Woodfield or Tullynisk
Townland in the civil parish of Eglish, barony of Eglish, Co. Offaly; in Irish Tulchán na Sceach
- Area
- 250.3 ha
- 618 acres
- Land parcels
- 60
- registered freehold, median 6,270 m² (0.63 ha, 1.55 acres)
- Zoning
- C2.1
- Business/Technology Park
- Planning
- 20
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
60 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Woodfield or Tullynisk, from 153 m² to 104,277 m² (10.43 ha, 25.77 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 21 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- C2.1Business/Technology Park (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Birr Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Offaly · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C3Enterprise and Employment (Office, business/technology park and related)
Birr Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Offaly · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G5Open Space, Amenity and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
Birr Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Offaly · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2Open Space, Amenity and Recreation (Existing residential)
Birr Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Offaly · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Birr Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Offaly · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
1 May 2026N/a
a) to erect 4 no 20m high lighting standards with led lighting to same to light the existing pitch. b). replace/upgrade the existing pitch to a astro pitch and construct/erect 1.2m high boundary fencing to same c) and permission for dugouts with all associated and ancillary site works
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660235
2 Apr 2026N/a
the following: a) to erect 4 no 20m high lighting standards with led lighting to same to light the existing pitch. b). replace/upgrade the existing pitch to a astro pitch and construct/erect 1.2m high boundary fencing to same c) and permission for dugouts with all associated and ancillary site works
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660179
27 Mar 2026N/a
a single storey dwelling house, garage, site entrance, septic tank with percolation area, and all ancillary associated site works. Retention and temporary permission is also sought for the existing onsite temporary prefabricated dwelling
Permission, 2 homes · Offaly County Council, 2660160
12 Mar 2026N/a
a single storey dwelling house, site entrance, septic tank with percolation area, and all ancillary associated site works. Retention and temporary permission is also sought for the existing onsite temporary prefabricated structure
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660121
27 Feb 2026N/a
a single storey dwelling house, site entrance, septic tank with percolation area, and all ancillary associated site works. Retention and temporary permission is also sought for the existing onsite temporary prefabricated structure
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660101
22 Jan 2026Conditional
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROPOSED TWO-STOREY DWELLING, DOMESTIC OUTBUILDING, A PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK WITH PERCOLATION AREA, ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS, INCLUDING A PROPOSED SITE ENTRANCE
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 264
18 Jun 2025Conditional
installation of septic tank and percolation area, realignment of site boundaries and including all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2560241
14 May 2025N/a
Installation of septic tank and percolation area, realignment of site boundaries and including all associated site works
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2560171
21 Dec 2023Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE/FUEL SHED, INSTALL EFFLUENT TREATMENT UNIT WITH PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 23434
6 Oct 2023Conditional
A ten year Planning Permission. The development will consist of: (i) The provision of underground electrical cabling (38kV) from the townland of Townparks to the existing Dallow 110kV substation in the townland of Clondallow to facilitate the connection of the proposed Carrig Renewables Wind Farm development to the national grid; (ii) Provision of 4 no. joint bays, communication chambers and earth sheath links along the proposed underground electrical cabling route; (iii) Reinstatement of the road or track surface above the proposed cabling trench along existing roads and tracks; and, (iv) All associated site development works, ancillary works and apparatus considered necessary to facilitate the proposed development. The development subject of this application will facilitate the connection of the proposed 7 no. wind turbine Carrig Renewables Wind Farm to the national electricity grid. A concurrent application for the Carrig Renewables Wind Farm development has been lodged to Tipperary County Council. The proposed development includes underground cabling works located within the public road corridor within the curtilage of a Protected Structure (Tipperary RPS Ref. TRPS519 Croghan Bridge). An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the planning application and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2360140
22 Sept 2023N/a
a ten-year planning permission. The development will consist of: (i) The provision of underground electrical cabling (38kV) from the townland of Townparks to the existing Dallow 110kV substation in the townland of Clondallow to facilitate the connection of the proposed Carrig Renewables Wind Farm development to the national grid; (ii) Provision of 4 no. joint bays, communication chambers and earth sheath links along the proposed underground electrical cabling route; (iii)reinstatement of the road or track surface above the proposed cabling trench along existing roads and tracks; and, (iv) all associated site development works, ancillary works and apparatus considered necessary to facilitate the proposed development. The development subject of this application will facilitate the connection of the proposed 7 no. wind turbine Carrig Renewables Wind Farm to the national electricity grid. A concurrent application for the Carrig Renewables Wind Farm development will also be lodged to Tipperary County Council. The proposed development includes underground cabling works located within the public road corridor within the curtilage of a Protected Structure (Tipperary RPS Ref. TRPS519 Croghan Bridge). An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the planning application and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2360120
22 Aug 2023Conditional
BUILDING WHICH CONTAINS DRESSING ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT STORAGE AREA AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Retention · Offaly County Council, 23367
29 Nov 2021Conditional
INSTALLATION OF A NEW EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM TOGETHER WITH PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21732
29 Nov 2021Conditional
INSTALLATION OF A REPLACEMENT EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM TOGETHER WITH PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Offaly County Council, 21733
8 Nov 2021N/a
INSTALLATION OF A REPLACEMENT EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM TOGETHER WITH PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS
Permission · Offaly County Council, 21694
12 Mar 2021N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW COMMERCIAL/LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ACCESS JUNCTION/ENTRANCE AND SERVICE ROAD TO SERVICE THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF LANDS
Permission · Offaly County Council, 21125
9 Sept 2020Refused
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW AGRICULTURAL ROAD ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Offaly County Council, 20416
7 Aug 2020N/a
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW AGRICULTURAL ROAD ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Offaly County Council, 20356
18 Dec 2017Conditional
(A) CHANGE OF USE OF PRE EXISTING OUTBUILDING TO COFFEE SHOP, RETENTION OF ADJOINING RESIDENTIAL UNIT AND PERMISSION FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM RESIDENTIAL UNIT TO STORE ANCILLARY TO COFFEE SHOP, RETENTION OF SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA SERVICING COFFEE SHOP, RETENTION OF POLYTUNNEL, RETENTION OF FREE STANDING TIMBER CLADDED SHOP UNIT, ALL AS CONSTRUCTED AND ANCILLARY TO EXISTING GARDEN CENTRE (B) PERMISSION FOR ADDITION AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING COFFEE SHOP, PERMISSION TO ERECT NEW POLYTUNNEL, PERMISSION FOR ALL ANCILLARY SIGNAGE, PERMISSION TO RELOCATE EXISTING VEHICULAR ENTRANCE ON NORTH EAST BOUNDARY WITH ON SITE CAR PARKING AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Retention · Offaly County Council, 17497
30 Nov 2017N/a
(A) CHANGE OF USE OF PRE EXISTING OUTBUILDING TO COFFEE SHOP, RETENTION OF ADJOINING RESIDENTIAL UNIT AND PERMISSION FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM RESIDENTIAL UNIT TO STORE ANCILLARY TO COFFEE SHOP, RETENTION OF SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA SERVICING COFFEE SHOP, RETENTION OF POLYTUNNEL, RETENTION OF FREE STANDING TIMBER CLADDED SHOP UNIT, ALL AS C0NSTRUCTED AND ANCILLARY TO EXISTING GARDEN CENTRE (B) PERMISSION FOR ADDITION AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING COFFEE SHOP, PERMISSION TO ERECT NEW POLYTUNNEL, PERMISSION FOR ALL ANCILLARY SIGNAGE, PERMISSION TO RELOCATE EXISTING VEHICULAR ENTRANCE ON NORTH EAST BOUNDARY WITH ON SITE CAR PARKING AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Retention · Offaly County Council, 17475
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Woodville Woods 000927
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Woodfield or Tullynisk.
Architectural heritage
- Tullynisk House, country house, 1790–1820 · National interest
Description
Detached five-bay two-storey over basement country house, built c.1810, with recessed central blind arch to façade and full-height bow to rear elevation. Set within its own grounds. Hipped slate roof with oversailing eaves having stone brackets, terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with tooled stone plinth course, string course and quoins. Moulded tooled stone surround to recessed segmental-headed bay at façade. Timber sash windows with chamfered tooled stone surrounds and keystones. Tripartite timber sash window to first floor of façade’s recessed bay having pointed-segmental-headed mullions. Segmental-headed door opening to façade with coved and fluted archivolt, engaged Ionic columns, glazed and panelled timber double doors, fanlight and sidelights, accessed by tooled stone steps. Brick-lined servants' tunnel to rear. Square-headed ashlar limestone gate piers to road with fluted capitals, plinth walls with spear-headed cast-iron railings and gates. Stone outbuildings with hipped and pitched slate roofs to north-west adjacent to walled garden with stone and yellow brick walls. Late twentieth-century bungalow constructed within walled garden.
- Woodlands House, country house, 1790–1830 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay three-storey house, built c.1810, with two-storey extension to sides, converted remains of outbuilding now abutting southern side of rear elevation, two-storey return and single- and two-storey extensions. Set within its own grounds. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles and smooth rendered chimneystacks having terracotta pots. Hipped slate roofs side extensions. Smooth rendered chimneystack to hipped slate roof of return. Flat roofs to rear extensions. Pebbledashed walls with smooth rendered plinth. Timber sash windows with stone sill to ground and first floor of façade and concrete to second. Timber casement windows to extensions. Square-headed door opening to façade with replacement timber door, sidelight and overlights. Square-headed timber battened door to rear elevation. Original outbuildings have been demolished. Concrete block outbuildings to rear site with lean-to corrugated-iron roofs.
- Tullynisk House, gate lodge, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge, c.1810. Hipped slate roof with paired timber modillions at eave course. Rendered walls with square-headed door and window openings with timber casement lattice windows and stone sills. Set behind square-headed ashlar limestone gate piers with fluted capitals, plinth walls with spear-headed cast-iron railings and gates.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- 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; parts are water.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1645 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Woodfield or Tullynisk with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Offaly.
The townland
- Name
- Woodfield or Tullynisk · Tulchán na Sceach
- Area
- 2,502,770 m² (250.28 ha, 618.45 acres)
- Civil parish
- Eglish, and its townlands
- Barony
- Eglish
- Electoral division
- Birr Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Birr Rural electoral division: 1,300 people in 478 households; 75% of households own their home; 24% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballindown, Ballywilliam, Boolinarig School Land, Clondallow, Dovegrove, Glenns, Lisheen, Townparks
- Placenames
- Woodfield or Tullynisk 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.