Bishopswood

73 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bishopswood, from 39 m² to 155,115 m² (15.51 ha, 38.33 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 12 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Bishopswood 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.

• 9 Jun 2025Conditional

  RETENTION PERMISSION FOR MOBILE HOME; AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2560224

• 30 May 2025Conditional

  Ref 23/60083 for the construction of a new dwelling house, new entrance, effluent treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2560213

• 27 May 2025N/a

  on the grant of outline planning permission ref. 23/60083 for the construction of a new dwelling house, new entrance, effluent treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission consequent · Offaly County Council, 2560201

• 26 May 2025N/a

  for Ref 23/60083 for the construction of a new dwelling house, new entrance, effluent treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission consequent · Offaly County Council, 2560193

• 21 May 2025Conditional

  EXTENSION TO DWELLING; ALTERED VEHICULAR ENTRANCE; NEW WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH RAISED POLISHING FILTER; AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2560182

• 30 May 2024Conditional

  new single storey 5 bedroom dwelling and associated domestic garage including on site tertiary treatment System & infiltration/ treatment area, new site entrance and all ancillary site works at Bishopswood, Portarlington, Co. Offaly.

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2460195

• 24 Aug 2023Conditional

  the construction of a dwelling house, new entrance, effluent treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works

  Outline permission · Offaly County Council, 2360083

• 31 Jan 2023Conditional

  WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSED UPRATE OF THE EXISTING 110KV LINE IN THE TOWNLANDS OF BISHOPSWOOD AND TINACRANNAGH, CO. OFFALY. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT (UPRATE) WITHIN THE FUNCTIONAL AREA OF OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL RELATES TO APPROXIMATELY 1.6KM OF THE 110KV LINE AND COMPRISES: (1) THE REPLACEMENT ("RESTRINGING") OF THE EXISTING OVERHEAD LINE CIRCUIT CONDUCTOR AND WIRES WITH NEW HIGHER CAPACITY CONDUCTOR WIRES INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF A NEW FIBRE COMMUNICATION CONNECTION; (2) THE REPLACEMENT OF 1 NO. WOODEN POLESETS AND 1 NO. STEEL MASTS - ANY REPLACEMENT STRUCTURES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AT, OR IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING STRUCTURES THEY WILL REPLACE. THEY WILL BE ALONG THE SAME ALIGNMENT AS EXISTING, THE HEIGHT DIFFERENCE WILL BE UP TO 4M AND THEY WILL BE OF A GENERALLY SIMILAR APPEARANCE, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED; (3) THE REPLACEMENT OF CROSSARMS AT 1 NO. WOODEN POLESETS; (4) THE REPLACEMENT OF HARDWARE AND FITTINGS SUCH AS SUSPENSION CLAMPS, INSULATORS, AND VIBRATION DAMPENERS AT ALL STRUCTURES, AS REQUIRED; (5) RE-CAPPING AND REMEDIAL WORKS FOR SHEAR BLOCKS AT 1 NO. STEEL MAST; (6) INSTALLATION OF BIRD FLIGHT DIVERTERS; (7) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS, INCLUDING FOUNDATION UPGRADE WORKS AND STRAIN ASSEMBLIES; (8) 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 (9) OTHER TEMPORARY ASSOCIATED AND ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT WORKS REQUIRED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE UPRATE OF THE EXISTING CIRCUIT, INCLUDING TEMPORARY GUARD POLES, CONSTRUCTION COMPOUNDS, THE INSTALLATION OF SILT TRAPS, SILT FENCES, STONE TRACKS, GROUND PROTECTION MATS AND TEMPORARY WATERCOURSE CROSSINGS. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS PART OF A LARGER PROJECT WHICH INCLUDES UPRATE WORKS TO APPROXIMATELY 20KM OF 110KV LINE WITHIN THE FUNCTIONAL AREA OF LAOIS COUNTY COUNCIL FOR WHICH A SEPARATE PLANNING APPLICATION HAS BEEN LODGED WITH LAOIS COUNTY COUNCIL. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2328

• 20 Dec 2022N/a

  (WITH CONSENT & APPROVAL OF THE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY BOARD (ESB)) IS APPLYING TO OFFALY CO.CO & LAOIS CO.CO FOR PERMISSION FOR WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSED UPRATE OF THE EXISTING 110 KV LINE BETWEEN STRUCTURE AM106 & THE EXISTING EM215 LOCATED AT PORTLAOISE 110 KV SUBSTATION IN THE TOWNLAND OF CLONMINAM, CO.LAOIS. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS APPROXIMATELY 21.6 KM LONG AND COMPRISES 112 NO STRUCTURES (90 NO. WOODEN POLESETS & 22 NO. STEEL MASTS). APPROX 1.6 KM OF THE EXISTING CIRCUIT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE FUNCTIONAL AREA OF OCC. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT (UPRATE) WITHIN THE FUNCTIONAL AREA OF OCC. THE PROPOSED DEV.WILL COMPRISE:1)THE REPLACEMENT ("RESTRINGING") OF THE EXISTING OVERHEAD LINE CIRCUIT CONDUCTOR AND WIRES WITH NEW HIGHER CAPACITY CONDUCTOR WIRES INCL INSTALLATION OF A NEW FIBRE COMMUNICATION CONNECTION;2) THE REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING EARTHWIRE WITH NEW EARTHWIRE BETWEEN STRUCTURES 204 & 215; 3) THE REPLACEMENT OF 46 NO. WOODEN POLESETS & 4 NO- STEEL MASTS — ANY REPLACEMENT STRUCTURES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AT, OR IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING STRUCTURES THEY WILL REPLACE. THEY WILL BE ALONG THE SAME ALIGNMENT AS EXISTING, THE HEIGHT DIFFERENCE WILL BE UP TO 4M AND THEY WILL BE OF A GENERALLY SIMILAR APPEARANCE, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED;4) THE REPLACEMENT OF CROSSARMS AT 20 NO. WOODEN POLESETS;5) THE REPLACEMENT OF HARDWARE AND FITTINGS SUCH AS SUSPENSION CLAMPS, INSULATORS, & VIBRATION DAMPENERS AT ALL STRUCTURES, AS REQ. 6) THE REPLACEMENT OF BAR MEMBERS AT 10 NO. STEEL MASTS;7) RE-CAPPING & REMEDIAL WORKS FOR SHEAR BLOCKS AT 6 NO. STEEL MAST;8) INSTALLATION OF BIRD FLIGHT DIVERTERS BETWEEN STRUCTURES 111 & 113, & BETWEEN STRUCTURES 204 & 215;9) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS, INCL FOUNDATION UPGRADE WORKS & STRAIN ASSEMBLIES;10) ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS WITHIN THE PORTLAOISE 110 KV SUBSTATION TO ACCOMMODATE THE UPRATED 110 KV OVERHEAD LINE INCL UPRATING OF THE PORTLAOISE BAY IN PORTLAOISE 110 KV SUBSTATION; ALL ASSOCIATED TEMPORARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE EXISTING STRUCTURES INCL CLEARANCE OF VEGETATION, DISASSEMBLY & REASSEMBLY OF GATE POSTS / PIERS & REMOVAL & REINSTATEMENT OF EXISTING FENCING;11) OTHER TEMP ASSOCIATED & ANCILLARY DEV WORKS REQ FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE UPRATE OF THE EXISTING CIRCUIT, INCL TEMP GUARD POLES, CONSTRUCTION COMPOUNDS, THE INSTALLATION OF SILT TRAPS, SILT FENCES, STONE TRACKS, GROUND PROTECTION MATS & TEMP WATERCOURSE CROSSINGS. A NIS HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 22656

• 5 Aug 2022Conditional

  DEVELOPMENT OF A SOLAR FARM CONSISTING OF SOLAR PV PANELS MOUNTED ON STEEL SUPPORTED STRUCTURES WITH ASSOCIATED CABLING AND DUCTING; THE LAYING OF AN UNDERGROUND CABLE IN THE PUBLIC ROADWAY FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRID CONNECTION VIA AN OFF-SITE SUBSTATION; 18 NO. SINGLE STOREY INVERTER STATIONS; 2 NO. STEEL STORAGE CONTAINERS; PALISADE PERIMETER FENCING 2.45M IN HEIGHT; DOUBLE PALISADE SECURITY GATES; PERMEABLE GRAVEL ACCESS TRACK; 20 NO. ON-SITE POLE MOUNTED CCTV CAMERAS C. 3M IN HEIGHT; 1 NO. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND/MATERIAL STORAGE AREA; AND 1 NO.TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION STAGE MOBY DICK TYPE WHEEL WASH SYSTEM (WITH OVERGROUND SETTLEMENT TANK); AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND WORKS, ALL TO BE PROVIDED WITHIN A TOTAL OVERALL APPLICATION BOUNDARY OF 39.23 HA. PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR THE PROPOSED SOLAR FARM FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS WITH AN OPERATIONAL PERIOD OF 40 YEARS. AN APPLICATION TO OBTAIN PERMISSION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASSOCIATED TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH CONSISTS OF A 110 KILOVOLT (KV) SUBSTATION AND GRID CONNECTION TO FACILITATE THE EXPORT OF POWER FROM THE SOLAR FARM WILL BE SUBMITTED TO AN BORD PLEANALA. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE PLANNING APPLICATION

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 22390

• 28 Jun 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING TO INCORPORATE "GRANNY FLAT" TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY WORKS. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT TO REVISE SITE BOUNDARY

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 22324

• 11 May 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA TOGETHER WITH SITE ENTRANCE AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 22240

• 4 Oct 2021Conditional

  CHANGES TO HOUSE DESIGN FROM THAT GRANTED PERMISSION UNDER FILE PL2/03/1377; INCLUDING INCREASE IN RIDGE HEIGHT TO ACCOMMODATE ATTIC STORAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21608

• 20 Oct 2020Conditional

  AN ADDITIONAL NEW ENTRANCE TO ALLOW ACCESS TO REAR OF SITE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 20508

• 14 Oct 2020Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK TREATMENT SYSTEM TOGETHER WITH SITE ENTRANCE AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 20495

• 10 Aug 2020Conditional

  SINGLE STOREY DWELLING, ENTRANCE, WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH RAISED POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 20362

• 27 Jul 2020Conditional

  CHANGE OF SITE BOUNDARIES AND REDESIGNED GARAGE AS GRANTED UNDER PLANNING FILE REF 19206

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 20325

• 4 Jun 2020N/a

  CHANGE OF SITE BOUNDARIES AND REDESIGNED GARAGE AS GRANTED UNDER PLANNING FILE REF 19206

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 20208

• 23 Apr 2020Conditional

  SINGLE STOREY DWELLING, GARAGE, ENTRANCE, WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH RAISED POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 20149

• 1 Nov 2019Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BUNGALOW, INSTALLATION OF A PROPRIETARY TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 19511

• 11 Oct 2019Conditional

  A DWELLING HOUSE, GARAGE, NEW SITE ENTRANCE, SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA, AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 19482

• 24 Sept 2019N/a

  A DWELLING HOUSE, GARAGE, NEW SITE ENTRANCE, SEPTIC TANK AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 19463

• 17 Sept 2019Conditional

  TWO STORAGE SHEDS TO THE REAR OF THE DWELLING AND EXTENSION TO EXISTING GARAGE/CARPORT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention, 3 homes · Offaly County Council, 19454

• 9 Sept 2019N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BUNGALOW, INSTALLATION OF A PROPRIETARY TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 19437

• 5 Sept 2019Conditional

  CHANGE OF HOUSE DESIGN FROM THAT GRANTED PERMISSION IN PLANNING REG PL2 19/206

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 19432

The 25 most recent of 26 applications.

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: River Barrow and River Nore SAC 002162

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Bishopswood.

Architectural heritage

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

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 10 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_2222 (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.

No address of the register names Bishopswood with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Offaly.

Name

Bishopswood · Coill an Easpaig

Area

1,780,180 m² (178.02 ha, 439.89 acres)

Civil parish

Clonyhurk, and its townlands

Barony

Philipstown Upper

Electoral division

Portarlington North, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Portarlington North electoral division: 2,591 people in 873 households; 75% of households own their home; 41% of homes were built since 2001; 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aughrim (Co. Kildare), Bracklone (Co. Laois), Derrylea (Co. Kildare), Lea (Co. Laois), Tinacrannagh, Trascan

Placenames

Bishopswood 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.