Ballinrahin

51 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballinrahin, from 88 m² to 200,820 m² (20.08 ha, 49.62 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 30 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Ballinrahin 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.

• 24 Mar 2025Conditional

  for works associated with the proposed uprate of the existing 110 kV Overhead Line (OHL) between the existing Cushaling 110 kV substation in the townland of Ballykilleen, Co. Offaly and the existing Portlaoise 110 kV substation in the townlands of Clonminam and Kylekiproe, Co. Laois. The Cushaling – Portlaoise 110 kV OHL is approximately 41.6 km long and comprises 17 no. steel lattice tower structures and 193 no. wooden pole structures. The existing circuit is located across the functional areas of Offaly County Council (OCC), Kildare County Council (KCC) and Laois County Council (LCC). Approximately 10 km of the existing OHL circuit is located within the functional area of OCC, approximately 9 km is within the functional area of KCC and approximately 22.6 km is located within the functional area of LCC. Separate planning applications are being lodged with each respective County Council. The Proposed Development across the functional area of Co. Kildare is located in the townlands of Coolelan, Kiltaghan North, Kiltaghan South, Clonmoyle West, Ummeras More, Mountrice, Mullaghroe Upper, Mullaghroe Lower, Coolatogher, Coolsickin or Quinsborough and Coolnafearagh. The Proposed Development works across the functional area of Co. Kildare will comprise: 1. The replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor with a new higher capacity conductor including installation of a new fibre communication connection; 2. The replacement of 2 no. steel towers and their foundations; 3. The replacement of steel members at 1 no. tower; 4. Full tower painting required at 1 no. location; 5. Shear block remedial works (raise and cap) at 1 no. tower location; 6. The replacement of wooden poles only at 8 no. locations; 7. The replacement of wooden poles and crossarm at 3 no. locations; 8. The replacement of crossarm only at 4 no. locations; 9. The replacement of existing danger notices at various locations, as required; 10. The replacement of hardware and fittings, such as insulators, insulator hardware, earthwire hardware and anti-climbing guards at various locations, as required; 11. The replacement of suspension clamps, vibration dampers and compression assemblies at all locations, as required; 12. All associated temporary site development works to gain access to the existing structures including clearance of vegetation, disassembly and reassembly of gate posts/piers and removal and reinstatement of existing fencing; and 13. Other temporary associated

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560302

• 24 Mar 2025Conditional

  EirGrid plc, with the consent and approval of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) is applying to Offaly County Council for permission for works associated with the proposed uprate of the existing 110 kV Overhead Line (OHL) between the existing Cushaling 110 kV substation in the townland of Ballykilleen, Co. Offaly and the existing Portlaoise 110 kV substation in the townlands of Clonminam and Kylekiproe, Co. Laois. The Proposed Development works across the functional area of Co.Offaly will comprise: Replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor with a new higher capacity conductor including installation of a new fibre communication connection; replacement of the existing earthwire with new earthwire between structures 1 and 8; replacement of steel members at 3 no. towers; Full tower painting required at 3 no. locations; replacement of wooden poles only at 7 no. locations; replacement of wooden poles and crossarm at 2 no. locations; replacement of crossarm only at 3 no. locations; replacement of existing danger notices at various locations, as required; replacement of hardware and fittings, such as insulators, insulator hardware, earthwire hardware and anti-climbing guards at various locations, as required; replacement of suspension clamps, vibration dampers & compression assemblies at all locations, as required; All associated temporary site development works to gain access to the existing structures & other temporary associated & ancillary development works required for the purpose of the uprate of the existing circuit. No additional structures are proposed along the existing circuit. Structure 203 will be relocated approx. 101m back towards structure 202 due to its existing position on top of a gravel mound & the potential for subsidence of gravel in the long term. No alteration to the nature, extent, alignment, character or voltage of existing electricity infrastructure is proposed. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted with this application. Full description of all works within Site Notice.

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2560087

• 25 Oct 2024Conditional

  (A) demolition of existing flat roof extension to side (east) elevation and demolition of existing storage shed to the rear, (B) extension to existing derelict cottage consisting of part single storey extension to side (west) elevation and one a half storey extension to rear (south) elevation (C) new single storey link to side (west) elevation of existing cottage and new window fenestration to existing cottage with minor internal alterations, (D) installation of an Oakstown BAF wastewater treatment plant with polishing filter percolation area and (E) new vehicular recessed entrance and access driveway and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2460424

• 2 Aug 2023Conditional

  the construction of a single storey dwelling house, detached garage, installation of an effluent treatment system / polishing filter and any associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2360046

• 2 Aug 2023Conditional

  the construction of a single storey dwelling house, detached garage, installation of an effluent treatment system / polishing filter and any associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2360048

• 1 Aug 2023N/a

  The development will consist of the construction of a single storey dwelling house, detached garage, installation of an effluent treatment system / polishing filter and any associated site works.

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2360041

• 1 Aug 2023N/a

  the construction of a single storey dwelling house, detached garage, installation of an effluent treatment system / polishing filter and any associated site works

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2360042

• 3 Aug 2021Conditional

  (A) NEW DETACHED BUNGALOW DWELLING HOUSE, (B) NEW RECESSED SITE ENTRANCE, (C) NEW ON-SITE DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, (D) LANDSCAPING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORK

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21477

• 24 Nov 2020Conditional

  THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED GARAGE, INSTALLATION OF A SEPTIC TANK / PERCOLATION AREA AND ANY ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 20584

• 7 Feb 2019Conditional

  (A) MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING FRONT OPEN PORCH TO INCLUDE, ENCLOSING THE SPACE, NEW FRONT DOOR POSITION AND GABLE STYLE ROOF, (B) SINGLE STOREY FAMILY FLAT TYPE EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, (C) NEW FRONT BOUNDARY WALL WITH NEW ENTRANCE WING WALLS, PILLARS AND GATES, (D) NEW TIMBER FRAME PERGOLA STYLE CAR PORT TO REAR OF PROPERTY (E) CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES ON-SITE, LANDSCAPING AND ALL ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 2 homes · Offaly County Council, 1946

• 28 Nov 2017Conditional

  EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR OF HOUSE AND FITTING OF SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 17468

• 19 Apr 2017Conditional

  TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES ON-SITE AND ALL ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 17137

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 Ballinrahin.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Ballinrahin.

Architectural heritage

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

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 5 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_2283 (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 Ballinrahin with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Offaly.

Name

Ballinrahin · Baile an Raithin

Area

1,519,312 m² (151.93 ha, 375.43 acres)

Civil parish

Clonsast, and its townlands

Barony

Coolestown

Electoral division

Bracknagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Bracknagh electoral division: 1,141 people in 381 households; 93% of households own their home; 30% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyshane, Clonbrin, Kilcloncorkry, Kilnantoge Lower

Placenames

Ballinrahin 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.