Lissanalta
Townland in the civil parish of Knocknagaul, barony of Pubblebrien, Co. Limerick; in Irish Lios an Fháltaigh
- Area
- 96.6 ha
- 239 acres
- Land parcels
- 54
- registered freehold, median 2,351 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 9
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
54 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lissanalta, from 98 m² to 178,400 m² (17.84 ha, 44.08 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Lissanalta in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
29 Aug 2025Conditional
the construction of a dwelling house, wastewater treatment system, percolation area, new entrance off a private road, and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2560870
5 Feb 2025Refused
Extension of Duration for Planning Ref. 19/986 :the demolition of existing dwelling, removal of front boundary wall/entrance, the construction of 1 no. two storey dwelling, 1 no. single storey domestic garage, new site entrance, driveway, front boundary wall. effluent treatment system, percolation area and ancillary works
Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 257005
18 Oct 2021Conditional
the construction of an entrance, single storey dwelling house, garage, septic tank & percolation area together with all associated site works
Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 211458
17 Sept 2021Conditional
construction of a two storey dwelling house with domestic garage, entrance, installation of a proprietary treatment system and soil polishing filter and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 211299
19 May 2021Conditional
the construction of a single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling house and a single storey attached shed to the side of existing house, together with all associated site works
Retention · Limerick County Council, 21672
19 Apr 2021N/a
the construction of an entrance, single storey dwelling house, garage, domestic wastewater treatment system with polishing filter together with all associated site works
Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 21506
17 Sept 2020Conditional
the construction of a single storey extension to the side of the dwelling to provide for an accessible assisted living annex with an internal sun room link to the existing dwelling. This annex will comprise a sitting room, dining area, kitchen, 2 bedrooms, shower room, ensuite, hallway, ancillary storage and car port. Vehicular access will be via the existing property entrance. This application includes for upgrade works to the existing wastewater treatment system and all associated works
Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 20933
4 Oct 2019Conditional
the demolition of existing dwelling, removal of front boundary wall/entrance, the construction of 1 no. two storey dwelling, 1 no. single storey domestic garage, new site entrance, driveway, front boundary wall. effluent treatment system, percolation area and ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 19986
30 Aug 2018Refused
construction of 2 no. two storey dwellings both with wastewater treatment systems, site entrance, boundary walls, access road and all associated site works
Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 18862
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Lissanalta.
Recorded monuments
- LI013-081 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on a rise in gently undulating pasture with good views in all directions. The monument, depicted on the 1924 OS 6-inch map as an oval area (c. 50m NW-SE; c. 40m E-W) enclosed by a bank, has been levelled. Traces of the enclosure (34.2m E-W) are evident as a scarped edge (Wth 4.5m; H 0.5m) to W and E, and as an external fosse (Wth 2.1m; D 0.2m) to E. The interior surface is uneven and slopes down gently to E. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 24 April 2013
- LI013-082 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on a gentle NE down-slope in undulating pasture. The monument, depicted as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on the 1841 map, has been levelled and was not evident on the ground when inspected. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 24 April 2013
- LI013-085 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on a slight natural knoll, on the E-facing slope of a gentle hill, in rolling pasture with good views to E and S. The monument, depicted on the 1924 OS 6-inch map as a circular area (diam. c. 35m N-S) defined by a scarped edge, is now largely obscured by dense scrub vegetation. It is evident as a circular area defined by a scarped edge (Wth 2.15m; H 0.6m), with a shallow external fosse (Wth 1.2m; D 0.2m), the whole enclosed by the remains of a dry-stone wall. The scarped edge has been eroded by vegetation and cattle in places. The interior is level. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 25 April 2013
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Lissanalta.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 10 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
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_953 (ZIP).
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Lissanalta with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.
The townland
- Name
- Lissanalta · Lios an Fháltaigh
- Area
- 965,895 m² (96.59 ha, 238.68 acres)
- Civil parish
- Knocknagaul, and its townlands
- Barony
- Pubblebrien
- Electoral division
- Roxborough, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Roxborough electoral division: 1,580 people in 542 households; 93% of households own their home; 19% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyclogh, Cahervally, Derrybeg, Derryknockane, Friarstown, Lemonfield, Parkroe, Roxborough
- Placenames
- Lissanalta 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.