# Ballinrahin, Co. Offaly: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Clonsast, barony of Coolestown, Co. Offaly; in Irish Baile an Raithin. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,519,312 m² (151.93 ha, 375.43 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 51 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 9,038 m² (0.9 ha, 2.23 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 12 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Clonsast, https://everytownland.com/offaly/parish/clonsast.md - Barony: Coolestown - Electoral division: Bracknagh, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,141 people lived in 381 households in the Bracknagh electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 30% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Offaly, https://everytownland.com/offaly.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/41622 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 180077 - Centre: latitude 53.210553, longitude -7.051331 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 51 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballinrahin, from 88 m² to 200,820 m² (20.08 ha, 49.62 acres); 30 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 271869: 200,820 m² (20.08 ha, 49.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/271869.md - Parcel 303402: 160,955 m² (16.1 ha, 39.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/303402.md - Parcel 271658: 120,770 m² (12.08 ha, 29.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/271658.md - Parcel 305668: 113,284 m² (11.33 ha, 27.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305668.md - Parcel 288678: 101,212 m² (10.12 ha, 25.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/288678.md - Parcel 296815: 94,384 m² (9.44 ha, 23.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/296815.md - Parcel 298040: 73,199 m² (7.32 ha, 18.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/298040.md - Parcel 3786750: 69,677 m² (6.97 ha, 17.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3786750.md - Parcel 295694: 52,469 m² (5.25 ha, 12.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/295694.md - Parcel 305085: 45,309 m² (4.53 ha, 11.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305085.md - Parcel 2490212: 40,422 m² (4.04 ha, 9.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2490212.md - Parcel 294007: 40,300 m² (4.03 ha, 9.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/294007.md - Parcel 283008: 39,934 m² (3.99 ha, 9.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/283008.md - Parcel 286251: 37,711 m² (3.77 ha, 9.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/286251.md - Parcel 279199: 36,188 m² (3.62 ha, 8.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/279199.md - Parcel 285306: 34,238 m² (3.42 ha, 8.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/285306.md - Parcel 287390: 33,255 m² (3.33 ha, 8.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/287390.md - Parcel 299685: 31,202 m² (3.12 ha, 7.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/299685.md - Parcel 5009034: 23,641 m² (2.36 ha, 5.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5009034.md - Parcel 311628: 22,275 m² (2.23 ha, 5.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/311628.md - Parcel 360972: 15,119 m² (1.51 ha, 3.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/360972.md - Parcel 308490: 14,651 m² (1.47 ha, 3.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/308490.md - Parcel 272502: 11,294 m² (1.13 ha, 2.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/272502.md - Parcel 5302029: 10,984 m² (1.1 ha, 2.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5302029.md - Parcel 2476126: 10,167 m² (1.02 ha, 2.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2476126.md - Parcel 2918963: 9,038 m² (0.9 ha, 2.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2918963.md - Parcel 286263: 8,947 m² (0.89 ha, 2.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/286263.md - Parcel 306747: 7,908 m² (0.79 ha, 1.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/306747.md - Parcel 286116: 6,809 m² (0.68 ha, 1.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/286116.md - Parcel 4669220: 5,307 m² (0.53 ha, 1.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4669220.md - Parcel 5504506: 5,194 m² (0.52 ha, 1.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5504506.md - Parcel 2476107: 4,802 m² (0.48 ha, 1.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2476107.md - Parcel 308810: 4,692 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/308810.md - Parcel 5664537: 4,112 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5664537.md - Parcel 2474782: 3,421 m² (0.34 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2474782.md - Parcel 2442874: 3,073 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2442874.md - Parcel 287935: 2,974 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/287935.md - Parcel 4222214: 2,922 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4222214.md - Parcel 5691532: 2,806 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5691532.md - Parcel 5009046: 1,728 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5009046.md - Parcel 5504517: 1,693 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5504517.md - Parcel 309953: 1,360 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/309953.md - Parcel 284942: 1,155 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/284942.md - Parcel 286990: 1,121 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/286990.md - Parcel 5504507: 561 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5504507.md - Parcel 284256: 526 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/284256.md - Parcel 313756: 338 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/313756.md - Parcel 2474784: 258 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2474784.md - Parcel 5504496: 255 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5504496.md - Parcel 5504518: 239 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5504518.md - Parcel 295192: 88 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/295192.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Ballinrahin 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) 12 applications, newest first. - 24 Mar 2025, Kildare County Council 2560302: Conditional. Permission. for works associated with the proposed uprate of the existing 110 kV Overhead Line (OHL) between the existing Cushaling 110 kV substation in the townland of Ballykilleen, Co. Offaly and the existing Portlaoise 110 kV substation in the townlands of Clonminam and Kylekiproe, Co. Laois. The Cushaling – Portlaoise 110 kV OHL is approximately 41.6 km long and comprises 17 no. steel lattice tower structures and 193 no. wooden pole structures. The existing circuit is located across the functional areas of Offaly County Council (OCC), Kildare County Council (KCC) and Laois County Council (LCC). Approximately 10 km of the existing OHL circuit is located within the functional area of OCC, approximately 9 km is within the functional area of KCC and approximately 22.6 km is located within the functional area of LCC. Separate planning applications are being lodged with each respective County Council. The Proposed Development across the functional area of Co. Kildare is located in the townlands of Coolelan, Kiltaghan North, Kiltaghan South, Clonmoyle West, Ummeras More, Mountrice, Mullaghroe Upper, Mullaghroe Lower, Coolatogher, Coolsickin or Quinsborough and Coolnafearagh. The Proposed Development works across the functional area of Co. Kildare will comprise: 1. The replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor with a new higher capacity conductor including installation of a new fibre communication connection; 2. The replacement of 2 no. steel towers and their foundations; 3. The replacement of steel members at 1 no. tower; 4. Full tower painting required at 1 no. location; 5. Shear block remedial works (raise and cap) at 1 no. tower location; 6. The replacement of wooden poles only at 8 no. locations; 7. The replacement of wooden poles and crossarm at 3 no. locations; 8. The replacement of crossarm only at 4 no. locations; 9. The replacement of existing danger notices at various locations, as required; 10. The replacement of hardware and fittings, such as insulators, insulator hardware, earthwire hardware and anti-climbing guards at various locations, as required; 11. The replacement of suspension clamps, vibration dampers and compression assemblies at all locations, as required; 12. All associated temporary site development works to gain access to the existing structures including clearance of vegetation, disassembly and reassembly of gate posts/piers and removal and reinstatement of existing fencing; and 13. Other temporary associated. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560302/0 - 24 Mar 2025, Offaly County Council 2560087: Conditional. Permission. EirGrid plc, with the consent and approval of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) is applying to Offaly County Council for permission for works associated with the proposed uprate of the existing 110 kV Overhead Line (OHL) between the existing Cushaling 110 kV substation in the townland of Ballykilleen, Co. Offaly and the existing Portlaoise 110 kV substation in the townlands of Clonminam and Kylekiproe, Co. Laois. The Proposed Development works across the functional area of Co.Offaly will comprise: Replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor with a new higher capacity conductor including installation of a new fibre communication connection; replacement of the existing earthwire with new earthwire between structures 1 and 8; replacement of steel members at 3 no. towers; Full tower painting required at 3 no. locations; replacement of wooden poles only at 7 no. locations; replacement of wooden poles and crossarm at 2 no. locations; replacement of crossarm only at 3 no. locations; replacement of existing danger notices at various locations, as required; replacement of hardware and fittings, such as insulators, insulator hardware, earthwire hardware and anti-climbing guards at various locations, as required; replacement of suspension clamps, vibration dampers & compression assemblies at all locations, as required; All associated temporary site development works to gain access to the existing structures & other temporary associated & ancillary development works required for the purpose of the uprate of the existing circuit. No additional structures are proposed along the existing circuit. Structure 203 will be relocated approx. 101m back towards structure 202 due to its existing position on top of a gravel mound & the potential for subsidence of gravel in the long term. No alteration to the nature, extent, alignment, character or voltage of existing electricity infrastructure is proposed. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted with this application. Full description of all works within Site Notice.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560087/0 - 25 Oct 2024, Offaly County Council 2460424: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (A) demolition of existing flat roof extension to side (east) elevation and demolition of existing storage shed to the rear, (B) extension to existing derelict cottage consisting of part single storey extension to side (west) elevation and one a half storey extension to rear (south) elevation (C) new single storey link to side (west) elevation of existing cottage and new window fenestration to existing cottage with minor internal alterations, (D) installation of an Oakstown BAF wastewater treatment plant with polishing filter percolation area and (E) new vehicular recessed entrance and access driveway and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460424/0 - 2 Aug 2023, Offaly County Council 2360046: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a single storey dwelling house, detached garage, installation of an effluent treatment system / polishing filter and any associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360046/0 - 2 Aug 2023, Offaly County Council 2360048: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a single storey dwelling house, detached garage, installation of an effluent treatment system / polishing filter and any associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360048/0 - 1 Aug 2023, Offaly County Council 2360041: N/a. Permission. The development will consist of the construction of a single storey dwelling house, detached garage, installation of an effluent treatment system / polishing filter and any associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360041/0 - 1 Aug 2023, Offaly County Council 2360042: N/a. Permission. the construction of a single storey dwelling house, detached garage, installation of an effluent treatment system / polishing filter and any associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360042/0 - 3 Aug 2021, Offaly County Council 21477: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (A) NEW DETACHED BUNGALOW DWELLING HOUSE, (B) NEW RECESSED SITE ENTRANCE, (C) NEW ON-SITE DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, (D) LANDSCAPING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORK. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/21477/0 - 24 Nov 2020, Offaly County Council 20584: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED GARAGE, INSTALLATION OF A SEPTIC TANK / PERCOLATION AREA AND ANY ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/20584/0 - 7 Feb 2019, Offaly County Council 1946: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. (A) MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING FRONT OPEN PORCH TO INCLUDE, ENCLOSING THE SPACE, NEW FRONT DOOR POSITION AND GABLE STYLE ROOF, (B) SINGLE STOREY FAMILY FLAT TYPE EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, (C) NEW FRONT BOUNDARY WALL WITH NEW ENTRANCE WING WALLS, PILLARS AND GATES, (D) NEW TIMBER FRAME PERGOLA STYLE CAR PORT TO REAR OF PROPERTY (E) CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES ON-SITE, LANDSCAPING AND ALL ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/1946/0 - 28 Nov 2017, Offaly County Council 17468: Conditional. Permission. EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR OF HOUSE AND FITTING OF SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/17468/0 - 19 Apr 2017, Offaly County Council 17137: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES ON-SITE AND ALL ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/17137/0 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 Ballinrahin. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballinrahin. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballinrahin. ## 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 Ballinrahin, 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 low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2283, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2283.zip (ZIP). - 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/offaly/ballinrahin.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/offaly/ballinrahin.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/offaly/ballinrahin.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Ballinrahin with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Offaly: https://everytownland.com/offaly.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ballyshane: https://everytownland.com/offaly/ballyshane-180206.md - Clonbrin: https://everytownland.com/offaly/clonbrin.md - Kilcloncorkry: https://everytownland.com/offaly/kilcloncorkry.md - Kilnantoge Lower: https://everytownland.com/offaly/kilnantoge-lower.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/offaly/ballinrahin - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/offaly/ballinrahin