Branganstown
Townland in the civil parish of Kilcock, barony of Ikeathy and Oughterany, Co. Kildare; in Irish Baile Uí Bhranagáin
Parcel 5899653
- Area
- 213 m²
- Buildings
- 1 building touches it, 65 m² on the ground
- 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
- Branganstown
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
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2753 (ZIP).
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for 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
- 114 ha
- 282 acres
- Land parcels
- 530
- registered freehold, median 215 m²
- Zoning
- G1
- F1 - Open Space
- Planning
- 25
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
530 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Branganstown, from 0 m² to 109,019 m² (10.9 ha, 26.94 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 54 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- G1F1 - Open Space (Open space, park)
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027, Meath · 3 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
20 Apr 2026N/a
attic conversion with dormer to rear roof to accommodate stairs to allow access to attic conversion as non habitable storage space with roof windows to front all with associated ancillary works to rear garden
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660423
16 Apr 2026Conditional
attic conversion with dormer to rear roof to accommodate stairs to allow access to attic conversion as non habitable storage space with roof windows to front all with associated ancillary works to rear garden
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660413
10 Nov 2025N/a
a residential development of 39 no. units on a site of 1.20 ha. The proposed development comprises: the demolition of a habitable dwelling (82.69 sq.m), The construction of 39 no. residential dwellings consisting of: 4 no. 1-bedroom maisonettes, 3 no. 2-bedroom later living units, 16 no. 2-bedroom houses, and 16 no. 3-bedroom houses. The provision of 42 no. car parking spaces and 8 no. bicycle spaces. The provision of 1,300 sq.m of public open space. The provision of two pocket parks measuring 600 sq.m in total. Vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access will be provided via a new entrance from Connaught Street. Minor works are proposed along the site frontage towards Connaught Street to maintain the existing 5.0m carriageway width, using road markings that match and follow the current markings on Connaught Street to facilitate safe vehicular movement; and all associated and ancillary infrastructure (including surface water and foul water drainage and water supply), internal streets, public lighting, landscaping, boundary treatments and development works. The application includes a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of an increase in the proposed number of units from 39 no. to 40 no.; revised access arrangement omitting the proposed vehicular access from The Crescent, Ledwill Park, and the provision of a new vehicular access from The Walk, Ledwill Park; and revisions to the proposed layout, open space arrangement and unit mix
Permission, 39 homes · Kildare County Council, 2561263
6 Jan 2025Conditional
for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) at a site at Branganstown East, to the east of the Ledwill Park residential estate, Kilcock, Co. Kildare. The proposed development comprises the construction of: 1. 133 no. residential dwellings, consisting of 20 no. 1-bedroom maisonettes, 4 no. 1-bedroom duplex units, 2 no. 2-bedroom duplex units, 6 no. 3-bedroom duplex units, 5 no. 2 bedroom bungalows, 37 no. 2-bedroom houses, 57 no. 3-bedroom houses, and 2 no. 4-bedroom houses. 2. 142 no. car parking spaces and 68 no. bicycle parking spaces. 3. Public open space extending to 4,700 sq.m in three landscape areas, including an extension of the existing open space to the east of The Lawn Ledwill Park by 800 sq.m. 4. A communal open space of 400 sq.m centrally located on the site. 5. An extension of Ledwill Avenue from the Ledwill Park estate to the eastern boundary of the site over a distance of 58 m to facilitate access to the site and to provide a future connection to lands to the east. 6. Vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access from Ledwill Estate from The Court Ledwill Park, The Lawn Ledwill Park, The Avenue Ledwill Park and The Way Ledwill Park. 7. Pedestrian and cycle access, and access to in-curtilage car parking spaces for 6 no. dwellings from The Court Ledwill Park. 8. All associated and ancillary infrastructure including surface water drainage, foul water drainage and water supply; bin storage; internal streets; utilities; public lighting; landscaping; boundary treatments; and, all ancillary development and works. 9. The proposed development will be constructed in three phases. The LRD application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with the objectives of the Kildare County Development Plan 2023-2029. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of: an omission 6 no. residential dwellings, to now provide for the construction of 127 no. dwellings, consisting of 20 no. 1-bedroom maisonettes, 5 no. 2 bedroom bungalows, 41 no. 2-bedroom houses, 59 no. 3-bedroom houses, and 2 no. 4-bedroom houses and replacement with a creche facility measuring 275 sq.m GFA together with associated set down area, 10 no. car parking spaces and 6 no. cycle parking spaces (resulting in a total of 197 no. car parking spaces and 36 no. bicycle parking spaces). A revised NIS has also been submitted
Permission, 107 homes · Kildare County Council, 2560003
25 Oct 2024Conditional
for the demolition of a car showroom/garage and associated shed on site. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2461116
19 Dec 2023Conditional
detached single storey office/garden room and Storage to rear garden with associated ancillary works
Retention · Kildare County Council, 231047
4 Aug 2023Conditional
retention planning permission for Detached single storey office/ Utility/gym and storage shed to rear garden. Retention permission for a single storey canopy shelter to side of existing house with all associated ancillary works
Retention · Kildare County Council, 23833
28 Jul 2023Conditional
the demolition of existing single storey extension to the rear (East) and construction of a single storey extension to the rear (East) with skylights facings East and West and the conversion of the attic space into additional bedroom together with the conversion of the existing main dwelling hipped roof facing South into a gable end and dormer facing East with internal modifications and all with proposed site development works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 23819
3 Jul 2023N/a
Will consist of: 1 A single storey extension to the rear (East) with skylight facings East and West and the conversion of the attic space into additional bedroom together with the conversion of the existing main dwelling hipped roof facing South into a gable end and dormer facing East with internal modifications and all with proposed site development works.
Permission · Kildare County Council, 23738
7 Feb 2023N/a
A single storey flat roof kitchen and store extension to the side and front of the original house, within the rear garden area, and all associated works
Retention · Kildare County Council, 23107
15 Dec 2022Conditional
(a) Demolition of existing metal clad storage shed. (b) The erection of a two-storey type house. (c) Connection into the existing main foul sewer and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 221491
9 Dec 2022N/a
The development consists of (A) Demolition of existing metal clad storage shed, (B) the erection of a two-storey type house, (C) connection into the existing main foul sewer and all associated site works.
Permission · Kildare County Council, 221458
12 Sept 2022Conditional
the minor redesign of the southeast elevation by replacing 2 No. window openings into new external screen doors to provide direct access from the ground floor circulation route to the outside play area. Permission also sought for an increase in proposed occupancy from 110 childcare places to 148 places due to internal reconfiguration of rooms. All at the existing purpose built creche/pre-school facility
Permission · Kildare County Council, 221112
4 Aug 2021Refused
for the demolition of a car showroom and associated shed and the construction of 10 no. terraced houses (8 No. 3 Bed and 2 No. 4 Bed) and 65 No. apartments (21 No. 1 Bed, 40 No. 2 Bed and 4 No. 3 Bed) within 3 No. apartment Blocks ranging from 3 to 4 storeys in height. Additional works include the provision of a single vehicular access, 2 No. external bin stores, car and bicycle parking, ESB substation, relocation of electricity poles and undergrounding of electricity wire, telecoms infrastructure and solar panels at roof level of apartment blocks, all landscaping, boundary treatment works and all associated works above and below ground. A concurrent planning application is being made to Meath County Council which relates to a portion of lands to the north-west corner of the site which includes the demolition of a shed and the provision of 3 No. of the terraced houses and associated landscaping, boundary treatment works and all associated works above and below ground
Permission, 7 homes · Kildare County Council, 211121
23 Mar 2021Conditional
of Pl. Ref. 15/349 - Construction of a residential development of 66 no. houses (24 no. 3 bedroom and 42 no. 4 bedroom) and all associated site development works including internal roads and open space.
Extension of duration · Kildare County Council, 21365
8 Mar 2021Conditional
the replacement of 2no. Storey-and-a-Half Dormer Semi-Detached units (Type L & M) as permitted under Reg. Ref. 16/1345 with 1 no. Storey-and-a-Half Dormer Detached unit (Type M2) incl. new garden boundary walls, connections to existing site services; and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 21276
15 Sept 2020Conditional
for construction of 2 No. GAA grass playing pitches to the east of the exiting Pitch 1, (Pitch 2 – 130m x 80m, Pitch 3 – 140m x 90m), raising of ground levels and construction of associated pitch drainage. Permission is sought for the following: Construction of 12 No. 21.30m high lighting to Pitch 2 and Pitch 3. Construction of 4 No. 12m high x 30m ball stop netting behind goals of Pitch 2 and Pitch 3. Construction of a new 90m x 50m all-weather pitch to replace an existing grass juvenile pitch, including new 2.4m high perimeter fencing, 6m high ball stop netting (up to 12m high behind goals) and 5m high concrete skills wall. Construction of 2 No. 12m high lighting columns to the all-weather pitch. New hard standing for car parking spaces (approx. 155 spaces) and bicycle parking (approx. 25) and associated 6m high lighting columns. 1200m of new 2m wide hard stand looped walkway around perimeter of site. A new 220kV generator, 1,000 litre diesel tank, fuel feed line and switchboard with 2.4m high perimeter fencing enclosure. Installation of 2 No. 20ft storage containers for GAA equipment. New boundary treatments around the perimeter of the site (fencing and planting). All associated site development works. Revised by Significant Further Information consisting; of a revised drawing has been submitted to the planning authority highlighting the extent of the new 2m high boundary wall as a noise mitigation measure which will replace a previously proposed 2.4m high weld mesh fence.
Retention · Kildare County Council, 201053
7 Feb 2020Conditional
amendments to the south-eastern part (1.9 ha of Phase 3) of a larger residential development permitted under KCC Reg. Ref. 16/1345. The proposed amendments include revisions to the south-eastern boundary of the permitted development arising from the reduction in the overall area of the permitted development by 0.14 ha, together with a consequential minor reduction in a public open space area along the eastern boundary (-246 sqm), and a revised housing mix resulting in an increase in the number of permitted units. It is proposed to revise the previously permitted housing mix through the replacement of 85 no. previously permitted house units (11 no. 2-storey, two bed houses; 63 no. 2-storey, three bed houses; 9 no. 2.5 storey, four bed houses and 2 no. 2.5 storey, five bed houses) with 75 no. houses (16 no. 2-storey , two bed houses; 58 no. 2-storey, three bed houses and 1 no. 2.5 storey, four bed house), and 20 no. 2-storey, one bed maisonette units. These proposed amendments result in an increase in the number of permitted units in the overall residential development from 430 to 440 (an increase of 10 no. units). 3 sqm sheds are provided in the rear garden amenity spaces of the proposed house units and 1.5 sqm sheds are provided in the rear garden amenity spaces of the proposed maisonettes. Other works include ancillary car parking provision and the integration of the proposed units with the roads, pedestrian footpaths and infrastructure permitted under KCC Reg. Ref. 16/1345, together with all associated site and development works
Permission, 95 homes · Kildare County Council, 2097
23 Dec 2019Refused
DIRECT APPLICATION TO AN BORD PLEANALA - SUBMISSIONS TO AN BORD PLEANALA. Construction of 575 No. residential units, all with private amenity space, with a cumulative Gross Floor Area of 60,326.9 square meters comprising: a. 43 No. 2-bedroom, 2-storey houses, b. 270 No. 3-bedroom, 2-storey houses, c. 45 No. 4-bedroom, 2-storey houses, d. 30 No. 4-bedroom, 3-storey houses, e. 3 No. apartment blocks ranging in height from 3-5 storeys providing for; i. 20 No. 1-bedroom apartment units, ii. 46 No. 2-bedroom apartment units, f. 121 No. duplex and corner block units 3-storeys in height providing for; i. 15 No. 1-bedroom duplex, ii. 21 No. 2-bedroom duplex units , iii. 6 No. 3-bedroom duplex units, iv. 29 No. 1-bedroom corner block units, v. 42 No. 2-bedroom corner block units, vi. 8 No. 3-bedroom corner block units. ii. Creche with a gross floor area of 623 square metres, an associated external play area and 14 No. car parking spaces; iii. The provision of 314 No. bicycle parking spaces, iv. New boundary walls and fences, open space, internal site roads, pavements, public lighting, tree planting, bin storage, ESB substations and all ancillary works; v. Provision of new GAA changing room facilities with a Gross Floor Area of 97 square meters, associated entrance road and 40 No. car parking spaces; vi. The erection of 2 No. 13m lattice masts in the southern section of the site together with the relocation underground of 2 No. 10kV and 2 No. 38kV overhead lines; • vii. Infrastructure works including: Surface water from northern site will be discharged into 1 No. detention basin to the south of the proposed development site. Surface water from southern site will be discharged into 1 No. detention basin to the southeast of the development site. •SUDS measures. The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with the objectives of the Meath County Development Plan (2013-2019), and a statement indicating why permission should be granted for the proposed development, having regard to a consideration specified in Section 37(2)(b) of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended, notwithstanding that the proposed development materially contravenes a relevant Development Plan or Local Area Plan other than in relation to the zoning of the land. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the proposed development.
Permission, 7 homes · Meath County Council, SH306309
29 Nov 2019Conditional
for construction of a 23.9m2 extension to the side of existing dwelling
Permission · Kildare County Council, 191330
12 Nov 2019Conditional
development at a site of c. 0.75 hectares. The development will consist of: the demolition of a disused car showroom/garage and associated shed on site
Permission · Kildare County Council, 191264
30 Oct 2019N/a
development at a site of c. 0.75 hectares. The development will consist of: the demolition of a disused car showroom and associated shed on site
Permission · Kildare County Council, 191211
14 Aug 2019Conditional
Retention; (i) a 37m/2 single storey extension to the rear of an extension to our single storey detached dwelling previously approved under Planning Register Ref: 91/1354, (ii) the replacement of existing flat roofs to our single storey detached dwelling previously approved under Planning Register Ref: 75/1016 and 91/1354 with slate pitched roofs, (iii) an 18m/2 single storey storage shed, (iv) a 24m/2 single storey fuel store, and all associated ancillary site development works
Retention · Kildare County Council, 19921
20 May 2019Conditional
To amend part of a larger residential development under KCC Ref Ref. 16/1345 known as Phase 2B that extends to approximately 3 ha in area. The proposed amendments relate to a change in house numbers and a revised housing mix together with the relocation of the previously permitted crèche (including 26 No. ancillary car parking spaces and 4 no. bicycle parking spaces) to form part of the Phase 2B development. It is proposed to reduce the previously permitted 95 no. dwelling houses ( comprising 14 x two bedroom; 62 x three bedroom; 14 x four bedroom and 5 x five bedroom houses) to 87 no. houses (comprising 38 x two bedroom houses and 49 x three bedroom houses). Other works include the provision of; ancillary car parking provision (comprising 174 no. dedicated parking spaces and 8 no on-street visitor parking spaces); Public Open Spaces; associated site works; infrastructure provision to include access roads (and associated pedestrian footpaths) serving the proposed dwellings which align and integrate with permitted road network under Planning Permission Ref. 16/1345
Permission · Kildare County Council, 19562
15 Jun 2018Conditional
(a) erection of two storey type house, (b) garage / fuel store for domestic use, (c) the installation of an Oakstown BAF wastewater treatment plant with polishing filter percolation area and (d) upgrading of existing entrance to a vehicular recessed entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 18714
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: Royal Canal 002103
Recorded monuments
- KD005-003 Ring-ditch
Description
In gently undulating tillage. Visible on a 1970 aerial photograph (CUCAP BDH 31) as the cropmark of a small circular area defined by a fosse (est. max. diam. c. 15m), probably a ring-ditch or ploughed-out ringbarrow. No visible surface trace survives, athough there is a slight rise in the field at the location (SMR file). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Branganstown.
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
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2753 (ZIP).
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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
- Branganstown, Kilcock5 sales
The townland
- Name
- Branganstown · Baile Uí Bhranagáin
- Area
- 1,140,078 m² (114.01 ha, 281.72 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilcock, and its townlands
- Barony
- Ikeathy and Oughterany
- Electoral division
- Kilcock, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Kilcock electoral division: 8,896 people in 2,853 households; 69% of households own their home; 65% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Courtown Little, Gragadder, Kilcock, Laragh, Maws, Newtownmoyaghy (Co. Meath)
- Placenames
- Branganstown 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.