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

Townland in the civil parish of Gallen, barony of Garrycastle, Co. Offaly; in Irish An Rinn.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,669,068 m² (266.91 ha, 659.54 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 27 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 17,461 m² (1.75 ha, 4.31 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 10 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Gallen, https://everytownland.com/offaly/parish/gallen.md
- Barony: Garrycastle
- Electoral division: Gallen, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Gallen electoral division: 588 people in 203 households; 78% of households own their home; 22% of homes were built since 2001; 8% 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/41353
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 181057
- Centre: latitude 53.227366, longitude -7.764507 (WGS 84)

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

27 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rin, from 71 m² to 1,582,064 m² (158.21 ha, 390.94 acres); 16 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 293410: 1,582,064 m² (158.21 ha, 390.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/293410.md
- Parcel 307490: 137,162 m² (13.72 ha, 33.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/307490.md
- Parcel 295888: 128,508 m² (12.85 ha, 31.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/295888.md
- Parcel 308930: 122,752 m² (12.28 ha, 30.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/308930.md
- Parcel 291067: 109,676 m² (10.97 ha, 27.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/291067.md
- Parcel 5661821: 108,891 m² (10.89 ha, 26.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5661821.md
- Parcel 270266: 94,698 m² (9.47 ha, 23.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/270266.md
- Parcel 298223: 86,351 m² (8.64 ha, 21.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/298223.md
- Parcel 305855: 75,017 m² (7.5 ha, 18.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305855.md
- Parcel 310593: 61,125 m² (6.11 ha, 15.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/310593.md
- Parcel 360688: 25,400 m² (2.54 ha, 6.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/360688.md
- Parcel 309853: 21,446 m² (2.14 ha, 5.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/309853.md
- Parcel 299847: 18,592 m² (1.86 ha, 4.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/299847.md
- Parcel 289091: 17,461 m² (1.75 ha, 4.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/289091.md
- Parcel 290162: 17,354 m² (1.74 ha, 4.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/290162.md
- Parcel 4678478: 15,304 m² (1.53 ha, 3.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4678478.md
- Parcel 4645124: 14,649 m² (1.46 ha, 3.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4645124.md
- Parcel 281128: 12,768 m² (1.28 ha, 3.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/281128.md
- Parcel 312045: 11,774 m² (1.18 ha, 2.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/312045.md
- Parcel 4678486: 8,777 m² (0.88 ha, 2.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4678486.md
- Parcel 4645101: 8,073 m² (0.81 ha, 1.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4645101.md
- Parcel 4645075: 4,241 m² (0.42 ha, 1.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4645075.md
- Parcel 291523: 3,330 m² (0.33 ha, 0.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/291523.md
- Parcel 4678485: 2,146 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4678485.md
- Parcel 5788227: 564 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5788227.md
- Parcel 5788407: 206 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5788407.md
- Parcel 5788209: 71 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5788209.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Rin 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)

10 applications, newest first.

- 20 Jan 2025, Offaly County Council 2560014: Conditional. Permission. the development of a recreational shared cycle and walkway located on Bord Na Móna lands within the townlands of Cloncraff or Bloomhill, Clonascra, Ballyduff, Clonaderg, Doon Demesne, Lackagh Beg, Lackagh More, Cormore and Corbeg, Corbane, Ballydaly, Kilcolgan Beg, Turraun, Leabeg, Leamore, Oughter, Derrymore, Bunakeeran, Lumcloon and Broughal in County Offaly. 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 16,919 meters of existing former rail bed and 8,960 meters along existing bog headlands / former high fields. b) The proposed shared cycle and walkway will connect into the existing Grand Canal Greenway, The Offaly Way, and the Lough Boora Discovery Park. 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. 5 no. Type 2 Gateways (including 2 no. upgrades to existing parking and 3 no. proposed parking facilities) ii. 6 no. Type 3 Gateways iii. 1 no. Type 4 Gateways iv. 2 no. Major Rest Points v. 2 no. Minor Rest Points d) Upgrade works to Brosna Bridge (Ref 15-100). e) The construction of a new pedestrian and cycle bridge spanning the Grand Canal within the Turraun townland. f) Upgrade works to 10 no. local access road crossings, and 8 no. agricultural crossings. 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 health and safety and biodiversity reasons which will include 14,909 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/2560014/0
- 9 Dec 2024, Offaly County Council 2460492: N/a. Permission. he development of a recreational shared cycle and walkway. The development proposes the following; The delivery of a shared cycle and walkway on Bord na Móna lands. This will include the repurposing of 16,919 meters of existing former rail bed and 8,960 meters along existing bog headlands / former high fields. The proposed shared cycle and walkway will connect into the existing Grand Canal Greenway, The Offaly Way, and the Lough Boora Discovery Park. 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; 5 no. Type 2 Gateways (including 2 no. upgrades to existing parking and 3 no. proposed parking facilities) 6 no. Type 3 Gateways, 1 no. Type 4 Gateways, 2 no. Major Rest Points, 2 no. Minor Rest Points. Upgrade works to Brosna Bridge (Ref 15-100). The construction of a new pedestrian and cycle bridge spanning the Grand Canal within the Turraun townland. Upgrade works to 10 no. local access road crossings, and 8 no. agricultural crossings. The erection of wayfinding and interpretative signage at Gateway locations along the route. 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. Fencing and screening will be erected where required for health and safety and biodiversity reasons which will include 14,909 meters of ecological screening. 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/2460492/0
- 30 Oct 2024, Offaly County Council 2460427: N/a. Retention. the existing apartments in the existing basement of the dwelling house. Permission is also sought to retain and complete for the existing outbuilding to the south boundary of the site and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460427/0
- 28 Aug 2024, Offaly County Council 2460326: Refused. Permission. •The construction of one Enercon E138 Wind Energy Converter on an 81m tower with an electrical rating of 4.5MW and an overall tip height of 149.38m. •Installation of the hardstanding area for the Wind Energy Converter. •Installation of underground circuit cables which will run in underground cable trenches (c.1.2m deep), from the proposed Wind Energy Converter to the proposed substation building on the site. •Construction of the proposed substation building which will be located c. 340m from the proposed wind energy converter and surrounded by stock proof fencing. It will be a single storey building, measuring 53m2 and c. 5m in height. •Construction of proposed internal site access track, constructed from permeable material and which will run from the site entrance to the Wind Energy Converter hardstanding area. •All associated ancillary infrastructure and preparatory works such as provision of the site entrance. The power rating associated with the proposed wind turbine is 4.5 megawatts (MW). The proposed Project will have a 30-year lifespan.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460326/0
- 23 Aug 2024, Offaly County Council 2460325: N/a. Permission. Lea Mór Renewable Energy Community (REC) Limited,intend to apply for permission for development at this site at Rin, Co. Offaly. The development will consist of: • The construction of one Enercon E138 Wind Energy Converter on an 81m tower with an electrical rating of 4.5MW and an overall tip height of 149.38m. • Installation of the hardstanding area for the Wind Energy Converter. • Installation of underground circuit cables which will run in underground cable trenches (c.1.2m deep), from the proposed Wind Energy Converter to the proposed substation building on the site. • Construction of the proposed substation building which will be located c. 340m from the proposed wind energy converter and surrounded by stock proof fencing. It will be a single storey building, measuring 53m2 and c. 5m in height. • Construction of proposed internal site access track, constructed from permeable material and which will run from the site entrance to the Wind Energy Converter hardstanding area. • All associated ancillary infrastructure and preparatory works such as provision of the site entrance. The power rating associated with the proposed wind turbine is 4.5 megawatts (MW). The proposed Project will have a 30-year lifespan.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460325/0
- 29 Jul 2024, Offaly County Council 2460288: N/a. Permission. •The construction of one Enercon E138 Wind Energy Converter on an 81m tower with an electrical rating of 4.5MW and an overall tip height of 149.38m. •Installation of the hardstanding area for the Wind Energy Converter. •Installation of underground circuit cables which will run in underground cable trenches (c.1.2m deep), from the proposed Wind Energy Converter to the proposed substation building on the site. •Construction of the proposed substation building which will be located c. 340m from the proposed wind energy converter and surrounded by stock proof fencing. It will be a single storey building, measuring 53m2 and c. 5m in height. •Construction of proposed internal site access track, constructed from permeable material and which will run from the site entrance to the Wind Energy Converter hardstanding area. •All associated ancillary infrastructure and preparatory works such as provision of the site entrance. The power rating associated with the proposed wind turbine is 4.5 megawatts (MW). The proposed Project will have a 30-year lifespan. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460288/0
- 23 Jul 2024, Offaly County Council 2460276: N/a. Permission. •The construction of one Enercon E138 Wind Energy Converter on an 81m tower with an electrical rating of 4.5MW and an overall tip height of 149.38m. •Installation of the hardstanding area for the Wind Energy Converter. •Installation of underground circuit cables which will run in underground cable trenches (c.1.2m deep), from the proposed Wind Energy Converter to the proposed substation building on the site. •Construction of the proposed substation building which will be located c. 340m from the proposed wind energy converter and surrounded by stock proof fencing. It will be a single storey building, measuring 53m2 and c. 5m in height. •Construction of proposed internal site access track, constructed from permeable material and which will run from the site entrance to the Wind Energy Converter hardstanding area. •All associated ancillary infrastructure and preparatory works such as provision of the site entrance. The power rating associated with the proposed wind turbine is 4.5 megawatts (MW). The proposed Project will have a 30-year lifespan.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460276/0
- 26 Jan 2023, Offaly County Council 2320: Refused. Permission. DEVELOPMENT OF A SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.THE PROPOSED SOLAR PV ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IS CONTAINED WITHIN TWO DISTINCT PARCELS OF LAND, REFERRED TO AS ZONE 1 AND ZONE 2. THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT SITE OF C. 247 HECTARES WILL CONTAIN: (I) SOLAR PV PANELS ON GROUND MOUNTED FRAMES /SUPPORT STRUCTURES WITHIN EXISTING FIELD BOUNDARIES, (IÎ) 30 NO. MEDIUM VOLTAGE POWER STATION (MVPS) ENCLOSURES (6.058M LONG X 2.348M WIDE X 2.896M HIGH), (III) 6 NO. WEATHER MONITORING STATIONS, (IV) 2 NO, TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUNDS (50M LONG X 35M WIDE), (V) INTERNAL SITE ACCESS TRACKS AND UNDERGROUND CABLES (UGC), (VI) UGC IN THE PUBLIC ROAD NETWORK (L70095, L70099, L70208-3 & R357), WHICH WILL ELECTRICALLY CONNECT THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE DERRYCARNEY 110KV SUBSTATION LOCATED WITHIN THE TOWNLAND OF LUMCLOON, AND (VII) ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING; PERIMETER FENCING WITH ACCESS GATES AT VEHICLE SITE ENTRANCES ALONG PUBLIC ROADS (L70095 AND THE R357), CCTV SECURITY CAMERAS, LANDSCAPING, AND ALL ASSOCIATED CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS, PLANNING PERMISSION IS BEING SOUGHT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED AND ACCOMPANIES THIS PLANNING APPLICATION. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2320/0
- 4 Jan 2023, Offaly County Council 231: N/a. Permission. DEVELOPMENT OF A SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.THE DEVELOPMENT SITE OF C. 247 HECTARES WILL CONTAIN: (I) SOLAR PV PANELS ON GROUND MOUNTED FRAMES /SUPPORT STRUCTURES WITHIN EXISTING FIELD BOUNDARIES, (IÎ) 30 NO. MEDIUM VOLTAGE POWER STATION (MVPS) ENCLOSURES (6.058M LONG X 2.348M WIDE X 2.896M HIGH), (III) 6 NO. WEATHER MONITORING STATIONS, (IV) 2 NO, TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUNDS (50M LONG X 35M WIDE), (V) INTERNAL SITE ACCESS TRACKS AND UNDERGROUND CABLES (UGC), (VI) UGC IN THE PUBLIC ROAD NETWORK (L70095, L.70099, L.70208-3 & R357), WHICH WILL ELECTRICALLY CONNECT THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE DERRYCARNEY 110KV SUBSTATION LOCATED WITHIN THE TOWNLAND OF LUMCLOON, AND (VII) ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING; PERIMETER FENCING WITH ACCESS GATES AT VEHICLE SITE ENTRANCES ALONG PUBLIC ROADS (L.70095 AND THE R357), CCTV SECURITY CAMERAS, LANDSCAPING, AND ALL ASSOCIATED CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS, PLANNING PERMISSION IS BEING SOUGHT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED AND ACCOMPANIES THIS PLANNING APPLICATION. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/231/0
- 17 May 2021, Offaly County Council 21306: Refused. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF ONE 4.2MW WIND TURBINE WITH AN OVERALL TIP HEIGHT OF UP TO 150M; CONSTRUCTION OF THE WIND TURBINE FOUNDATION, HARDSTANDING AND ASSEMBLY AREA; PROVISION OF A SITE ENTRANCE AND AN ACCESS TRACK WITHIN THE SITE; CONSTRUCTION OF AN ON-SITE 20KV SUBSTATION AND UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL CABLE; AND, ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND ANCILLARY WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/21306/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Boora, site code 001365

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

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Rin.

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## 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, 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 Rin.
- 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/rin.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/offaly/rin.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/offaly/rin.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Rin 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)

- Broughal: https://everytownland.com/offaly/broughal.md
- Bun: https://everytownland.com/offaly/bun.md
- Lea Beg: https://everytownland.com/offaly/lea-beg.md
- Lumcloon: https://everytownland.com/offaly/lumcloon.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/rin
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/offaly/rin