Knockdrin

64 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockdrin, from 127 m² to 2,100,324 m² (210.03 ha, 519 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 41 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 Knockdrin 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.

• 22 Apr 2026Conditional

  a domestic shed / fuel store and any associated works

  Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2660207

• 4 Sept 2025N/a

  importation of soil and stone ( EWC Class 17 05 04 ) not exceeding 25,000 tons over a period of 2 yrs for the purpose of raising existing ground levels not exceeding 1.2m in height, temporary installation of a suitable wheel wash at the entrance, installation of new drainage over 2.4ha and all ancillary site works with restoration to agricultural use on completion. The development will require a Waste Facility Permit. Retention permission sought for the entrance as constructed

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2560404

• 28 Aug 2025N/a

  the entrance as constructed. Permission sought to import soil and stone ( EWC Class 17 05 04 ) not exceeding 25,000 tons over a period of 2 yrs for the purpose of raising existing ground levels not exceeding 1.2m in height, temporary installation of a suitable wheel wash at the entrance, installation of new drainage over 2.4ha and all ancillary site works with restoration to agricultural use on completion. The development will require a Waste Facility Permit

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2560393

• 30 Jul 2025N/a

  import of soil and stone ( EWC Class 17 05 04 ) not exceeding 25,000 tons over a period of 2 yrs for the purpose of raising existing ground levels not exceeding 1.2m in height, temporary installation of a suitable wheel wash at the entrance, installation of new drainage over 2.4ha and all ancillary site works with restoration to agricultural use on completion at Knockdrin and Derrygreenagh Townslands, Rhode. Retention permission is sought for the entrance as constructed. The development will require a Waste Facility Permit

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2560341

• 8 Jul 2024Conditional

  construction a single dwelling house, domestic garage and septic tank with percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2460262

• 4 Jul 2024N/a

  to construct a single dwelling house, domestic garage and septic tank with percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460255

• 8 Apr 2024Conditional

  the erection of 3 log cabins, a vehicular entrance at the public road, installation of an effluent treatment system/polishing filter and any other associated site works

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460115

• 12 Dec 2023Refused

  the erection of 3 log cabins, a vehicular entrance at the public road, installation of an effluent treatment system / polishing filter and any other associated site works.

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2360229

• 13 Jun 2023Refused

  TO IMPORT SOIL AND STONE (EWC CLASS 17 05 04) NOT EXCEEDING 25,000 TONS OVER A PERIOD OF 2 YRS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAISING EXISTING GROUND LEVELS NOT EXCEEDING 1.2M IN HEIGHT, INSTALLATION OF NEW DRAINAGE OVER 2.4HA WITH RESTORATION TO AGRICULTURAL USE ON COMPLETION. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT FOR THE TEMPORARY INSTALLATION OF A SUITABLE WHEEL WASH AT THE ENTRANCE AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL REQUIRE A WASTE FACILITY PERMIT

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 23277

• 23 May 2023N/a

  IMPORTATION OF SOIL AND STONE ( EWC CLASS 17 05 04 ) NOT EXCEEDING 25,000 TONS OVER A PERIOD OF 2 YRS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAISING EXISTING GROUND LEVELS NOT EXCEEDING 1.2M IN HEIGHT, INSTALLATION OF NEW DRAINAGE OVER 2.4HA WITH RESTORATION TO AGRICULTURAL USE ON COMPLETION. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT FOR THE TEMPORARY INSTALLATION OF A SUITABLE WHEEL WASH AT THE ENTRANCE AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL REQUIRE A WASTE FACILITY PERMIT.

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 23224

• 28 Jul 2020Conditional

  DRUMMAN BIOMASS FACILITY, LOCATED WITHIN THE TOWNLANDS OF DERRYGREENAGH AND KNOCKDRIN, CO. OFFALY AT GRID REFERENCE 648817, 738632. THE DEVELOPMENT IS FOR THE STORAGE AND SEASONING OF BIOMASS LOGS FOLLOWED BY CHIPPING OF THE SEASONED LOGS ON A SITE AREA OF 29.17HA. THE PROPOSED RETENTION DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF 1) A WEIGHBRIDGE (120 SQ.M) AND A WEIGHBRIDGE CONTROL STATION (7.75 SQ.M). 2) A BIOMASS STORAGE AREA (6KM OF LINEAR LOG STORAGE SPACE EQUATING TO 31,320 TONNES OF WET LOGS), 3) A STEEL POST AND WIRE MESH FENCE WITH GATES AT THE ENTRANCE 4) UNPAVED ACCESS TRACKS (6KM IN LENGTH) AND 5) ALL ANCILLARY WORKS. THE LOG STORAGE AREA OR LOG PILE IS LINEAR WITH A DIAMETER OF C. 4M AND UP TO A HEIGHT OF 4.1M. THERE IS NO STORAGE OF CHIPPED BIOMASS ON SITE. PLANNING PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR ALTERATIONS TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING ACCESS OFF THE R400 INCLUDING 1) SURFACE THE SITE ACCESS ROAD APPROACH TO THE R400 WITH AN APPROPRIATE BOUND MATERIAL AND 2) PROVIDE A STOP LINE AND STOP SIGN AT THE SITE ENTRANCE. PLANNING PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THIS DEVELOPMENT UNTIL 2030

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 20329

• 3 Jul 2020N/a

  AND CONTINUATION OF WORKS FOR AN EXISTING BIOMASS FACILITY ON A SITE AREA OF 29 .17HA AND SHARES AN ENTRANCE WITH THE PERMITTED DERRYARKIN SAND AND GRAVEL QUARRY ON THE R400. THIS FACILITY IS USED FOR THE STORAGE AND SEASONING OF BIOMASS LOGS (6-9 MONTHS) FOLLOWED BY CHIPPING OF THE SEASONED LOGS. THE PROPOSED RETENTION DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF 1) THE INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY STRUCTURES A) WEIGHBRIDGE (120 SQ. M) AND B) WEIGHBRIDGE CONTROL STATION (7.75 SQ. M).RETENTION PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT FOR 2) A BIOMASS STORAGE AREA (6KM OF LINEAR LOG STORAGE SPACE EQUATING TO 31,320 TONNES OF WET LOGS), 3) A STEEL POST AND WIRE MESH FENCE WITH GATES AT THE ENTRANCE 4) UNPAVED ACCESS TRACKS (6KM IN LENGTH) AND 5) ALL ANCILLARY WORKS. THE LOG STORAGE AREA OR LOG PILE IS LINEAR WITH A DIAMETER OF C. 4M AND UP TO A HEIGHT OF 4.1 M. THERE IS NO STORAGE OF CHIPPED BIOMASS ON SITE. THE SITE WILL BE OPERATIONAL UNTIL 2030. PLANNING PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR ALTERATIONS TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING ACCESS OFF THE R400

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 20270

• 25 Jan 2019Conditional

  AN 87.6 HECTARE EXTENSION TO THE SOUTH-WEST, SOUTH AND SOUTH-EAST OF ITS EXISTING SAND AND GRAVEL PIT (WITHIN AN APPLICATION SITE OF 146.1 HECTARES); STOCKPILING, DRYING, ON-SITE SCREENING, LOADING AND OFF-SITE TRANSPORT OF EXCAVATED SAND AND GRAVEL FROM THE EXTENSION AREA; UPGRADING OF THE ACCESS ROAD TO THE EXISTING PIT FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH THE R400 REGIONAL ROAD UP TO A NEW WHEELWASH FACILITY TO BE INSTALLED TO THE EAST OF THE EXISTING WEIGHBRIDGE; PROVISION OF MOBILE SITE OFFICE(18.2M2), MOBILE STAFF WELFARE UNIT (9.5M2) AND REFUELLING PAVEMENT SLAB; RESTORATION OF THE PROPOSED EXTENSION LANDS TO NATURALLY REGENERATED WILDLIFE HABITAT, WATER PONDS AND POTENTIAL LONG-TERM AMENITY USE. AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) HAS BEEN PREPARED IN RESPECT OF THE PLANNING APPLICATION

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 1925

• 9 Feb 2017Conditional

  A NEW DORMER HOUSE, SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 1743

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Knockdrin.

Recorded monuments

• OF003-001 Enclosure
  Description

  This site is located on Knockdrin Hill which is enclosed on all sides by Derrygreenagh Bog. No visible surface remains on this site in the area where the site was marked on the OS 6-inch map. May have been destroyed by argicultural practices in the area. Potential site identified as a cropmark on GSI aerial photograph that was taken in 1973 (GSI N 587/8). 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

• OF003-051 Post row - peatland
  Description

  The site (L 22.19m; Wth 3.08m; D 0.29m min.) is orientated NW-SE and consists of twelve posts and thirteen stakes set 0.06-0.63m apart. Both extremities of the site consist of a single line of stakes with a dense concentration near the SE end where up to five elements span the width of the site. The posts (diam. 0.062-0.11m) and the stakes (diam. 0.036-0.058m) are set at 15-90° angles. Although the wood is quite well preserved, overall the site is in poor condition. Only the tips of the elements remain (D 0.29m max.). A large number of metal-cut chisel points are present. Compiled by: Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College Dublin). Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF003-052 Post row - peatland
  Description

  The site (L 1.53m; Wth 0.06m; D 0.39m) is orientated N-S and consists of two stakes (diam. 0.053-0.056m). They lie 1.48m apart and are set at angles of 30° and 60°. They are in a moderate to good condition and both have metal-cut toolmarks. Compiled by: Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College Dublin). Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF003-053 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A single stake (L 0.6m min.; diam. 0.045m) set at a 10? angle on the field surface. It is in good condition and has a torn end. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 2002. The evidence is not sufficient to warrant its acceptance as the remains of an archaeological monument. The original survey description was compiled by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin). Assessed and revised by: Caimin O'Brien, Paul Walsh Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF003-054 Post row - peatland
  Description

  The site (L 9.06m; Wth 0.6m; D 0.75m min.) is orientated N-S and consists of three stakes set at 75-80° angles. The elements are in good condition and there is one wedge point. Compiled by: Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College Dublin). Date of upload: 23 May 2011

Architectural heritage

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

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 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately low, 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 Knockdrin.

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

Name

Knockdrin · Cnoc Droinne

Area

4,934,966 m² (493.5 ha, 1,219.46 acres)

Civil parish

Castlejordan, and its townlands

Barony

Warrenstown

Electoral division

Knockdrin, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Knockdrin electoral division: 198 people in 60 households; 89% of households own their home; 26% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Derrygreenagh, Derryiron, Drumman (Co. Westmeath), Garr

Placenames

Knockdrin 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.