Biddyford

43 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Biddyford, from 13 m² to 430,519 m² (43.05 ha, 106.38 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 29 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Biddyford 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.

• 31 Jul 2026N/a

  (a) existing junction within the Annacotty Business Park, (b) Planning Permission for new roadway, footpaths and landscaping within the Annacotty Business Park, to access undeveloped lands, and (c) All ancillary site works above and below ground

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2660878

• 12 Jun 2026Conditional

  the demolition of their original 2 storey substandard dwelling and the construction of a new replacement dwelling with no alterations to the existing single storey rear extension and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2660664

• 6 Feb 2026Conditional

  1) change of use from warehouse/offices to industrial manufacturing/offices, 2) alterations to existing building’s facade, 3) demolish existing first floor in existing building, 4) construction of new first floor throughout existing building, 5) construction of new parapet to existing building, 6) construction of two storey extension including over-cladding and integration of an existing ESB substation and building signage, 7) relocation of existing site entrance, 8) construction of new access roadway to existing rear yard area and lining out of new car parking spaces including accessible spaces and EV spaces, 9) construction of new bicycle shelter, 10) construction of new bin stores, 11) construction of new external plant compound, 12) replacement of existing perimeter fencing, 13) installation of a new access-controlled security barrier, and 14) all other ancillary site works and services

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660123

• 13 Jun 2025Conditional

  the change of use of a portion of the ground floor of the existing commercial building (119.2m2) to its current use as a retail unit ancillary to the applicant’s food distribution business, together with all associated incidental and ancillary works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2560566

• 19 Feb 2024Conditional

  the construction extension to existing offices/distribution warehouse and to carry out all ancillary site works required to facilitate the proposed development

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2460132

• 9 Nov 2023N/a

  the change of use of a portion of the ground floor of the existing commercial building (119.2m2) to its current use as a retail unit ancillary to the applicant’s food distribution business, together with all associated incidental and ancillary works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2360818

• 3 Oct 2023Conditional

  the extension of the existing manufacturing facility to include all necessary ancillary works and services

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 23480

• 21 Sept 2023Conditional

  dwelling house as constructed, revised site layout plan, revised site boundaries and domestic garage and all associated site works

  Retention, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 23458

• 19 Dec 2022Conditional

  the provision of a new building, ancillary to the existing facility. The proposed new building seeks to add 1988m2 of additional floor space divided up into the following: 992m2 of Research and Development, 806m2 of Manufacturing, 190m2 of Warehousing. Other works include the provision of 100 no. carparking spaces which include accessible spaces and EV charging areas. 6 no. motorbike parking spaces. Secure bicycle parking spaces, refuse/storage yard, building signage, with all ancillary landscaping and associated site works and services

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 221363

• 3 Aug 2022Refused

  extension of permission for planning ref. 16/900: a 30 acre (12.1ha) solar farm compromising photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames, 3 no. single storey inverter/transformer stations, 1 no. single storey Sub-Station, security fencing, and all associated ancillary development works

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 227018

• 15 Jul 2021Conditional

  the construction of a new shed consisting of a horse walker and tractor storage. Permission for retention is sought for wellness/sauna room and a flood light and pole

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 211003

• 8 Apr 2020Conditional

  the refurbishment and expansion into an existing industrial unit, Unit 11, to comprise of a cleanroom, ancillary office space and associated changes to fenestration and replacement of roof level north lights with solid panels, the change of use of a section of Unit 10 from industrial use to warehouse use, to extend the existing facility by the following:-a north-western link corridor, a south-eastern link corridor, an extension to the Unit 10 warehouse area, an extension to the Unit 10 mezzanine area, upper level Unit 10 office space and plantroom extension, the demolition of an existing compound and the construction of a new external plant compound, changes in fenestration to Unit 10, the construction of an external fire escape stairs, the relocation of existing plant and services, the provision of additional parking spaces and bicycle shelter. Retention is also sought for a canteen link corridor, process plantroom & oil store and workshop/lab building and all ancillary site works and services in relation to the abovementioned works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 20301

• 12 Apr 2019Conditional

  a new dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment system, entrance and associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 19358

• 2 Oct 2018Conditional

  the construction of an extension to link two existing industrial units, provision of a car park and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 18960

• 28 Jun 2018Conditional

  the renovation od existing dwelling house to include demolition of front porch and roofs of existing annexes, alterations to elevations, internal modifications and extension to rear and side of house with new roof to entire extended house together with all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 18649

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 Biddyford.

Recorded monuments

• LI006-113 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  On reclaimed grassland. Small circular area (approx. diam. ) visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 06/02/2018. No surface remains viisble on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13. See attached Google Earth orthphoto taken 06/02/2018. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 14 January 2020

Architectural heritage

• Garda station/constabulary barracks, 1820–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two- or five-bay two-storey barrack, built 1825, on a rectangular plan; single-bay two-storey side elevations. In alternative use, 1837. In alternative use, 1888. Renovated, ----, to accommodate alternative use. Now disused. Replacement hipped artificial slate roof with ridge tiles, paired cement rendered central chimney stacks having concrete capping supporting terracotta pots, and uPVC rainwater goods on eaves boards. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rubble stone walls originally rendered with hammered limestone flush quoins to corners. Series of five elliptical-headed openings on tooled hammered or rough hewn limestone piers on benchmark-inscribed tooled cut-limestone plinths with lichen-spotted tooled limestone ashlar voussoirs. Square-headed central door opening in camber-headed recess with limewashed red brick voussoirs framing timber boarded door. Square-headed window openings in camber-headed recesses (first floor) with shallow sills, and hammered limestone voussoirs framing replacement timber casement windows. Road fronted.

• Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1835–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay double-height single-cell Catholic church, built 1838-9, on a rectangular plan. Renovated, 1977, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles with Cross finial-topped cut-limestone panelled bellcote to apex (west), and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined battered walls with cut-limestone recessed piers to corners. Pointed-arch window openings with cut-limestone sills, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone surrounds having chamfered reveals framing fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch door opening (west) with concrete flagged threshold, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone surround having moulded reveals with pine cone finial-topped curvilinear hood moulding framing replacement timber boarded double doors having overpanel. Pointed-arch window opening (gable) with cut-limestone sill, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding framing fixed-pane fitting having leaded stained glass panel. Full-height interior with timber panelled choir gallery (west) on cast-iron colonette pillars, central aisle between replacement timber pews, paired stations between stained glass windows (1977), carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary (east) reordered, 1977, with replacement timber altar table, and cornice to polygonal vaulted ceiling. Set in landscaped grounds.

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

At the centre of the townland of Biddyford, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1090 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Biddyford with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Biddyford · Baile na mBaintreach

Area

978,248 m² (97.82 ha, 241.73 acres)

Civil parish

Killeenagarriff, and its townlands

Barony

Clanwilliam

Electoral division

Ballyvarra, the unit of the census

Census 2022

4,513 people lived in 1,473 households in the Ballyvarra electoral division. 77% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyvarra, Clyduff East, Clyduff West, Grange Upper, Laghtane East, Laghtane West, Raheen, Thornfield

Placenames

Biddyford 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.