# Graigue, Co. Offaly: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Geashill, barony of Geashill, Co. Offaly; in Irish An Ghráig. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,856,152 m² (285.62 ha, 705.77 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 20 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 6,198 m² (0.62 ha, 1.53 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 12 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Geashill, https://everytownland.com/offaly/parish/geashill.md - Barony: Geashill - Electoral division: Cappancur, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Cappancur electoral division: 1,701 people in 573 households; 85% of households own their home; 34% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Offaly, https://everytownland.com/offaly.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/41971 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 180741 - Centre: latitude 53.228516, longitude -7.451784 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 20 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Graigue, from 1,944 m² to 1,011,374 m² (101.14 ha, 249.92 acres); 30 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 4263460: 1,011,374 m² (101.14 ha, 249.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4263460.md - Parcel 290785: 935,159 m² (93.52 ha, 231.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/290785.md - Parcel 292470: 532,738 m² (53.27 ha, 131.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/292470.md - Parcel 4624191: 133,134 m² (13.31 ha, 32.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4624191.md - Parcel 282086: 46,157 m² (4.62 ha, 11.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/282086.md - Parcel 282521: 45,672 m² (4.57 ha, 11.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/282521.md - Parcel 312940: 31,574 m² (3.16 ha, 7.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/312940.md - Parcel 279641: 30,255 m² (3.03 ha, 7.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/279641.md - Parcel 6063642: 10,196 m² (1.02 ha, 2.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6063642.md - Parcel 5046474: 8,434 m² (0.84 ha, 2.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5046474.md - Parcel 5755925: 3,961 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5755925.md - Parcel 286128: 3,323 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/286128.md - Parcel 4545343: 2,825 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4545343.md - Parcel 5755932: 2,516 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5755932.md - Parcel 294704: 2,488 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/294704.md - Parcel 309942: 2,468 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/309942.md - Parcel 5360038: 2,427 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5360038.md - Parcel 298499: 2,323 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/298499.md - Parcel 271313: 2,236 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/271313.md - Parcel 273649: 1,944 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/273649.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Graigue 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) 12 applications, newest first. - 12 Dec 2023, Offaly County Council 2360230: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (A) AN EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, (B) THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DOMESTIC GARAGE/SHED, (C) THE DECOMMISSIONING OF AN EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360230/0 - 7 Dec 2023, Offaly County Council 2360222: N/a. Permission. (A) AN EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, (B) THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DOMESTIC GARAGE/SHED, (C) THE DECOMMISSIONING OF AN EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360222/0 - 9 Aug 2023, Offaly County Council 2360058: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. Decommissioning of existing septic tank and installation of new septic tank and percolation area, demolition of existing sheds, partial demolition of dwelling house and permission to construct new garage / shed and extension to dwelling house incorporating dormer floor and all associated site works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360058/0 - 19 Jul 2023, Offaly County Council 23337: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF (A) AGRICULTURAL GENERAL STORAGE SHED. (B) NEW AGRICULTURAL ENTRANCE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/23337/0 - 19 Jul 2023, Offaly County Council 2360029: N/a. Permission. Decommissioning of existing septic tank and installation of new septic tank and percolation area, demolition of existing sheds, partial demolition of dwelling house and permission to construct new garage / shed and extension to dwelling house incorporating dormer floor and all associated site works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360029/0 - 28 Jun 2023, Offaly County Council 2360003: N/a. Permission. Demolition of existing sheds, partial demolition of dwelling house and permission to construct new garage / shed and extension to dwelling house incorporating dormer floor and all associated site works and services.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360003/0 - 22 Jun 2022, Offaly County Council 22314: Refused. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DWELLING HOUSE, SEPTIC TANK/ETS PERCOLATION AREA, DOMESTIC SHED/STORE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/22314/0 - 23 Mar 2021, Offaly County Council 21146: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROPOSED TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, CHANGE OF USE OF THE EXISTING COTTAGE TO ANCILLARY HOME GYM AND HOME OFFICE SPACE FOR USE BY THE PROPOSED DWELLING HOUSE, WITH PARTIAL DEMOLITION TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING COTTAGE FOR A PROPOSED TWO CAR GARAGE, PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF NEW GATEWAY PILLARS AT EXISTING SITE ENTRANCE, BOUNDARY TREATMENT, NEW WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND POLISHING FILTER, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND SERVICES.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/21146/0 - 5 Mar 2021, Offaly County Council 21103: N/a. Permission. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROPOSED TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, CHANGE OF USE OF THE EXISTING COTTAGE TO ANCILLARY HOME GYM AND HOME OFFICE SPACE FOR USE BY THE DOMESTIC HOUSE, PARTIAL DEMOLITION TO THE REAR OF EXISTING COTTAGE FOR PROPOSED TWO CAR GARAGE, PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF NEW GATEWAY PILLARS AT EXISTING SITE ENTRANCE, BOUNDARY TREATMENT, NEW WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND POLISHING FILTER, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/21103/0 - 21 Oct 2020, Offaly County Council 20512: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROPOSED TWO-STOREY DWELLING AND DOMESTIC GARAGE, A PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS, INCLUDING A PROPOSED SITE ENTRANCE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/20512/0 - 30 Nov 2018, Offaly County Council 18534: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, GARAGE, INSTALLATION OF SEWERAGE TREATMENT TANK WITH PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/18534/0 - 14 Sept 2017, Offaly County Council 17347: Refused. Permission, 1 home. DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE/FUEL STORE, SEPTIC TANK/ETS, PERCOLATION AREA AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/17347/0 Applicants are not shown. ## 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 Graigue. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - OF025-008: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF025-008----. Not visible at ground level. Aerial photographs (GSI, N 178/9) shows cropmark of small circular enclosure. 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 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Graigue. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: About 1 in 10 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 Graigue. - 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/graigue.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/offaly/graigue.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/offaly/graigue.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Graigue 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) - Aghanrush: https://everytownland.com/offaly/aghanrush.md - Cloncon: https://everytownland.com/offaly/cloncon.md - Killeenmore: https://everytownland.com/offaly/killeenmore.md - Killeigh: https://everytownland.com/offaly/killeigh.md - Millbrook: https://everytownland.com/offaly/millbrook.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. --- 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/graigue - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/offaly/graigue