Fortyacres

102 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Fortyacres, from 5 m² to 167,108 m² (16.71 ha, 41.29 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.

• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 78 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space, Amenity and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C3Enterprise and Employment (Office, business/technology park and related)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community Services/Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 15 Jan 2026Conditional

  construction of 1. A new 145m x 90m sports pitch, with 8 no. floodlights (18m high) to the northeast of the site. 2. A viewing stand (stand B) to be located at the new sports pitch, consisting of a toilet block and storage area. 3. A second viewing stand (stand A) to be located at the existing main sports pitch to the south of the site, consisting of a toilet block and storage area. 4. Permission is also sought to connect to the main foul sewage on site and all associated site works

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660015

• 14 Jan 2026N/a

  permission to construct 1. A new 145m x 90m sports pitch, with 8 no. floodlights (18m high) to the northeast of the site. 2.A viewing stand (stand B) to be located at the new sports pitch, consisting of a toilet block and storage area. 3.A second viewing stand (stand A) to be located at the existing main sports pitch to the south of the site, consisting of a toilet block and storage area. 4.Permission is also sought to connect to the main foul sewage on site and all associated site works at the above address

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660012

• 8 Jan 2026N/a

  construction of 1. A new 145m x 90m sports pitch, with 8 no. floodlights (18m high) to the northeast of the site. 2. A viewing stand (stand B) to be located at the new sports pitch, consisting of a toilet block and storage area. 3. A second viewing stand (stand A) to be located at the existing main sports pitch to the south of the site, consisting of a toilet block and storage area. 4. Permission is also sought to connect to the main foul sewage on site and all associated site works

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660003

• 18 Dec 2025N/a

  the construction of 1. A new 145m x 90m sports pitch, with 8 no. floodlights (18m high) to the northwest of the site. 2. A viewing stand (stand B) to be located at the new sports pitch, consisting of a toilet block and storage area. 3. A second viewing stand (stand A) to be located at the existing main sports pitch to the south of the site, consisting of a toilet block and storage area. 4. Permission is also sought to connect to the main foul sewage on site and all associated site works at the above address

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2560653

• 24 Nov 2022Conditional

  INSTALLATION OF 4 NO. FLOODLIGHTS (18M HIGH) LOCATED TO THE SOUTH OF THE EXISTING FOOTBALL PITCH. PLANNING PERMISSION FOR (1) A TWO STOREY EXTENSION (298.3 SQM) TO THE WEST (REAR) OF THE EXISTING CLUBHOUSE. THE GROUND FLOOR LEVEL WILL INCLUDE A REMOTE OFFICE HUB, KITCHENETTE, PUBLIC W/C'S, STORAGE AREAS, SHOP AND THE UPGRADING OF CHANGING ROOMS WITH SHOWERS AND W/C. FIRST FLOOR LEVEL WILL INCLUDE A GYM AND STUDIO AREA. (2) ALTERATIONS TO BE MADE TO THE EXISTING DOORS AND WINDOWS TO THE WEST, NORTH & SOUTH ELEVATIONS. (3) ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING CLUBHOUSE ROOF WILL BE MADE TO FACILITATE THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL AND THE EXISTING WEST (REAR) EXTENSION (22.1 SQM) WILL BE DEMOLISHED. (4) A NEW 60M BY 35M ALL-WEATHER SPORTS PITCH WITH ARTIFICIAL (ASTROTURF) PLAYING SURFACE, WITH BALL WALL 19M IN LENGTH AND 6M IN HEIGHT, TO THE SOUTHEAST BOUNDARY. (5) PERMISSION IS SOUGHT TO INSTALL 5M HIGH SECURITY FENCING AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE PROPOSED ASTROTURF PITCH AND 6 NO. FLOODLIGHTS (6M HIGH). (6) PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT FOR TO UPGRADE THE EXISTING CAR PARKING AREAS AND TO INSTALL NEW DRAINAGE, ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. (7) PERMISSION IS SOUGHT TO DECOMMISSION THE EXISTING 12M HIGH FLOODLIGHTS AND REPLACE WITH 4 NO. FLOODLIGHTS (18M HIGH) TO THE NORTH OF THE EXISTING FOOTBALL PITCH

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 22607

• 4 Nov 2022N/a

  THE INSTALLATION OF 4 NO. FLOODLIGHTS (18M HIGH) LOCATED TO THE SOUTH OF THE EXISTING FOOTBALL PITCH. PERMISSION FOR (1) A TWO STOREY EXTENSION (298.3SQM) TO THE WEST (REAR) OF THE EXISTING CLUBHOUSE. THE GROUND FLOOR LEVEL WILL INCLUDE A REMOTE OFFICE HUB, KITCHENETTE, PUBLIC W/C'S, STORAGE AREAS, SHOP AND THE UPGRADING OF CHANGING ROOMS WITH SHOWERS AND W/C. FIRST FLOOR LEVEL WILL INCLUDE A GYM AND STUDIO AREA. (2) ALTERATIONS TO BE MADE TO THE EXISTING DOORS AND WINDOWS TO THE WEST, NORTH &SOUTH ELEVATIONS. (3) ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING CLUBHOUSE ROOF WILL BE MADE TO FACILITATE THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL AND THE EXISTING WEST (REAR) EXTENSION (22.1SQ M) WILL BE DEMOLISHED. (4) A NEW 60M BY 35M ALL-WEATHER SPORTS PITCH WITH ARTIFICIAL (ASTROTURF) PLAYING SURFACE, WITH BALL WALL 19M IN LENGTH AND IN 6M HEIGHT, TO THE SOUTHEAST BOUNDARY. (5) PERMISSION IS SOUGHT TO INSTALL 5M HIGH SECURITY FENCING AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE PROPOSED ASTROTURF PITCH AND 6 NO. FLOODLIGHTS (6M HIGH). (6) PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT FOR TO UPGRADE THE EXISTING CAR PARKING AREAS AND TO INSTALL NEW DRAINAGE, ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. (7) PERMISSION IS SOUGHT TO DECOMMISSION THE EXISTING 12M HIGH FLOODLIGHTS AND REPLACE WITH 4NO. FLOODLIGHTS (18M HIGH) TO THE NORTH OF THE EXISTING FOOTBALL PITCH

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 22567

• 30 Aug 2021Conditional

  ERECTION OF A 24M MONOPOLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT STRUCTURE TOGETHER WITH ANTENNAE, DISHES AND ASSOCIATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, ALL ENCLOSED IN SECURITY FENCING

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 21533

• 23 Jul 2020Conditional

  PROVISION OF A NEW FRONT PORCH OF 6 SQ METERS TO MATCH THE EXISTING HOUSE

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 20320

• 13 Jun 2019Conditional

  CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING EQUIPMENT STORE TO A SPORTS HALL AND PERMISSION TO EXTEND BUILDING TO FORM DRESSING ROOMS, SHOWERS, TOILETS ON GROUND FLOOR LEVEL AND MEETING ROOM AT 1ST FLOOR LEVEL

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 19281

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 Fortyacres.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Fortyacres.

Architectural heritage

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

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

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2136 (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.

No address of the register names Fortyacres with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Offaly.

Name

Fortyacres · Ceithre Acra Déag

Area

443,443 m² (44.34 ha, 109.58 acres)

Civil parish

Killaderry, and its townlands

Barony

Philipstown Lower

Electoral division

Daingean, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Daingean electoral division: 1,619 people in 556 households; 76% of households own their home; 39% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Castlebarnagh Big, Castlebarnagh Little, Killaderry, Killeen, Townparks

Placenames

Fortyacres 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.