaries to site, e) decommissioning of existing on-site treatment system & replacement with upgraded onsite treatment system and percolation area along with all associated site development and facilitating works.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660100

• 4 Nov 2025Conditional

  for proposed alterations to previously granted planning application Pl. Ref: 25/60146. Alterations to consist of: changing proposed hipped roofs on house and garage to gable roofs, extending the proposed dwelling’s footprint by 74m², and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561253

• 17 Apr 2025Conditional

  for a) Conversion / refurbishment of existing agricultural barn for use as a 2-storey proposed dwelling, b) Single storey extension to rear of existing agricultural barn structure c) treatment system & percolation area along with all associated site development and facilitating works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2560412

• 28 Mar 2025Conditional

  for the construction of a single storey rear extension to existing detached single storey bungalow and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560328

• 19 Mar 2025N/a

  for the construction of a single storey rear extension to existing detached single storey bungalow and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560285

• 17 Feb 2025Conditional

  for to construct a one storey, three bedroom bungalow, a detached single storey double garage, a septic tank and percolation area, and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2560146

• 27 Jan 2025Refused

  for (a) construction of single story house and (b) installation of approved waste water treatment system and all associated and development works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2560052

• 21 Jan 2025N/a

  for (a) construction of single story house and (b) installation of approved waste water treatment system and all associated and development works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2560036

• 30 Aug 2024Conditional

  for (a) retention of a single storey extension to the rear of the existing single storey dwelling which consists of a dining room, living room and utility room and (b) retention of the location of the site entrance along with all site development and facilitating works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2460855

• 15 Aug 2024Conditional

  for (a)single-story cattle shed as constructed and (b) 2 story domestic garage and storage area as constructed relative to Planning Permission ref:032136

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2460797

• 14 Aug 2024N/a

  for (a)single-story cattle shed as constructed and (b) 2 story domestic garage and storage area as constructed relative to Planning Permission ref:032136

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2460791

• 25 Nov 2023Refused

  for to construct a two storey four bedroom dwelling, a detached single storey double garage, a septic tank and percolation area, and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2360413

• 25 Oct 2023Conditional

  for (A) construction of a one and a half storey type extension to side (east) elevation and rear (south) elevation of existing house, (B) single storey kitchen extension to the side (east) elevation and insertion of new window/door fenestration to side (west) elevation and (C) single storey extension to the side (east) elevation consisting of new toilet & control room and minor internal alterations

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360330

• 10 May 2023Conditional

  for the following: 1. A large shed which was constructed to the rear of our home. The floor area extends to 221 sqm and the ridge height above ground level is 7.75m. Its construction is steel poral frame with concrete side walls to a height of 2.1m and green metal sheeting to remainder of walls and roof. This shed is used for the storage and maintenance of the family's farm machinery. 2. A dog kennel building with plastered block walls and tiled hipped roof. The floor area extends to 7.44sqm with a ridge height of 3.65m. 3. A vehicular entrance located to the left-hand side of our house when viewed from the public road. 4. The laying of tarmac finishes to the driveway and yard area. The above-described development is located

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 23497

• 27 Apr 2023Conditional

  (1) retention permission for increase in ridge height from 5.745m as granted under Planning Reference No. 03/44 to 6.344m as constructed. (2) Retention permission for the conversion of the attic into two bedrooms. The existing ground floor area is 176.86sq.m and the converted attic space adds a further 67.60sq.m, (3) Permission to construct a dormer/two-storey extension to the full length of the house at the rear and a single storey extension to the right-hand side of the house when viewed from the public road. The ground floor extension will add 155.53sq.m while the proposed first floor extension will add 81.90 sq.m. (4) Permission to construct a dormer type window to the right-hand side of the front elevation and to the left-hand side elevation when viewed from the public road. (5) Permission to construct a bay window with a slatted roof to the lounge which is located to the left-hand side of the front elevation. (6) To place Velux roof lights at a low level in the dormer roof on the right-hand side elevation. (7) All ancillary groundworks associated with the above proposed development. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of (1) a revised design and layout to the proposed extensions. (2) proposed new wastewater treatment system with upgraded percolation area

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 23438

• 14 Jun 2022Conditional

  retention of Child Day Care Facility comprising of creche accommodation in two No. buildings A and B, Play barn in building C, security hut building D, covered play areas, existing waste water treatment system, 8 No car staff car parking spaces, 4 No set down car parking spaces, cycle racks for 6 No Bicycles and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 22732

• 24 Sept 2021Conditional

  of the following: a) Agricultural shed, b) external bedded area on slated unit and tank along with all associated site development and facilitating works. c) Planning permission for conversion of existing agricultural shed to proposed new milking parlour with dairy and plant rooms. d) spoiled water tank & effluent tank along with all associated site development and facilitating works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 211370

• 13 Sept 2021N/a

  of the following: (a) Agricultural shed. (b) External bedded area on slatted unit and tank along with all associated site development and facilitating works. (c) Planning permission for proposed new milking parlour with dairy and plant rooms, spoiled water tank and effluent tank along with all associated site development and facilitating works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 211302

• 20 May 2021N/a

  the construction of a detached dormer house, single storey domestic garage, effluent treatment system, percolation area, new recessed entrance and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 21696

• 9 Nov 2020Conditional

  sought for the previously granted permission reference number 17/685, relating to alterations and the repositioning of the construction of a bungalow and garage, septic tank and percolation area, alterations to existing site entrance and all the associated site works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 201341

• 30 Oct 2020N/a

  for the previously granted permission, reference number 17685, relating to alterations and repositioning of the construction of a bungalow and garage, septic tank and percolation area, alterations to existing site entrance and all the associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 201305

The 25 most recent of 35 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 Gilltown.

Recorded monuments

• KD029-015 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  At the E end of a narrow, E-W strip of ornamental woodland, in pasture. A large, fairly well-preserved, although tree-covered, roughly circular area (int. diam. 56m; ext diam. 77m) is enclosed by a broad high, earthen bank (int. H 1.2m; Wth 7-8m; ext. H over base of outer fosse 3m) with a narrow level berm (Wth 2m) on its outer face NW-N-NE, and by a shallow outer fosse (Wth 3-5m; D 0.5m). A gap at NE (Wth 5m) may be an enlarged original entrance. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 05 September 2013

• KD029-016 Church
  Description

  In an overgrown graveyard (KD029-016001-). In 1192 Inchbrislane [Gilltown] and Brannockstown [KD029-013----] were granted with Domnachmor (Yagae) [KD029-013----] to St. Patrick's. … In 1275, the Chapel of Gilltown or Kilton, alias Inchebrislane, belonged to the Cistercian Monastery at Baltinglass, which had a Magna Grangia [monastic grange] here in 1531 (IHS 1941, 39-40). The church is described as 'downe' in 1630, at the time of Bulkeley's Visitation (IHS 1941b, 80). The church has been levelled and a patch of uneven stony ground may mark it site. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 06 September 2013

• KD029-016001 Graveyard
  Description

  In level pasture. A totally overgrown, almost square area (c. 57m N-S; c. 55m E-W), with a rounded N side, is enclosed by a wooden fence. The interior is slightly higher than the surrounding field and contained a church (KD029-016----). The earliest legible grave markers date to the 18th-century. A family vault, in the form of a granite-built pyramid, stands in the NW quadrant. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 06 September 2013

Architectural heritage

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

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 Gilltown, 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Gilltown.

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.

• Gilltown, Kilcullen5 sales

Name

Gilltown · Inse Brisleáin

Area

4,914,473 m² (491.45 ha, 1,214.39 acres)

Civil parish

Gilltown, and its townlands

Barony

Naas South

Electoral division

Gilltown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,028 people lived in 352 households in the Gilltown electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 25% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Gormanstown, Grange Beg, Grangemore, Kennycourt, Milemill, Nicholastown, Toberogan, Yellowbogcommon

Placenames

Gilltown 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.