# Aghanure, Co. Laois: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Killabban, barony of Ballyadams, Co. Laois; in Irish Achadh an Iúir.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,619,676 m² (161.97 ha, 400.23 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 82 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 5,223 m² (0.52 ha, 1.29 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): G4 Open Space/Amenity, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 12 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Killabban, https://everytownland.com/laois/parish/killabban.md
- Barony: Ballyadams
- Electoral division: Ballylynan, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,527 people lived in 521 households in the Ballylynan electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 56% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Laois, https://everytownland.com/laois.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/28134
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 100011
- Centre: latitude 52.938441, longitude -7.028523 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

82 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Aghanure, from 58 m² to 175,633 m² (17.56 ha, 43.4 acres); 43 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 245706: 175,633 m² (17.56 ha, 43.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/245706.md
- Parcel 231291: 128,835 m² (12.88 ha, 31.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/231291.md
- Parcel 226300: 103,255 m² (10.33 ha, 25.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/226300.md
- Parcel 268588: 99,708 m² (9.97 ha, 24.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/268588.md
- Parcel 228353: 95,695 m² (9.57 ha, 23.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/228353.md
- Parcel 257259: 88,555 m² (8.86 ha, 21.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/257259.md
- Parcel 226488: 70,744 m² (7.07 ha, 17.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/226488.md
- Parcel 249012: 69,129 m² (6.91 ha, 17.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/249012.md
- Parcel 240315: 63,774 m² (6.38 ha, 15.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/240315.md
- Parcel 254098: 53,356 m² (5.34 ha, 13.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/254098.md
- Parcel 231625: 51,231 m² (5.12 ha, 12.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/231625.md
- Parcel 231604: 40,489 m² (4.05 ha, 10.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/231604.md
- Parcel 236363: 35,820 m² (3.58 ha, 8.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/236363.md
- Parcel 235649: 35,186 m² (3.52 ha, 8.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/235649.md
- Parcel 233242: 35,184 m² (3.52 ha, 8.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/233242.md
- Parcel 258315: 27,513 m² (2.75 ha, 6.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/258315.md
- Parcel 238960: 23,817 m² (2.38 ha, 5.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/238960.md
- Parcel 232367: 23,008 m² (2.3 ha, 5.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/232367.md
- Parcel 250547: 18,561 m² (1.86 ha, 4.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/250547.md
- Parcel 256501: 18,134 m² (1.81 ha, 4.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/256501.md
- Parcel 267631: 17,720 m² (1.77 ha, 4.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/267631.md
- Parcel 250492: 16,966 m² (1.7 ha, 4.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/250492.md
- Parcel 258781: 15,684 m² (1.57 ha, 3.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/258781.md
- Parcel 262875: 14,636 m² (1.46 ha, 3.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/262875.md
- Parcel 250149: 13,954 m² (1.4 ha, 3.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/250149.md
- Parcel 5522021: 13,812 m² (1.38 ha, 3.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5522021.md
- Parcel 263574: 12,661 m² (1.27 ha, 3.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/263574.md
- Parcel 225523: 12,055 m² (1.21 ha, 2.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/225523.md
- Parcel 257997: 10,134 m² (1.01 ha, 2.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/257997.md
- Parcel 233445: 9,530 m² (0.95 ha, 2.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/233445.md
- Parcel 258564: 8,962 m² (0.9 ha, 2.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/258564.md
- Parcel 252145: 8,919 m² (0.89 ha, 2.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/252145.md
- Parcel 240552: 8,645 m² (0.86 ha, 2.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/240552.md
- Parcel 4404887: 8,107 m² (0.81 ha, 2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4404887.md
- Parcel 258282: 7,830 m² (0.78 ha, 1.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/258282.md
- Parcel 266903: 7,371 m² (0.74 ha, 1.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/266903.md
- Parcel 247818: 7,004 m² (0.7 ha, 1.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/247818.md
- Parcel 2448555: 6,500 m² (0.65 ha, 1.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2448555.md
- Parcel 266525: 6,461 m² (0.65 ha, 1.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/266525.md
- Parcel 246136: 6,038 m² (0.6 ha, 1.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/246136.md
- Parcel 2462786: 5,530 m² (0.55 ha, 1.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2462786.md
- Parcel 263193: 4,916 m² (0.49 ha, 1.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/263193.md
- Parcel 239597: 4,891 m² (0.49 ha, 1.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/239597.md
- Parcel 242097: 4,789 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/242097.md
- Parcel 2478810: 4,460 m² (0.45 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2478810.md
- Parcel 240000: 4,397 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/240000.md
- Parcel 264300: 4,361 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/264300.md
- Parcel 4404881: 4,140 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4404881.md
- Parcel 251446: 4,037 m² (0.4 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/251446.md
- Parcel 235963: 3,930 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/235963.md
- Parcel 4983164: 3,738 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4983164.md
- Parcel 235614: 3,711 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/235614.md
- Parcel 256233: 3,594 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/256233.md
- Parcel 237161: 3,393 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/237161.md
- Parcel 243296: 3,247 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/243296.md
- Parcel 5610837: 2,990 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5610837.md
- Parcel 242075: 2,755 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/242075.md
- Parcel 243067: 2,689 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/243067.md
- Parcel 4693451: 2,589 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4693451.md
- Parcel 239113: 2,455 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/239113.md
- Parcel 237561: 2,431 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/237561.md
- Parcel 227503: 2,300 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/227503.md
- Parcel 246411: 2,289 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/246411.md
- Parcel 238199: 1,805 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/238199.md
- Parcel 5892853: 1,788 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5892853.md
- Parcel 240457: 1,674 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/240457.md
- Parcel 238719: 1,530 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/238719.md
- Parcel 4898874: 1,254 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4898874.md
- Parcel 238054: 1,243 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/238054.md
- Parcel 3122318: 1,186 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3122318.md
- Parcel 238913: 1,110 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/238913.md
- Parcel 3935448: 1,011 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3935448.md
- Parcel 239430: 982 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/239430.md
- Parcel 248822: 905 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/248822.md
- Parcel 256690: 698 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/256690.md
- Parcel 239426: 572 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/239426.md
- Parcel 245483: 533 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/245483.md
- Parcel 2462783: 344 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2462783.md
- Parcel 238274: 277 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/238274.md
- Parcel 4983170: 170 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4983170.md
- Parcel 249339: 133 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/249339.md
- Parcel 259054: 58 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/259054.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

- G4 Open Space/Amenity (Active open space): Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois; 8 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://laois.ie/planning-and-building/laois-county-council-plans/development-plan-consultation
- R2 Residential 1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential): Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://laois.ie/planning-and-building/laois-county-council-plans/development-plan-consultation

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

12 applications, newest first.

- 29 May 2026, Laois County Council 2660323: Conditional. Permission. - Replace (“restringing”) and uprating of c.10.2km section of the conductor along the existing Athy - Carlow 110 kV OHL circuit; - Provision of fibre communication connection on the uprated circuit; - Replacement of 14No. existing Intermediate Wooden Polesets, with similar structures. The replacement of these structures will result in standardised heights from 16m to 23m, with height increases between 1m and 2m; - Replacement of 15No. existing Intermediate Wooden Poleset crossarms; - Bar member replacements to 2No. existing steel angle masts; - Recapping works on shear blocks at 2No. existing steel angle masts; and, - All associated works/development to existing structures, including insulator/hardware replacement (strain clamps, suspension clamps and vibration dampers), replacement of step bolts, replacement of line identification and danger notices, painting of angle masts, replacement/installation of anti-climbing guards, access tracks, vegetation clearance, temporary construction compounds and all other works necessary to facilitate the development. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660323/0
- 26 May 2026, Kildare County Council 2660550: Conditional. Permission. Replacement (“restringing”) and uprating of c.8.89km section of the conductor along the existing Athy - Carlow 110 kV OHL circuit; - Provision of fibre communication connection on the uprated circuit; - Replacement of 11No. existing Intermediate Wooden Polesets, with similar structures. The replacement of these structures will result in standardised heights from 16m to 24m, with height increases between 1m and 3m; - Replacement of 12No. existing intermediate Wooden Polesets crossarms; - Recapping works on shear blocks at 1No. existing steel angle mast; - Foundation strengthening of 1No. existing steel angle mast; - Bar member replacements to 8No. existing steel angle masts; - Separation of the existing double OHL circuit to provide for a new bypass OHL section measuring approximately 422m, connecting from the existing Athy 110 kV substation to the following proposed new structures on the existing Athy - Portlaoise 110 kV OHL: 2no. new single circuit angle masts (approximately 22.5m maximum height) and 1no. new wooden poleset (approximately 23.6m maximum height); and, - All associated works/development to existing structures, including hardware replacement (strain clamps, suspension clamps and vibration dampers), replacement of step bolts, replacement of line identification and danger notices, painting of angle masts, replacement/installation of anti-climbing guards, access tracks, vegetation clearance, temporary construction compounds and all other works necessary to facilitate the development. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660550/0
- 4 Feb 2025, Laois County Council 2560055: Conditional. Retention. (i) Retention permission to retain clubhouse as constructed previously granted under PL Ref 10/234. (ii) Full Planning permission for the change of use of First Floor Storage room to a Meeting room / General-Purpose room. (iii) Permission to construct an Astroturf pitch complete with associated drainage, floodlighting and fencing. (iv) Permission for proposed floodlighting to training pitch and carparking area (v) Permission to extend the existing carparking area (vi) Permission for a new walkway track and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560055/0
- 22 Mar 2022, Laois County Council 22163: Conditional. Permission. 1.) erect 6 No. flood light masts to main playing field, 2.) erect 4 No. flood light masts to juvenile playing field and all other associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/22163/0
- 1 Feb 2022, Laois County Council 2244: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. refurbishment and extension of an existing vernacular farmhouse dwelling, the change of use and refurbishment of existing farm outbuildings to residential use; the provision of a new vehicular entrance and driveway; the provision of landscaping, including boundary treatments; and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, including wastewater treatment system and percolation area. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2244/0
- 21 Jan 2022, Laois County Council 2225: Conditional. Permission. (a) retain existing topsoil and cohesive soil material deposited on-site and (b) regrade and raise (up to a max 200mm) uncultivated former forestry land for agricultural purposes with retained on-site material together with all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2225/0
- 11 Feb 2021, Laois County Council 2174: Refused. Permission, 1 home. New dwelling house, new site entrance, new septic tank with percolation area and all associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2174/0
- 4 Jun 2019, Laois County Council 19317: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct a new dwelling house and garage, new site entrance, treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/19317/0
- 4 Jan 2019, Laois County Council 193: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct a communications infrastructure comprising of a 30 metre monopole structure (with provision for floodlighting at 18 metres), associated equipment and cabinets, fencing and use of existing access. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/193/0
- 3 Jan 2019, Laois County Council 192: N/a. Permission. construct a communications infrastructure comprising of a 30 metre monopole structure (with provision for floodlighting at 18 metres), associated equipment and cabinets, fencing and use of existing access. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/192/0
- 20 Dec 2018, Laois County Council 18778: N/a. Permission. construct a communications infrastructure comprising of a 30 metre monopole structure (with provision for floodlighting at 18 metres), associated equipment and cabinets, fencing and use of existing access. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/18778/0
- 3 Feb 2017, Laois County Council 1757: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct a dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system, percolation area, new splayed entrance and associated site work. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/1757/0

Applicants are not shown.

## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballylynan, site code 000857

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- LA026-051: Concentric enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA026-051----. A large curvilinear enclosure (dims. c. 63m N-S; c. 72m E-W) with an outer, roughly concentric enclosure (dims. c. 91m N-S; c. 87m E-W) visible as a faint cropmark on Google Earth (imagery date 28 June 2018), identified and reported by Simon Dowling. The outer enclosure is roughly 8-10m outside the inner enclosure, however, in the NE quadrant this gap widens to c. 18m. See attached Google Earth image taken 28 June 2018 Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 9 April 2019

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Aghanure.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Aghanure, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Aghanure.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/laois/aghanure.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/laois/aghanure.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/laois/aghanure.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Aghanure with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Laois: https://everytownland.com/laois.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ballycorman: https://everytownland.com/laois/ballycorman.md
- Ballylynan: https://everytownland.com/laois/ballylynan.md
- Graigue: https://everytownland.com/laois/graigue-100642.md
- Monebrock: https://everytownland.com/laois/monebrock.md
- Oldcourt: https://everytownland.com/laois/oldcourt.md
- Shanganagh More: https://everytownland.com/laois/shanganagh-more.md
- Skehanagh: https://everytownland.com/laois/skehanagh.md

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.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. 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; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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