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

Townland in the civil parish of Clonsast, barony of Coolestown, Co. Offaly; in Irish An Cholgach.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,291,307 m² (129.13 ha, 319.09 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 22 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 40,756 m² (4.08 ha, 10.07 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 2 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Clonsast, https://everytownland.com/offaly/parish/clonsast.md
- Barony: Coolestown
- Electoral division: Clonbulloge, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 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.
- County: Co. Offaly, https://everytownland.com/offaly.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/41660
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 180461
- Centre: latitude 53.269654, longitude -7.160488 (WGS 84)

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

22 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Colgagh, from 297 m² to 204,355 m² (20.44 ha, 50.5 acres); 24 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 4405433: 204,355 m² (20.44 ha, 50.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4405433.md
- Parcel 294362: 199,443 m² (19.94 ha, 49.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/294362.md
- Parcel 282845: 188,982 m² (18.9 ha, 46.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/282845.md
- Parcel 309626: 175,457 m² (17.55 ha, 43.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/309626.md
- Parcel 294363: 95,868 m² (9.59 ha, 23.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/294363.md
- Parcel 294364: 80,089 m² (8.01 ha, 19.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/294364.md
- Parcel 310789: 55,239 m² (5.52 ha, 13.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/310789.md
- Parcel 287136: 53,534 m² (5.35 ha, 13.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/287136.md
- Parcel 275065: 50,566 m² (5.06 ha, 12.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/275065.md
- Parcel 292151: 45,554 m² (4.56 ha, 11.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/292151.md
- Parcel 274831: 40,770 m² (4.08 ha, 10.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/274831.md
- Parcel 312749: 40,742 m² (4.07 ha, 10.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/312749.md
- Parcel 360495: 11,550 m² (1.15 ha, 2.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/360495.md
- Parcel 278691: 8,973 m² (0.9 ha, 2.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/278691.md
- Parcel 310383: 8,885 m² (0.89 ha, 2.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/310383.md
- Parcel 274387: 7,537 m² (0.75 ha, 1.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/274387.md
- Parcel 292152: 7,396 m² (0.74 ha, 1.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/292152.md
- Parcel 360297: 6,684 m² (0.67 ha, 1.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/360297.md
- Parcel 288603: 6,303 m² (0.63 ha, 1.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/288603.md
- Parcel 278692: 3,306 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/278692.md
- Parcel 278693: 762 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/278693.md
- Parcel 279660: 297 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/279660.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Colgagh 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)

2 applications, newest first.

- 8 Apr 2025, Offaly County Council 2560115: Conditional. Permission. the development of a recreational shared cycle and walkway located on Bord Na Móna lands. The development proposes the following: a) The delivery of a shared cycle and walkway on Bord na Móna lands. This will include the repurposing of 18,958 meters of existing former rail bed and 827 meters along pre-existing machine access routes. b) The proposed shared cycle and walkway will connect into the existing Grand Canal Way within the townlands of Coole and Knockballyboy; the Public Amenity Facilities at Mountlucas Wind Farm within the townlands of Clonarrow or Riverlyons and Drumcaw or Mountlucas; and the Cloncreen Wind Farm Amenity Track within the townland of Clongarret. c) The construction of car and / or bicycle parking facilities at a number of gateway locations along the proposed route and the provision of EV Charging spaces at the Gateway locations. This will include; i. 3 Type 3 Gateways, ii. 2 Type 4 Gateways, iii. 7 Minor Rest Points d) Upgrade works to 2 no. local access road crossings, and 6 no. agricultural crossings. e) Upgrade works to the Croghan Tippler Bridge (BNM Ref 37-109) and the Ballycon Rail Bridge (BNM Ref 37-112). f) The construction of a new pedestrian and cycle bridge extending to 30.5 meters spanning the Grand Canal within the Coole townland, located adjacent to the existing Grand Canal lift bridge (BNM Ref 37-05). g) The erection of wayfinding and interpretative signage at Gateway locations along the route. h) The implementation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) nature-based drainage proposals at the Gateway locations to cater for surface water drainage at car park locations. i) Fencing and screening will be erected where required for biodiversity reasons which will include 7,636 meters of ecological screening. j) All other ancillary and associated site work. This Planning Application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560115/0
- 29 Jan 2025, Offaly County Council 2560023: N/a. Permission. the development of a recreational shared cycle and walkway located on Bord Na Móna lands. The development proposes the following: a) The delivery of a shared cycle and walkway on Bord na Móna lands. This will include the repurposing of 18,958 meters of existing former rail bed and 827 meters along pre-existing machine access routes. b) The proposed shared cycle and walkway will connect into the existing Grand Canal Way within the townlands of Coole and Knockballyboy; the Public Amenity Facilities at Mountlucas Wind Farm within the townlands of Clonarrow or Riverlyons and Drumcaw or Mountlucas; and the Cloncreen Wind Farm Amenity Track within the townland of Clongarret. c) The construction of car and / or bicycle parking facilities at a number of gateway locations along the proposed route and the provision of EV Charging spaces at the Gateway locations. This will include; i. 3 Type 3 Gateways, ii. 2 Type 4 Gateways, iii. 7 Minor Rest Points. d) Upgrade works to 2 no. local access road crossings, and 6 no. agricultural crossings. e) Upgrade works to the Croghan Tippler Bridge (BNM Ref 37-109) and the Ballycon Rail Bridge (BNM Ref 37-112). f) The construction of a new pedestrian and cycle bridge extending to 30.5 meters spanning the Grand Canal within the Coole townland, located adjacent to the existing Grand Canal lift bridge (BNM Ref 37-05). g) The erection of wayfinding and interpretative signage at Gateway locations along the route. h) The implementation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) nature-based drainage proposals at the Gateway locations to cater for surface water drainage at car park locations. i) Fencing and screening will be erected where required for biodiversity reasons which will include 7,636 meters of ecological screening. j) All other ancillary and associated site work. This Planning Application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560023/0

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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 Colgagh.

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

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Colgagh.

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: About 1 in 20 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: Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Colgagh.
- 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/colgagh.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/offaly/colgagh.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/offaly/colgagh.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Colgagh 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)

- Ballaghassaan: https://everytownland.com/offaly/ballaghassaan.md
- Clonavoe: https://everytownland.com/offaly/clonavoe.md
- Clongarret: https://everytownland.com/offaly/clongarret.md
- Derrycricket: https://everytownland.com/offaly/derrycricket.md
- Esker More: https://everytownland.com/offaly/esker-more.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/colgagh
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/offaly/colgagh