Churchfield

95 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Churchfield, from 6 m² to 20,529 m² (2.05 ha, 5.07 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 17 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.

• R2Residential 1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois · 70 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Village Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Residential 2 (New/proposed residential)
  Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Open Space/Amenity (Active open space)
  Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N6Utilities (Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities uses)
  Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community-Educational-Institutional (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 26 Aug 2026N/a

  Alter previously approved Pl. Ref. 24/60224, to include change of house design of House Type B (3 bed semi-detached), changes to site boundaries, ancillary site services and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2660577

• 10 Nov 2025Conditional

  extend existing dwelling

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 25106

• 2 Sept 2025N/a

  extend existing dwelling

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2576

• 22 Aug 2025Conditional

  Construct a new Dwelling house on serviced site

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2569

• 13 Aug 2025Conditional

  construct a new dwelling

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2563

• 17 Dec 2024Conditional

  construct new dwelling house on serviced site

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2460776

• 25 Apr 2024Conditional

  Extend the site boundaries and connect to the existing services of the development known as Churchfield Court, Castletown, Co. Laois (previously granted under Pl. Ref. 04/350). Permission is also sought to alter the existing boundaries of Site No. 12, and thereafter provide 1 no. detached and 2 no. semi-detached houses, along with all ancillary services and associated site works

  Permission, 3 homes · Laois County Council, 2460224

• 26 Aug 2022Conditional

  construct new dwelling house, domestic garage, new site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 22529

• 22 Jul 2022N/a

  construct new dwelling house, domestic garage, new site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 22458

• 20 Jun 2022Conditional

  construct a two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 22378

• 14 Apr 2022N/a

  construct a two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 22227

• 8 Apr 2022N/a

  construct a two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 22208

• 5 Aug 2021Conditional

  Two storey dwelling, garage, entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 21553

• 22 Jan 2021Conditional

  construct a dormer dwelling house with connections to existing site services, a new site entrance and to include all associated ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2124

• 17 Sept 2020Conditional

  construct two-storey dwelling house, garage, entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 20469

• 19 May 2020Conditional

  construct a single storey dwelling house with connection to existing site services, new site entrance and to include all associated ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 20233

• 27 Mar 2020Conditional

  construct a new dwelling house, domestic garage, site boundaries and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 20170

• 2 Mar 2020Conditional

  construct dwelling house, domestic garage, site boundaries amd all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 20109

• 19 Oct 2018Conditional

  modify/alter development as permitted by Laois County Council under planning ref 18/23. The proposed development is now for a single storey extension to the existing Miguel House, De La Salle Order, Castletown, Portlaoise, Co.Laois to provide specialist residential care accommodation to the south of the existing home. The care provision will be a range of short, long term and specialist geriatric healthcare services, including various therapies and support activities for residents suffering from Dementia/Alzheimer's. The proposed extension will fully comply with and exceed HIQA accommodation standards, fire safety and disabled access provisions, and all other statutory regulations. The proposal includes large secure landscaped courtyards with access to internal day spaces, parking provision including a number of disabled car spaces, an ambulance set down area, cycle stand and signage at the access with proposed access at Main Street

  Permission · Laois County Council, 18632

• 22 Jan 2018Conditional

  extend and enhance the existing single storey older person nursing care facility known as Miguel House by the addition of a two storey extension to provide specialist residential care accommodation to the south of the existing home. The care provision will be a range of short, long term and specialist geriatric healthcare services, including various therapies and support activities for residents suffering from Dementia/Alzheimers. Additionally, the facility will contain a new kitchen to provide catering services for the new and existing building, along with heating plant, lifts and associated services. The proposed building will comply fully and exceed HIQUA accommodation standards, fire safety and disabled access provisions, and all other statutory regulations. The design includes a large secure landscaped courtyard with access from internal day spaces. Finishes and detailed design will comply with conservation area requirements to enhance the current village character. Parking provision includes a number of disabled car spaces, a covered ambulance set down area, and a covered cycle stand is also provided. It is proposed that a new road and pedestrian entrance will be created directly from the Main Street in full compliance with current highways standards. Storm and Foul Drainage will be provided to comply with local Council standards

  Permission · Laois County Council, 1823

• 18 Jan 2018N/a

  extend and enhance the existing single storey older person nursing care facility known as Miguel House by the addition of a two storey extension to provide specialist residential care accommodation to the south of the existing home. The care provision will be a range of short, long term and specialist geriatric healthcare services, including various therapies and support activities for residents suffering from Dementia/Alzheimers. Additionally, the facility will contain a new kitchen to provide catering services for the new ane existing building, along with heating plant, lifts and associated services. The proposed building will comply fully and exceed HIQUA accommodation standards, fire safety and disabled access provisions, and all other statutory regulations. The design includes a large secure landscaped ciourtyard with access from internal day spaces. Finishes and detailed design will comply with conservation area requirements to enhance the current village character. Parking provision includes a number of disabled car spaces, a covered ambulance set down area, and a covered cycle stand is also provided. It is proposed that a new road and pedestrian entrance will be created directly from the Main Street in full compliance with current highways standards. Storm and Foul Drainage will be provided to comply with local Council standards

  Permission · Laois County Council, 1815

• 18 Jan 2018Conditional

  extend the boundaries and connect to existing services of the development, permissioin is also sought to alter the existing boundaries of site no. 12 and thereafter provide one detached and two semi-detached houses along with all ancillary services and associated site works

  Permission, 3 homes · Laois County Council, 1816

• 20 Nov 2017N/a

  extend boundaries and connect to existing services of the development known as Churchfield Court, Castletown, Co. Laois and thereafter provide one detached and two semi-detached houses along with all ancillary services and associated site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 17617

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 Churchfield.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Churchfield.

Architectural heritage

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

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 Churchfield, about 1 in 10 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.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Churchfield.

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 Churchfield with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Laois.

Name

Churchfield · Páirc an Teampaill

Area

186,399 m² (18.64 ha, 46.06 acres)

Civil parish

Offerlane, and its townlands

Barony

Upperwoods

Electoral division

Castletown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

835 people lived in 287 households in the Castletown electoral division. 80% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bohernaghty, Churchtown, Crossfield, Elderfield, Oldborris

Placenames

Churchfield 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.