# Turra, Co. Laois: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Killabban, barony of Slievemargy, Co. Laois; in Irish Teamhair. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,842,473 m² (284.25 ha, 702.39 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 71 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 8,166 m² (0.82 ha, 2.02 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 14 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Killabban, https://everytownland.com/laois/parish/killabban.md - Barony: Slievemargy - Electoral division: Turra, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 392 people lived in 130 households in the Turra electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Laois, https://everytownland.com/laois.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/28896 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 101107 - Centre: latitude 52.863127, longitude -7.078824 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 71 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Turra, from 161 m² to 428,401 m² (42.84 ha, 105.86 acres); 40 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 226534: 428,401 m² (42.84 ha, 105.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/226534.md - Parcel 252971: 145,065 m² (14.51 ha, 35.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/252971.md - Parcel 263394: 144,842 m² (14.48 ha, 35.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/263394.md - Parcel 267965: 127,126 m² (12.71 ha, 31.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/267965.md - Parcel 247171: 123,851 m² (12.39 ha, 30.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/247171.md - Parcel 251778: 122,020 m² (12.2 ha, 30.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/251778.md - Parcel 228450: 120,568 m² (12.06 ha, 29.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/228450.md - Parcel 229464: 106,677 m² (10.67 ha, 26.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/229464.md - Parcel 226089: 102,834 m² (10.28 ha, 25.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/226089.md - Parcel 247424: 101,708 m² (10.17 ha, 25.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/247424.md - Parcel 260250: 97,636 m² (9.76 ha, 24.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/260250.md - Parcel 234865: 83,385 m² (8.34 ha, 20.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/234865.md - Parcel 232070: 82,089 m² (8.21 ha, 20.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/232070.md - Parcel 240183: 78,176 m² (7.82 ha, 19.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/240183.md - Parcel 237185: 71,890 m² (7.19 ha, 17.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/237185.md - Parcel 229929: 66,849 m² (6.68 ha, 16.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/229929.md - Parcel 231764: 60,926 m² (6.09 ha, 15.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/231764.md - Parcel 250649: 58,151 m² (5.82 ha, 14.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/250649.md - Parcel 265108: 56,419 m² (5.64 ha, 13.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/265108.md - Parcel 258398: 55,379 m² (5.54 ha, 13.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/258398.md - Parcel 261352: 54,937 m² (5.49 ha, 13.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/261352.md - Parcel 236378: 53,797 m² (5.38 ha, 13.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/236378.md - Parcel 251558: 50,663 m² (5.07 ha, 12.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/251558.md - Parcel 239318: 44,384 m² (4.44 ha, 10.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/239318.md - Parcel 252628: 39,430 m² (3.94 ha, 9.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/252628.md - Parcel 254668: 38,781 m² (3.88 ha, 9.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/254668.md - Parcel 225965: 33,255 m² (3.33 ha, 8.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/225965.md - Parcel 259400: 30,864 m² (3.09 ha, 7.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/259400.md - Parcel 266846: 27,987 m² (2.8 ha, 6.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/266846.md - Parcel 229655: 27,493 m² (2.75 ha, 6.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/229655.md - Parcel 230835: 26,147 m² (2.61 ha, 6.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/230835.md - Parcel 228606: 20,057 m² (2.01 ha, 4.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/228606.md - Parcel 3634796: 9,619 m² (0.96 ha, 2.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3634796.md - Parcel 236154: 8,629 m² (0.86 ha, 2.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/236154.md - Parcel 249230: 8,383 m² (0.84 ha, 2.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/249230.md - Parcel 5440842: 8,166 m² (0.82 ha, 2.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5440842.md - Parcel 5305095: 8,048 m² (0.8 ha, 1.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5305095.md - Parcel 4594891: 7,946 m² (0.79 ha, 1.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4594891.md - Parcel 256892: 7,769 m² (0.78 ha, 1.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/256892.md - Parcel 229389: 7,603 m² (0.76 ha, 1.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/229389.md - Parcel 5436401: 6,719 m² (0.67 ha, 1.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5436401.md - Parcel 250609: 6,026 m² (0.6 ha, 1.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/250609.md - Parcel 232618: 5,851 m² (0.59 ha, 1.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/232618.md - Parcel 226639: 4,804 m² (0.48 ha, 1.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/226639.md - Parcel 265210: 4,351 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/265210.md - Parcel 5731984: 3,965 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5731984.md - Parcel 5972688: 3,892 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5972688.md - Parcel 260851: 3,746 m² (0.37 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/260851.md - Parcel 5436405: 3,552 m² (0.36 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5436405.md - Parcel 4536164: 3,459 m² (0.35 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4536164.md - Parcel 256532: 3,369 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/256532.md - Parcel 4744738: 3,225 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4744738.md - Parcel 233295: 3,131 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/233295.md - Parcel 4422062: 3,108 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4422062.md - Parcel 4026038: 2,812 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4026038.md - Parcel 252674: 2,480 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/252674.md - Parcel 248410: 2,474 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/248410.md - Parcel 236460: 2,316 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/236460.md - Parcel 252703: 2,204 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/252703.md - Parcel 233031: 2,200 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/233031.md - Parcel 235323: 2,154 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/235323.md - Parcel 236767: 2,093 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/236767.md - Parcel 251801: 1,990 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/251801.md - Parcel 229928: 1,181 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/229928.md - Parcel 5709351: 1,122 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5709351.md - Parcel 230851: 937 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/230851.md - Parcel 233672: 857 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/233672.md - Parcel 243172: 551 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/243172.md - Parcel 4902276: 423 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4902276.md - Parcel 236023: 213 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/236023.md - Parcel 5732006: 161 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5732006.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Turra 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) 14 applications, newest first. - 19 Jul 2026, Laois County Council 2660490: N/a. Permission, 1 home. construct a two storey dwelling house with a single storey element, domestic garage, a proprietary wastewater treatment system & soil polishing filter, new site entrance & all associated & necessary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660490/0 - 16 Jul 2026, Laois County Council 2660484: N/a. Permission. construct a two storey dwelling house with a single storey element, domestic garage, a proprietary wastewater treatment system & soil polishing filter, new site entrance & all associated & necessary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660484/0 - 26 Jul 2023, Laois County Council 2360288: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct a Dwelling House, Garage, Borewell, Domestic Waste Water Treatment System(DWWTS), entrance, ancillary services and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360288/0 - 18 Jul 2022, Laois County Council 22440: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. demolish an existing derelict dwelling house. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/22440/0 - 13 Jul 2022, Laois County Council 22427: N/a. Permission. demolish an existing derelict dwelling house. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/22427/0 - 3 Jun 2022, Laois County Council 22345: N/a. Permission. demolish an existing derelict dwelling house. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/22345/0 - 23 Dec 2020, Laois County Council 20711: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. construct a single storey dwelling, single storey garage, bored well, waste water treatment system and percolation area, new entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/20711/0 - 13 Oct 2020, Laois County Council 20524: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. permission to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system, percolation area, new splayed entrance. Permission to demolish the existing shed to facilitate the above development and associated site work. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/20524/0 - 7 Aug 2020, Laois County Council 20405: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. new dwelling house with garage, treatment system with polishing filter, new ell, new site entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/20405/0 - 4 Aug 2020, Laois County Council 20394: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. construct a single storey dwelling, single storey garage, bored well, waste water treatment system & percolation area, new entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/20394/0 - 30 Dec 2019, Laois County Council 19736: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. permit a new glamping development, consisting of 6 no. self contained glamping pods, plus reception pod, effluent treatment system & percolation area with all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/19736/0 - 19 Dec 2019, Laois County Council 19729: N/a. Permission. construct a new glamping development, effluent treatment system & percolation area with all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/19729/0 - 27 Oct 2017, Laois County Council 17578: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. make revisions to that previously granted under Planning Ref. 16/619 consisting of (a) alterations to house design, (b) revised site area, (c) vehicular entrance, re-located due to revised site width, (d) revised position of house and domestic garage, (e) all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/17578/0 - 7 Jun 2017, Laois County Council 17295: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct two single storey extensions to dwelling and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/17295/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Turra. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Turra. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Turra. ## 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 Turra, about 1 in 10 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 Turra. - 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/turra.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/laois/turra.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/laois/turra.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Turra 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) - Aghaterry: https://everytownland.com/laois/aghaterry.md - Doonane: https://everytownland.com/laois/doonane.md - Drumagh: https://everytownland.com/laois/drumagh.md - Farnans: https://everytownland.com/laois/farnans.md - Rushes: https://everytownland.com/laois/rushes.md - Towlerton: https://everytownland.com/laois/towlerton.md - Woodland or Garragh: https://everytownland.com/laois/woodland-or-garragh.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. --- 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/laois/turra - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/laois/turra