Beladd

575 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Beladd, from 0 m² to 279,616 m² (27.96 ha, 69.09 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 87 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Residential 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 · 565 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community-Educational-Institutional (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois · 23 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Open 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 · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Residential 2 (New/proposed 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

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

• 29 Sept 2026N/a

  apply for a 10-year permission for development of a district heating energy centre at a site located at Ballymackan, Portlaoise, Co. Laois and a district heating network pipeline in the townlands of Ballymackan, Ballymooney, Beladd, Kilminchy, Ballyroan and Borris Little, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. The proposed development will consist of the following: 1. The construction of a district heating energy centre (total GFA 1186 sq.m) at Ballymackan, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, with a total generated capacity of up to 11MW. The district heating energy centre comprising a boiler room, biomass fuel store, storage room, admin block, staff welfare facilities, 15-metre thermal water tanks, 16-metre biomass fuel stacks, 16-metre gas boiler fuel stacks, electrostatic precipitators, gas boiler units, a gas fuel store (GFA 13.4 sq.m), access track, and associated drainage, water and utility service infrastructure. 2. The construction of a 14.75-metre external heat recovery unit at Ballymackan, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. 3. The construction of a district heating network pipeline (c. 4232m in length) from the proposed district heating energy centre within the following roads – R425, R445 and L6311 and the provision of pipes to connect the district heating network pipeline to sites/premises. 4. The proposed development includes all associated site development and site enabling works and ancillary infrastructure. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development.’

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2660696

• 1 Sept 2026N/a

  build a one-bedroom granny flat extension to existing dwelling house and one domestic shed

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2660598

• 6 Jul 2026Conditional

  remodel and upgrade an existing dormer bungalow to include modification of hipped roof to gabled, construction of new box dormers, addition of canopy to entrance elevation and covered terrace area to rear, as well as adjustments to window configuration and cladding materials. the proposed works include for an extension to the existing garage, to be used as a home gym, as well as energy upgrades of external insulation and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2660441

• 2 Jun 2026Conditional

  install sustainable energy compounds to host an LPG tank and heat pump modules, and all associated site development works under a Renewable Energy Directive III (RED III) Development.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2660335

• 26 May 2026Conditional

  retain Extensions to Front and Side of Dwellinghouse and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2660308

• 5 May 2026N/a

  install of sustainable energy compounds to host an LPG tank and heat pump modules, and all associated site development works.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2660256

• 10 Mar 2026N/a

  retain the as built car park and all associated site works for Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise, in a revised location to the east of the car park location previously granted temporary permission under Planning Register No. 23/60314. Permission is also sought to change the temporary usage of the car park (granted permission under Planning Register No. 23/60314) to permanent usage car park. As per the previous permission, the site is accessed from the existing private road on HSE lands off Block Road, being located to the southwest of the existing Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise campus. The as built car park is located within the grounds of St. Fintan’s Hospital & Healthcare Campus, which is listed as Protected Structure RPS 179 in the current Laois County Development Plan 2021-2027.

  Retention · Laois County Council, 2660131

• 11 Dec 2025Conditional

  retain domestic extension to rear of dwelling house, domestic sheds and all associated site works.

  Retention, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2560838

• 29 Aug 2025Conditional

  develop a new primary care centre located on a vacant site immediately adjoining the Dublin Road and to the East of the existing car park, interlinked to the core public services and administration block of the existing protected structure (NIAH Reg. No. 12508088) St. Fintan’s Hospital building. The proposed development comprises: a) a four-storey Primary Care Centre building (total gross floor area c. 5,845m²) incorporating general practitioner (GP) surgeries, dental and orthodontic surgeries, outpatient consulting and treatment rooms, physiotherapy and occupational therapy rooms, group rooms, (CAMHS and day hospital), X-ray and ultrasound services, administrative offices, ancillary staff and meeting rooms, clinical and utility stores, waiting areas, and all associated circulation and building services; b) provision of site infrastructure including a new car park located to the South-West of the proposed building containing 104 no. surface-level car parking spaces (including 4 no. accessible spaces and 12 no. electric vehicle charging spaces), 80 no. bicycle parking spaces, pedestrian footpaths, cycle paths, boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping, public lighting, site signage, and all associated site development and drainage works; c) the development includes provision of rooftop plant areas, ESB substation, and vehicular, pedestrian, and cycle access from within the existing St. Fintan’s campus road network and all associated site development works.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2560542

• 20 Aug 2025N/a

  construct a new primary care centre located on a vacant site immediately adjoining the Dublin Road and to the East of the existing car park, interlinked to the core public services and administration block of the existing protected structure (NIAH Reg. No. 12508088) St. Fintan’s Hospital building. The proposed development comprises: a) a four-storey Primary Care Centre building (total gross floor area c. 5,845m²) incorporating general practitioner (GP) surgeries, dental and orthodontic surgeries, outpatient consulting and treatment rooms, physiotherapy and occupational therapy rooms, group rooms, (CAMHS and day hospital), X-ray and ultrasound services, administrative offices, ancillary staff and meeting rooms, clinical and utility stores, waiting areas, and all associated circulation and building services; b) provision of site infrastructure including a new car park located to the South-West of the proposed building containing 104 no. surface-level car parking spaces (including 4 no. accessible spaces and 12 no. electric vehicle charging spaces), 80 no. bicycle parking spaces, pedestrian footpaths, cycle paths, boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping, public lighting, site signage, and all associated site development and drainage works; c) the development includes provision of rooftop plant areas, ESB substation, and vehicular, pedestrian, and cycle access from within the existing St. Fintan’s campus road network and all associated site development works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2560506

• 2 Jul 2025Conditional

  remove the existing prefabricated steel shed from site and full planning permission to erect a new prefabricated domestic storage shed and associated site work.

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2560393

• 30 Jun 2025Conditional

  construct a creche (c. 961 sq m) and 74 No. residential dwellings comprising 64 No. 4-bed houses and 4 No. 1-bed and 6 No. 2-bed sheltered housing units. The proposed development will be 1 No. and 2 No. storeys in height. The development will also include: minor amendments to the landscape and boundary treatment to the south of the Phase 1A site to provide car parking and access to the proposed creche; the continuation of the Link Road permitted in Phases 1A & 1B, as proposed to be amended and extended as part of the Phase 2 application; car parking; cycle parking; public open space; drainage connections; boundary treatments; hard and soft landscaping; lighting; and all associated site and development works above and below ground.

  Permission, 74 homes · Laois County Council, 2560386

• 30 Jun 2025Conditional

  provide 36 No. 4-bed, 2 No. storey houses.The development will also include: the continuation of the Link Road permitted in Phases 1A & 1B, as proposed to be amended as part of the Phase 2 application and extended as part of the Phase 2 & 3 applications; car parking; public open space; drainage connections; boundary treatments; hard and soft landscaping; lighting; and all associated site and development works above and below ground.

  Permission, 36 homes · Laois County Council, 2560387

• 26 Jun 2025N/a

  develop Phase 4 of the wider Sand Wood Development, (generally bound by: the Southern Circular Road and Aghnaharna Drive to the north; the Holy Family Schools and Ashewood Walk to the east; and agricultural land to the south and west). Phases 1A & 1B (permitted under LCC Reg. Ref. 23/60350 & 23/60348) are currently under construction and applications for Phases 2 & 3 are submitted alongside this Phase 4 application. The Phase 4 site is generally bound by: the Holy Family Schools to the north; Ashewood Walk residential estate and agricultural lands to the east; and agricultural lands to the west (proposed Phase 3) and south. The development will principally consist of the provision of 36 No. 4-bed, 2 No. storey houses. The development will also include: the continuation of the Link Road permitted in Phases 1A & 1B, as proposed to be amended as part of the Phase 2 application and extended as part of the Phase 2 & 3 applications; car parking; public open space; drainage connections; boundary treatments; hard and soft landscaping; lighting; and all associated site and development works above and below ground

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2560379

• 26 Jun 2025N/a

  develop Phase 3 of the wider Sand Wood Development, (generally bound by: the Southern Circular Road and Aghnaharna Drive to the north; the Holy Family Schools and Ashewood Walk to the east; and agricultural land to the south and west). Phases 1A & 1B (permitted under LCC Reg. Ref. 23/60350 & 23/60348) are currently under construction and applications for Phases 2 & 4 are submitted alongside this Phase 3 application. The Phase 3 site is generally bound by: Phases 1A & 1B to the north; the Holy Family Schools and agricultural lands (proposed Phase 4) to the east; and agricultural lands to the west (part of which represents the proposed Phase 2) and south. The development will principally consist of the provision of a creche (c. 961 sq m) and 74 No. residential dwellings comprising 64 No. 4-bed houses and 4 No. 1-bed and 6 No. 2-bed sheltered housing units. The proposed development will be 1 No. and 2 No. storeys in height. The development will also include: minor amendments to the landscape and boundary treatment to the south of the Phase 1A site to provide car parking and access to the proposed creche; the continuation of the Link Road permitted in Phases 1A & 1B, as proposed to be amended and extended as part of the Phase 2 application; car parking; cycle parking; public open space; drainage connections; boundary treatments; hard and soft landscaping; lighting; and all associated site and development works above and below ground.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2560378

• 11 Apr 2025Conditional

  construct a single storey extension to side and front of existing dwelling house & associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2560199

• 2 Apr 2025Conditional

  construct extension and alterations to St. Fintan’s Hospital, Portlaoise, Co. Laois which is a protected structure (RPS Reference No. RPS 179) The proposed works will include the construction of a new 72 sq.m. two-storey building extension on the south side to provide stairs and lift access to the existing building at first floor level. Additionally, there will be general refurbishment works covering a total area of 402 sq.m. on the first floor level of the south side of the main building and associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2560172

• 11 Mar 2025Conditional

  Construct a new single-storey external equipment storage facility (45 Sq.M) and the relocation of a single-storey bin store (22 Sq.M - previously approved under Reg Ref:21-395). Both structures are to serve the new Kolbe Special School (currently under construction - previously approved under Reg Ref:21-395). Development includes all associated connections and site works on an overall site area of approx. 1.4 hectares

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2560113

• 6 Mar 2025Conditional

  retain (a) construction of a single storey extension to the side and rear of the dwelling (b) modifications to the ground floor level roof structure; (c) change of use from domestic garage to residential use at ground floor level; (d) construction of windows to the front and side facades at ground and first floor levels and (e) ancillary site works

  Retention, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2521

• 22 Jan 2025N/a

  extend and alter St.Fintan’s Hospital, Portlaoise, Co. Laois which is a protected structure (RPS Reference No. RPS 179). The proposed works will include the construction of a new 72 sq.m. two-storey building extension on the south side to provide stairs and lift access to the existing building at first floor level. Additionally, there will be general refurbishment works covering a total area of 402 sq.m. on the first floor level of the south side of the main building and associated site works.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2560033

• 10 May 2024Conditional

  construct a proposed side and rear extension to existing dwelling house and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2460253

• 26 Mar 2024Conditional

  demolish rear kitchen and construct new extension to rear and side of our existing dwelling

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2460160

• 12 Feb 2024Conditional

  construct infill development of 6 no. 2 storey townhouses, including new site boundary treatments, car parking, hard and soft landscaping, ancillary site services and associated site works, alterations to existing site entrance onto existing roundabout.

  Permission, 6 homes · Laois County Council, 2460058

• 20 Sept 2023Conditional

  A) DETACHED SINGLE STOREY DOUBLE GARAGE TO REAR OF THE EXISTING DETACHED DWELLING (PREVIOUS PLANNING REF. NO.97/146) B) SINGLE STOREY SUNROOM TO SOUTH ELEVATION TO THE EXISTING DWELLING C) 2 NO. ENSUITES TO DORMER ROOF SPACE OF EXISTING DWELLING , DORMER WINDOW TO NORTH ELEVATION AND ROOFLIGHT TO SOUTH ELEVATION D) 1 NO. WINDOW WITH ENSUITE TO EAST ELEVATION E) DOUBLE DOOR TO SOUTH ELEVATION F) ENSUITE TO GROUND FLOOR AND WINDOW TO WEST ELEVATION G) INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO FLOOR LAYOUTS H) MINOR ALTERATIONS TO ELEVATIONS & ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 2360384

• 12 Sept 2023N/a

  retain A) DETACHED SINGLE STOREY DOUBLE GARAGE TO REAR OF THE EXISTING DETACHED DWELLING (PREVIOUS PLANNING REF. NO.97/146) B) SINGLE STOREY SUNROOM TO SOUTH ELEVATION TO THE EXISTING DWELLING C) 2 NO. ENSUITES TO DORMER ROOF SPACE OF EXISTING DWELLING , DORMER WINDOW TO NORTH ELEVATION AND ROOFLIGHT TO SOUTH ELEVATION D) 1 NO. WINDOW WITH ENSUITE TO EAST ELEVATION E) DOUBLE DOOR TO SOUTH ELEVATION F) ENSUITE TO GROUND FLOOR AND WINDOW TO WEST ELEVATION G) INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO FLOOR LAYOUTS H) MINOR ALTERATIONS TO ELEVATIONS & ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Laois County Council, 2360375

The 25 most recent of 93 applications.

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 Beladd.

Recorded monuments

• LA013-045 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Marked on the 1841 and 1909 editions of the OS 6-inch maps; a subcircular area (max. dims. c. 70m NE-SW; 50m NW-SE). Only slight traces of the bank survive at NE. No other visible surface remains. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA013-124 Burial
  Description

  The files of the National Museum of Ireland records that in March 1988 human remains were discovered in the grounds of Portlaoise prison, Co. Laois (Cahill & Sikora 2011, Vol. 2, 488). A crouched burial was discovered at a depth of c. 0.6m during the construction of a new security fence. The site was investigated by Nessa O'Connor. By the time of the site investigation, the burial had been removed from its context. According to the finders, the burial lay with the head to the north. No artefacts had been found in the vicinity of the burial, and there does not appear to have been any stone protection around the remains. A lime deposit was noted in the soild surrounding where the skeleton was found, and was thought by O'Connor to perhaps be of significance. However, the bones did not appear to have been damaged as would be expected if this was quick lime. The only indication of date was that the burial pre-dates the prison wall built in 1830. The remains were retained in the Museum. Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload / revision : 10 August 2012

Architectural heritage

• Saint Fintan's Hospital, church/chapel, 1890–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached single-cell double-height gable-fronted Church of Ireland mortuary chapel, built c. 1895, forming a mortuary chapel complex with entrance block (12505002) and Catholic chapel (12505003). Steeply-pitched artificial slate roof, synthetic ridge tiles, limestone ashlar fractables to gable ends surmounted by stone Celtic cross, terminating with skew corbels at eaves level, roll-moulded limestone eaves course, replacement rainwater goods. Random rough-hewn limestone walling with cement pointing with tooled limestone ashlar quoins to corners, double-splayed tooled limestone ashlar plinth course, roll-moulded limestone string course below sill level to front gable returning to both side elevations, single trefoil-headed lancet window opening with hood moulding to front gable, three trefoil-headed lancet window openings to rear gable, chamfered limestone ashlar block-and-start reveals and chamfered sill. Leaded glass windows.

• Saint Fintan's Hospital, church/chapel, 1890–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached three-bay single-storey limestone entrance wing, built c. 1895, forming a mortuary chapel complex with the Church of Ireland chapel (12505001) and Catholic chapel (12505001). Flat roofed mortuary added to rear c. 1965. Pitched artificial slate roof, synthetic ridge tiles, projecting chamfered limestone ashlar eaves course, replacement rainwater goods. Squared rough-dressed limestone walling with splayed limestone ashlar plinth course, central point-headed lancet window flanked by pair of pointed-headed door openings, flush chamfered limestone ashlar surrounds and chamfered sills, roll-moulded chamfer-stop to the base of door surrounds. Leaded coloured-glass window and replacement timber doors. Extension to rear has sheeted metal flat-roof, rock-faced coursed limestone walls, splayed tooled limestone ashlar plinth course, square-headed tripartite and bipartite window openings with tooled limestone ashlar surrounds with limestone mullions. Timber-framed windows having leaded glass windows.

• Saint Fintan's Hospital, church/chapel, 1890–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached single-cell double-height gable-fronted limestone Catholic chapel, built c.1895, forming a mortuary chapel complex with entrance block (12505002) and Church of Ireland chapel (12505001). Steeply-pitched artificial slate roof, synthetic ridge tiles, limestone ashlar fractable to gable end surmounted by stone Celtic cross terminating with skew corbels at eaves course, roll-moulded limestone ashlar eaves course, replacement rainwater goods, flat-roof to vestry with cement coping. Random rough-hewn limestone walls, cement pointing, stepped buttresses to either end of front gable, double-splayed tooled limestone ashlar plinth course, tooled limestone ashlar quoins to corners, roll-moulded limestone string course below sill level to front and rear gables, pair of pointed-headed lancet window openings to front gable, three to north elevation, two to south elevation and three trefoil-headed lancet window openings to west elevation, pointed-headed door opening to vestry with square-headed windows to west and single lancet opening to east, flush chamfered limestone ashlar surrounds to openings with chamfered sills, continuous limestone hood moulding to gable windows. Leaded glass windows, three stained glass windows to west gable, possibly Harry Clarke Studio c. 1940, weather-glazed to exterior, replacement timber door to vestry opening onto flight of limestone steps.

• Saint Fintan's Hospital, gate lodge, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey stone gate lodge, built c.1830, at the Dublin Road entrance to St Fintan's Hospital, with extension to south c.1970 and former out-building to west. Hipped slate roof, stone ridge tiles, limestone ashlar central chimneystack with cement-coping, cast-iron rainwater goods. Coursed tooled limestone ashlar walls with feathered edges, replaced with cement render to northeast corner and to north elevation, stop-chamfer detail to both south corners, ruled-and-lined cement render to remainder, segmental-headed window and door openings formed in voussoired limestone ashlar and painted limestone sills. uPVC windows and replacement timber door opening onto limestone flagged platform.

• Saint Fintan's Hospital, outbuilding, 1890–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey with loft over, hospital outbuildings, built c.1897, now disused. Pitched slate roof with two lucarnes, brick stack to ridge, red brick cornice, barge boards to gable and lucarne, cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughly coursed limestone walls with hammer-dressed quoins. Square headed paired window openings with red brick block and start surrounds and stone sills, square headed door openings, two lucarnes with loft doors to front elevation, loft doors to end gables with the remains of a pulley hoist over eastern gable door, small windows to rear. Windows have all been blocked up, sheeted timber loft doors, four pane overlight survives over western ground floor doorway.

• Saint Fintan's Hospital, laundry, 1840–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached single-storey hospital laundry, built c. 1845, with two shorter wings projecting to the east c. 1900 and a flat roofed extension to the west c. 1900, now used for storage. Pitched slate roof to main block, hipped to northern projecting wing to east, roof incorporates raised glazed roof lanterns and roof ventilation louvers, brick stacks on south gable and gable of projecting wing to east, cast-iron ogee rainwater goods. Roughly coursed limestone walls with hammer-dressed quoins, roughcast render to western extension, square-headed windows with red brick block-and-start surrounds to windows of original block, large semi-circular windows with red brick arches to end gables of eastern wings, oculus and semi-circular brick arch to northern gable. One-over-one timber sliding sash, semi-circular window to southern projecting wing to east divided into four lights by three vertical timber mullions, replacement uPVC window to northern projecting wing to east.

• Saint Fintan's Hospital, hospital/infirmary, 1890–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached multiple-bay three-storey extension to St. Fintan's hospital, built 1898 on a L-plan layout with a nearly symmetrical extension to north (12508086), four bays to east elevation, projecting east wing of nine bays and three bays north of this with a later three-storey diagonal projecting toilet block in the re-entrant angle to north-east, stairs in second and third bay at north end of western elevation have different level fenestration, paired advanced gabled bays to the projecting east wing in the re-entrant angle and in the sixth and seventh bays facing south, gable end to east wing with three bays and a two bay wing attached to the north, single storey connecting passage to older block. Pitched slate roof, brick blocking course with limestone coping, brick stack to projecting east wing, cast-iron rainwater goods. Red brick with cut limestone detailing, limestone plat bands continuous with sill level and window head of each storey, six strips in all, moulded flat arches to heads of windows each with a keystone and sloping sills, wide un-fenestrated area with a broad pilaster on western elevation between bays six and seven and southern elevation of east projecting wing between bays eight and nine that marks the attached wing on the opposite elevation. Original windows to north end of western elevation and top floor of gable of eastern wing, pairs of one-over-one sliding sash windows with mullion between and square-headed light above a transom, original multi-paned square-headed light to gable elevation, replacement uPVC windows to other windows.

• Saint Fintan's Hospital, hospital/infirmary, 1935–1945 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached multiple-bay two-storey hospital extension, on a T-plan built 1942 with a two-storey entrance porch in the re-entrant angle, and a two-storey canted bay window to the west gable, eight-bay east elevation with an advanced two bay toilet block, eleven-bay wing to south with later single-storey extension, attached to 1898 southern extension (12508081). Flat roofed with wide overhanging eaves, cast-iron rainwater goods. Red brick walls with cut limestone detailing, limestone plat bands continuous with sill level and window head of each storey, moulded flat arches to windows each with a keystone and sloping sills, narrow vertical windows to toilet block with similar detailing. Replacement uPVC windows.

• Saint Fintan's Hospital, building misc, 1890–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached single-storey boiler house complex, built c. 1895, consisting of two gable ended blocks flanking spine block incorporating flat-roofed extension to east side and a large boiler shed between the spine block and southern block, single-storey flanking extension to east elevation of southern block. Pitched slate roofs, pressed metal roof to boiler block, decorative skew corbels and kneelers to red brick gables, red brick stack on east gable of northernmost block, square tall chimney to gable of boiler block, cast-iron rainwater goods. Red brick walls on tall rendered plinth course, rendered walls to spine block, square-headed window openings with red brick block-and-start surrounds, large red brick semi-circular window openings to gables of the southern block with the design reflected in the recessed panel of the northern block gable, round-headed door opening, square-headed door opening with raised rendered surrounds. Variety of window types, six-over-nine and paired one-over-one sliding sashes, three-over-six, two, four and five-light casements and semi-circular windows divided in four by timber mullions.

• Saint Fintan's Hospital, hospital/infirmary, 1890–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached multiple-bay three-storey extension to St. Fintan's Hospital, built 1898 on a L-plan layout with a nearly symmetrical extension to the south (12508081), four bays to east elevation, projecting east wing of nine bays and three bays north of this with a later three-storey toilet block in the re-entrant angle to the north-east, stairs at north end of western elevation have different level fenestration, paired advanced gabled bays to the projecting east wing in the re-entrant angle and in the sixth and seventh bays facing south, gable end to east wing with three bays and a two bay wing attached to the north, single storey connecting passage to older block. Pitched slate roof, red brick blocking course with limestone coping, red brick stack to projecting east wing, cast-iron rainwater goods. Red brick with cut limestone detailing, limestone plat bands, continuous with sill level and window head of each storey. Moulded flat arches to windows with a keystone and sloping sills, wide un-fenestrated area with a broad pilaster on western elevation between bays six and seven and southern elevation of east projecting wing between bays eight and nine that marks the attached wing on the opposite elevation. Original windows to north end of western elevation and top floor of gable of eastern wing, pairs of one-over-one sliding sash windows with mullion between and square-headed light above a transom, original multi-paned square-headed light to gable elevation, uPVC to other windows.

• Saint Fintan's Hospital, hospital/infirmary, 1935–1945 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached multiple-bay two-storey hospital extension, on a T-plan built 1942 with a two-storey entrance porch in the re-entrant angle, and a two-storey canted bay window to the west gable, eleven-bay wing to south with later single-storey extension, attached to 1898 southern extension (12508081). Flat roofed with wide overhanging eaves, cast-iron rainwater goods. Red brick walls with cut limestone detailing, limestone plat bands continuous with sill level and window head of each storey, moulded flat arches to windows each with a keystone and sloping sills, narrow vertical windows to toilet block with similar detailing. Replacement uPVC windows.

• Saint Fintan's Hospital, hospital/infirmary, 1830–1840 · National interest
  Description

  Multiple-bay, two storey over basement, hospital, dated 1832, opened 14th May 1833, on a complex neo-classical plan with later extensions to main block c.1865 and 1898 and blockd forming two enclosed courtyards to rear. Symmetrical front elevation around recessed entrance front, octagonal cupola with a clock to four cardinal points marking the slightly advanced entrance bay with a single bay to either side. This entrance triplet is flanked by a wide forward projecting gabled and pedimented single bays with a wide recessed panel, next en-echelon are stairwell bays formerly flanked by thirteen bays to each side with an advanced end bay terminating the front elevation to north and south. Building extended 1863-66, four bays to each side, terminating with projecting three bay blocks with an advanced pedimented middle bay and emphatic recessed panel, echoing the inner projecting bays. The three middle bays of the thirteen bay wings canted out c. 1898. String courses marking the former lean-to 'airing sheds' or walks to rear elevations. Assembly hall and ancillary buildings attached to rear of entrance block. Hipped and pitched slate roofs, with tall blocking course, copper dome, cut-stone and rendered stacks, cast-iron rainwater goods. Front elevation of cut limestone ashlar, some hammer-dressed and rock-cut limestone blocks to side and rear elevations. Square-headed windows, the majority with replacement windows, some timber six-over-six and one-over-one sashes. Windows to canted bays have twin one-over-one sliding sashes under a plain light. Entrance doorway with raised architrave surround framed by pilasters, fluted brackets support a segmental pediment pierced by a radial fanlight. Square-headed doorways with raised architraves into en-echelon staircase bays and later doorways inserted into final bays of thirteen bay wings. Set in a mature landscape, with high boundary wall along Stradbally Road.

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 Beladd, about 1 in 5 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

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Beladd.

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.

• Beladd, Stradbally Rd6 sales
• Beladd, Portlaoise5 sales

Name

Beladd · Béal Fhada

Area

1,002,085 m² (100.21 ha, 247.62 acres)

Civil parish

Borris, and its townlands

Barony

Maryborough East

Electoral division

Portlaoighise Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

17,352 people lived in 5,443 households in the Portlaoighise Rural electoral division. 64% of households owned their home. 52% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballymooney, Ballyroan, Borris Great, Borris Little, Downs, Kilminchy, Summerhill or Aghnaharna

Placenames

Beladd 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.