Loughroe

55 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Loughroe, from 7 m² to 151,553 m² (15.16 ha, 37.45 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

• G5Open Space, Amenity and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 28 Nov 2025Conditional

  the construction of a new dwelling house, double garage, car port, wastewater treatment system, stormwater soakaways, new vehicular entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2560605

• 18 Nov 2025Conditional

  an existing glazed porch to the front (north) elevation of the existing dwelling house, retention of an existing glazed porch to the rear (south) elevation of the existing dwelling house, retention of existing standalone metal clad ancillary and fuel storage shed and retention of all associated site development works.

  Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2560568

• 5 Nov 2025N/a

  an existing glazed porch to the front (north) elevation of the existing dwelling house, retention of an existing glazed porch to the rear (south) elevation of the existing dwelling house, retention of existing standalone metal clad ancillary and fuel storage shed and retention of all associated site development works

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2560534

• 10 Sept 2025N/a

  the grant of outline permission (Ref. No. PL2/22/270 outline permission) for development at Ballindrinan, Rahan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly. The development will consist of construction of a new dwelling house, double garage, car port, wastewater treatment system, stormwater soakaways, new vehicular entrance and all associated site works.

  Permission consequent · Offaly County Council, 2560415

• 23 Jun 2025Conditional

  a new dwelling house and garage with treatment plant, percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2560257

• 6 Jun 2025N/a

  Planning permission for a new dwelling house and garage with treatment plant, percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2560220

• 16 Dec 2024N/a

  a) construction of 1 No. ancillary storage shed together with all ancillary structures and associated site works, and, b) amend/modify/remove Condition No. 16 (relating to a Special Development Contribution) attached to planning permission ref: 13/71 previously granted to this farm

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460511

• 13 Dec 2024Conditional

  the construction of a new dwelling house, new garage, new effluent treatment system and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2460510

• 8 Jul 2024Refused

  the construction of a new dwelling house, new garage, new effluent treatment system and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2460258

• 5 Jun 2024Conditional

  AN EXISTING SEPTIC TANK ON THE PROPOSED REVISED & REDUCED SITE WHICH SERVES THE EXISTING TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE. PERMISSION TO REVISE SITE BOUNDARIES, REDUCE SITE AREA & ALTER SITE ENTRANCE TO PROVIDE FOR A SHARED ENTRANCE WITH ADJACENT SITE TO THE WEST, WHICH PROPOSED REVISIONS ALL DIFFER FROM THAT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ON FOOT OF PLANNING FILE REFERENCE PL2/00/672 & PL2/01/1224 & TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS REQUIRED TO FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2470

• 30 May 2024N/a

  AN EXISTING EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM ON THE PROPOSED REVISED & REDUCED SITE WHICH SERVES THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE. PERMISSION TO REVISE SITE BOUNDARIES, REDUCE SITE AREA & ALTER SITE ENTRANCE TO PROVIDE FOR A SHARED ENTRANCE WITH ADJACENT SITE TO THE WEST, WHICH PROPOSED REVISIONS ALL DIFFER FROM THAT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ON FOOT OF PLANNING FILE REFERENCE PL2/00/672 & PL2/01/1224 & TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS REQUIRED TO FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2467

• 28 Jun 2023Conditional

  A CHANGE OF USE FROM A DOMESTIC GARAGE TO A DWELLING HOUSE SERVICED BY AN EXISTING ON SITE EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ON FOOT OF PLANNING FILE REFERENCE PL2/00/672 AND PL2/01/1224. PERMISSION FOR A USE OF AN EXISTING VEHICULAR ENTRANCE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ON FOOT OF PLANNING REFERENCE PL2/00/672 AND PL2/01/1224 WHICH IS PROPOSED TO BE USED AS A SHARED ENTRANCE WITH ADJACENT HOUSE TO THE EAST AND TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS CARRIED OUT TO FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT

  Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 23306

• 28 Jun 2023N/a

  AN EXISTING EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM ON THE PROPOSED REVISED & REDUCED SITE WHICH SERVES THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE. PERMISSION TO REVISE SITE BOUNDARIES, REDUCE SITE AREA & ALTER SITE ENTRANCE TO PROVIDE FOR A SHARED ENTRANCE WITH ADJACENT SITE TO THE WEST, WHCH PROPOSED REVISIONS ALL DIFFER FROM PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ON FOOT OF PLANNING REFERENCE PL2/00/672 & PL2/01/1224 & TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS REQUIRED TO FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 23307

• 27 May 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, NEW VEHICULAR ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Outline permission · Offaly County Council, 22270

• 10 Sept 2021N/a

  EXISTING EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM ON THE PROPOSED REVISED & REDUCED SITE WHICH SERVES THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE. PERMISSION TO REVISE SITE BOUNDARIES, REDUCE SITE AREA & ALTER SITE ENTRANCE TO PROVIDE FOR A SHARED ENTRANCE WITH ADJACENT SITE TO THE WEST, WHICH PROPOSED REVISIONS ALL DIFFER FROM THAT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ON FOOT OF PLANNING FILE REFERENCE PL2/00/672 & PL2/01/1224 & TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS REQUIRED TO FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 21553

• 10 Sept 2021N/a

  CHANGE OF USE FROM A DOMESTIC GARAGE TO A DWELLING HOUSE SERVICED BY AN EXISTING ON-SITE EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ON FOOT OF PLANNING FILE REFERENCE PL2/00/672 & PL2/01/1224. PERMISSION FOR USE OF AN EXISTING VEHICULAR ENTRANCE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ON FOOT OF PLANNING FILE REFERENCE PL2/00/672 & PL2/01/1224 WHICH IS PROPOSED TO BE USED AS A SHARED ENTRANCE WITH ADJACENT HOUSE TO THE EAST & TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS CARRIED OUT TO FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT

  Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21554

• 14 Apr 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE DOMESTIC GARAGE SEPTIC TANK/ETS PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21210

• 26 Mar 2021N/a

  CHANGE OF USE FROM DOMESTIC GARAGE TO DWELLING HOUSE AND RETENTION OF CONNECTION TO EXISTING EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AUTHORISED UNDER PLANNING PERMISSION REFERENCE NOS. 00/672 AND 01/1224 AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. PLANNING PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT FOR PROPOSED SHARED RESIDENTIAL ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 21158

• 10 Feb 2021N/a

  EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. PLANNING PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT FOR PROPOSED SHARED RESIDENTIAL ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2154

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: Grand Canal 002104

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Loughroe.

Architectural heritage

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

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 5 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

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1880 (ZIP).

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

Name

Loughroe · An Loch Rua

Area

903,425 m² (90.34 ha, 223.24 acres)

Civil parish

Rahan, and its townlands

Barony

Ballycowan

Electoral division

Rahan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Rahan electoral division: 753 people in 243 households; 88% of households own their home; 25% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballindrinan, Killina, Murragh, Rahan Demesne, Roscore Demesne, Tullybeg

Placenames

Loughroe 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.