Clonminam

381 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Clonminam, from 1 m² to 59,040 m² (5.9 ha, 14.59 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 61 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Residential 1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Laois · 298 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C1.1General Business (Commercial, retail)
  LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Laois · 40 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Town Centre (Primary / Core Retail Area) (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Laois · 32 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Laois · 14 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Open Space and Amenity (Active open space)
  LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Laois · 13 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community Educational and Institutional (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Laois · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N6Transport & Utilities (Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities uses)
  LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Laois · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M3Neighbourhood Centre (District, neighbourhood centre)
  LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Laois · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 30 May 2026Conditional

  retain a garage To The Side Of Existing Dwelling And All Associated Site Works

  Retention · Laois County Council, 2660328

• 20 May 2025Conditional

  construct a spectator stand with terraced viewing area adjacent to Pitch 01 and all associated site works to complete the development.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2560301

• 12 May 2025N/a

  The construction of a spectator stand with terraced viewing area adjacent to Pitch 01 and all associated site works to complete the development.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2560281

• 1 May 2025N/a

  The construction of a spectator stand with terraced viewing area adjacent to Pitch 01 and all associated site works to complete the development.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2560268

• 24 Mar 2025Conditional

  for works associated with the proposed uprate of the existing 110 kV Overhead Line (OHL) between the existing Cushaling 110 kV substation in the townland of Ballykilleen, Co. Offaly and the existing Portlaoise 110 kV substation in the townlands of Clonminam and Kylekiproe, Co. Laois. The Cushaling – Portlaoise 110 kV OHL is approximately 41.6 km long and comprises 17 no. steel lattice tower structures and 193 no. wooden pole structures. The existing circuit is located across the functional areas of Offaly County Council (OCC), Kildare County Council (KCC) and Laois County Council (LCC). Approximately 10 km of the existing OHL circuit is located within the functional area of OCC, approximately 9 km is within the functional area of KCC and approximately 22.6 km is located within the functional area of LCC. Separate planning applications are being lodged with each respective County Council. The Proposed Development across the functional area of Co. Kildare is located in the townlands of Coolelan, Kiltaghan North, Kiltaghan South, Clonmoyle West, Ummeras More, Mountrice, Mullaghroe Upper, Mullaghroe Lower, Coolatogher, Coolsickin or Quinsborough and Coolnafearagh. The Proposed Development works across the functional area of Co. Kildare will comprise: 1. The replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor with a new higher capacity conductor including installation of a new fibre communication connection; 2. The replacement of 2 no. steel towers and their foundations; 3. The replacement of steel members at 1 no. tower; 4. Full tower painting required at 1 no. location; 5. Shear block remedial works (raise and cap) at 1 no. tower location; 6. The replacement of wooden poles only at 8 no. locations; 7. The replacement of wooden poles and crossarm at 3 no. locations; 8. The replacement of crossarm only at 4 no. locations; 9. The replacement of existing danger notices at various locations, as required; 10. The replacement of hardware and fittings, such as insulators, insulator hardware, earthwire hardware and anti-climbing guards at various locations, as required; 11. The replacement of suspension clamps, vibration dampers and compression assemblies at all locations, as required; 12. All associated temporary site development works to gain access to the existing structures including clearance of vegetation, disassembly and reassembly of gate posts/piers and removal and reinstatement of existing fencing; and 13. Other temporary associated

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560302

• 24 Mar 2025Conditional

  for works associated with the proposed uprate of the existing 110 kV Overhead Line (OHL) between the existing Cushaling 110 kV substation in the townland of Ballykilleen, Co. Offaly & the existing Portlaoise 110 kV substation in the townlands of Clonminam & Kylekiproe, Co. Laois. The replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor with a new higher capacity conductor incl. installation of a new fibre communication connection; Replacement of 8 no. steel towers & their foundations; Replacement of steel members at 1 no. tower; Full tower painting required at 3 no. locations; Shear block remedial works (raise & cap) at 6 no. tower locations; Replacement of wooden poles only at 15 no. locations; Replacement of wooden poles & crossarm at 5 no. locations; Replacement of crossarm only at 14 no. locations; Replacement of existing danger notices at various locations, as required; Replacement of hardware and fittings, such as insulators, insulator hardware, earthwire hardware and anti-climbing guards at various locations as required; Replacement of suspension clamps, vibrations dampers and compression assemblies at all locations as required; All associates temporary site development works to gain access to the existing structures including clearance of vegetation, disassembly & reassembly of gate posts/piers & removal & re instatement of existing fencing; other temporary associated & ancillary development works required for the purpose of the existing circuit, including temporary items, such as; guard poles, construction compounds (located in the townlands of Bracklone, Tullaghan, Morett, Clonaddodoran and Kyletalesha), clearance or management of vegetation, installation of silt traps, silt fences, stone tracks, ground protections mats & watercourse crossings. No additional structures are proposed along the existing circuit. Structure 203,which will be relocated approx. 101m back towards structure 202 due to its existing position on top of a gravel mound & there being potential for subsidence of the gravel in the long term. No alteration to the nature, extent, alignment, character, or voltage of the existing electricity infrastructure is proposed. In addition, works to support this uprate also include the Cushlaing-Portlaoise 110KV bay lead-in conductor uprate at the Portlaoise 110KV station. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted with this application. Full description of all works within Site Notice.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2560147

• 27 Feb 2025Conditional

  develop the following changes to our premises: Ground floor: 1: Conversion of warehouse area to office space. 2: Conversion of warehouse area to a calibration administration area. 3: Conversion detection calibration room to welfare area. First Floor: 1: Conversion of existing male toilets to ladies toilets. 2: Conversion of office space to male toilets and IT server room. 3: Conversion of a training room to a technical sales office. 4: Conversion of existing office to a meeting room. 5: Addition of a practical demonstration area.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2560097

• 21 Feb 2025N/a

  The development will consist of the following changes to our premises: Ground floor: 1: Conversion of warehouse area to office space. 2: Conversion of warehouse area to a calibration administration area. 3: Conversion detection calibration room to welfare area. First Floor: 1: Conversion of existing male toilets to ladies toilets. 2: Conversion of office space to male toilets and IT server room. 3: Conversion of a training room to a technical sales office. 4: Conversion of existing office to a meeting room. 5: Addition of a practical demonstration area.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2560089

• 30 Oct 2024Conditional

  Change of use of unit G6 / G7 from Retail space to a Pilates Studio to include administration space, storage space and all associated signage at unit G6/G7, Parkside Shopping Center, Abbeyleix Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2460657

• 15 Jul 2024Conditional

  change the use of floors at plaza level to 4th floor within the existing Block A building to provide for 10no. apartments and associated works. Particulars of the development will comprise as follows: •The provision of 5no. 2bed apartments & 5no. 3bed apartments. •The provision of associated internal works and elevational works. •Provision of associated communal space and landscaping works at plaza level. •Provision of associated bin storage building at plaza level. •Utilising the existing basement for car and bicycle parking and provision of bulky storage area for proposed apartments. •All ancillary site development works.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2460415

• 11 Jul 2024N/a

  carry out a development which will comprise of the change of use of floors at plaza level to 4th floor within the existing Block A building to provide for 10no. apartments and associated works. Particulars of the development will comprise as follows: •The provision of 5no. 2bed apartments & 5no. 3bed apartments. •The provision of associated internal works and elevational works. •Provision of associated communal space and landscaping works at plaza level. •Provision of associated bin storage building at plaza level. •Utilising the existing basement for car and bicycle parking and provision of bulky storage area for proposed apartments. •All ancillary site development works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2460411

• 6 Jun 2024Conditional

  retain development consisting of a shed containing car wash equipment, the oil tank behind it and signage fixed to the front wall of the shed and all associated site works

  Retention · Laois County Council, 2460322

• 5 Jun 2024N/a

  retain development consisting of a shed containing car wash equipment, the oil tank behind it and signage fixed to the front wall of the shed and all associated site works

  Retention · Laois County Council, 2460314

• 18 Apr 2024Conditional

  change use and material alterations of previously permitted office use at Units F8A and F9 and associated circulation corridor to form a new 662m2 amalgamated medical clinic including associated ancillary staff, patient, and administration areas. Minor external alterations include a new glazed external door and overhead external wall vents to the east elevation of Unit F9, external signage to the north elevation of Unit F9, and overhead external wall vents to the west (rear) elevation of Unit F8A. The development will be served by the existing car parking and new cycle parking for 20 bicycles.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2460201

• 15 Apr 2024Conditional

  change of use of unit F8 from office space to Sports Recovery and Wellness suite to include treatment area,administration space, storage space and all ancillary and associated works.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2460192

• 10 Apr 2024N/a

  For change of use of unit F8 from office space to Sports Recovery and Wellness suite to include treatment area, administration space, storage space and all ancillary and associated works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2460183

• 9 Apr 2024N/a

  Change of use and material alterations of previously permitted office use at Units F8A and F9 and associated circulation corridor to form a new 662m2 amalgamated medical clinic including associated ancillary staff, patient, and administration areas. Minor external alterations include a new glazed external door and overhead external wall vents to the east elevation of Unit F9, external signage to the north elevation of Unit F9, and overhead external wall vents to the west (rear) elevation of Unit F8A. The development will be served by the existing car parking and new cycle parking for 20 bicycles.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2460178

• 22 Dec 2023Conditional

  change use of part unit F8 from office space to general medical practitioner surgery, as an extension to the existing Maryborough Family Practice to include new consultation rooms, administration space, storage space, and all ancillary and associated works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2360561

• 19 Dec 2023Conditional

  demolish existing steel storage shed and their boundary wall along Fr. Brown Avenue and remove two existing portacabins, decommission existing septic tank and connect to mains sewer and construct a 4-dbay commercial building to include toilets, staff lockers, canteen and offices and signage on front façade and all associated and necessary site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 23293

• 19 Dec 2023N/a

  Change of use of part unit F8 from office space to general medical practitioner surgery, as an extension to the existing Maryborough Family Practice to include new consultation rooms, administration space, storage space, and all ancillary and associated works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2360544

• 13 Sept 2023Conditional

  construct a new dormer dwelling house and a new site entrance and all associated siteworks

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2360376

• 30 May 2022Conditional

  demolition of side and rear extension and a proposed renovation of existing dwelling house to include 2 storey extension to the side and single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house, new garage, widening of existing entrance with new entrance walls and piers and to include all associated site works at Glenside, Portlaoise, Co. Laois

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 22338

• 28 Feb 2022Conditional

  develop as follows: (1) The construction of power upgrade to digital exchange (220m2), comprising: 2 No. mechanical plant rooms, and 2 No. low voltage rooms, 2 No. transformer rooms and a fire suppression room, (2) Fenced plant yard compound No. 1 (0.0292ha) comprising: 2 No. Acoustically contained generators, 2 No. bunded fuel tanks, (3) Fenced plant yard compound No. 2 (0.0213ha) comprising: chiller units, (4) All associated site development works on a site of 0.1094 ha, (5) Removal, blocking up and making good of existing 7 No. windows, 1 No roller shutter door and 1 No. door.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2288

• 3 Sept 2021Conditional

  retain existing sun-lounge and utility room to the rear of existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Laois County Council, 21616

• 1 Sept 2021N/a

  retain existing sun-lounge and utility room to the rear of existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Retention · Laois County Council, 21609

The 25 most recent of 57 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 Clonminam.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Clonminam.

Architectural heritage

• Kinsella, house, 1850–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached circular plan two-storey local authority house, built c.1955, with two-storey annexe to rear. Conical clay tiles roof with circular rendered chimneystack, exposed rafter feet and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pebbledash rendered walling and smooth rendered plinth course. Series of diminutive square-headed window openings to ground and first floors to both east and west elevations, having patent rendered reveals and continuous concrete sill courses. Timber casement windows to first floor and uPVC to ground floor. Painted brick porch, concrete canopy with square-headed door opening with replacement hardwood glazed door. Door opens onto concrete path with circular garden enclosed by pebbledash rendered wall, two concrete piers with steel pedestrian gate.

• Portlaoise Garda Síochána Station, barracks, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached nine-bay two-storey limestone former military barracks, built c. 1808, now in use as Garda station. Composed of five bays, flanked by two-bay advanced projections with lean-to porch between. Hipped slate roof, black clay ridge tiles with a pair of large limestone and brick chimneystacks. Cast-iron rainwater goods to limestone eaves course. Rough-hewn limestone walling with tooled limestone ashlar quoins and plinth course and continuous sill course, cement strap-pointing. Square-headed window openings formed in yellow brick with limestone sills and uPVC windows. Central square-headed door opening with limestone ashlar block-and-start surround. Replacement hardwood vertically-sheeted door and granite threshold stone. Six cast-iron Doric columns on shallow painted stone bases supporting lean-to canopy with upvc gutter and tongue-and-groove timber soffit. Hardscaped and tarmacadam to all four sides enclosed by tall coursed rough-hewn limestone wall with cement coping and arched entrance to east (sec Reg. Nos. 12506348, 12506349, 12506163). Yellowbrick two-storey extension attached to rear c.1980.

• Portlaoise Garda Síochána Station, sports hall/centre/gymnasium, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multi-bay two-storey gymnasium, built c.1910, now disused. Pitched roof with original red synthetic tiles and terracotta ridge tiles, to single-storey section, raised ventilation ridge to two-storey section with timber louvres. Cast-iron rainwater goods to exposed timber rafter fact. Machine-made red brick walling laid in English garden wall bond. Coursed rough-hewn limestone wall to north and west below first floor sill level and concrete base. Square-headed window openings, concrete sills, some multi-pane steel windows, some boarded up. Square-headed door opening with double-leaf vertically-sheeted timber doors.

• Portlaoise Garda Síochána Station, gates/railings/walls, 1830–1832 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached limestone vehicular entrance, flanked by pedestrian gates, dated 1832. Round-headed voussoired limestone ashlar opening with impost mouldings and plinth course, flanked by pair of projecting piers all surrounded by plain stepped blocking cornice and parapet over. Replacement steel gates and chrome raised lettering to parapet block "GARDA". Squared limestone rubble walls to either side with flat-headed pedestrian gates with dressed ashlar surrounds with replacement doors.

• Portlaoise Garda Síochána Station, guard house, 1830–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached single-bay single-storey former guard house, dated 1832, attached to north of entrance to former military barracks, set behind screen wall with pair of lean-to structures to either end, now part of Garda station. Pitched slate roof, cement ridge tiles, brick chimneystack and limestone fractables to either end. Cast-iron rainwater goods to limestone eaves course. Coursed rough-hewn limestone walling with tooled flush quoins, cement render to lean-to's and gables. Elliptical-headed recess to west elevation containing square-headed window opening formed in yellow brick having six-over-six timber sash window with convex horns and limestone sill. Square-headed pedestrian entrance gate opening to east elevation with tooled limestone ashlar surround and plain blocking cornice over, with timber panelled door and limestone threshold stone. uPVC window to attic storey to south gable, and uPVC to south lean-to. Tripartite timber sash window to north lean-to c.2000.

• Portlaoise Garda Síochána Station, guard house, 1830–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached single-bay single-storey guard house with short screen wall containing stone doorcase attached to gateway, dated 1932, with stone and brick lean-to to north gable, built c. 1950. Pitched artificial slate roof, synthetic ridge tiles, limestone ashlar fractable, cast-iron rainwater goods on limestone eaves course. Coursed rough-hewn limestone walling. To west elevation a recessed elliptical-headed arch with voussoired limestone containing a square-headed window opening formed in yellow brick with limestone sill, uPVC window. Round-headed window opening to lean-to with hardwood multi-pane window, concrete sill and red brick wall below. Red brick wall to north side of lean-to with hardwood window and door. Square-headed door opening to screen wall, now blocked with cement render, having limestone ashlar doorcase with plain limestone plat band cornice and plain limestone panel over.

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

About 1 in 5 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 and water.

Terrain model

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

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.

No address of the register names Clonminam with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Laois.

Name

Clonminam · Cluain Maighneach

Area

631,066 m² (63.11 ha, 155.94 acres)

Civil parish

Borris, and its townlands

Barony

Maryborough East

Electoral division

Portlaoighise Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

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

Neighbouring townlands

Curriersbog, Knockmay, Kylekiproe, Maryborough, Meelick, Togher

Placenames

Clonminam 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.