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

Townland in the civil parish of Offerlane, barony of Upperwoods, Co. Laois; in Irish Leacach.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 970,802 m² (97.08 ha, 239.89 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 40 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 5,071 m² (0.51 ha, 1.25 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 16 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Offerlane, https://everytownland.com/laois/parish/offerlane.md
- Barony: Upperwoods
- Electoral division: Lacka, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 309 people lived in 96 households in the Lacka electoral division. 96% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Laois, https://everytownland.com/laois.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/28521
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 100795
- Centre: latitude 53.031499, longitude -7.556803 (WGS 84)

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

40 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lacka, from 82 m² to 190,480 m² (19.05 ha, 47.07 acres); 20 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 267943: 190,480 m² (19.05 ha, 47.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/267943.md
- Parcel 264751: 117,801 m² (11.78 ha, 29.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/264751.md
- Parcel 261558: 107,753 m² (10.78 ha, 26.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/261558.md
- Parcel 5798502: 75,483 m² (7.55 ha, 18.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5798502.md
- Parcel 229478: 60,940 m² (6.09 ha, 15.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/229478.md
- Parcel 228864: 47,079 m² (4.71 ha, 11.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/228864.md
- Parcel 2441427: 46,128 m² (4.61 ha, 11.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2441427.md
- Parcel 255337: 40,002 m² (4 ha, 9.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/255337.md
- Parcel 245925: 38,893 m² (3.89 ha, 9.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/245925.md
- Parcel 239493: 31,345 m² (3.13 ha, 7.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/239493.md
- Parcel 240292: 31,042 m² (3.1 ha, 7.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/240292.md
- Parcel 253558: 25,646 m² (2.56 ha, 6.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/253558.md
- Parcel 266667: 19,408 m² (1.94 ha, 4.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/266667.md
- Parcel 228376: 19,195 m² (1.92 ha, 4.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/228376.md
- Parcel 227651: 15,496 m² (1.55 ha, 3.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/227651.md
- Parcel 229396: 11,326 m² (1.13 ha, 2.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/229396.md
- Parcel 230214: 10,599 m² (1.06 ha, 2.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/230214.md
- Parcel 266498: 7,309 m² (0.73 ha, 1.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/266498.md
- Parcel 231127: 6,115 m² (0.61 ha, 1.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/231127.md
- Parcel 234208: 5,347 m² (0.53 ha, 1.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/234208.md
- Parcel 5965716: 4,796 m² (0.48 ha, 1.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5965716.md
- Parcel 227879: 4,424 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/227879.md
- Parcel 229187: 4,350 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/229187.md
- Parcel 232494: 3,979 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/232494.md
- Parcel 5465173: 3,880 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5465173.md
- Parcel 2484710: 3,679 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2484710.md
- Parcel 238587: 3,677 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/238587.md
- Parcel 6059131: 3,532 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6059131.md
- Parcel 263608: 3,223 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/263608.md
- Parcel 233492: 2,594 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/233492.md
- Parcel 255144: 2,335 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/255144.md
- Parcel 257404: 2,139 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/257404.md
- Parcel 228778: 1,942 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/228778.md
- Parcel 252233: 1,565 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/252233.md
- Parcel 234232: 1,190 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/234232.md
- Parcel 233351: 1,128 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/233351.md
- Parcel 5600224: 1,056 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5600224.md
- Parcel 227996: 797 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/227996.md
- Parcel 230478: 645 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/230478.md
- Parcel 5965713: 82 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5965713.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Lacka in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

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

16 applications, newest first.

- 12 Mar 2026, Laois County Council 2660135: N/a. Retention. Retain 2 No. Existing Agricultural Sheds and Stables and to include all Associated Ancillary Works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660135/0
- 11 Mar 2026, Laois County Council 2660132: N/a. Retention. Retain 2 No. Existing Agricultural Sheds and Stables and to include all Associated Ancillary Works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660132/0
- 24 Mar 2023, Laois County Council 2399: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct dwelling house, new site entrance, septic tank and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2399/0
- 21 Mar 2023, Laois County Council 2392: N/a. Permission. construct dwelling house, new site entrance, septic tank and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2392/0
- 24 Feb 2023, Laois County Council 2362: N/a. Permission. construct dwelling house, new site entrance, septic tank and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2362/0
- 13 Apr 2022, Laois County Council 22224: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. construct a new dwelling house, garage, septic tank and percolation area, new entrance, ancillary site services and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/22224/0
- 28 Oct 2021, Laois County Council 21732: Refused. Permission, 1 home. to construct dwelling house, new site entrance, septic tank and all associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/21732/0
- 16 Aug 2021, Laois County Council 21573: N/a. Retention. retain a hard standing area and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/21573/0
- 9 Mar 2020, Laois County Council 20126: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct a new dwelling house, packaged wastewater treatment system and polishing filter together with new site entrance, ancillary site services and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/20126/0
- 8 Oct 2019, Laois County Council 19556: Conditional. Permission. construct a new forest road entrance and erect a new security barrier together with all ancillary site services and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/19556/0
- 2 Oct 2019, Laois County Council 19547: N/a. Permission. create a new forest road entrance together with all ancillary site services and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/19547/0
- 31 Jul 2019, Laois County Council 19441: Conditional. Permission. retain a church hall and toilet building together with all ancillary site services and associated site works, planning permission is also sought to provide a storage shed on the site together with site entrance and all ancillary site services and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/19441/0
- 30 Jul 2019, Laois County Council 19435: N/a. Permission. retain a church hall and toilet building together with all ancillary site services and associated site works, planning permission is also sought to provide a storage shed on the site together with site entrance and all ancillary site services and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/19435/0
- 23 May 2019, Laois County Council 18654: N/a. Permission. develop a new forest road entrance together with site entrance and all ancillary site services and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/18654/0
- 22 Feb 2019, Laois County Council 19113: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. retain extension to rear of dwelling house and all associated and ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/19113/0
- 27 Mar 2017, Laois County Council 16654: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct a storey and a half dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new entrance and all associated and ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/16654/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: River Barrow and River Nore SAC, site code 002162, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002162
- Special Protection Area: Slieve Bloom Mountains SPA, site code 004160, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004160
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Delour River Near Lacca Manor, site code 000864

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

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Lacka.

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## 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 Lacka, 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 high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Lacka.
- 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/lacka.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/laois/lacka.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/laois/lacka.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Lacka 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)

- Bughorn: https://everytownland.com/laois/bughorn.md
- Drimhill or Quarryfarm: https://everytownland.com/laois/drimhill-or-quarryfarm.md
- Glennaglass: https://everytownland.com/laois/glennaglass.md
- Killinure: https://everytownland.com/laois/killinure-100730.md
- Northgrove: https://everytownland.com/laois/northgrove.md
- Rossadown: https://everytownland.com/laois/rossadown.md
- Whitefield: https://everytownland.com/laois/whitefield.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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