Elderfield

32 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Elderfield, from 38 m² to 54,737 m² (5.47 ha, 13.53 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 13 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

• R2Residential 1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Laois · 19 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• O1Strategic Reserve (Strategic reserve, White land)
  LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Laois · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community Educational and Institutional (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Laois · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Open Space and Amenity (Active open space)
  LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Laois · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 23 Oct 2023Conditional

  retain a single storey extension to front of the existing dwelling, retention of modification to bay window, new single storey extension to rear of property, internal renovations and associated siteworks.

  Retention · Laois County Council, 2360445

• 19 Oct 2023N/a

  retain a single storey extension to front of the existing dwelling, retention of modification to bay window. Permission for a new single storey extension to rear of property, internal renovations and associated siteworks.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2360435

• 2 Aug 2022Conditional

  construct a new dwelling house with attached domestic garage together with new site entrance, ancillary site services and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 22483

• 25 Jul 2022N/a

  construct a new dwelling house with attached domestic garage together with new site entrance, ancillary site services and associated site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 22461

• 23 Nov 2021Conditional

  provide a single storey extension to rear / side consisting of a two classroom special unit (proposed floor area = 461sqm) of existing single storey school building (existing floor area = 781sqm), external soft play area, revised access arrangements to existing front roadside boundary providing a bus set down area, separate pedestrian entrances, provision of new one way system providing access to and egress from an on-site car parking and set down area containing 19 no. car parking spaces, provision of new pedestrian entrance in existing side boundary wall, together with all associated site development works above and below ground

  Permission · Laois County Council, 21797

• 9 Apr 2021Conditional

  dormer extension to existing dwelling

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 21213

• 1 Apr 2021N/a

  dormer extension to existing dwelling

  Permission · Laois County Council, 21196

• 15 Oct 2020Conditional

  change of site boundaries from that previously granted under planning refs 06/1920 and 09/234. These site boundaries form part of curtilage of a protected structure RPS No. 333

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 20533

• 19 Oct 2018Conditional

  modify/alter development as permitted by Laois County Council under planning ref 18/23. The proposed development is now for a single storey extension to the existing Miguel House, De La Salle Order, Castletown, Portlaoise, Co.Laois to provide specialist residential care accommodation to the south of the existing home. The care provision will be a range of short, long term and specialist geriatric healthcare services, including various therapies and support activities for residents suffering from Dementia/Alzheimer's. The proposed extension will fully comply with and exceed HIQA accommodation standards, fire safety and disabled access provisions, and all other statutory regulations. The proposal includes large secure landscaped courtyards with access to internal day spaces, parking provision including a number of disabled car spaces, an ambulance set down area, cycle stand and signage at the access with proposed access at Main Street

  Permission · Laois County Council, 18632

• 22 Jan 2018Conditional

  extend and enhance the existing single storey older person nursing care facility known as Miguel House by the addition of a two storey extension to provide specialist residential care accommodation to the south of the existing home. The care provision will be a range of short, long term and specialist geriatric healthcare services, including various therapies and support activities for residents suffering from Dementia/Alzheimers. Additionally, the facility will contain a new kitchen to provide catering services for the new and existing building, along with heating plant, lifts and associated services. The proposed building will comply fully and exceed HIQUA accommodation standards, fire safety and disabled access provisions, and all other statutory regulations. The design includes a large secure landscaped courtyard with access from internal day spaces. Finishes and detailed design will comply with conservation area requirements to enhance the current village character. Parking provision includes a number of disabled car spaces, a covered ambulance set down area, and a covered cycle stand is also provided. It is proposed that a new road and pedestrian entrance will be created directly from the Main Street in full compliance with current highways standards. Storm and Foul Drainage will be provided to comply with local Council standards

  Permission · Laois County Council, 1823

• 18 Jan 2018N/a

  extend and enhance the existing single storey older person nursing care facility known as Miguel House by the addition of a two storey extension to provide specialist residential care accommodation to the south of the existing home. The care provision will be a range of short, long term and specialist geriatric healthcare services, including various therapies and support activities for residents suffering from Dementia/Alzheimers. Additionally, the facility will contain a new kitchen to provide catering services for the new ane existing building, along with heating plant, lifts and associated services. The proposed building will comply fully and exceed HIQUA accommodation standards, fire safety and disabled access provisions, and all other statutory regulations. The design includes a large secure landscaped ciourtyard with access from internal day spaces. Finishes and detailed design will comply with conservation area requirements to enhance the current village character. Parking provision includes a number of disabled car spaces, a covered ambulance set down area, and a covered cycle stand is also provided. It is proposed that a new road and pedestrian entrance will be created directly from the Main Street in full compliance with current highways standards. Storm and Foul Drainage will be provided to comply with local Council standards

  Permission · Laois County Council, 1815

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 Elderfield.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Elderfield.

Architectural heritage

• House, 1810–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, c. 1830, on an L-shaped plan. Renovated and extended to rear, c. 1990, with render removed and openings remodelled.

• , 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey house, c. 1830.

• , 1720–1760 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced six-bay two-storey house, c. 1740, with integral carriageway.

• De La Salle Monastery, monastery, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached monastery, c. 1870, comprising five-bay three-storey range. Extended comprising seven-bay three-storey range, two-bay four-storey range and three-bay three-storey gable-fronted range to sides.

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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

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.

• Elderfield, Castletown5 sales

Name

Elderfield · Páirc an Troim

Area

164,845 m² (16.48 ha, 40.73 acres)

Civil parish

Offerlane, and its townlands

Barony

Upperwoods

Electoral division

Castletown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Castletown electoral division: 835 people in 287 households; 80% of households own their home; 36% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Churchfield, Cookesfield, Crossfield, Gash, Oldborris, Pilgrimhill

Placenames

Elderfield 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.