Punchestown Upper

31 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Punchestown Upper, from 93 m² to 293,373 m² (29.34 ha, 72.49 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Punchestown Upper 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 the construction of approximately 960m of new restored stream channels and riparian buffer; 2 no. new agricultural crossings, establishment of native broadleaf woodland up to 4.56ha and temporary access for the duration of the works and all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660915

• 6 Aug 2026N/a

  consists of the restoration of an eroding and modified portion of the Hartwell River in the townland of Furryhill. The restoration works will establish a new meandering stream channel and connected native woodland riparian buffer. The works are intended to improve instream habitat, enhance the riparian corridor and improve water quality. Works to construct the new channel will be carried out in the dry and on a phased basis. The proposed works include the following: 1. The construction of approximately 960m of new restored stream channels and riparian buffer; 2. 2 no. new agricultural crossings; 3. Establishment of native broadleaf woodland up to 4.56ha; 4. Temporary access for the duration of the works, and all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660897

• 28 May 2025Conditional

  for amendments to previously granted permission Ref 07586 and Ref 12461: (a) Retention for As constructed single storey house. (b) Retention for As constructed stables and dungstead with all associated site development works

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2560570

• 24 Apr 2019Conditional

  the dwelling house as built. The house was previously granted planning permission under planning ref. no. 17/214

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 19442

• 10 Apr 2019N/a

  For minor alterations to existing single storey dwelling as built which was previously granted under planning permission reg. ref. no. 17/214 on this site.

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 19386

• 25 Oct 2018Conditional

  of as constructed modifications of one of the agricultural buildings approved under Planning Permission Reference 07/2206 including enlargement and relocation of same on the site

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 181294

• 22 Oct 2018Conditional

  the provision of an apple storage, sorting and dispatch facility associated with an existing orchard to include modifications and extension of existing agricultural buildings as well as the construction of a new adjoining agricultural apple storage building with associated site works and upgrade to existing wastewater treatment system. Revised by significant further information consisting of; the provision of a new proprietary packaged wastewater treatment system and sand polishing filter to replace existing septic tank and percolation area.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 181282

• 17 Sept 2018Conditional

  The following amendments to that previously approved under planning reference 08/1135 1. A revised ridge height to the two storey extension to the rear. 2. The omission of two number velux windows to the rear of original dwelling and 3. A revised effluent treatment plant location and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 181137

• 1 Mar 2017Conditional

  the building of a single storey dwelling, serviced with small on site wastewater treatment system to current EPA guidelines and associated siteworks

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 17214

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 Upper.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Punchestown Upper.

Architectural heritage

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

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 Upper, 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 high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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 Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Punchestown Upper · Baile Phúinse Uachtarach

Area

1,062,226 m² (106.22 ha, 262.48 acres)

Civil parish

Rathmore, and its townlands

Barony

Naas North

Electoral division

Rathmore, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,175 people lived in 367 households in the Rathmore electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Caureen, Furryhill, Punchestown Lower, Rathbane, Slatequarries

Placenames

Punchestown Upper 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.