Bestfield or Dunganstown

43 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bestfield or Dunganstown, from 127 m² to 174,737 m² (17.47 ha, 43.18 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 8 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G3Demesne Landscape (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Carlow_County_Development_Plan_2022_2028_Variation_Number_4_Carlow_Town_and_Environs, Carlow · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 7 Feb 2024Conditional

  development will consist of essential maintenance and repair works to the Barrow Navigation, in accordance with Waterways Ireland’s statutory remit, comprising the following: (i) Bank Revetment & Strengthening Works, (ii) Post-Flood Spot Dredging & Maintenance Dredging, (iii) Back-drain Maintenance, (iv) Small-scale Bank Repair Works, (v) Trackway Surface Upgrade Works, (vi) 10 no. Temporary Construction Compounds, (vii) Temporary mobile welfare units, and, (viii) All works ancillary and incidental to the maintenance and repair works referred to above. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the planning application and will be submitted with the planning application

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2460026

• 17 Apr 2023Conditional

  for the following alterations to my existing dwelling to include, the demolition of an existing single storey extension to the rear (west elevation), to be replaced with the construction of a new dormer style extension, the construction of a single storey extension to the side (north elevation), the demolition of existing domestic sheds, the construction of a new domestic shed, alteration to my existing entrance, and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Carlow County Council, 2360058

• 10 Mar 2023N/a

  permission for development of a c.15.358 ha site at the Barrow Navigation. The development will consist of essential maintenance and repair works to the Barrow Navigation, in accordance with Waterways Ireland's statutory remit, comprising the following; (i) Bank Revetment & Strengthening Works (ii) Post- Flood Spot Dredging & Maintenance Dredging (iii) Back-Drain Maintenance (iv) Small-scale Bank Repair Works (v) Trackway Surface Maintenance Works and (vi) A new temporary haul road located at Bestfield and Borris. Bestfield access route is indicative with final route to be agreed with landowner. A 15m haul road approximately 4m wide will be constructed from the access trackway in the Borris Estate to the Barrow track way and (vii) all works ancillary and incidental to the maintenance and repair works referred to above. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of this Planning Application.

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2350

• 5 Feb 2020Conditional

  for the construction of a dormer style extension to the rear elevation of our existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 2032

• 18 Oct 2017Conditional

  Permission sought to remove existing porch at front of house, erect new porch and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 17297

• 5 Oct 2017N/a

  Permission sought to remove existing porch at front of house, erect new porch and all associated site works.

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 17287

• 27 Jan 2017Refused

  development on the Barrow Navigation (The River Barrow) through the townlands of: NEWACRE, NEWGARDEN, BESTFIELD or DUNGANSTOWN, STRAWHALL, CARLOW, GRAIGUE, CLOGRENAN, KILLEESHAL, BALLINABRANNAGH, BALLYGOWAN, PART OF TOMARD UPPER (ED Rathornan), TOMARD UPPER (ED Rathornan), PART OF TOMARD LOWER (ED Clogrenan), RATHORNAN, RATHVINDEN, BALLYKNOCKAN (Idrone West By), LEIGHLINBRIDGE, RATHELLIN, DUNLECKNY, MONEYBEG, KILREE, SLIGUFF, KILGRANEY (Idrone East By), CLOMONEY (Idrone East By), BALLYELLIN and TOMDARRAGH, BALLYTEIGELEA (Idrone East By) , BORRIS, BALLYNAGRANE, COURNELLAN, BALLYKEENAN (St. Mullin's Lower By), HARRISTOWN, TINNAHINCH, KNOCKEEN, CARRIGLEAD, BAHANA, St. MULLIN'S The proposal consists of the development of a multi-use shared leisure route (Blueway), approximately 115 Kilometres (KM) in length, on the existing navigation towpath, which is a National Waymarked Way. This will include tailored surface finishes, information, directional and safety signage, and all other associated ancillary works. The route traverses parts of counties Kildare, Laois and Carlow. The route commences in Lowtown, County Kildare, passes through County Laois and finishes in St. Mullins, County Carlow. Approximately 52KM of the route is in County Carlow, 16KM in County Laois and 47 KM in County Kildare. The proposal will involve works to or within the curtilage of the following protected structures: An Environmental Impact Statement and Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the project and are submitted with the application.

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 1718

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: River Barrow and River Nore SAC 002162

Recorded monuments

• CW002-002001 Church
  Description

  The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 16 December 2009 Revised by: J. Farrelly Present remains consist of portions of N and S walls and W gable of simple rectangular structure (min. L 6m; Wth c. 5m) of irregularly laid limestone rubble in unenclosed graveyard (CW002-002002-). Probably of late medieval origin. Possibly associated with St Leger castle (CW002-003----).

• CW002-002002 Graveyard
  Description

  Depicted by a dashed line on the 1839 'OS 6-inch' map as a rectangular enclosure with a church (CW002-002001-) NE of centre. A road ran c. 50m roughly N-S to the E and a lane to a farm ran E-W along the northern boundary of the graveyard. By the latest 6-inch ed. a railway line had been constructed and the road alignment altered to run parallel with this section of the railway line, both road and railway line truncating the E side of the graveyard, particularly the SE portion (map dims. 56m N-S; 33-50m E-W). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 19 August 2011

• CW002-003 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Shown as standing on island in River Barrow on Down Survey (1655-6) map. Built by St Leger family. Subsequently passed to Butler family before passing to Bests. Probably stood on or close to farm buildings c. 200m W of church (CW002-002----). Large quantities of stone removed from here to the Larchfield estate about 20 years ago. Present walls are of later date.

• CW002-015 Weir - regulating
  Description

  An Inquisition of 1614 makes reference to a fishing weir in existence in Dunganstown in 1597. This was probably on the same site as the weir marked on the 1839 'OS 6-inch' map. (Went 1954, 234) Reference: Went A.E.J. 1954 'Notes on the Fisheries of the River Barrow' in The Journal of Kildare Archaeological Society Vol 13, 234. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 6 January 2012

Architectural heritage

• Bestfield Lock, lock, 1785–1795 · Regional interest
  Description

  Canal lock, c. 1790. Replacement gates, c. 1990.

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 Bestfield or Dunganstown, 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

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2458 (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 Bestfield or Dunganstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Carlow.

Name

Bestfield or Dunganstown · Baile Uí Dhonnagáin

Area

587,665 m² (58.77 ha, 145.22 acres)

Civil parish

Painestown, and its townlands

Barony

Carlow

Electoral division

Carlow Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

16,203 people lived in 5,763 households in the Carlow Rural electoral division. 59% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Knockbeg (Co. Laois), Newgarden, Oakpark or Painestown, Sleaty (Co. Laois), Strawhall

Placenames

Bestfield or Dunganstown 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.