Ballyduff

95 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyduff, from 3 m² to 228,606 m² (22.86 ha, 56.49 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 39 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

• C2.2Industrial and Warehousing (General industry)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 33 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 15 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Business/Technology Park (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space, Amenity and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C3Enterprise and Employment (Office, business/technology park and related)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Strategic Residential Reserve
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 9 Jul 2026Conditional

  the extension of the existing Astroturf pitch with associated floodlights, a new Astroturf surface on pitch 2 with associated floodlights, an extension of pitch 3 with associated floodlights, and an illuminated walking track on the perimeter of the proposed development with associated site works

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660365

• 3 Jul 2026Conditional

  the continued use of the existing wheel wash (with closed-loop water management system) permitted under planning permission ref. PL2/21/161, within an application area of c. 228 square meters

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660346

• 30 Jun 2026N/a

  the construction of a single storey warehouse distribution centre comprising of a warehouse, associated offices, car parking and ev charging spaces, signage, unloading area, and all associated site works and services

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660340

• 23 Jun 2026N/a

  The extension of the existing Astroturf pitch with associated floodlights, a new Astroturf surface on pitch 2 with associated floodlights, an extension of pitch 3 with associated floodlights, and an illuminated walking track on the perimeter of the proposed development with associated site works.

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660332

• 16 Jun 2026N/a

  the construction of a single storey warehouse distribution centre comprising of a warehouse, associated offices, car parking and ev charging spaces, signage, unloading area, and all associated site works and services

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660317

• 29 Jul 2025Conditional

  changes to an existing vehicular entrance off the R420 to facilitate the construction of the Solar PV Farm permitted under Planning Ref. 17/11 and changes to the same previously permitted Solar Farm consisting of the reconfiguration of an internal access track resulting in a decrease in the footprint of the solar array. Permission is also sought for the completion of works at the vehicular entrance off the R420 to facilitate the operational and decommissioning phases of the permitted Solar PV Farm on lands

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2560334

• 9 Jul 2025N/a

  Permission for retention of changes to an existing vehicular entrance off the R420 to facilitate the construction of the Solar PV Farm permitted under Planning Ref. 17/11 and changes to the same previously permitted Solar Farm consisting of the reconfiguration of an internal access track resulting in a decrease in the footprint of the solar array. Permission is also sought for the completion of works at the vehicular entrance off the R420 to facilitate the operational and decommissioning phases of the permitted Solar PV Farm on lands at Ballyduff (Townland), Tullamore, Co. Offaly.

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2560295

• 20 Dec 2024Conditional

  to construct a New Lift Shaft and 2.No windows (to the West Elevation ) together with all associated site works.

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460530

• 9 Jul 2024Conditional

  a change of use from retail use to retail with ancillary off licence use

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2460264

• 4 Jul 2024N/a

  change of use from retail use to retail with ancillary off licence use

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460254

• 13 Jun 2024Conditional

  Construction of two single storey extensions to the east of existing unit 28J to create additional area to existing pre-school child care facility and for associated site works including alterations to existing elevations, relocation of existing car parking and alterations/additional fencing to external play areas, ancillary site works and all works above and below ground

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460222

• 22 Dec 2023Refused

  The development, within an application area of c. 28.0 hectares will consist of an extension of the existing pit to extract sand & gravel (over an area of c. 23.4 hectares) and limestone (over an area of c. 14.0 hectares); phased extraction to a final floor level of 10 mOD, use of industry standard blasting techniques for limestone fragmentation; use of mobile processing plant (crushing and screening) located within the extension area; demolition and removal of existing storage shed; construction of perimeter screening berms along the eastern, southern and western boundaries (up to maximum height of 5 metres); landscaping of the eastern, southern and western boundaries; final restoration of the extraction area to beneficial natural heritage & biodiversity use; and related ancillary works. The planning application will be accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS)

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2360253

• 30 Jun 2023Conditional

  THE REPLACEMENT OF A PERMITTED SINGLE STOREY TERMINAL ELECTRICAL STATION AND SEPARATE PERMITTED SWITCHGEAR ENCLOSURE (BOTH PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED AS PART OF A SOLAR FARM PERMISSION BY OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL UNDER PLANNING REF. 17/11) WITH I NO. PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY 20KV SUBSTATION BUILDING ON THE SITE OF THE PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED TERMINAL STATION AND SWITCHGEAR ENCLOSURE

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 23315

• 30 Jun 2023Conditional

  THE EXTENSION OF THE OPERATIONAL LIFESPAN OF A SOLAR FARM PERMITTED BY OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL UNDER REG. REF. 17/11 FROM 30 NO. YEARS AS PERMITTED (BY REASON OF CONDITION NO. 2 OF PERMISSION REG. REF. 17/11) TO 40 NO. YEARS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 23316

• 8 Mar 2023Conditional

  THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STERILIZATION TECHNOLOGY FACILITY, WHICH WILL HAVE A MAXIMUM ROOF HEIGHT OF 19.65 METRES WITH A FLUE EXTENDING TO 22.4 METRES AND A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF 6,726 SQ M, COMPRISING A STORAGE (HIGH BAY AND LOADING) AREA (3,731 SQ M), PROCESS AREA (698 SQ M), TECHNOLOGY AREA (691 SQ M), AND ANCILLARY OFFICES AND CIRCULATION (1,606 SQ M). THE DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO INCLUDE: THE REPOSITIONING AND UPGRADE OF THE 2 NO. EXISTING ENTRANCES TO THE SITE FROM CLARA ROAD (R420) TO PROVIDE A MULTIMODAL ENTRANCE WITH A STAFF ENTRANCE TO THE SITE AND A DEDICATED TRUCK ENTRANCE TO THE SITE; THE PROVISION OF INTERNAL ROADS, FOOTPATHS AND A BICYCLE PATH; 42 NO. CAR PARKING SPACES (INCLUDING EV AND ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES); A DELIVERIES AND LOADING YARD WITH 8 NO. TRUCK PARKING SPACES (INCLUDING EV PARKING SPACES); LOADING DOCK ACCESSES; DOCK LEVELLERS; AN EXTERNAL CANOPY; MAINTENANCE PARKING; BICYCLE PARKING; AN ESB SUBSTATION; PLANT; PV PANELS; LIGHTING; BOUNDARY TREATMENTS; HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING; 3 NO. GROUND MOUNTED FLAGPOLES; SIGNAGE; A SEGREGATED CYCLEWAY ALONG THE BOUNDARY OF THE SUBJECT SITE ON CLARA ROAD (R420); AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE AND DEVELOPMENT WORKS ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND. PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT AT THIS C. 3.21 HA SITE FRONTING CLARA ROAD (R420) BALLYDUFF, TULLAMORE, CO. OFFALY. THE LANDS ARE GENERALLY BOUND TO THE NORTH BY PROPERTIES FRONTING CLARA ROAD (R420), TO THE NORTH-EAST BY CLARA ROAD (R420), TO THE SOUTH BY AXIS BUSINESS PARK, AND TO THE WEST BY GREENFIELD LANDS, WITH LEAH VICTORIA PARK FURTHER WEST

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2396

• 1 Feb 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE STOREY WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION CENTRE CONSISTING OF A WAREHOUSE, ASSOCIATED OFFICES, SIGNAGE, CAR AND HGV PARKING SPACES. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NO.2 NEW SITE ENTRANCES, CONNECTING TO SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2329

• 21 Nov 2022Conditional

  (1) THE DEVELOPMENT TO SITE 2 AXIS BUSINESS PARK CONSISTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF 2 BUILDINGS OF INCUBATION/START-UP UNITS INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSING BUILDINGS CONSISTING OF 19 UNITS TOTALLING 2,060 SQM. THE 2 BUILDINGS CONSIST OF BUILDING 1 - 1,098 SQM CONTAINING 10 UNITS AND BUILDING 2 - 962 SQM CONTAINING 9 UNITS. (2) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS, INCLUDING CAR PARKING SPACES, BIN STORAGE, CYCLE PARKING, SITE SERVICES, ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND. THE VEHICULAR ENTRANCE WILL BE FROM THE ESTATE ROAD OF AXIS BUSINESS PARK AND FROM THE ADJOINING INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING RELOCATION OF EXISTING CAR PARKING SPACES TO ACCOMMODATE THE DEVELOPMENT

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 22602

• 10 Nov 2022Conditional

  OF EXTENSION TO STORAGE AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 22578

• 28 Oct 2022N/a

  EXTENSION TO STORAGE AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 22562

• 23 Jun 2022Conditional

  FOR THE CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR STORAGE AREA TO OFFICE SPACE TOGETHER WITH ALL INTERNAL FIT OUT WORKS IN SO FAR AS COMPLETE. RETENTION PERMISSION FOR THE CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING FIRST FLOOR STORAGE AREAS TO OFFICE SPACE TOGETHER WITH ALL INTERNAL FIT OUT WORKS IN SO FAR AS COMPLETE AND FOR SUB-LETTING OF SAME AND FOR EXTERNAL METAL ESCAPE STAIRS (TO THE WEST ELEVATION). PERMISSION IS SOUGHT TO COMPLETE THE INTERNAL FIT OUT OF THE ABOVE GROUND FLOOR AREA. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT TO ALLOW THE ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICE SPACES AND THE ANCILLARY OFFICE SPACE PREVIOUSLY GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION UNDER PLANNING PERMISSION FILE REFERENCE NUMBER 061138 TO BE LEASED SEPERATE TO THE MAIN USE OF THE EXISTING BUILDING. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT FOR ALL ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 22320

• 20 Apr 2022Conditional

  A CHANGE OF USE FROM INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE USE TO OFFICE USE, BY RETAINING THE EXISTING GROUND FLOOR AND FIRST FLOOR OFFICES, AND CONVERTING THE EXISTING WAREHOUSE SPACE INTO ADDITIONAL GROUND FLOOR AND FIRST FLOOR OFFICE SPACE BY INSERTING A MEZZANINE FLOOR, THE ADDITION OF AN EMERGENCY ESCAPE STAIRS, AND THE ADDITION OF WINDOWS AND DOORS TO THE EXISTING ELEVATIONS, ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND SERVICES

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 22200

• 22 Mar 2022Conditional

  CHANGE OF USE FROM INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE TO A TRAINING FACILITY, EXTENDING THE MIDLANDS TRAINING CENTRE OF UNIT 23E. ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING OFFICE AREA TO PROVIDE A NEW CLASSROOM AND CANTEEN AREAS ON GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR WITH ALL ANCILLARY WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 22134

• 31 Jan 2022N/a

  CHANGE OF USE FROM INDUSTRIAL/ WAREHOUSE TO A TRAINING FACILITY, EXTENDING THE MIDLANDS TRAINING CENTRE OF UNIT 23E. ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING OFFICE AREA TO PROVIDE A NEW CLASSROOM & CANTEEN AREAS ON THE GROUND & FIRST FLOOR WITH ALL ANCHILLARY WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2221

• 22 Dec 2021N/a

  A CHANGE OF USE FROM INDUSTRIAL/ WAREHOUSE TO A TRAINING FACILITY, EXTENDING THE MIDLANDS TRAINING CENTRE INTO THE ADJOINING UNIT 23E.THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING OFFICE AREA TO PROVIDE A NEW CLASSROOM & CANTEEN AREAS ON GROUND & FIRST FLOOR WITH ALL ANCILLARY WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 21806

• 26 Nov 2021Conditional

  (1) CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING SHEDS TO INDUSTRIAL USE FOR THE STORING, PROCESSING AND PACKAGING OF FOREST PRODUCTS. (2) EXISTING CONTAINER UNITS FOR USE AS OFFICE AND RELOCATION OF THESE OFFICES ON THE SITE FOR USE ANCILLARY TO THE BUSINESS. PERMISSION FOR: (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW EXTENSION TO EXISTING STORAGE SHED, A NEW DRYING SHED WITH ANCILLARY DRYING FACILITIES, A NEW WOOD CHIP STORAGE AREA, BOILER AND CHIMNEY, NEW ENCLOSURE TO EXISTING HOPPER AND NEW WEIGHBRIDGE STATION. (2) DEMOLITION EXISTING FORMER AGRICULTURAL FARM WALLS & SHEDS. (3) EXTENSION OF EXISTING GRAVEL YARD TO ACCOMMODATE VEHICLE TURNING. (4) NEW EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA. (5) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO COMPLETE THE DEVELOPMENT. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF WORKS WITHIN THE CURTILAGE OF A PROTECTED STRUCTURE

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 21729

The 25 most recent of 58 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballyduff Wood 001777

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballyduff.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ballyduff.

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).

Radon

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility 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_1937 (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.

• Ballyduff, Tullamore6 sales

Name

Ballyduff · An Baile Dubh

Area

2,518,869 m² (251.89 ha, 622.43 acres)

Civil parish

Kilbride, and its townlands

Barony

Ballycowan

Electoral division

Durrow, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Durrow electoral division: 798 people in 254 households; 92% of households own their home; 27% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballydrohid, Ballykilmurry, Coleraine, Culleen, Kildangan, Killiskea, Muiniagh, Srah

Placenames

Ballyduff 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.