Bishopslane
Bishopslane is a townland in the civil parish of Ballymore Eustace, barony of Naas South, Co. Kildare. Its name in Irish is Lána an Easpaig.
Parcel 1087274
- Area
- 520 m²
- Buildings
- 2 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 146 m².
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Bishopslane
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
- 35.7 ha
- 88 acres
- Land parcels
- 24
- registered freehold, median 2,778 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres)
- Zoning
- M2
- Village Centre
- Planning
- 8
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
24 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bishopslane, from 45 m² to 99,468 m² (9.95 ha, 24.58 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 20 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
- M2Village Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Ballymore Eustace, Kildare · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Open Space and Amenity (Active open space)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Ballymore Eustace, 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
19 Aug 2025Conditional
for: Low energy floodlights consisting of six number lamp standards 20m in height located around the main playing pitch. The installation of three number proprietary solar power generating car-ports 50.4sqm each to be located to north of tennis courts. The installation of 31sqm solar panel array to south facing roof of existing clubhouse. Ancillary facilities include 10 number bicycle parking stands
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560946
9 Aug 2025N/a
for: Low energy floodlights consisting of six number lamp standards 18m in height located around the main playing pitch. The installation of three number proprietary solar power generating car-ports 50.4sqm each to be located to north of tennis courts. The installation of 31sqm solar panel array to south facing roof of existing clubhouse. 10 No. Bicycle parking spaces and all ancillary site works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560912
3 Jun 2025N/a
for: the second natural grass playing surface (Pitch 2) located to the north of existing main playing pitch c. 10,390sqm, the 4 no. ball stop nets to Pitch 2 located on the northern, southern, eastern and western sides of the pitch, the existing generator plinth adjacent to Pitch 2, the existing pedestrian walking track located around the perimeter of Pitch 1 & 2, the existing 5m high metal clad storage shed, c. 24sqm located to the north of existing spectator stand, the existing 11m wide x 10m high hurling ball wall located to the north of storage shed, the existing 8 no. 10m high floodlights installed around the training pitch, located between Pitch 1 & Pitch 2, the existing 2.2m high storage container, c. 11.52sqm located to the south of the toilet block, the existing scoreboard located to east side of pitch behind the existing dugout and the as installed tennis / basketball courts, associated site fencing located to east of the main entrance. Planning permission is sought for: New pitch (Pitch 1) low energy floodlights consisting of six number lamp standards 20m in height located around the main playing pitch, New pitch (Pitch 2) low energy floodlights consisting of eight number lamp standards 15m in height located around the second playing pitch, The installation of three number proprietary solar power generating car-ports 50.4sqm each to be located to north of tennis courts, The installation of 31sqm solar panel array to south facing roof of existing clubhouse, Ancillary facilities include 10 number bicycle parking stands
Retention · Kildare County Council, 2560605
22 May 2025N/a
for: the second natural grass playing surface (Pitch 2) located to the north of existing main playing pitch c. 10,390sqm, the 4 no. ball stop nets to Pitch 2 located on the northern, southern, eastern and western sides of the pitch, the existing generator plinth adjacent to Pitch 2, the existing pedestrian walking track located around the perimeter of Pitch 1 & 2, the existing 5m high metal clad storage shed, c. 24sqm located to the north of existing spectator stand, the existing 11m wide x 10m high hurling ball wall located to the north of storage shed, the existing 8 no. 10m high floodlights installed around the training pitch, located between Pitch 1 & Pitch 2, the existing 2.2m high storage container, c. 11.52sqm located to the south of the toilet block, the existing scoreboard located to east side of pitch behind the existing dugout, the as installed tennis / basketball courts, associated site fencing located to east of the main entrance. Planning permission is sought for: New pitch (Pitch 1) low energy floodlights consisting of six number lamp standards 20m in height located around the main playing pitch, New pitch (Pitch 2) low energy floodlights consisting of eight number lamp standards 15m in height located around the second playing pitch, The installation of three number proprietary solar power generating car-ports 50.4sqm each to be located to north of tennis courts, The installation of 31sqm solar panel array to south facing roof of existing clubhouse, Ancillary facilities include 10 number bicycle parking stands
Retention · Kildare County Council, 2560546
14 Nov 2024N/a
for (i) The construction of a new single storey dwelling house with domestic garage (ii) installation of new wastewater treatment system (iii) creation new driveway accessed by new entrance onto existing lane (iv) all ancillary siteworks
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2461201
8 Apr 2024Conditional
for alterations & extensions to existing single storey dwelling. The application includes the following. A) Removal of existing single storey garage structure too side of dwelling, B) Construction of new single storey extension to the front side and rear of the existing dwelling to provide, en-suite bedroom, utility room and kitchen / living areas, C) Alterations to the existing dwelling elevations and construction of new porch structure to the front of the existing dwelling, D) Construction of new single storey structure comprised of a car port and garden store along the front boundary to Barrack Street. along with all associated site development and facilitating works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460299
2 Apr 2024N/a
for alterations & extensions to existing single storey dwelling. The application includes the following. A) Removal of existing single storey garage structure too side of dwelling, B) Construction of new single storey extension to the front side and rear of the existing dwelling to provide, en-suite bedroom, utility room and kitchen / living areas, C) Alterations to the existing dwelling elevations and construction of new porch structure to the front of the existing dwelling, D) Construction of new single storey structure comprised of a car port and garden store along the front boundary to Barrack Street. along with all associated site development and facilitating works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460272
8 May 2020Conditional
constructing a single storey dwelling to the rear of an existing cottage which fronts onto Barrack Street, restoration of existing cottage for use as a home office/store, new vehicular entrance and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 20471
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
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Poulaphouca Reservoir 000731
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Bishopslane.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Bishopslane.
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 Bishopslane, 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. Parts of the land are water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Bishopslane.
- 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 Bishopslane with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.
The townland
- Name
- Bishopslane · Lána an Easpaig
- Area
- 356,594 m² (35.66 ha, 88.12 acres)
- Civil parish
- Ballymore Eustace, and its townlands
- Barony
- Naas South
- Electoral division
- Ballymore Eustace, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 1,589 people lived in 582 households in the Ballymore Eustace electoral division. 80% of households owned their home. 20% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballymore Eustace East, Bishopsland, Fallarees Commons, Horsepasstown
- Placenames
- Bishopslane 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.