# Ballydownan, Co. Offaly: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Geashill, barony of Geashill, Co. Offaly; in Irish Baile Uí Dhúnáin.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 4,124,534 m² (412.45 ha, 1,019.19 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 165 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,646 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): R2 Existing Residential, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 25 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Geashill, https://everytownland.com/offaly/parish/geashill.md
- Barony: Geashill
- Electoral division: Geashill, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,659 people lived in 562 households in the Geashill electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Offaly, https://everytownland.com/offaly.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/42050
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 180127
- Centre: latitude 53.226374, longitude -7.318651 (WGS 84)

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

165 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballydownan, from 55 m² to 177,874 m² (17.79 ha, 43.95 acres); 37 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 284243: 177,874 m² (17.79 ha, 43.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/284243.md
- Parcel 295330: 175,433 m² (17.54 ha, 43.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/295330.md
- Parcel 309946: 173,147 m² (17.31 ha, 42.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/309946.md
- Parcel 270294: 150,618 m² (15.06 ha, 37.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/270294.md
- Parcel 307506: 145,146 m² (14.51 ha, 35.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/307506.md
- Parcel 277773: 142,942 m² (14.29 ha, 35.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/277773.md
- Parcel 5870540: 134,593 m² (13.46 ha, 33.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5870540.md
- Parcel 290779: 131,896 m² (13.19 ha, 32.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/290779.md
- Parcel 296015: 129,655 m² (12.97 ha, 32.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/296015.md
- Parcel 291406: 129,032 m² (12.9 ha, 31.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/291406.md
- Parcel 312946: 127,287 m² (12.73 ha, 31.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/312946.md
- Parcel 311390: 92,731 m² (9.27 ha, 22.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/311390.md
- Parcel 4667550: 90,962 m² (9.1 ha, 22.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4667550.md
- Parcel 2441145: 89,594 m² (8.96 ha, 22.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2441145.md
- Parcel 273872: 86,431 m² (8.64 ha, 21.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/273872.md
- Parcel 304333: 76,137 m² (7.61 ha, 18.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/304333.md
- Parcel 300709: 72,338 m² (7.23 ha, 17.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/300709.md
- Parcel 280040: 71,340 m² (7.13 ha, 17.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/280040.md
- Parcel 280853: 63,985 m² (6.4 ha, 15.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/280853.md
- Parcel 298983: 63,893 m² (6.39 ha, 15.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/298983.md
- Parcel 298020: 63,545 m² (6.35 ha, 15.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/298020.md
- Parcel 298191: 63,533 m² (6.35 ha, 15.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/298191.md
- Parcel 271323: 62,870 m² (6.29 ha, 15.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/271323.md
- Parcel 312886: 57,909 m² (5.79 ha, 14.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/312886.md
- Parcel 283985: 55,331 m² (5.53 ha, 13.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/283985.md
- Parcel 2441054: 51,146 m² (5.11 ha, 12.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2441054.md
- Parcel 359243: 48,488 m² (4.85 ha, 11.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/359243.md
- Parcel 304538: 47,525 m² (4.75 ha, 11.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/304538.md
- Parcel 273215: 46,753 m² (4.68 ha, 11.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/273215.md
- Parcel 359519: 37,616 m² (3.76 ha, 9.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/359519.md
- Parcel 292773: 35,495 m² (3.55 ha, 8.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/292773.md
- Parcel 292705: 30,808 m² (3.08 ha, 7.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/292705.md
- Parcel 4952407: 30,536 m² (3.05 ha, 7.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4952407.md
- Parcel 2449482: 24,178 m² (2.42 ha, 5.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2449482.md
- Parcel 275443: 23,423 m² (2.34 ha, 5.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/275443.md
- Parcel 288771: 22,794 m² (2.28 ha, 5.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/288771.md
- Parcel 3085728: 22,474 m² (2.25 ha, 5.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3085728.md
- Parcel 4314306: 21,305 m² (2.13 ha, 5.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4314306.md
- Parcel 294755: 20,190 m² (2.02 ha, 4.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/294755.md
- Parcel 280372: 19,283 m² (1.93 ha, 4.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/280372.md
- Parcel 4739310: 18,952 m² (1.9 ha, 4.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4739310.md
- Parcel 296308: 18,518 m² (1.85 ha, 4.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/296308.md
- Parcel 294411: 18,315 m² (1.83 ha, 4.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/294411.md
- Parcel 5398486: 16,383 m² (1.64 ha, 4.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5398486.md
- Parcel 2441153: 15,895 m² (1.59 ha, 3.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2441153.md
- Parcel 2449486: 14,627 m² (1.46 ha, 3.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2449486.md
- Parcel 288028: 14,148 m² (1.41 ha, 3.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/288028.md
- Parcel 297138: 12,877 m² (1.29 ha, 3.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/297138.md
- Parcel 291595: 12,330 m² (1.23 ha, 3.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/291595.md
- Parcel 305074: 11,684 m² (1.17 ha, 2.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305074.md
- Parcel 309108: 11,556 m² (1.16 ha, 2.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/309108.md
- Parcel 282022: 10,659 m² (1.07 ha, 2.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/282022.md
- Parcel 2526120: 10,136 m² (1.01 ha, 2.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2526120.md
- Parcel 3891800: 10,039 m² (1 ha, 2.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3891800.md
- Parcel 274501: 9,059 m² (0.91 ha, 2.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/274501.md
- Parcel 276802: 9,014 m² (0.9 ha, 2.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/276802.md
- Parcel 4952490: 8,688 m² (0.87 ha, 2.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4952490.md
- Parcel 290780: 8,532 m² (0.85 ha, 2.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/290780.md
- Parcel 301448: 7,791 m² (0.78 ha, 1.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/301448.md
- Parcel 283934: 6,972 m² (0.7 ha, 1.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/283934.md
- Parcel 3891695: 6,825 m² (0.68 ha, 1.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3891695.md
- Parcel 359709: 6,804 m² (0.68 ha, 1.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/359709.md
- Parcel 312069: 6,265 m² (0.63 ha, 1.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/312069.md
- Parcel 309901: 6,254 m² (0.63 ha, 1.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/309901.md
- Parcel 4739315: 6,120 m² (0.61 ha, 1.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4739315.md
- Parcel 2482850: 5,987 m² (0.6 ha, 1.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2482850.md
- Parcel 269602: 5,825 m² (0.58 ha, 1.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/269602.md
- Parcel 297633: 5,246 m² (0.52 ha, 1.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/297633.md
- Parcel 308796: 5,071 m² (0.51 ha, 1.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/308796.md
- Parcel 283126: 5,052 m² (0.51 ha, 1.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/283126.md
- Parcel 275624: 4,745 m² (0.47 ha, 1.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/275624.md
- Parcel 5398463: 4,676 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5398463.md
- Parcel 5591940: 4,554 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5591940.md
- Parcel 286300: 4,416 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/286300.md
- Parcel 4314243: 4,190 m² (0.42 ha, 1.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4314243.md
- Parcel 5662605: 4,131 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5662605.md
- Parcel 303560: 3,962 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/303560.md
- Parcel 281117: 3,941 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/281117.md
- Parcel 280958: 3,853 m² (0.39 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/280958.md
- Parcel 288311: 3,743 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/288311.md
- Parcel 268673: 3,715 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/268673.md
- Parcel 5591941: 3,680 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5591941.md
- Parcel 292583: 3,646 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/292583.md
- Parcel 5952370: 3,632 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5952370.md
- Parcel 4313823: 3,588 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4313823.md
- Parcel 281358: 3,479 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/281358.md
- Parcel 303217: 3,295 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/303217.md
- Parcel 3764238: 3,093 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3764238.md
- Parcel 278814: 2,957 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/278814.md
- Parcel 308542: 2,841 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/308542.md
- Parcel 280607: 2,642 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/280607.md
- Parcel 290679: 2,555 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/290679.md
- Parcel 3891796: 2,555 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3891796.md
- Parcel 293211: 2,540 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/293211.md
- Parcel 293789: 2,535 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/293789.md
- Parcel 270999: 2,444 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/270999.md
- Parcel 5381021: 2,354 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5381021.md
- Parcel 285776: 2,353 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/285776.md
- Parcel 307176: 2,227 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/307176.md
- Parcel 6083949: 2,200 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6083949.md
- Parcel 4222581: 2,157 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4222581.md
- Parcel 293594: 2,045 m² (0.2 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/293594.md
- Parcel 288106: 1,987 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/288106.md
- Parcel 278155: 1,983 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/278155.md
- Parcel 279400: 1,950 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/279400.md
- Parcel 2526121: 1,909 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2526121.md
- Parcel 2478550: 1,882 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2478550.md
- Parcel 303249: 1,756 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/303249.md
- Parcel 269157: 1,672 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/269157.md
- Parcel 281699: 1,636 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/281699.md
- Parcel 5804688: 1,512 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5804688.md
- Parcel 5869086: 1,420 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5869086.md
- Parcel 5953820: 1,224 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5953820.md
- Parcel 6187449: 1,224 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6187449.md
- Parcel 280517: 1,217 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/280517.md
- Parcel 285646: 1,086 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/285646.md
- Parcel 283853: 1,080 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/283853.md
- Parcel 281246: 962 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/281246.md
- Parcel 292296: 860 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/292296.md
- Parcel 278002: 801 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/278002.md
- Parcel 5745296: 714 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5745296.md
- Parcel 281785: 595 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/281785.md
- Parcel 4669844: 581 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4669844.md
- Parcel 4669870: 580 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4669870.md
- Parcel 2454800: 560 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2454800.md
- Parcel 277955: 556 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/277955.md
- Parcel 5952355: 461 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5952355.md
- Parcel 289623: 451 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/289623.md
- Parcel 5804609: 432 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5804609.md
- Parcel 5869107: 391 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5869107.md
- Parcel 5804675: 378 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5804675.md
- Parcel 5804608: 376 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5804608.md
- Parcel 6182695: 376 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6182695.md
- Parcel 4952403: 359 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4952403.md
- Parcel 304455: 341 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/304455.md
- Parcel 360359: 321 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/360359.md
- Parcel 276053: 302 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/276053.md
- Parcel 286183: 237 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/286183.md
- Parcel 286190: 228 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/286190.md
- Parcel 286449: 224 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/286449.md
- Parcel 286456: 218 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/286456.md
- Parcel 285288: 218 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/285288.md
- Parcel 309491: 217 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/309491.md
- Parcel 286884: 211 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/286884.md
- Parcel 286412: 211 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/286412.md
- Parcel 2428578: 209 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2428578.md
- Parcel 286416: 209 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/286416.md
- Parcel 285774: 204 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/285774.md
- Parcel 285544: 188 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/285544.md
- Parcel 286655: 187 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/286655.md
- Parcel 286408: 186 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/286408.md
- Parcel 286188: 184 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/286188.md
- Parcel 286447: 182 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/286447.md
- Parcel 286644: 180 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/286644.md
- Parcel 286414: 179 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/286414.md
- Parcel 285981: 179 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/285981.md
- Parcel 286187: 176 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/286187.md
- Parcel 285976: 173 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/285976.md
- Parcel 286186: 171 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/286186.md
- Parcel 286413: 167 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/286413.md
- Parcel 286453: 163 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/286453.md
- Parcel 285982: 122 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/285982.md
- Parcel 4313923: 95 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4313923.md
- Parcel 360132: 73 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/360132.md
- Parcel 285953: 55 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/285953.md

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

- R2 Existing Residential (Existing residential): Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly; 62 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.offaly.ie/app/uploads/Council/Council_Services_A-Z/Planning_Building/Chapter-12-Land-Use-Zoning-Objectives.pdf#page=3
- G5 Open Space, Amenity and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other): Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.offaly.ie/app/uploads/Council/Council_Services_A-Z/Planning_Building/Chapter-12-Land-Use-Zoning-Objectives.pdf#page=6
- M1 Village Centre/Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site): Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.offaly.ie/app/uploads/Council/Council_Services_A-Z/Planning_Building/Chapter-12-Land-Use-Zoning-Objectives.pdf#page=2
- S5 Community Services/Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses): Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.offaly.ie/app/uploads/Council/Council_Services_A-Z/Planning_Building/Chapter-12-Land-Use-Zoning-Objectives.pdf#page=6

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

25 applications, newest first.

- 23 Apr 2026, Offaly County Council 2660211: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the demolition of an extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house, demolition of an existing shed, partial demolition of a garage, refurbishment and upgrade of the existing derelict dwelling house comprising of removal and replacement of existing roof, demolition of existing chimneys, installation of new rooflight, internal demolition works, replacement of windows, formation of new window opes, external wall insulation, alterations to the existing site entrance and vehicular access onto a regional road, and construction of a single storey extension to the side and rear of the existing dwelling house and all associated site works to complete the development. The development is located within the Architectural Conservation Area of Geashill.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660211/0
- 5 Apr 2026, Offaly County Council 2660180: N/a. Permission. the demolition of an extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house, demolition of an existing shed, partial demolition of a garage and construction of a single storey extension to the side and rear of the existing dwelling house and all associated site works to complete the development. The development is located within the Architectural Conservation Area of Geashill. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660180/0
- 13 Mar 2026, Offaly County Council 2660123: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works to complete the development. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660123/0
- 10 Mar 2026, Offaly County Council 2660114: N/a. Permission. a two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works to complete the development. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660114/0
- 16 Feb 2026, Offaly County Council 2614: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. ALTERATION AND EXTENSION TO EXISTING GARAGE TO INCLUDE HOME OFFICE/GYM, WASHROOM, STORE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2614/0
- 2 Oct 2025, Offaly County Council 2560460: Conditional. Permission. the construction of a single-story extension to the rear of the school building, consisting of a Special Educational Needs classroom with ancillary accommodations, internal alterations and renovations to parts of the existing school building, additional parking area on the Southern Boundary and all associated site works at Scoil Na Croise Naofa, Geashill, Co. Offaly. The proposed development is located within the curtilage of a protected structure (RPS No. 35-001). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560460/0
- 25 Sept 2025, Offaly County Council 2560443: N/a. Permission. the construction of a single-story extension to the rear of the school building, consisting of a Special Educational Needs classroom with ancillary accommodations, additional parking area on the Southern Boundary and all associated site works at Scoil an Croisa Naofa, Geashill, Co. Offaly. The proposed development is located within the curtilage of a protected structure (RPS No. 35-01).. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560443/0
- 20 Feb 2025, Offaly County Council 2560042: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for a change of house type to that which was previously granted planning under PD19/210, and extension of duration application EX240011 on site no. 9, and all ancillary site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560042/0
- 4 Feb 2025, Offaly County Council 2560029: N/a. Permission. A CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE TO THAT WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED PLANNING UNDER 19210 ON SITE NO. 9, AT BALLYDOWNAN, GEASHILL VILLAGE, CO. OFFALY.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560029/0
- 2 Aug 2022, Offaly County Council 22383: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. DEMOLISH, EXTEND & RENOVATE EXISTING DWELLING, CONSTRUCT A NEW DOMESTIC GARAGE AND NEW CONNECTION INTO PUBLIC SEWER. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT TO DEMOLISH EXISTING SHED AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/22383/0
- 1 Oct 2021, Offaly County Council 21605: N/a. Permission, 1 home. DEMOLISHING, EXTEND & RENOVATE EXISTING DWELLING, CONSTRUCT A NEW DOMESTIC GARAGE AND NEW CONNECTION INTO PUBLIC SEWER. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT TO DEMOLISH EXISTING SHED AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/21605/0
- 12 Aug 2021, Offaly County Council 21501: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ENTRANCE TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND FARM YARD AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/21501/0
- 6 May 2021, Offaly County Council 21285: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. A TWO STOREY / DORMER HOUSE, GARAGE AND EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS AND SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/21285/0
- 3 Feb 2021, Offaly County Council 2138: Conditional. Permission. ROAD / JUNCTION ACCOMMODATION WORKS TO FACILITATE TURBINE DELIVERIES ASSOCIATED WITH A PROPOSED WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT IN CO. KILDARE. A CONCURRENT PLANNING APPLICATION IS BEING LODGED TO KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL IN RELATION TO A 10 YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR A WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT WHICH CONSISTS OF 5 NO. WIND TURBINES WITH A TIP HEIGHT OF UP TO 169M AND ALL ASSOCIATED FOUNDATIONS AND HARDSTANDING AREAS; 1 NO. ON-SITE ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION; 1 NO. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND; ALL ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL AND COMMUNICATIONS CABLING CONNECTING THE TURBINES TO THE PROPOSED ON-SITE ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION; PROVISION OF NEW SITE ACCESS TRACKS AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE; ERECTION OF 1 NO. PERMANENT METEOROLOGICAL MAST OF UP TO 100M IN HEIGHT; AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS, ANCILLARY WORKS AND EQUIPMENT. AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) AND A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAVE BEEN PREPARED IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2138/0
- 9 Nov 2020, Offaly County Council 20548: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. NEW DORMER DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, TREATMENT SYSTEM & PERCOLATION AREA, NEW BORED WELL, NEW SITE ENTRANCE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/20548/0
- 27 Oct 2020, Offaly County Council 20526: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING SLATTED SHED WITH CONCRETE AREAS AND RETENTION PERMISSION OF EXISTING ENTRANCE, ACCESS ROAD AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/20526/0
- 9 Oct 2020, Offaly County Council 20487: N/a. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING SLATTED SHED WITH CONCRETE AREAS, RETENTION OF EXISTING ENTRANCE AND ACCESS ROAD AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/20487/0
- 21 Sept 2020, Offaly County Council 20445: N/a. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF SLATTED SHED WITH CONCRETE YARD & ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/20445/0
- 7 Sept 2020, Offaly County Council 20414: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PART TWO STOREY PART SINGLE STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED GARAGE, INSTALLATION OF A SEPTIC TANK/ PERCOLATION AREA AND ANY ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/20414/0
- 17 Aug 2020, Offaly County Council 20372: Refused. Permission, 1 home. TWO STOREY/DORMER HOUSE, GARAGE AND EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS AND SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/20372/0
- 8 May 2019, Offaly County Council 19210: Conditional. Permission, 23 homes. A NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON A 1.48HA (3.7 ACRE) SITE. THE PROPOSED SITE IS BOUNDED BY BALLYDOWNAN TO THE NORTH-WEST, ST. OLIVERS ESTATE TO THE NORTH EAST AND FARMLAND TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. ACCESS TO THE SITE IS FROM BALLYDOWNAN. 23 SINGLE STOREY, PARTIAL SINGLE STOREY AND STOREY AND A HALF HOUSES AND TWO STOREY HOUSES. THE DWELLING MIX IS: 2 TYPE A 4-BEDROOM SINGLE STOREY DETACHED HOUSES, 2 TYPE A1 3-BEDROOM PARTIAL SINGLE STOREY AND STOREY AND A HALF DETACHED HOUSES, 4 TYPE C 2-BEDROOM SEMI-DETACHED AND MID TERRACED TWO STOREY HOUSES, 9 TYPE B AND B1 3-BEDROOM SEMI-DETACHED TWO-STOREY HOUSES AND 6 TYPE D 4-BEDROOM HOUSES SEMI-DETACHED TWO-STOREY HOUSES TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED PROPOSED SITE DEVELOPMENT/CAR PARKING/LANDSCAPING/ BOUNDARY DETAIL WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/19210/0
- 11 Apr 2019, Offaly County Council 19164: N/a. Permission. 23 SINGLE STOREY, STOREY AND A HALF AND TWO STOREY HOUSES. THE DWELLIN MIX IS: 2 TYPE A 4-BEDROOM SINGLE STOREY DETACHED HOUSES, 2 TYPE A1 3-BEDROOM STOREY AND A HALF HOUSES, 4 TYPE C 2-BEDROOM SEMI-DETACHED AND MID TERRACE HOUSES, 9 TYPE B AND B1 3-BEDROOM SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES AND 6 TYPE D 4-BEDROOM SEMI-DETACHED UNITS TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE DEVELOPMENT/ CAR PARKING/ LANDSCAPING/ BOUNDARY DETAIL WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/19164/0
- 21 Jan 2019, Offaly County Council 1919: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. DWELLINGHOUSE AS CONSTRUCTED AND PERMISSION TO COMPLETE DWELLINGHOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/1919/0
- 16 Jan 2018, Offaly County Council 1814: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. WORKS TO A PROTECTED STRUCTURE: DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND SUNROOM; CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR, NEW WALL AND GATE WITHIN GARDEN; NEW SHED TO REAR; ALTERATIONS TO INTERIOR OF EXISTING COTTAGE INCLUDING NEW DOORWAY TO MODERN WALL; NEW STUD PARTITION TO FORM NEW CORRIDOR, NEW OPENING TO REAR WALL TO ACCOMMODATE EXTENSION, RELOCATE 2 NO. DOORWAYS, REFURBISH EXISTING BATHROOM; ALL ASSOCIATED SERVICES, LANDSCAPING AND DRAINAGE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/1814/0
- 9 Jan 2018, Offaly County Council 187: N/a. Permission. WORKS TO A PROTECTED STRUCTURE: DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND SUNROOM; CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR, NEW WALL AND GATE WITHIN GARDEN; NEW SHED TO REAR; ALTERATIONS TO INTERIOR OF EXISTING COTTAGE INCLUDING NEW DOORWAY TO MODERN WALL, NEW STUD PARTITION TO FORM NEW CORRIDOR , NEW OPENING TO REAR WALL TO ACCOMODATE EXTENSION, RELOCATE 2 NO. DOORWAYS, REFURBISH EXISTING BATHROOM; ALL ASSOCIATED SERVICES, LANDSCAPING AND DRAINAGE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/187/0

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## 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 Ballydownan.

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

- OF026-011: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF026-011----. Not visible at ground level. Aerial photographs (GSI, N 507/6; 176/5) shows cropmark of circular enclosure. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- Ballydownan Cottage, house, 1860–1880, Regional interest, registry number 14814025, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=OF&regno=14814025. Detached five-bay two-pile single-storey thatched house, built c.1875, with lobby-entry plan. Pitched oaten straw roof with exposed scolloping to ridges and wire to eaves. Rendered chimneystacks. Pebbledashed walls. Canted bay with thatched canopy to road gable, square-headed timber casement windows elsewhere. Windbreak with gabled oaten straw roof and having timber battened door. Second pile may be an addition and has similar roof and window detailing. Conservatory extension to rear.
- Farm house, 1780–1820, Regional interest, registry number 14926016, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=OF&regno=14926016. Detached four-bay single-storey thatched farmhouse, built c.1800, with direct-entry plan. Hipped oaten straw roof with twine to eaves and having low rendered chimneystack. Limewashed lime-plastered clay walls, having heavy stone buttresses to rear wall and brick south gable wall. Timber pivoted windows and timber battened door. Slightly-recessed southern bay is extension. Small outbuilding with lean-to corrugated iron roof to north end of house. Sited at end of long avenue with outbuilding opposite house with rendered walls and pitched corrugated-iron roof.

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

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

- Ballydownan, Geashill: 17 sales, https://everytownland.com/offaly/ballydownan-geashill.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ard: https://everytownland.com/offaly/ard.md
- Ballychristal: https://everytownland.com/offaly/ballychristal.md
- Dalgan: https://everytownland.com/offaly/dalgan.md
- Geashill: https://everytownland.com/offaly/geashill.md
- Glebe East: https://everytownland.com/offaly/glebe-east.md
- Raheen: https://everytownland.com/offaly/raheen-181024.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.

- Page: https://everytownland.com/offaly/ballydownan
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/offaly/ballydownan