Derrinlough

66 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Derrinlough, from 108 m² to 1,476,164 m² (147.62 ha, 364.77 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 17 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 Derrinlough 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.

• 1 May 2026N/a

  (RED III) a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm and all associated works. This application involves the installation of 145MW of solar PV over an approximate area of 148 hectares, including 41 no. transformers and 1 no. RMU. The proposed development will utilise 1 no. existing construction entrance, and 2 no. existing operational entrances. The proposed development will utilise existing internal access tracks and will involve the construction of approximately 7km of new internal access tracks. The site is centred at X (ITM) 608494.8003 and Y (ITM) 716388.2449. Planning permission is sought for a period of 10 years, with an operational life of 40 years from the date of commissioning. A Natura Impact Statement will also be submitted to the Planning Authority with this application. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660237

• 10 Feb 2026N/a

  RED III application for a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm and all associated works. This application involves the installation of 145MW of solar PV over an approximate area of 148 hectares, including 41 no. transformers and 1 no. RMU. The proposed development will utilise 1 no. existing construction entrance, and 2 no. existing operational entrances. The proposed development will utilise existing internal access tracks and will involve the construction of approximately 7km of new internal access tracks. The site is centred at X (ITM) 608494.8003 and Y (ITM) 716388.2449. Planning permission is sought for a period of 10 years, with an operational life of 40 years from the date of commissioning. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will also be submitted to the Planning Authority with this application.This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660064

• 29 Jan 2026N/a

  a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm and all associated works (RED III). This application involves the installation of 145MW of solar PV over an approximate area of 148 hectares, including 41 no. transformers and 1 no. RMU. The proposed development will utilise 1 no. existing construction entrance, and 2 no. existing operational entrances. The proposed development will utilise existing internal access tracks and will involve the construction of approximately 7km of new internal access tracks. The site is centred at X (ITM) 608494.8003 and Y (ITM) 716388.2449. Planning permission is sought for a period of 10 years, with an operational life of 40 years from the date of commissioning. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will also be submitted to the Planning Authority with this application. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660046

• 12 Dec 2025N/a

  A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS, WITH AN OPERATIONAL LIFE OF 40 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF COMMISSIONING. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT COMPRISES OF A SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) FARM AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS. THIS APPLICATION INVOLVES THE INSTALLATION OF 145MW OF SOLAR PV OVER AN APPROXIMATE AREA OF 148 HECTARES, INCLUDING 41 NO. TRANSFORMERS AND 1 NO. RMU. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL UTILISE 1 NO. EXISTING CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCE, AND 2 NO. EXISTING OPERATIONAL ENTRANCES. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL UTILISE EXISTING INTERNAL ACCESS TRACKS AND WILL INVOLVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 7KM OF NEW INTERNAL ACCESS TRACKS. THE SITE IS CENTRED AT X (ITM) 608494.8003 AND Y (ITM) 716388.2449. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT WILL ALSO BE SUBMITTED TO THE THE PLANNING AUTHORITY WITH THIS APPLICATION. THE DEVELOPMENT IS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE III (DIRECTIVE 2023/2413).

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 25130

• 8 Jul 2024N/a

  change of use of an existing two-storey out-building to a single residential dwelling. Works will include full renovation of interior, a new roof, a new waste treatment system and percolation area. Permission is sought for all associated works.

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460259

• 14 Feb 2020Refused

  A TEN YEAR PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF 2 NO. WIND TURBINES, EACH WITH A MAXIMIUM HEIGHT OF UP TO 169 METRES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT, ACCESS AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS; INCLUDING TURBINE FOUNDATIONS, HARDSTANDING AREAS, SITE ACCESS TRACKS, THE UPGRADE OF 1 NO. EXISTING SITE ENTRANCE, ELECTRICAL SWITCH ROOM AND UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL CABLING. THE COMBINED ELECTRICAL CAPACITY OF THE WIND TURBINES SHALL NOT EXCEED 4.98 MEGAWATTS. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL HAVE A 30-YEAR OPERATIONAL LIFE FROM THE DATE OF COMMISSIONING OF THE WIND TURBINES

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2045

• 15 Aug 2019Conditional

  TEN YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED UNDER ABP REFERENCE PL19.244053 (OCC REF: PL2/14/188) TO PROVIDE (I) AN INCREASE IN THE OVERALL WIND TURBINE HEIGHT FROM 150 METRES TO UP TO 169 METRES; (II) THE RE-SITING OF WIND TURBINES T1, T2, T4, T6, T7 AND T9 AND THEIR ASSOCIATED FOUNDATIONS AND CRANE HARDSTANDINGS BY UP TO 19 METRES; (III) THE REALIGNMENT OF WIND FARM ACCESS TRACKS INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF TURNING HEADS AND PASSING BAYS AND THE ASSOCIATED REALIGNMENT OF UNDERGROUND WIND FARM ELECTRICAL CABLING; (IV) AN INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THE METEOROLOGICAL MAST TO UP TO 100.5 METRES; (V) TEMPORARY UPGRADE OF THE N52/N62 JUNCTION ('KENNEDY'S CROSS') AT BALLINDOWN; AND (VI) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT, ACCESS AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR)/ ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT WHICH INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LIKELY IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, AS A WHOLE AND IN COMBINATION WITH THE RELEVANT OFF-SITE OR SECONDARY DEVELOPMENTS WHICH WILL OCCUR AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED PURSUANT TO OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REF: 14/188 & AN BORD PLEANÁLA REFERENCE PL19.244053 AND THE PROPOSED GRID CONNECTION PROPOSED PURSUANT TO OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REF: 18/230 & AN BORD PLEANÁLA REF: ABP-304056-19. THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY AN APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT SCREENING REPORT.

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 19404

• 29 Jul 2019N/a

  TEN YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED UNDER AN BORD PLEANALA REFERENCE PL19.244053 (OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE PL2/14/188) TO PROVIDE (I) AN INCREASE IN THE OVERALL WIND TURBINE HEIGHT FROM 150 METRES TO UP TO 169 METRES; (II) THE RE-SITING OF WIND TURBINES T1, T2, T4, T6, T7 AND T9 AND THEIR ASSOCIATED FOUNDATIONS AND CRANE HARDSTANDINGS BY UP TO 19 METRES; (III) THE REALIGNMENT OF WIND FARM ACCESS TRACKS INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF TURNING HEADS AND PASSING BAYS AND THE ASSOCIATED REALIGNMENT OF UNDERGROUND WIND FARM ELECTRICAL CABLING; (IV) AN INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THE METEOROLOGICAL MAST TO UP TO 100.5 METRES; AND (V) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT, ACCESS AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT/ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT WHICH INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LIKELY IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, AS A WHOLE AND IN COMBINATION WITH THE RELEVANT OFF-SITE OR SECONDARY DEVELOPMENTS WHICH WILL OCCUR AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED PURSUANT TO OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 14/188 & AN BORD PLEANALA REFERENCE PL19.244053 AND THE PROPOSED GRID CONNECTION PROPOSED PURSUANT TO OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 18/230 & AN BORD PLEANALA REFERENCE ABP-304056-19. THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY AN APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT SCREENING REPORT.

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 19379

• 30 May 2018Refused

  THE INSTALLATION OF APPROXIMATELY 12.5KM OF 38KV ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION LINE FROM THE PERMITTED (WIND FARM) SUBSTATION (OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 14/188 & AN BORD PLEANALA REFERENCE PL19.244053) IN THE TOWNLAND OF STONESTOWN, COUNTY OFFALY TO THE EXISTING ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION IN THE TOWNLAND OF CLONDALLOW, COUNTY OFFALY. THE TRANSMISSION LINE WILL COMPRISE APPROXIMATELY 8.5KM OF UNDERGROUND LINE AND APPROXIMATELY 3.7KM OF OVERHEAD LINE. UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE LOCATED WITHIN PRIVATE LANDS AND WITHIN THE PUBLIC ROADS NUMBERED N62, R439 AND THE L70152; WILL BE INSTALLED IN EXCAVATED TRENCHES OF APPROXIMATELY 1.2M IN DEPTH AND WILL INCLUDE ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND DUCTING, JOINT BAYS, COMMUNICATION CHAMBER BAYS, SHEATH LINK BOXES AND INSPECTION CHAMBERS; DIRECTIONAL DRILLING AT 1 NO. RAILWAY CROSSING ALONG THE N62, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. OVERHEAD INFRASTRUCTURE WILL CONSIST OF 3 NO. POWERLINES SUSPENDED FROM WOODEN POLES WITH A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 16 METRES, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) / ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) WHICH INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LIKELY IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, AS A WHOLE AND IN COMBINATION WITH THE RELEVANT OFF-SITE OR SECONDARY DEVELOPMENTS WHICH WILL OCCUR AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED PURSUANT TO OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 14/188 & AN BORD PLEANALA REFERENCE PL19.244053

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 18230

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: Lough Coura 000909

Recorded monuments

• OF030-004 Enclosure
  Description

  Not visible at ground level. Depicted as Starling's Paddock on the first edition of the OS 6-inch map. 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

Architectural heritage

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

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

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Derrinlough.

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 Derrinlough with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Offaly.

Name

Derrinlough · Doirín an Locha

Area

6,117,389 m² (611.74 ha, 1,511.64 acres)

Civil parish

Eglish, and its townlands

Barony

Eglish

Electoral division

Derryad, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Derryad electoral division: 276 people in 89 households; 91% of households own their home; 31% of homes were built since 2001; 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carrick, Clongawny More, Clooneen, Crancreagh, Derrymullin and Loughderry, Drinagh, Kilcamin, Whigsborough

Placenames

Derrinlough 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.