Nicholastown

219 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Nicholastown, from 57 m² to 242,749 m² (24.27 ha, 59.98 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential / Infill (Existing residential)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kilcullen Settlement Plan, Kildare · 120 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agricultural (Agriculture)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kilcullen Settlement Plan, Kildare · 24 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Open Space and Amenity (Active open space)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kilcullen Settlement Plan, Kildare · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kilcullen Settlement Plan, Kildare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kilcullen Settlement Plan, Kildare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C6Industry and Warehousing (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kilcullen Settlement Plan, Kildare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community and Education (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kilcullen Settlement Plan, Kildare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 8 Apr 2026Conditional

  (a) demolition of a single-storey porch extension to front of existing two-storey dwelling, and construction of a new single-storey porch, (b) single-storey extension to rear of existing two storey dwelling, and (c) domestic garage along with all associated site development and facilitating works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660372

• 22 Apr 2025Refused

  for the construction of a storey and a half dwelling, new entrance, connection to public sewage and water and ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2579

• 13 Mar 2025N/a

  for a storey and a half dwelling, new entrance, connection to public sewage and water and ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2559

• 11 Dec 2024Conditional

  A Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) consisting of 180 no. dwellings (152 no. houses, 20 no. duplexes and 8 no. apartments) a creche (261sq.m), 2 no. medical/healthcare units (265sq.m) and offices (921sq.m) along with a wastewater pumping station and all ancillary development and associated site works all on lands measuring 6.6 hectares. The proposed residential units include: • 152 no. two and three storey, semi-detached/ terraced houses (85 no. 3-beds – C1, C2, C3 &E- and 67 no. 4-beds – B, B1 & F) • 20 no. duplex over single units (10 no. 1-bed ground floor units – H1 - with 10 no. 2 bed units over – H2) • 8 no. apartments (2-bed units - G), above a commercial ground floor, over 2 blocks. The commercial element will be located at the north end of the site and will consist of 3 no. blocks (A, B & C). Blocks A & B are three storeys high and will have commercial uses at ground floor and apartments over (Type G). Block C will be a 4 storey office block. The ancillary development will consist of including 369 no. car parking spaces (including EV charging spaces and disabled parking spaces), 106 no. cycle parking spaces (including covered spaces), public and communal open spaces, hard and soft landscaping, play area, SuDs features, boundary treatments, waste management areas/bin stores, internal roads, footpaths, cycle lanes and services provision (including pumping station) and all associated site works. The proposed vehicular and pedestrian access will be via 2 no. access points off New Abbey Road, one to the north and one to the east. A pedestrian and cyclist access is proposed to Sunbury Close. The proposed development also involves works on lands owned by Kildare County Council (New Abbey Road, R413) relating to traffic calming (0.33 ha) and new footpath. The proposed development will involve the demolition of the existing agricultural buildings to the north-west of the site (513.5sq.m). The Planning Application may be inspected online at the following website: www.newabbeyroadlrd.ie. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of: •Adjustment to site layout to allow for the design of two new access/exit points as potential connection points for the proposed Kilcullen Relief Road, which connects the development at the south and south-east boundaries; • Removal of six number 4-bedroom houses (Type B) and replace with six number 3-bedroom houses (four x Type C2 and two x Type E); • Two new height options for reduction in height of

  Permission, 152 homes · Kildare County Council, 2461327

• 23 May 2024Conditional

  for a detached domestic garage and planning permission for a two-story side & front extension to existing two-storey dwelling along with all associated site development and facilitating works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2460455

• 17 May 2024N/a

  for a detached domestic garage and planning permission for a two-story side & front extension to existing two-storey dwelling along with all associated site development and facilitating works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2460435

• 14 Jul 2023Conditional

  Consists of the retention of the following: a) extension to existing storage shed for vintage tractor storage, permission for b) two storey front extension to facilitate reconfiguration of entrance hall and associated existing rooms. c) Removal of two number existing bay windows to front elevation and installation of replacement windows. d) change of use of existing attached domestic garage to habitable use. e) all associated site development and facilitating works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23782

• 6 Apr 2023Conditional

  (a) 38m2 rear & side sun room extension link from dwelling to garage. (b) conversion of 34m2 garage space to habitable space along with all ancillary site development and facilitating works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 23371

• 23 Mar 2023Conditional

  (a) A two-storey extension to the front, side and rear of the dwelling and (b) Widening of the existing vehicular access, landscaping and boundary treatments, and all associated site and development works and services

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23295

• 23 Nov 2022Conditional

  (a) Realignment of existing entrance. (b) Part demolition of existing garage. (c) Construction of two storey house, incorporating the remainder of existing garage and associated works. Revised by significant further information which consists of a revision of the site boundary

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 221390

• 3 Oct 2022Conditional

  (a) Sub-division of existing site; (b) New single storey detached dwelling house; (c) New separating wall/boundary treatment; (d) Modifications to front boundary to provide two number entrances, one serving new proposed dwelling and one serving existing dwelling; (e) New connection to mains site services and all associated site development works . Revised by significant further information which consists of revised dwelling design from single storey detached dwelling to two storey detached dwelling

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 221193

• 20 Sept 2022Refused

  for a single storey extension to the front and a two storey extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling, with vehicular driveway

  Outline permission · Kildare County Council, 221145

• 20 Jul 2022Refused

  a detached bungalow and vehicular driveway to the rear of existing dwelling

  Outline permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 22884

• 1 Mar 2022Refused

  sought for a detached dwelling (part two storey and part bungalow) and vehicular driveway to the rear of existing dwelling

  Outline permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 22224

• 9 Feb 2022N/a

  for a detached dwelling (part two storey part bungalow) and vehicular driveway to the rear of existing dwelling

  Outline permission · Kildare County Council, 22135

• 26 Jan 2022N/a

  for a detached dwelling (part two storey part bungalow) and vehicular driveway to the rear of existing dwelling

  Outline permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 2270

• 3 Nov 2021Conditional

  for a front, side& rear single storey extension to an existing two storey semi detached house, ancillary alterations to all elevations, Foul water to existing foul sewer, surface water to soakaways and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 211570

• 8 Nov 2019Conditional

  the demolition of existing single storey side extension to existing semi-detached two storey house, permission to construct a two storey side and rear extension with re-roofing of existing single storey rear element, front porch, amendment of existing front façade window arrangement and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 191250

• 8 Aug 2019Conditional

  Permission for a new vehicular entrance to serve existing development and retention permission for development as constructed for use as a community building and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 19901

• 26 Jul 2019N/a

  a new vehicular entrance to serve existing development and Retention Permission for development as constructed and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 19839

• 17 Jul 2019N/a

  Permission for a new vehicular entrance to serve existing development and retention permission for development as constructed and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 19807

• 11 Jan 2019Conditional

  (A) as built constructed garage on site. (B) As built conservatory to rear of existing single storey house. (C) As built loft area to existing single storey house and all associated site developments works.

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 1917

• 8 Aug 2018Conditional

  for (1) Single storey building to rear of existing 2 storey terrace house complete with conversion works to kitchen and dining room use and associated development works. (2) Full planning permission for extensions and alterations to existing 2 storey terraced house to include: (a) Bedroom extension above flat roof annex to side and rear of existing house; (b) Roof feature over front door; (c) Internal modifications and associated works; (d) All associated site development works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 18961

• 25 Apr 2018Conditional

  a two-storey extension to rear of existing dwelling, minor internal alterations to existing dwelling, demolition of existing single storey extension to rear, and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 18463

• 5 Apr 2018Conditional

  bungalow, Proprietary Wastewater Treatment System and soil polishing filter and all ancillary site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18371

The 25 most recent of 31 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 Nicholastown.

Recorded monuments

• KD028-040 Religious house - Franciscan friars
  Description

  In a graveyard (KD028-040001-) near the S bank of the River Liffey. According to Gwynn and Hadcock (1970, 251-2), ‘New Abbey’ was founded in 1486 for the Observant Franciscans by Roland FitzEustace, who was burial here in 1496 [Effigial tomb: KD028-040002-]. It was suppressed in 1539 when it comprised, 'a church and belfry, dormitory hall, two chambers, kitchen, cemetery and orchard garden with a small close of 8 acres’. In 1540, ‘the church and house [were] in good repair’ (ibid). The ruins were sketched and briefly described in 1782 by Austin Cooper, who commented, ‘At present the choir, refectory and confessional chapel only remain entire. In the centre formerly stood a beautiful steeple, which fell down about eighteen years ago.’ (Fitzgerald 1901, 307-9) Cooper’s sketch shows a long nave and chancel with a large transept, large traceried windows in the gable walls, and double ogee headed windows with square hoods in the S wall of the chancel (ibid. 307). According to Fenton (1935-45, 219), the walls were demolished very soon after [1782] to furnish materials for a new chapel erected on the site, which itself was demolished in 1872 when the present Catholic church building was completed. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 18 February 2013

• KD028-040001 Graveyard
  Description

  Near the S bank of the River Liffey, and the site of ‘New Abbey’ (KD028-040----). A large roughly rectangular area (c. 100m E-W; c. 90m N-S) is enclosed by a roughly coursed stone wall (H c. 1.5m) facing an earthen bank, with gates towards the N end of the W side. A gravel path skirts the interior, with the burial area on slightly higher ground inside. Most gravestones date from 19th and 20th-century, with modern burials to the E. The graveyard contains an effigial tomb (KD028-040002-), while portion of a wall (3m E-W; H 1m) in the NW sector is the remains of a 19th-century church. (http://www.kildare.co/Graveyard-Details.asp?ID=K123 Accessed 18-02-2013) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 18 February 2013

• KD028-040002 Tomb - effigial
  Description

  In a graveyard (KD028-040001-) which is also the site of ‘New Abbey’ (KD028-040----). Known as the Portlester (FitzEustace) Tomb. The surviving remains consist of the limestone mensa with the figures of Roland Eustace and his wife Margaret D’Artois, carved in high relief. He is depicted as a medieval knight, completely covered in plate armour with sword hanging, slightly askew, in front, while she, to his right, wears a belted dress and high horned bonnet. Their heads rest on square cushions. Decorated side panels have been incorporated in the low surviving walls of the nearby late church. Their decoration includes the Virgin and Child, St. Michael, St. Francis and the arms of FitzEustace. (Murphy 1891-95, 121-2; Fitzgerald 1901, 309; Tickell 1960, 391-2; Killanin and Duignan 1967, 318-9) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 18 February 2013

Architectural heritage

• Newabbey House, demesne walls/gates/railings, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Gateway, c.1900, comprising four decorative cast-iron open work piers with castellated coping having cast-iron double gates, cast-iron flanking pedestrian gates, curved flanking walls with cast-iron railings over and cut-stone outer piers with chamfered corners and pyramidal capping.

• Newabbey House, gate lodge, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey former gate lodge, c.1900, on a H-shaped plan retaining original fenestration comprising three-bay single-storey central block with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting end bays having three-bay side elevations to north and to south with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting bay to south and forming single-bay single-storey returns to rear to east. Now in private residential use. Gable-ended roofs on a H-shaped plan with slate (gabled to projecting bay to south). Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Timber eaves and bargeboards on consoles (forming ‘open pediments’ to gables). Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Painted. Vermiculated rendered quoins to corners. Square-headed openings. Stone sills. Some with hood mouldings over. Timber casement windows. Glazed timber panelled door. Overlight. Set back from road in grounds shared with Newberry House with avenue to house to south.

• Newabbey Catholic Chapel, abbey, 1680–1720 · National interest
  Description

  Remains of detached rubble stone Catholic church, c.1700, originally on a cruciform plan and possibly incorporating fabric of medieval abbey, pre-1496. In ruins, 1939-40. Now mostly collapsed.Graveyard to site with various cut-stone grave markers, c.1700-present, including medieval effigy, c.1500.Gateway, c.1700, to site comprising pair of rubble stone piers with iron gate.

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 Nicholastown, 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.

Terrain model

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

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.

• Nicholastown, Kilcullen20 sales

Name

Nicholastown

Area

1,730,959 m² (173.1 ha, 427.73 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcullen, and its townlands

Barony

Kilcullen

Electoral division

Kilcullen, the unit of the census

Census 2022

3,695 people lived in 1,256 households in the Kilcullen electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 53% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Castlemartin, Common, Gilltown, Kilcullenbridge, Kilcullenbridge, Knockbounce, Milemill, Newabbey, Oldkilcullen, Yellowbogcommon

Placenames

Nicholastown 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.