Aghamore

46 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Aghamore, from 38 m² to 133,678 m² (13.37 ha, 33.03 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  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.

• 9 Jul 2026N/a

  a) Demolition of the existing 2 storey house b) Construction of 41 no. residential units. The residential accommodation proposed consists of 33 no houses that includes 2 no. 2.5-storey 4-bedroom detached dwellings, 6 no. 2.5-storey 4-bedroom semi-detached dwellings, 1 no. 2-storey 4-bedroom detached dwelling, 6 no. 2-storey 4-bedroom semi-detached dwellings, 8 no. 2.5-storey 3-bedroom semi-detached dwellings, 10 no. 2-storey 3-bedroom semi-detached dwellings; 1 no 3-storey Apartment Block comprising of 4 no. 1-bedroom apartments and 4 no. 2-bedroom duplex apartments; 1 no. bin and bike store serving the apartment block; and 1no. ESB substation. The proposed works will include provision of the vehicular and pedestrian access off Kilbride Way. All with associated site works, surface car parking spaces, bin and bike store, open spaces, Landscaping, boundary treatment and drainage

  Permission, 33 homes · Offaly County Council, 2660361

• 29 Apr 2026N/a

  (RED 111) a 38kV hybrid grid connection cable and is intended to connect the permitted Ballyboughlin Solar Park (Pl. Ref. 24/60338) to the existing Clara 38kV Substation. The proposed development will consist of: The laying of a 38kV underground electrical grid connection cable (c.4.5km in length), utilising public roads, and the construction of an overhead electrical grid connection cable (c. 0.898km in length), from the existing Clara 38kV substation to the permitted Ballyboughlin Solar Park (Pl. ref. 24/60338). The proposed development includes all associated site development and site enabling works and ancillary infrastructure, including 5 no. joint bays and 38kV underground ducting and cabling. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompanies this Planning Application. The NIS assesses both the construction and operation of the Proposed Development, as well as integral elements of the wider project infrastructure, comprising the permitted Ballyboughlin Solar Park (Pl. Ref. 24/60338) which consists of the construction and operation of c. 14MW solar photovoltaic (PV) farm located off Curragh Road (L20171) in the townland of Clara, near Clara, Co. Offaly and all associated works. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660230

• 23 Apr 2026N/a

  (RED III) a 38kV hybrid grid connection cable and is intended to connect the permitted Ballyboughlin Solar Park (Pl. Ref. 24/60338) to the existing Clara 38kV Substation. The proposed development will consist of: The laying of a 38kV underground electrical grid connection cable (c.4.5km in length), utilising public roads, and the construction of an overhead electrical grid connection cable (c. 0.898km in length), from the existing Clara 38kV substation to the permitted Ballyboughlin Solar Park (Pl. ref. 24/60338). The proposed development includes all associated site development and site enabling works and ancillary infrastructure, including 5 no. joint bays and 38kV underground ducting and cabling. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompanies this Planning Application. The NIS assesses both the construction and operation of the Proposed Development, as well as integral elements of the wider project infrastructure, comprising the permitted Ballyboughlin Solar Park (Pl. Ref. 24/60338) which consists of the construction and operation of c. 14MW solar photovoltaic (PV) farm located off Curragh Road (L20171) in the townland of Clara, near Clara, Co. Offaly and all associated works. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660212

• 4 Mar 2026N/a

  RED III - for development at this site in the townlands of Lehinch, Kilcoursey, Kilbride, Aghamore, Raheen and Clara, near Clara, Co. Offaly. The development will consist of a 38kV hybrid grid connection cable and is intended to connect the permitted Ballyboughlin Solar Park (Pl. Ref. 24/60338) to the existing Clara 38kV Substation. The proposed development will consist of: The laying of a 38kV underground electrical grid connection cable (c.4.5km in length), utilising public roads, and the construction of an overhead electrical grid connection cable (c. 0.898km in length), from the existing Clara 38kV substation to the permitted Ballyboughlin Solar Park (Pl. ref. 24/60338). The proposed development includes all associated site development and site enabling works and ancillary infrastructure, including 5 no. joint bays and 38kV underground ducting and cabling. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompanies this Planning Application. The NIS assesses both the construction and operation of the Proposed Development, as well as integral elements of the wider project infrastructure, comprising the permitted Ballyboughlin Solar Park (Pl. Ref. 24/60338) which consists of the construction and operation of c. 14MW solar photovoltaic (PV) farm located off Curragh Road (L20171) in the townland of Clara, near Clara, Co. Offaly and all associated works. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2660105

• 22 Dec 2025N/a

  a 38kV hybrid grid connection cable and is intended to connect the permitted Ballyboughlin Solar Park (Pl. Ref. 24/60338) to the existing Clara 38kV Substation. The proposed development will consist of: •The laying of a 38kV underground electrical grid connection cable (c.4.5km in length), utilising public roads, and the construction of and overhead electrical grid connection cable (c. 0.898km in length), from the existing Clara 38kV substation to the permitted Ballyboughlin Solar Park (Pl. ref. 24/60338). • The proposed development includes all associated site development and site enabling works and ancillary infrastructure, including 5 no. joint bays and 38kV underground ducting and cabling. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompanies this Planning Application

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2560680

• 29 Feb 2024Conditional

  the construction of new one-storey extensions to the side/ Southeast and rear/ North of the existing semi-detached bungalow, new garage, new effluent treatment system and all associated site development works.

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2460056

• 9 Jun 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A PROPOSED DORMER STYLE DWELLING WITH ATTACHED GRANNY FLAT, DOMESTIC OUTBUILDING, A PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA, ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS, INCLUDING A PROPOSED SITE ENTRANCE

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 23270

• 9 Aug 2021Conditional

  EXTENDING THE EXISTING HOUSE TO THE REAR, NEW CARPORT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21491

• 21 Feb 2017Conditional

  THE ERECTION OF A NEW DORMER STYLE DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO A NEW SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 1774

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 Aghamore.

Recorded monuments

• OF008-008 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On the N facing slope of a hill just below the summit with good views to the N, E and W with limited view to the S due to its location. Roughly circular area (diam 24.6m N-S ; 29m E-W) enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank reduced to a scarp in most places with external fosse (D 1.3m; Wth 1m). Possible causewayed entrance (Wth 3m) at SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

Architectural heritage

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

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 Aghamore, 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 low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1876 (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 Aghamore with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Offaly.

Name

Aghamore · Achadh Mór

Area

530,647 m² (53.06 ha, 131.13 acres)

Civil parish

Kilbride (Tullamore Ra), and its townlands

Barony

Kilcoursey

Electoral division

Clara, the unit of the census

Census 2022

4,229 people lived in 1,487 households in the Clara electoral division. 72% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Clara, Kilbride, Kilcoursey, Raheen

Placenames

Aghamore 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.