Tomard

175 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tomard, from 1 m² to 302,122 m² (30.21 ha, 74.66 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 30 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential / Infill (Existing residential)
  Athy Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027, Kildare · 130 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Athy Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027, Kildare · 13 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Athy Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027, Kildare · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community and Education (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Athy Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027, Kildare · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Open Space and Amenity (Active open space)
  Athy Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027, Kildare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M3Neighbourhood Centre (District, neighbourhood centre)
  Athy Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027, Kildare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 26 Aug 2025N/a

  for the spreading of imported topsoil in specified areas of farmland to infill depressions to improve agricultural output and as a soil conditioner. Top-soil will be imported under section 27 by-product registration. Specific areas are marked on the drawings submitted with the application

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560966

• 2 Apr 2024Conditional

  Development will consist of 50 no. houses, on a site measuring circa 1.85 hectares, located in the townland of Tomard, south of the Cluain Bhearu residential development , east of the Monasterevin Road / Rathstewart Road (R417) . The proposed development is comprised of 19. no. 4 bedroom and 31 no. 3 bedroom 2 storey, detached, semi-detached and terraced houses. Access to the proposed development will be from the adjoining Cois Bhearu to the North. The proposed development includes for all associated site development works, car parking, open spaces, hard and soft landscaping etc, ESB substation, and demolition of all structures on site. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of 38 no. houses, on a site measuring circa 1.58 hectares. The proposed development is comprised of 31 no. 3 bedroom and 6 no. 1 bedroom, 1 & 2 storey, detached, semi-detached and terraced houses, and 1 no. 2 bedroom masionette. The existing ‘‘Miller’s House’’ is to be retained and renovated into the proposed 2 bedroom dwelling. Access to the proposed development will be from the adjoining Cois Bhearú to the north. The proposed development includes for all included site development works, car parking, open spaces, hard & soft landscaping etc., ESB substation, demolition of the mill structure on site, and extension and upgrade of footpath to cycle path to the north-west at Corráin Bhearú to connect to path on Monasterevin Road / Rathstewart Road (R417). The applicant has also submitted a concurrent application to the Planning Authority for a residential development of 91 no. dwellings and a creche on the adjoining lands to the immediate north under planning Ref. 24/112

  Permission, 38 homes · Kildare County Council, 24111

• 2 Apr 2024Conditional

  Development will consist of 76 no houses, and a creche, on a site measuring circa 2.68 hectares, located in the townland of Tomard, south of Cluain Bhearu residential development, east of the Monasterevin Road / Rathstewart Road (R417) and White Castle Lawn, Athy, Co. Kildare. The proposed development is comprised of 10 no. 4 bedroom, 54 no. 3 bedroom and 12 no. 2 bedroom storey, detached, semi detached and terraced houses. A single storey creche of c.378sq.m is also proposed. Access to the proposed development will be from the adjoining Cois Bhearu to the north. The proposed development includes for all associated site development works, car parking, open spaces, hard & soft landscaping etc., ESB substation, and demolition of all structures on site. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of 91 no. houses, and a crèche, on a site measuring circa 3.1 hecatares. The proposed development is comprised of 14 no. 4 bedroom, 65 no. 3 bedroom and 12 no. 2 bedroom, 2 storey, detached, semi-detached and terraced houses. A two storey crèche of c.264.6sq.m is also proposed. . Access to the proposed development will be from the adjoining Cois Bhearú to the north. The proposed development includes for all included site development works, car parking, open spaces, hard & soft landscaping etc., ESB substation, demolition of the mill structure on site, and extension and upgrade of footpath to cycle path to the north-west at Corráin Bhearú to connect to path on Monasterevin Road / Rathstewart Road (R417). The applicant has also submitted a concurrent application to the Planning Authority for a residential development of 38 no. dwellings on the adjoining lands to the immediate south under planning Ref. 24/111

  Permission, 91 homes · Kildare County Council, 24112

• 20 Dec 2021Conditional

  partial demolition of the existing school, a new 2-storey extension and single storey multi purpose hall, the refurbishment and alterations of the existing 2-storey school building, removal of existing pre-fabricated temporary accommodation, new ballcourts, additional car parking and lighting, photovoltaic panels, new watermain, extension to existing pumping station, new surface water attenuation and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 211788

• 27 Oct 2021Conditional

  Extension of Duration of Planning Reference No. 17/1043 - Erection of 71 Residential Units

  Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 211547

• 24 Sept 2019Refused

  EXTENSION OF DURATION: 08/300023 & 14/804 Housing development to include: - (i) erection of 55 residential units comprising Block A, a three storey building with 4 no. three bedroom terraced houses on ground and first floor, 4 No. one bedroom apartments on 2nd floor over, block B, a three storey and two storey building with 4 no. terraced three bedroom town houses with optional 4th bedroom ensuite and wardrobe on 2nd floor, 2 no. 2 bedroom own door apartments, one on ground floor and the other on first floor, Block C1, a two storey building with 5 no. terraced three bedroom town houses, Block C2, a two storey building with 5 no. terraced three bedroom town houses, Block D1, a two storey building with 6 no. terraced 2 bedroom town houses, Block D2, a two storey building with 6 no. terraced 2 bedroom town houses, Block E, a three storey and two storey building with 13 no. two bedroom apartments and 6 no. one bedroom apartments. (ii) new access road which will provide road access to zoned residential lands to the south. Road access to these lands shall be through the existing Cois Bhearu Housing Scheme located to the west of these lands. (iii) Bin storage areas, bicycle parking, car parking and all associated site development works. All development to take place in the townland of Tomard, Athy. This development is located off the Monasterevan Road directly adjoins the Athy-Monasterevan rail line

  Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 191060

• 12 Jul 2018Conditional

  change of house type on sites 37-71 Cluain Bhearu. The revised house type will consist of 30 no. two storey semi-detached three bedroom houses (House Type C) in fifteen blocks, 2 no. two storey semi-detached three bedroom houses (House Type C1) in one block and 3 no. two storey three bedroom town houses (House Type H) in one block. This change of house types will involve variations to the approved Site Layout Plan together with the individual site boundaries. All site development works associated with the erection of these 35 residential units shall be carried out generally in accordance with the grant of permission of Athy Town Council register reference 06/300049, extended by Athy Town Council register reference 11/300029 and further extended by Kildare County Council register reference 17/1043. The granting of planning permission for this proposed development will involve a variation in the planning permission of Athy Town Council register reference 06/300049, extended by Athy Town Council reference 11/300029 and further extended by Kildare County Council register reference 17/1043

  Permission, 35 homes · Kildare County Council, 18835

• 26 Apr 2018Conditional

  the erection of a single storey prefabricated building comprising 3 No. general classrooms with toilet facilities (area c. 56.5 msq each) along with all other relevant site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 18472

• 18 Jan 2018Conditional

  change of house type on sites 8 to 13 Cluain Bhearu. The revised house type will consist of 6 No. two storey semi-detached three bedroom houses (House Type C) in three blocks. All site development works associated with the erection of these 6 residential units shall be carried out generally in accordance with the grant of permission of Athy Town Council register reference 06/300049, extended by Athy Town Council register reference 11/300029 and further extended by Kildare County Council register reference 17/1043. The granting of planning permission for this proposed development will involve a variation in Condition No. 1 in the planning permission of Athy Town Council register reference 06/300049, extended by Athy Town Council register reference 11/300029 and further extended by Kildare County Council register reference 17/1043. All development to take place

  Permission, 6 homes · Kildare County Council, 1850

• 18 Sept 2017Conditional

  Ext of duration on 11/300029 (I) Erection of 71 residential units and (II) New access road

  Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 171043

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 Tomard.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Tomard.

Architectural heritage

• Bridge, 1830–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch stone road bridge, c. 1850, with cut limestone voussoirs and soffit. Rubble stone wall and cast concrete parapet walls, c. 1950.

• Mill (water), 1855–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Ruined four-storey corn mill, c. 1859, burnt out c. 1868. Single-bay to right renovated, c. 1990 and amalgamated with house to right.

• Miller's house, 1855–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Former mill residence, c. 1859, burnt out c. 1868, renovated and reconstructed c. 1990. Comprising three-bay two-storey house with single-bay single-storey bay to left incorporating fabric of former mill (adjoining to left). Two-storey return to rear.

• House, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey limestone house, c.1840, on a symmetrical plan. Extended, c.1900, comprising three-bay two-storey parallel range along rear elevation to north with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch added to centre to front (south). Renovated and extended, c.1995, comprising single-bay single-storey flat-roofed return to rear to north. Gable-ended roof (M-profile) (gabled to porch). Replacement artificial slate, c.1995. Red clay ridge tiles (crested to porch). Yellow brick chimney stacks. Timber eaves. Replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.1995. Flat-roof to return. Bitumen felt. Snecked cut-limestone walls. Rendered walls to parallel range and to return. Unpainted. Square-headed window openings. Stone sills (concrete to parallel range and to return). Yellow brick block-and-start surrounds. Replacement uPVC windows, c.1995 (2/2 sash to front (south) elevation; casement to rear (north) elevation. Square-headed door openings. Replacement glazed uPVC doors, c.1995. Set back from road in own grounds. Tarmacadam grounds to site. Detached three-bay two-storey rubble stone outbuilding, c.1840, to north. Reroofed, c.1995. Gable-ended roof. Replacement corrugated-iron, c.1995. Iron ridge tiles. Iron rainwater goods. Rubble stone walls. Square-headed openings. Stone sills. Red brick block-and-start surrounds. Stone lintels to openings to first floor. Timber fittings.

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 Tomard, 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. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2398 (ZIP).

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

Name

Tomard

Area

1,679,818 m² (167.98 ha, 415.09 acres)

Civil parish

Kilberry, and its townlands

Barony

Narragh and Reban West

Electoral division

Athy Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

4,548 people lived in 1,506 households in the Athy Rural electoral division. 65% of households owned their home. 66% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Athy, Barrowford, Belview, Clogorrow, Clonmullin, Paudeenourstown, Prusselstown, Rathstewart, Salisbury, Sawyerswood, Shanraheen

Placenames

Tomard 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.