Clonbulloge
Townland in the civil parish of Clonsast, barony of Coolestown, Co. Offaly; in Irish Cluain Bolg
- Area
- 211.3 ha
- 522 acres
- Land parcels
- 181
- registered freehold, median 1,238 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 29
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
181 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Clonbulloge, from 13 m² to 143,854 m² (14.39 ha, 35.55 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 31 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
- R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 80 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M1Village Centre/Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 15 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 · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Community Services/Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R4Strategic Residential Reserve
Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C3Enterprise and Employment (Office, business/technology park and related)
Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
8 Dec 2025Conditional
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE ALONG WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2560625
5 Sept 2025Conditional
the renovation of existing derelict dwelling, demolition of existing single storey rear annex (Floor area to be demolished = 47sqm), forming of new openings to front and two side facades, erection of a single storey extension (Floor area =171sqm ) to the rear of existing derelict dwelling (Existing floor area = 116sqm), partial demolition and alterations to the existing derelict shed structure to provide a private domestic shed (Floor area = 28sqm), alterations to existing site entrance, decommissioning of existing septic tank system on site and connection of effluent disposal to the public sewer system together with all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2560407
9 May 2025N/a
(a) The renovation of existing derelict dwelling, demolition of existing single storey rear annex (Floor area to be demolished = 47sqm), forming of new openings to front and two side facades, erection of a single storey extension (Floor area =171sqm ) to the rear of existing derelict dwelling (Existing floor area = 116sqm), partial demolition and alterations to the existing derelict shed structure to provide a private domestic shed (Floor area = 28sqm), alterations to existing site entrance, decommissioning of existing septic tank system on site and connection of effluent disposal to the public sewer system together with all associated site works. (b) Retention permission without any time limitation for an existing timber dwelling as previously granted permission under Planning Register Reference 15/277 at Rathangan road, Clonbullogue, Co. Offaly.
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2560165
8 May 2025Conditional
(A) 1 NO. NEW STOREY AND HALF TYPE DWELLING, (B) 1 NO. NEW DOMESTIC GARAGE (C) INSTALLATION OF A NEW WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM (D) VEHICULAR ENTRANCE (E) NEW LANDSCAPING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2548
19 Apr 2025N/a
(a) Demolition of existing single storey rear annex (Floor area to be demolished = 47sqm), forming of new openings to front and two side facades, erection of a single storey extension (Floor area =171sqm ) to the rear of existing derelict dwelling (Existing floor area = 116sqm), partial demolition and alterations to the existing derelict shed structure to provide a private domestic shed (Floor area = 28sqm), alterations to existing site entrance, decommissioning of existing septic tank system on site and connection of effluent disposal to the public sewer system together with all associated site works
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2560132
3 Apr 2024Conditional
Residential development consisting of 6no. units as follows: (A) 6no. 3 bedroom 2 storey terrace houses in a single streetscape block. (B) Connection to mains sewer, landscaping, car parking and all associated site development works
Permission, 6 homes · Offaly County Council, 2460106
27 Mar 2024Conditional
an extension to the existing storage building which will include the construction of a new sports hall and all associated site developments works
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460100
21 Mar 2024N/a
an extension to the existing storage building which will include the construction of a new sports hall and all associated site developments works
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460091
15 Mar 2024N/a
extension to the existing storage building which will include the construction of a new sports hall and all associated site developments works
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460082
17 Aug 2023N/a
THE ERECTION OF A) 2 NO. DETACHED TWO STOREY 3 BED DWELLINGS, B) 4 NO. TERRACED TWO STOREY 2 BED DWELLINGS, C) 12 NO. SEMI-DETACHED 3 BED DWELLINGS (18 NO. DWELLINGS IN TOTAL), D) THE RELOCATION OF THE NORTHERN GREEN SPACE PREVIOUSLY GRANTED PERMISSION UNDER PLANNING REFERENCE NO. PL2/01/159, E) AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 18 homes · Offaly County Council, 23364
30 May 2023Conditional
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, VEHICULAR ENTRANCE, INSTALLATION OF AN EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM/POLISHING FILTER AND ANY OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 23241
20 Jan 2023Conditional
(I) 66 SQ METRE EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING HOUSE (II) ONE NUMBER DOMESTIC SHED FOR STORAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Retention, 2 homes · Offaly County Council, 2314
30 Sept 2022Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE ALONG WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 22506
12 Sept 2022Refused
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF 7 NO. UNITS AS FOLLOWS (A) 7 NO. 3 BEDROOM 2 STOREY TERRACE HOUSES IN A SINGLE STREETSCAPE BLOCK. (B) CONNECTION TO MAINS SEWER, LANDSCAPING, CAR PARKING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 7 homes · Offaly County Council, 22473
11 Jul 2022Refused
THE ERECTION OF A) 2NO. DETACHED TWO STOREY 3 BED DWELLINGS, B) 4NO. TERRACED TWO STOREY 2 BED DWELLINGS, C) 18NO. SEMI-DETACHED 3 BED DWELLINGS (24NO. DWELLINGS IN TOTAL), D) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING NEW ENTRANCE ONTO L10033 LOCAL ROAD
Permission, 24 homes · Offaly County Council, 22345
28 Jun 2022N/a
THE ERECTION OF A) 2NO. DETACHED TWO STOREY 3 BED DWELLINGS, B) 4NO. TERRACED TWO STOREY 2 BED DWELLINGS, C) 18NO. SEMI-DETACHED 3 BED DWELLINGS (24NO. DWELLINGS IN TOTAL), D) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING NEW ENTRANCE ONTO L 10033 LOCAL ROAD
Permission · Offaly County Council, 22326
8 Mar 2021N/a
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF 9NO. UNITS AS FOLLOWS: (A) 5NO. 3 BEDROOM 2 STOREY TERRACE HOUSES & 4NO. 1 BEDROOM (UNIT OVER UNIT) MAISONETTES PART OF THE 2 STOREY TERRACE BLOCK. (B) CONNECTION TO MAINS SEWER, LANDSCAPING, CARPARKING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 9 homes · Offaly County Council, 21107
24 Feb 2021Conditional
(A) SINGLE STOREY GYMNASIUM / INDOOR TRAINING FACILITY (B) TWO NUMBER CHANGING ROOMS, INCLUDING MALE AND FEMALE TOILETS & SHOWERS (C) COVERED SPECTATOR AREA / VIEWING STAND (D) CONNECTION TO PUBLIC FOUL WATER SEWER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2182
15 Feb 2021Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A 30M HIGH MULTI-USER LATTICE TELECOMMUNICATIONS STRUCTURE, CARRYING ANTENNA AND DISHES ENCLOSED WITHIN A 2.4M HIGH PALISADE FENCE COMPOUND INCLUDING NEW ACCESS TRACK TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED GROUND EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2166
12 Feb 2021N/a
(A) SINGLE STOREY GYMNASIUM/INDOOR TRAINING FACILITY (B) TWO NUMBER CHANGING ROOMS, INCLUDING MALE AND FEMALE TOILETS & SHOWERS (C) COVERED SPECTATOR AREA/VIEWING STAND (D) CONNECTION TO PUBLIC FOUL WATER SEWER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2164
14 Dec 2020Conditional
(1) RENOVATE, ALTER AND EXTEND EXISTING SINGLE STOREY DWELLING, (2) EXTEND EXISTING SINGLE STOREY DWELLING INCORPORATING A NEW GRANNY FLAT, (3) DEMOLISH EXISTING EXTENSIONS TO REAR OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY DWELLING AND DEMOLISH DETACHED DOMESTIC SHEDS, (4) INSTALL PROPRIETARY TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 20634
31 Aug 2020N/a
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF 9 NO. UNITS AS FOLLOWS A) 5 NO. 3 BEDROOM, 2 STOREY TERRACE HOUSES & 4 NO. 1 BEDROOM (UNIT OVER UNIT) MAISONETTES, PART OF 2 STOREY TERRACE BLOCK. B) CONNECTION TO MAINS SEWER, LANDSCAPING, CARPARKING & ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Offaly County Council, 20401
11 Oct 2019Refused
A) DEMOLISH EXISTING COMMERCIAL GARAGE AND B) APPLY FOR PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT 8 NO 2 STOREY DWELLINGS COMPRISING OF 4 NO. END TERRACE AND 4 NO. MID TERRACE DWELLINGS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 8 homes · Offaly County Council, 19486
27 Sept 2019N/a
TO DEMOLISH EXISTING COMMERCIAL GARAGE AND APPLY FOR PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT 8 NO 2 STOREY DWELLINGS COMPRISING OF 4 NO. END TERRACE AND 4 NO. MID TERRACE DWELLINGS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Offaly County Council, 19470
30 Aug 2019N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF 8 NO 2 STOREY COMPRISING OF 4 END TERRACE AND 4 NO. MID TERRACE DWELLINGS ON FOOT OF PLANNING PERMISSION REF PL2/18/340 TO DEMOLISH EXISTING COMMERCIAL GARAGE AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES AND TO CONSTRUCT 5 NO DORMER STYLE DWELLINGS COMPRISING OF 4 NO SEMI-DETACHED AND 1 NO DETACHED DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Offaly County Council, 19423
The 25 most recent of 29 applications.
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 Clonbulloge.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Clonbulloge.
Architectural heritage
- Milestone/milepost, 1830–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Roughly-hewn stone milestone, erected 1850 at a junction to the south of Clonbullogue. Bears inscription 'Dublin 40' to south face; 'Port 9' to north face and has a benchmark to east face.
- Saint Patrick's Bridge, bridge, 1930–1935 · Regional interest
Description
Double-span concrete road bridge, rebuilt in 1932, and carries the Clonbulloge-Portarlington road over the River Brosna. It was erected by the county surveyor T.S. Duggan. Abutments and piers are concrete with triangular cutwaters to upstream and downstream sides. Concrete balustrade to parapet, and piers with recessed panels and stepped capping stones. Rendered walls flank bridge. Bronze plaque set into central pier which reads: 'St Patrick's Bridge Clonbullogue [sic] Rebuilt 1932 County Surveyor T.S. Duggan'.
- Forge/smithy, 1865–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Detached single-storey single-bay former forge, built 1866. Now used as a domestic outbuilding. Fronts directly onto road. Pitched slate roof with terracotta chimney pot and terracotta ridge tiles. Random coursed limestone walls, repointed, with tooled quoins and eaves course. Sandstone lintels to window openings with yellow brick surrounds and replacement timber windows. Round-arched yellow brick door opening with limestone jambs and double timber battened. Wrought-iron gate to side.
- House, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c.1800, with gabled single-bay projection to façade and stone outbuilding to front site. House set perpendicular to street. Pitched tiled roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with smooth render to plinth and cornice courses. Timber sash windows with smooth rendered surrounds and stone sills. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber and glazed door and rendered surround. Random coursed stone outbuilding with slate and corrugated-iron roof. Wrought-iron gate gives access to rear yard.
- Water pump, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Cast-iron water pump, c.1880, comprising banded base with fluted neck, spear-headed finial and cow's tail handle. Now disused. Set in centre of village green.
- Clonbulloge Garda Síochána Station, RIC barracks, 1820–1830 · Regional interest
Description
Detached L-plan three-bay two-storey constabulary barrack, built c.1825, with extension to rear. Now in use as Garda Síochána station. Fronts directly onto street. Hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles and rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls. Timber sash windows with painted sills. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber door and block-and-start surround. Enclosed yard to rear.
- Post box, 1920–1930 · Regional interest
Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c.1925, with S É insignia encircled and crowned with harp motif. Set in roughcast rendered wall abutting façade of garda station in the village of Clonbulloge. Maker's mark to base 'W.T. Allen & Co. London'.
- Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, church/chapel, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
Description
Detached cruciform gable-fronted Roman Catholic church, built c.1820, with seven-bay nave and extensions to transepts. Set within its own grounds. Pitched slate roofs with terracotta ridge tiles and cast-iron rainwater goods. Sprocketed eaves to nave. Pebbledashed walls with smooth render to plinth. Cross applied to east gable. Lancet window openings with painted sills and stained glass to nave. Some pointed-arched windows with limestone block-and-start surrounds at eastern end. Square-headed door openings with replacement timber doors. Pointed-arched door opening with pointed-arched rendered canopy to west with overlight, mosaic and double timber door. Churchyard contains graves of former parish priests to east and is bounded by pebbledashed wall with ruled-and-lined rendered gate piers having angel finials and cast-iron gates. Statues also within churchyard.
- Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, bell tower/stand, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding cast-iron bell tower, erected c.1820. Comprising bell with rotary pulley wheel and chain pulley, supported by columns with fluted bases and decorative handles. Set within grounds of Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart.
- Saint Broughan's Hall, hall, 1925–1930 · Regional interest
Description
Detached two-bay two-storey gable-fronted parish hall, built in 1928 and renovated in 1978, with entrance-bay to south and three-bay lean-to extension to east. Set back from street. Pitched tiled roof with terracotta ridge tiles, cast-iron rainwater goods, timber bargeboards and castellated parapet to entrance-bay. Roughcast rendered walls with smooth render to plinth and quoins. Replacement timber windows with stone sills and decorative plaster above window-heads. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber panelled doors and date plaque surmounting door. Cast-iron railings to side elevation. Wheel chair access to front elevation.
- Saint Kevin's Church (Clonsast), church/chapel, 1650–1690 · Regional interest
Description
Detached single-cell Church of Ireland church, built c.1670 with 1850s additions and renovated c.1980, comprising two-bay nave with porch and vestry extension to west. Pitched pantiled roof with oversailing eaves, cut stone bellcote and some cast-iron rainwater goods. Pebbledashed walls with smooth render to plinth. Pointed-arched window openings with tooled stone surrounds and sills and Y-traceried stained glass windows. Pair of pointed-arched windows with cut stone surrounds and stained glass to west. Timber casement windows to extension. Square-headed door opening with timber battened door. Set within graveyard containing various upstanding and recumbent grave markers, enclosed by stone and rendered walls with rendered piers, wrought-iron gates and stile.
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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Clonbulloge.
- 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 Clonbulloge with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Offaly.
The townland
- Name
- Clonbulloge · Cluain Bolg
- Area
- 2,112,607 m² (211.26 ha, 522.04 acres)
- Civil parish
- Clonsast, and its townlands
- Barony
- Coolestown
- Electoral division
- Clonbulloge, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Clonbulloge electoral division: 825 people in 274 households; 82% of households own their home; 34% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballydermot, Ballygarrett, Cloncreen, Clonkeen, Clonmel, Derrymore
- Placenames
- Clonbulloge 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.