Coolnabacky

83 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Coolnabacky, from 10 m² to 170,304 m² (17.03 ha, 42.08 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 28 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Coolnabacky 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.

• 3 Jul 2026Conditional

  revise plans previously granted under permission 25/60321 namely, to increase the size of the poly tunnel adjoining the proposed new Propagation & potting shed.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2660432

• 11 Jun 2026Conditional

  Construct dwellinghouse, garage including storage area, entrance, septic tank and percolation area and right of way along existing access road and all associated site works at Coolnabacky Stradbally

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2641

• 24 Mar 2026N/a

  revise plans previously granted under permission 25/60321 namely, to increase the size of the poly tunnel adjoining the proposed new Propagation & potting shed.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2660159

• 27 May 2025Conditional

  construct a new propagation & potting shed with adjoining poly tunnel.

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2560321

• 23 Apr 2025Conditional

  amend the solar farm permitted under Laois County Council Reg. Ref. 17/532 and consists of a revised solar PV panel arrangement and maximum height of panels up to 3.2 metres; a reconfigured internal access route network; reduced number of MV transformers; provision of string inverters; revised CCTV arrangement; a spare parts storage container; weather stations; monitoring house; toilet facilities; and all other ancillary works associated with the development above and below ground including security fencing and gates, cabling, landscaping and drainage works. It is sought to increase the maximum export capacity of the solar farm to 80 MW and to increase the operational life of the solar farm from 30 to 40 years from the date of commissioning. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2560237

• 3 Jan 2024Conditional

  amend planning permission Reg. Ref. 17532 to consist of: Replacement of permitted Distribution Network Operator (DNO) 110kV substation and all associated infrastructure (Glass Reinforced Polyester (GRP) Cabinet, monitoring house, storage shed, auxiliary transformer and WC) with an Air Insulation Switchgear (AIS) 110kV substation comprising a single-storey control building (c. 6.28m height and c. 133.7sqm) within a palisade-fenced compound (c. 2.6m height and c. 1,779.8sq.m) and all associated electrical infrastructure and apparatus, and realignment of permitted solar arrays. The proposed development will consist of: Construction of a new vehicular entrance and access track connecting to permitted internal vehicular tracks; Construction of an underground cable (c. 160m length) to provide a tail fed connection to the permitted 400kV Coolnabacky substation (An Bord Pleanála Case Ref. PL11.VA0015); and, All ancillary site development works, including lighting, drainage, temporary construction compound and on-site parking to serve the operational and maintenance needs of the substation. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2460005

• 20 Dec 2023N/a

  Proposed amendments to planning permission Reg. Ref. 17532 to consist of: Replacement of permitted Distribution Network Operator (DNO) 110kV substation and all associated infrastructure (Glass Reinforced Polyester (GRP) Cabinet, monitoring house, storage shed, auxiliary transformer and WC) with an Air Insulation Switchgear (AIS) 110kV substation comprising a single-storey control building (c. 6.28m height and c. 133.7sqm) within a palisade-fenced compound (c. 2.6m height and c. 1,779.8sq.m) and all associated electrical infrastructure and apparatus, and realignment of permitted solar arrays. The proposed development will consist of: Construction of a new vehicular entrance and access track connecting to permitted internal vehicular tracks; Construction of an underground cable (c. 160m length) to provide a tail fed connection to the permitted 400kV Coolnabacky substation (An Bord Pleanála Case Ref. PL11.VA0015); and, All ancillary site development works, including lighting, drainage, temporary construction compound and on-site parking to serve the operational and maintenance needs of the substation. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2360557

• 13 Jun 2023Conditional

  construct a dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system, percolation area, bored well, new splayed entrance and associated site work

  Permission, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 2360217

• 13 May 2022Refused

  construct a dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system, percolation area, bored well, new splayed entrance and associated site work

  Permission, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 22297

• 21 Mar 2022Conditional

  to construct new dwelling house and garage, septic tank with percolation area, new site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 22158

• 8 Dec 2021Conditional

  new dwelling house , domestic garage, septic tank, percolation area, new site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 21843

• 20 Aug 2018Conditional

  construct a dwelling house, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, percolation area, bored well, new splayed entrance and associated site work

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 18515

• 12 Sept 2017Conditional

  construct a dwelling house, waste water treatment system, new splayed entrance and associated site work

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 17495

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: Timahoe Esker 000421

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Coolnabacky.

Architectural heritage

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

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 Coolnabacky, 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Coolnabacky · Cúil na Baice

Area

2,268,494 m² (226.85 ha, 560.56 acres)

Civil parish

Fossy or Timahoe, and its townlands

Barony

Cullenagh

Electoral division

Timahoe, the unit of the census

Census 2022

664 people lived in 210 households in the Timahoe electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 39% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bigbog, Esker, Kyle, Loughteeog, Money Lower, Timahoe, Timogue

Placenames

Coolnabacky 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.