Curraghavarna and Portavolla

367 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Curraghavarna and Portavolla, from 6 m² to 56,940 m² (5.69 ha, 14.07 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 36 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 292 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M1Town Centre/Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 25 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community Services/Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 11 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 · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C3Enterprise and Employment (Office, business/technology park and related)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Strategic Residential Reserve
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 11 Jul 2026Conditional

  change of house type under previously granted permission. (planning reference number - 21494) and including all ancillary associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2660370

• 30 Jun 2026N/a

  change of house type under previously granted permission. (planning reference number - 21494) and including all ancillary associated site works

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660341

• 11 Jun 2026Conditional

  THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROPOSED TWO-STOREY DWELLING, OUTBUILDING, A PROPOSED SITE ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2657

• 24 Oct 2025Conditional

  the construction of a single-storey Training Workshop containing work spaces, office, ancillary accommodation and all associated site works to complete the development

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2560521

• 22 Oct 2025N/a

  the construction of a single-storey Training Workshop containing work spaces, office, ancillary accommodation and all associated site works to complete the development

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2560505

• 16 Oct 2025N/a

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

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2560491

• 9 Oct 2025N/a

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

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2560477

• 30 Apr 2025Conditional

  ADDITION AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2543

• 19 Mar 2025Conditional

  THE INSTALLATION OF 6NO. 20M HIGH FLOOD LIGHTING COLUMNS WHICH WILL ACCOMMODATE A TOTAL OF 42NO. 1.5KW LED FLOODLIGHTS, A 150KVA GENERATOR, UNDERGROUND SERVICE DUCTING AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS FOR THE TRAINING PITCH TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE GROUNDS OF ST RYNAGHS HURLING CLUB

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2528

• 14 Mar 2025Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS TO BOTH THE SOUTH EAST AND THE SOUTH WEST, REMOVAL OF EXISTING MAIN ROOF AND CHIMNEY AND THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF TWO-STOREY EXTENSIONS TO THE SOUTH EAST AND NORTH WEST, THE RAISING OF THE MAIN ROOF TO PROVIDE LIVING ACCOMMODATION ON THE FIRST FLOOR, A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SOUTH WEST, ALL INTERNAL MODIFICATIONS, PROPOSED EXTENSION OF EXISTING OUTBUILDING TO THE REAR, THE WIDENING OF THE EXISTING SITE ENTRANCE INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS

  Permission, 2 homes · Offaly County Council, 2524

• 3 Dec 2024Conditional

  THE FOLLOWING TO A PROTECTED STRUCTURE RPS 39-34: (1) A SECTION OF THE STRUCTURE (STORAGE SHED) IN THE VICINITY OF PORTAVOLLA ROAD WAS DEMOLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY. (2) THE REMOVAL OF CHIMNEY STACK ON THE HIGH PART OF ROOF AND THE RE- SLATING OF SAME ROOF FRONT & BACK OF EXISTING DWELLING. (3) DORMER WINDOW AT THE REAR OF DWELLING WHICH HAD COLLAPSED SOME YEARS AGO AND REPLACE WITH 2NO. NEW ROOF LIGHTS. (4) INTERNAL WORKS TO EXISTING DWELLING, NEW STUDDED WALLS AT FIRST & SECOND FLOOR LEVELS. PLANNING PERMISSION FOR THE FOLLOWING: (1) TO RE-SLATE ROOF AT THE STOREY AND A HALF SECTION OF THE DWELLING TO MATCH EXISTING ROOF, ALSO CONVERT UPPER LEVEL OF SAME TO AN ENSUITE AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO MAIN BUILDING. (2) CONSTRUCT NEW TIMBER STAIRS AND RAILS AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL TO MATCH EXISTING STAIRS AT FIRST & SECOND FLOOR LEVELS. (3) REPAIR OR REPLACE EXISTING TIMBER WIDOWS AS REQUIRED. (4) REPLACE FRONT DOOR WITH HARDWOOD TIMBER DOOR TO MATCH EXISTING. (5) EXISTING SECTION OF DWELLING IN THE VICINITY OF PORTAVOLLA ROAD TO BE REFURBISHED INTERNALLY AT GROUND FLOOR & FIRST FLOOR LEVELS. EXTERNALLY REMOVE UNSAFE CHIMNEY STACK OF SAME AND CONSTRUCT NEW SLATED ROOF TO MATCH EXISTING DWELLING. (6) THE SECTION OF STRUCTURE (STORAGE SHED) THAT HAS BEEN DEMOLISHED, IT IS PROPOSED TO CONSTRUCT A 3 .5M WIDE VEHICULAR ACCESS WITH A WROUGHT IRON GATE 1.8M HIGH APPROX. INCLUDING STONE WALL ON EITHER SIDE IN THE VICINITY OF PORTAVOLLA ROAD

  Retention, 2 homes · Offaly County Council, 24172

• 24 Sept 2024Conditional

  Retention permission for Storage shed with concrete base and inspection pit, Retention for Demolition of Shed and reconstruction of new shed in its place and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2460367

• 2 Aug 2024Conditional

  (1) REAR SINGLE STOREY ADDITION AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE (2) RETENTION PERMISSION OF ADDITIONAL DOMESTIC GARAGE/FUEL STORE WHICH IS ATTACHED TO EXISTING GARAGE, PREVIOUSLY GRANTED PERMISSION UNDER PL2/78/689 AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 24101

• 2 Aug 2024Refused

  of an existing timber cabin unit (17.4 SqM) for use as a reception area for the existing permitted outdoor activities business (Pl. Ref: 17/157) and all associated site works

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2460295

• 26 Jul 2024N/a

  (1)NEW SLATED ROOF TO EXISTING DWELLING (2) PERMISSION TO CARRY OUT RENOVATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING , INCLUDING CONVERSION OF ATTIC AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL BEDROOM (3) PERMISSION TO DEMOLISH PART OF EXISTING DWELLING .EIRCODE R42 E672 (PROTECTED STRUCTURE (RPS 39-34) (4) PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A NEW TWO STOREY (2 BED) DWELLING, FACING ON A PORTAVOLLA ROAD (5) PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A NEW ACCESS ON TO PORTAVOLLA ROAD, TO SERVICE EXISTING DWELLING AND PROPOSED NEW 2 STOREY DWELLING

  Retention, 2 homes · Offaly County Council, 2499

• 29 Nov 2023Conditional

  Carry out Variations of the front facade of dwellinghouse

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2360208

• 23 Nov 2023N/a

  Carrying out variations of the front facade of dwellinghouse

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2360201

• 5 Oct 2023Refused

  an existing shop unit (17.4 SqM) & 2 No. signs thereon, an existing mobile sauna unit (4.3 SqM) and associated site works

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2360136

• 4 Oct 2023Conditional

  CONVERSION OF ATTIC SPACE IN EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INTO LIVING ACCOMMODATION AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 23390

• 28 Sept 2023N/a

  an existing shop unit (17.4 Sqm) & 2 No. signs thereon, an existing mobile sauna unit (4.3 Sqm) and associated site works

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2360127

• 11 Sept 2023Conditional

  change of use from previously granted commercial development (PL Ref: 081047) to residential apartments comprising nine one-bed apartments, three two-bed apartments, demolition of existing flat-roof section and access stairway to side & rear of existing structure, alterations to existing elevations, construction of apartments within existing carport, as well as all associated site works and services

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2360108

• 9 Sept 2023N/a

  Retention of an existing shop unit (17.4 SqM) & 2 No. signs thereon, an existing mobile sauna unit (4.3 SqM) and associated site works

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 2360107

• 23 Aug 2023N/a

  Permission is being sought on behalf of JOED Build SPV Limited. for change of use from previously granted development (PL Ref: 081047) for residential apartments comprising nine one-bed apartments, three two-bed apartments, alterations to existing elevations, construction of apartments within existing carport, as well as all associated site works and services at Main Street, Banagher, County Offaly.

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2360078

• 3 Aug 2023N/a

  for change of use from previously granted development (PL Ref: 081047) for residential apartments comprising nine one-bed apartments, three two-bed apartments, alterations to existing elevations, construction of apartments within existing carport, as well as all associated site works and services at Main Street, Banagher, County Offaly.

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2360051

• 22 Dec 2022Conditional

  THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF AN EXISTING GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 22665

The 25 most recent of 50 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: River Shannon Callows SAC 000216
• Special Protection Area: Middle Shannon Callows SPA 004096
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: River Shannon Callows 000216

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Curraghavarna and Portavolla.

Architectural heritage

• Saint Rynagh's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1820–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached T-plan Catholic church, built in 1825 by Father John Kenny P.P., with three-stage broach tower and spire, designed by William Hague, added in 1872 to west. Sacristy and entrance porches to south. Church set within its own grounds. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pebbledashed walls to church, coursed limestone walls to tower with tooled limestone quoins. Carved limestone date band above entrance doorway at tower. Paired lancet stained glass windows to nave walls. Pointed-arched openings to bell chamber incorporating roundels and square-headed louvered openings, flanked by red sandstone colonnettes with foliate capitals. Pointed-arched door opening with recessed limestone surround, carved limestone hood terminating in carved limestone masks. Carved sandstone pedestal above entrance doorway comprising colonnettes with foliate capitals supporting statue with carved limestone hood above. Wrought-iron spiral staircase accesses gallery at rear of nave. Single-cell interior with open timber trussed roof.

• Saint Rynagh's Catholic Church, presbytery/parochial/curate's house, 1870–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey parochial house, built c.1875, with flat-roofed extension and outbuilding to rear. Set within the grounds of Saint Rynagh's church. Hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles and cresting, rendered chimneystacks with terracotta pots. Ruled-and-lined render walls with stressed quoins. Segmental-headed window openings with stucco hoodmouldings, uPVC replacement windows with stone sills to the first floor. Canted bay windows to the ground floor. Segmental-headed door opening with timber panelled door, glazed overlight and sidelights with stucco hoodmoulding. Metal gates set within ruled-and-lined rendered walls give access to rear site. Roughcast rendered outbuilding to rear.

• Clonamona Cottage, house, 1810–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey house with attic, built c.1830, with timber shopfront and return to rear. Formerly used as a barracks. Shop and house are now vacant. House fronts directly onto street. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles. Random coursed limestone walls with patches of roughcast limestone render. Timber sash windows with modern concrete surrounds and tooled stone sills. Central window with brick infill to sides. Square-headed door opening with moulded concrete surround and timber panelled door with sidelights. Late nineteenth-century timber shopfront with central battened double doors and display windows.

• S. Lyons, house, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced five-bay two-storey house with attic, built c.1840, with stucco shopfront to ground floor and return to rear. Now used as a pub. House fronts directly onto street. Pitched tiled roof with terracotta ridge tiles and roughcast rendered chimneystacks. Ruled-and-lined render to façade with eaves course. Replacement timber windows with stone sills. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber door and overlight. Stucco shopfront with replacement double doors and display window flanked by fluted pilasters with console brackets. Raised lettering to fascia surmounted by cornice.

• J.J. Hough, house, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay two-storey house, built c.1850, with late nineteenth-century pubfront to ground floor. Now used as a public house. House fronts directly onto street. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, cut stone and red brick chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered walls. Replacement timber windows to first floor. Timber panelled door with overlight. Timber shopfront with central timber panelled double doors with overlight flanked by display windows and timber fascia board with console brackets.

• House, 1880–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, built c.1900. Fronts directly onto street. Pitched tiled roof with concrete ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Ruled-and-lined render to walls. Timber sash windows to the upper floor, segmental-arched window openings to the ground floor with tripartite timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening with stucco surround with timber glazed and panelled door with overlight.

• Post box, 1920–1940 · Regional interest
  Description

  Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c.1930, with P & T emblem, moulded surround and maker's name 'W.T. Allen & Co. London' on the base.

• House, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay three-storey former house, built c.1800, with bowed entrance bay, modern extensions to rear. Now in use as a hotel. Fronts directly onto the street. Pitched slate roof with conical roof to breakfront, terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Ruled-and-lined render to walls. Wyatt windows with tooled limestone sills. Round-headed door opening with central keystone and limestone surround comprising fluted Doric columns supporting decorative frieze with patera, spoked fanlight and timber and glazed door with bootscraper. Tooled limestone plinth wall to front site.

• Outbuilding, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace four-bay two-storey former coach house, built c.1800, with extensions to the rear. Now used as part of a hotel. Fronts directly onto the street. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles and rendered chimneystacks. Random coursed limestone walls. Replacement timber windows with stone sills. Limestone carriage arch with replacement timber and glazed door. Tooled limestone plinth wall to front site. The north-west site is enclosed by wrought-iron railings with arrow-head finials.

• Banagher Billiard Hall, building misc, 1940–1960 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-bay single-storey gable-fronted billiard hall, built c.1950, with modern extension to rear. Set back from the road behind rendered wall. Pitched tiled roof with cement ridge tiles and rendered chimneystack to modern extension. Roughcast render to walls with smooth rendered panels flanking front elevation. Replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed door opening with timber panelled door.

• House, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey with attic house, built c.1820, with extension to north-east and return and extension to rear. House is set behind railings to front site. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystack with terracotta pots, cast-iron rainwater goods and timber dormer window to rear. Pebbledash to front elevation with stucco quoins. Roughcast render to sides, rear, return and extension. Timber sash windows with stone sills. Square-headed door openings to front elevation with stucco surrounds, timber panelled doors and glazed overlights. Stone outbuilding to rear site with pitched slate roof.

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 Curraghavarna and Portavolla, 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, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1556 (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 Curraghavarna and Portavolla with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Offaly.

Name

Curraghavarna and Portavolla · Currach an Bhréanra agus Port an Bhrollaigh

Area

987,076 m² (98.71 ha, 243.91 acres)

Civil parish

Reynagh, and its townlands

Barony

Garrycastle

Electoral division

Banagher, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,215 people lived in 802 households in the Banagher electoral division. 65% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cuba, Feeghs, Kylebeg or Banagher, Lecarrow Glebe or Britannia, Mullaghakaraun

Placenames

Curraghavarna and Portavolla 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.