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Residential land off Earls Court, Athy

Townparks · Athy · Kildare

On the RZLT map, no permission. RZLT-liable and no live permission for 10+ homes on it

Site area
1.39 ha (3.44 acres)
Zoning
R2
Townland
Townparks
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Why this site

  • On the RZLT map, no permission· Residential Zoned Land Tax
    On the RZLT map, no permission · RZLT-liable and no live permission for 10+ homes on it · 1 Jan 2027 · source
  • On the RZLT map (3% land tax)· Residential Zoned Land Tax
    On the RZLT map (3% land tax) · On the 2027 draft RZLT map · 1 Jan 2027 · source

Planning on this site

  • 2561247 · conditional · lodged 3 Nov 2025
  • 2311 · conditional · lodged 9 Jan 2023
  • 17452 · conditional · 1 homes · lodged 21 Apr 2017

Planning applications within 500 m (on Planning Register)

Developers active near this site

  • Bettystown Developments Limited
    2 schemes within 1 km (129 homes) · Typical scheme 64 homes, close to what your site could take
  • David Walsh Homes Limited
    1 scheme 0.7 km away (74 homes) · Typical scheme 74 homes, close to what your site could take
  • Clúid Housing
    1 scheme 1.1 km away (34 homes) · Typical scheme 34 homes, close to what your site could take

Who owns it

The registered owner is on the Land Registry folio. Search the map on landdirect.ie at 52.99437, -6.97278 and buy a copy of the folio: €5 online, and it names the owner and any charge on the land. Most land in Ireland is registered; older unregistered titles are in the Registry of Deeds.

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Planning around the site, deadlines, zoning and constraints in full

Planning on and around the site

Radius m
250

Near

Years
5
Total
13

Appeals

Total
2
Tagged
0

Inspector recommendations are shown only where the inspector's report has been read and tagged; "not extracted" is not the same as "no recommendation". Sources: npad, 12 Oct 2026; acp, 9 Oct 2026; bcms, 12 Oct 2026

Deadlines running

Radius m
250
Count
1

Clocks (1)

KindEntity typeOccurred atDeadline atDeadline kindSummary
application_receivedapplication28 Sept 20262 Nov 2026observation2661072: application received — for the construction of 7 no dwellings, split into 2 terraced blocks, of 4 no. dwellings and 3 no. dwellings consisting

Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here. Sources: acp, 9 Oct 2026; consult, 12 Oct 2026; moderngov, 12 Oct 2026; npad, 12 Oct 2026; rzlt, 11 Oct 2026

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Available
Yes
On site
Yes
Note
This land is on the council's final map for the vacant land tax. Unless it is a home someone lives in (or its garden), the owner pays 3% of the land's value a year until homes are built or the zoning changes.

Zones (2)

CodeLabelMeaningObjective textPlan idValid from
C2.1Economic development and employmentZoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.Enterprise and Employment: To provide for and facilitate the provision of high job-generating uses.KI-001:LAP:athy-local-area-plan-2021-202713 Sept 2021
R2Existing residentialAn established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…Existing Residential / Infill: To protect and enhance the amenity of established residential communities and promote sustainable intensification.KI-001:LAP:athy-local-area-plan-2021-202713 Sept 2021

Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Sources: zoning, 11 Oct 2026; rzlt, 11 Oct 2026

Constraints

Available
Yes
Buffer m
50
Opw flood extent nearby
No
Opw flood extent close
No
Flood close m
100

Kinds (2)

KindLabelCount
niahNIAH-recorded building7
radonRadon risk area1

Flood extents are OPW data we may not redistribute: shown as a yes/no and a link to floodinfo.ie. Sources: constraints, 27 Sept 2026; constraints.niah, 27 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 27 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

Totals

Sites
10
Homes
539
Started
402
Sites started
7
Unbuilt
112
Sites unbuilt
2
Sites lapsing
0
Lapsed
25
Sites lapsed
1
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
75
Not started
112

As of

Computed at
2026-10-10T22:02:23+00:00
Sites in table
4,197

Applicants (1)

NameSitesHomes
David Walsh Homes Limited174

Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 12 Oct 2026; npad, 12 Oct 2026

Public land nearby

Radius m
1,000

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 12 Oct 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
11
Facility count
9

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8260IR0055Athy332.4
nta826000011Primary Care Cntr345.5
nta8260LL11278Athy Stn368.6
nta8260PB14437Primary Care Cntr373.5
nta8260LL12256Athy739.2
nta8260LL12257Athy753.9
nta828000051Athy794.1
nta8260B136421Athy802.9
nta8260LL11951Athy825
nta8260LL12255Rathstewart915.1

Schools (2)

KindRefNameCouncilDistance mPath
school_primary18288BSCOIL MHICHIL NAOFAKILDARE539.2/school/scoil-mhichil-naofa-18288b
school_postprimary68077SÁrdscoil na TrionóideKILDARE751.3/school/ardscoil-na-trionoide-68077s

Sources: gtfs, 11 Oct 2026; schools, 27 Sept 2026

Other sites nearby

Figures as of 11 Oct 2026. Sources: acp (9 Oct 2026); bcms (12 Oct 2026); constraints (27 Sept 2026); constraints.niah (27 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (27 Sept 2026); consult (12 Oct 2026); gtfs (11 Oct 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (12 Oct 2026); npad (12 Oct 2026); parcels (11 Sept 2026); places (4 Oct 2026); rzlt (11 Oct 2026); schools (27 Sept 2026); zoning (11 Oct 2026).

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