Tullyeskar
Townland in the civil parish of Ballymakenny, barony of Ferrard, Co. Louth; in Irish Tulaigh an Choscair
- Area
- 108.5 ha
- 268 acres
- Land parcels
- 70
- registered freehold, median 3,191 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 15
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
70 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tullyeskar, from 26 m² to 141,964 m² (14.2 ha, 35.08 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 35 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 Tullyeskar 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
4 Dec 2024Conditional
Permission for proposed development to consist of: (i) The construction of 5 no. wind turbines with the following parameters: a) Total tip height range of 179.5m – 180m, b) Rotor diameter range of 149m – 163m, c) Hub height range of 98m to 105m, (ii) Construction of turbine foundations, crane hardstand areas and assembly areas; (iii) All associated wind farm underground electrical and communications cabling connecting the turbines and meteorological mast to the proposed onsite electrical substation including cabling. in the public road corridor in the townlands of Gallstown and Kearneystown; (iv) Construction of 1 no. permanent 38kV electrical substation compound including a single-storey control building with welfare facilities, all associated electrical plant and equipment, security fencing, gates, all associated underground cabling, wastewater holding tank, and all ancillary structures and works in the townland of Piperstown. (v) A Battery Energy Storage System within the 38kV electrical substation compound; (vi) All works associated with the connection of the proposed wind farm to the national electricity grid which includes 5 no. of water crossings (3 no. bridges and 2 no. culverts). The provision of joint bays and associated communication chambers along the underground electrical cabling route via underground 38kV electrical cabling predominantly within the public road corridor, from the onsite substation in the townland of Piperstown to the existing Drybridge 110 kV Substation located in the townland of Tullyallen; (vii) Reinstatement of all road and track surfaces above cabling trench along existing roads and tracks in public lands; (viii) Provision of new site access tracks and upgrade of existing site tracks/roads to facilitate access to all onsite infrastructure this includes 3 no. water crossings, passing bays and all associated drainage; (ix) The provision of 2 no. new permanent site entrances for construction and operational access from the local road L6274 in the townlands of Kearneystown and Gallstown; (x) The permanent realignment of 1 no. existing entrance for construction and operational access to the 38kV electrical substation compound from the local road L2275 in the townland of Piperstown; (xi) Use of 1 no. existing site entrance for construction, operational access to the permanent met mast on a private road off local road L2275 in the townland of Drumshallon. (xii) The construction of 1 no. new temporary track in the townland o
Permission · Louth County Council, 2460766
18 Nov 2024N/a
Permission for a ten year development for: (i) The construction of 5 no. wind turbines with the following parameters: a) Total tip height range of 179.5m – 180m, b) Rotor diameter range of 149m – 163m, c) Hub height range of 98m to 105m, (ii) Construction of turbine foundations, crane hardstand areas and assembly areas; (iii) All associated wind farm underground electrical and communications cabling connecting the turbines and meteorological mast to the proposed onsite electrical substation including cabling. in the public road corridor in the townlands of Gallstown and Kearneystown; (iv) Construction of 1 no. permanent 38kV electrical substation compound including a single-storey control building with welfare facilities, all associated electrical plant and equipment, security fencing, gates, all ssociated underground cabling, wastewater holding tank, and all ancillary structures and works in the townland of Piperstown. (v) A Battery Energy Storage System within the 38kV electrical substation compound; (vi) All works associated with the connection of the proposed wind farm to the national electricity grid which includes 5 no. of water crossings (3 no. bridges and 2 no. culverts). The provision of joint bays and associated communication chambers along the underground electrical cabling route via underground 38kV electrical cabling predominantly within the public road corridor, from the onsite substation in the townland of Piperstown to the existing Drybridge 110 kV Substation located in the townland of Tullyallen; (vii) Reinstatement of all road and track surfaces above cabling trench along existing roads and tracks in public lands; (viii) Provision of new site access tracks and upgrade of existing site tracks/roads to facilitate access to all onsite infrastructure this includes 3 no. water crossings, passing bays and all associated drainage; (ix) The provision of 2 no. new permanent site entrances for construction and operational access from the local road L6274 in the townlands of Kearneystown and Gallstown; (x) The permanent realignment of 1 no. existing entrance for construction and operational access to the 38kV electrical substation compound from the local road L2275 in the townland of Piperstown; (xi) Use of 1 no. existing site entrance for construction, operational access to the permanent met mast on a private road off local road L2275 in the townland of Drumshallon. (xii) The construction of 1 no. new temporary track in the townland of Castleto
Permission · Louth County Council, 2460709
2 Aug 2024Conditional
Permission for a single storey dwelling house, new waste water treatment system and percolation area, proposed access to new house from existing access drive. Planning permission also sought to alter the vehicular entrance where the existing access drive intersects the public road, works will involve the redirection of the drive including the removal and replacement of the front roadside boundary hedge and trees. Retention permission also sought for temporary residential dwelling for a maximum of 5 years and all associated site development works
Permission · Louth County Council, 2460442
18 May 2022Refused
retention and permission for the following: permission for construction of a single storey dwelling house, a waste water treatment system, a soil polishing filter, for the opening of a new road entrance and the closing of an existing road entrance and for associated site works and retention permission for a temporary dwelling structure
Retention, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 22394
18 Mar 2021Refused
Retention and Permission: Retention of existing temporary dwelling structure for a period of up to 5 years. Permission for the construction of a new bungalow style dwelling house to replace the temporary dwelling structure, along with a waste water treatment system and all other associated site works. *Significant Further Information received on 09/07/2021 which includes revised location of dwelling within the site and details relating to sight visibility*
Retention, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 21297
17 Dec 2020Conditional
Permission to construct a new dwelling house, a new waste water treatment plant and percolation area, including upgrading the existing entrance to create a shared entrance and all associated site works. *Significant Further Information received on 22/04/2021 provided for, inter alia, relocation of shared entrance.*
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 201127
6 Mar 2020Refused
Outline permission for construction of a new dwelling house and waste water treatment system along with all associated site works
Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20157
6 Mar 2020Refused
Outline permission for a new dwelling house and waste water treatment system along with all associated site works
Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20158
6 Mar 2020N/a
Retention and Outline Permission: (1) Outline permission for the construction of a new dwelling house and waste water treatment system. (2) Retention of existing temporary dwelling structure for a period of 5 years along with all other associated site works
Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 20159
20 Jan 2020N/a
Outline permission for a new dwelling house and waste water treatment system along with all associated site works
Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2024
20 Jan 2020N/a
Outline permission for a new dwelling house and waste water treatment system including removal of existing temporary dwelling structure along with all other associated site works
Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2025
20 Jan 2020N/a
Outline permission for a new dwelling house and waste water treatment system along with all associated site works
Outline permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2026
23 Oct 2019Refused
Permission for the construction of a new dwelling house utilizing existing entrance off public road, a new waste water treatment plant and percolation area including all associated site works and a new site entrance to serve the existing house.*Significant Further Information submitted 26/03/20*
Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 19877
9 Aug 2019Conditional
Permission for conversion of attached garage to form habitable accommodation ancillary to existing dwelling house, alterations to existing dwelling house, construction of new outbuilding for domestic use only and all associated site development works. **Significant further information received 13/12/2019 to allow for revised outbuilding plans, decommission of existing septic tank, installation of new septic tank and upgrading of percolation area.**
Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 19647
18 Aug 2017Conditional
Permission for development that will consist of a proposed two-storey dwelling house, detached domestic garage, on-site well, installation of proprietary waste water treatment system and associated site-works.
Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 17622
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 Tullyeskar.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Tullyeskar.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Tullyeskar.
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 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3075 (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 Tullyeskar with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Louth.
The townland
- Name
- Tullyeskar · Tulaigh an Choscair
- Area
- 1,085,177 m² (108.52 ha, 268.15 acres)
- Civil parish
- Ballymakenny, and its townlands
- Barony
- Ferrard
- Electoral division
- St. Peter's, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- St. Peter's electoral division: 10,951 people in 3,492 households; 71% of households own their home; 53% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Brownstown, Carntown, Cotlerstown, Killineer, Liscorry, Newtown Monasterboice, Philipstown
- Placenames
- Tullyeskar 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.