Clonaslee

121 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Clonaslee, from 63 m² to 19,813 m² (1.98 ha, 4.9 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• M2Village Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois · 53 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2Residential 1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois · 35 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Open Space/Amenity (Active open space)
  Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois · 12 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Residential 2 (New/proposed residential)
  Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community-Educational-Institutional (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N6Utilities (Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities uses)
  Laois County Development Plan 2021–2027 including Ministerial Direction (as varied) by Variation No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, Laois · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 25 Sept 2026N/a

  retain domestic garage and retain reduced site curtilage for dwellinghouse previously granted under 892/79 and all associated site works

  Retention · Laois County Council, 2660675

• 29 Jul 2026N/a

  1) Demolish existing single storey clubhouse. 2) Erect a new replacement two-storey clubhouse building consisting of changing facilities, toilets, gym and a club shop. and all associated site works.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2660523

• 21 Jul 2026N/a

  1) Demolition of existing single storey clubhouse. 2) Erect a new replacement two-storey clubhouse building consisting of changing facilities, toilets, gym and a club shop. and all associated site works.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2660496

• 12 Feb 2026Conditional

  construct an extension to side and rear of existing dwelling together with ancilllary services

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2660076

• 9 Dec 2025Refused

  i) demolsh the existing public house & private residence and all rear extensions. ii) Demolish the derelict outbuilding to the rear of the site. iii) construct a two-storey, 3 no. bed dwelling to the front of the site iv) construct two, 4 no. bed dwelling houses to the rear of the site. v) repair and construction of all boundary walls vi) Construct a new shared access road, landscape, parking and all associated site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2560825

• 4 Dec 2025N/a

  I Thomas O’Rourke, C/o Daniel Keane, RIAI (Arch Tech), 20 Church St., Portlaoise, Co. Laois, intend to apply for Permission for development at The Clonaslee Inn, Main Street, Clonaslee, Co. Laois. The Development will consist of i) The demolition of the existing public house & private residence and all rear extensions. ii) The Demolition of the derelict outbuilding to the rear of the site. iii) The construction of a two-storey, 3 no. bed dwelling to the front of the site iv) The construction of two, 4 no. bed dwelling houses to the rear of the site. v) The repair and construction of all boundary walls vi) Construction of a new shared access road, landscape, parking and all associated site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2560811

• 21 Nov 2025Conditional

  change of use from café to office use and all ancillary works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2560775

• 7 Nov 2025Conditional

  construct a two storey single-family dwelling, alterations to the existing boundary wall and creation of a new site entrance and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2560729

• 28 Oct 2025N/a

  Construct a two storey single-family dwelling, alterations to the existing boundary wall and creation of a new site entrance and all associated site works.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2560705

• 14 Feb 2025Conditional

  A. convert The Swan Public House into hostel accommodation, comprising of 29 bed capacity over 7 bedrooms with associated common room, dining room, self-catering kitchen, and associated office and ancillary spaces for administration of the development, and all associated site works. B. The provision of a new shopfront, additional windows and 1 no. rooflight to the East Elevation and additional windows to the South Elevation C. The construction of 3 no. new masonry outbuildings with flat roofs within the existing external courtyard, to provide a bin store, general storage and a secure bike shed.

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2560074

• 31 Jan 2025N/a

  A. The conversion of The Swan Public House into hostel accommodation, comprising of 29 bed capacity over 7 bedrooms with associated common room, dining room, self-catering kitchen, and associated office and ancillary spaces for administration of the development, and all associated site works. B. The provision of a new shopfront, additional windows and 1 no. rooflight to the East Elevation and additional windows to the South Elevation C. The construction of 3 no. new masonry outbuildings with flat roofs within the existing external courtyard, to provide a bin store, general storage and a secure bike shed.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2560045

• 27 Nov 2024Conditional

  Retain an extension to an existing dwelling.

  Retention, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2460713

• 30 Apr 2024Conditional

  erect new signage to the front elevation and retention of the alterations to the front elevation to that of previously granted planning reference 23/284

  Retention · Laois County Council, 2460233

• 24 Apr 2024N/a

  The proposed new signage to the front elevation and retention of the alterations to the front elevation to that of previously granted planning reference 23/284

  Retention · Laois County Council, 2460216

• 20 Feb 2024Conditional

  develop a bus shelter with permission to comprise of retention permission to retain a conc. base and planning permission to erect a bus shelter and to include all associated site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2429

• 29 Nov 2023Conditional

  retain the demolition of the existing office building and full planning permission for the construction of a new replacement office building and all associated site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 23284

• 30 Jul 2023N/a

  to develop a Bus Shelter & Bin and all associated works at Main Street, Clonaslee, Co Laois.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2360297

• 14 Feb 2023Conditional

  1. Erect 6 no. 20m high lighting columns with 48 no 1.5KW LED Floodlights to main playing pitch; 2. 25m long x 4.9m high concrete hurling wall with 1.2m high sports fencing to the top of the wall, 3m long x 4.9m high wing walls to include 25m x 25m AstroTurf playing surface, 2.4m high surround sports fencing and 2 no 12m high lighting columns with 2 no 1.5KW LED Floodlights; 3. 6 no 15m high lighting columns to training pitch with 18 no 1.5KW LED floodlights; 4. 24 no 6m high octagonal public lighting columns to existing walking track with 24 no Axia LED Lanterns; Construction of extension to existing car park, onto our own lands, to allow for increased parking spaces and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2348

• 12 Jan 2023N/a

  1) erect 6 no. 20m high lighting columns with 48 no. 1.5KW LED floodlights to main playing pitch, 2) 25m long X 4.9m high concrete hurling wall with 1.2m high sports fencing to the top of the wall, 3m long X 4.9m high wing walls to include 25m X 25m AstroTurf playing surface, 2.4m high surround sports fencing and 2no. 12m high lighting columns with 2 no1.5KW LED floodlights, 3) 6 no 15m high lighting columns to training pitch with 18 no. 1.5KW LED floodlights, 4) 24 no. 6m high octagonal public lighting columns to existing walking track with 24 no. Axia LED Lanterns, 5) construction of extension to existing car park, onto our own lands, to allow for increased parking spaces and all associated site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 234

• 19 Dec 2022N/a

  1) erect 6 no. 20m high lighting columns with 48 no. 1.5KW LED floodlights to main playing pitch, 2) 25m long X 4.9m high concrete hurling wall with 1.2m high sports fencing to the top of the wall, 2m long X 4.9m high wing walls to include 25m X 25m AstroTurf playing surface, 2.4m high surround sports fencing and 2no. 12m high lighting columns with 2 no1.5KW LED floodlights, 3) 6 no 15m high lighting columns to training pitch with 18 no. 1.5KW LED floodlights, 4) 24 no. 6m high octagonal public lighting columns to existing walking track with 24 no. Axia LED Lanterns, 5) construction of an extension to existing car park, onto our own lands, to allow for increased parking spaces and all associated site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 22755

• 2 Mar 2022Conditional

  change the house design on a previously approved application (previous planning ref 19277)

  Permission, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 22102

• 22 Dec 2020Conditional

  change the site and house plans with garage from those that were previously granted under planning reference 2081. Permission is also sought to relocate entrance and for the installation of a wastewater treatment plant and polishing filter with all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 20704

• 9 Dec 2020Conditional

  (A) Demolish existing buildings, while keeping part of their external walls to form boundary walls, (B) form new car park, including new road side boundary and entrance gate, (C) construct new pitched roof and carry out alterations to existing credit union office building, and all associated site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 20656

• 28 Oct 2020N/a

  proposed glamping site to include: no 5 glamping pod units with en-suites, no. 2 communal dock blocks shower and sanitary block, coffee dock, communal area, bicycle storage racks, car park and all associated services

  Permission · Laois County Council, 20557

• 23 Oct 2020Conditional

  retain 2 rear facing pitched roof extensions (24.1 sq. m), a steel clad shed (29.7 sq. m), a change of use of a domestic garage into residential accommodation (41.9 Sq. m), the removal of a steel clad car port (19.9 sq. m) and permit to construct a single storey extension (17.3 sq. m) to the side of the existing dwelling to connect the former garage to the existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 20554

The 25 most recent of 35 applications.

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

Designated sites

• Special Protection Area: Slieve Bloom Mountains SPA 004160

Recorded monuments

• LA002-010 Structure
  Description

  Originally listed in the SMR of Laois as a possible castle site located to S of the Roman Catholic church at Clonaslee. However the structure located on the lands of Mr. John Moran was recorded by Henry Wheeler, Inspector of Monuments with the Office of Public Works in 1967 and was described as follows; 'On E bank of Clodiagh River. Piece of wall 2 ft. (0.6m) thick at existing top, height at present 3' 6"-4' (1.2m). Two offsets at base. Masonry of indeterminate character runs NW-SE. Visible for about 15' (4.5m). A pit has been dug for a tank just outside it (full of water to a depth of several inches). Traces of 2 other walls roughly at right angles in the yard of the owner. If so the exposed wall would be the N.E. side of a rectangular block. Owner thinks sides are c. 45' (13.7m) long, but I could not readily verify this. Bears no relationship to village street of Clonaslee or to oldish farm buildings at back which must be c. 150 years old. These overlie it and are different buildings. Wall is a bit thin for a castle. Water gushed from inside it. ? Water mill. 1839 edition of 6" OS map shows what seems to be this building: no indication of its purpose. It was roughly square, with small annexes at NW & SE corners: no building on street front : apparently a yard there' (SMR File 17 May 1967). The structure recorded in 1967 was deemed not to be the site of a castle and was delisted from the SMR for Co. Laois and was not listed in the RMP for Co. Laois. The site report from Henry Wheeler stated that it was located on the east bank of the Clodiagh River on the grounds of property owned by John Moran which is the site immediately adjoining the Clodiagh River to the N of the main street. See attached section of Laois RMP Map showing the delisted site. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 28 June 2022

• LA002-012 Cross-slab (present location)
  Description

  Two rectangular-shaped sandstone slabs both with incised simple crosses set against N wall of Clonaslee Catholic churchyard. A third much smaller slab is illustrated by Leask as Carrigeen no. 1 (JKAS 1937, 108) but could not be found. The remaining two cross-slabs (Carrigeen no. 2 and no. 3) are illustrated as being completely intact but both now have at least 1/3 of the W upper portions missing. Originally these cross-slabs (LA002-013003/006-) came from Carrigeen graveyard (LA002:013001-) Ballynahown. (JRSAI 1916, 166; JKAS 1939, 187). Depicted as Carrigeen no. 1 by Leask in 1939 and described as a 'pillar slab, 5 ft. 4 ins. Long by 1 ft. 4 ins. Wide at broadest part; some parts spalled off. An incised Greek cross in a circle occupies central position. The upper arm of cross is two lined and starts from a curved double pot-hook line - roughly concentric with central circle and hooked at extremities and finish in a half round expansion. The lower member shaft is of two lines and finishes in the same way but diverges near the circle into two short curves concentric with it' (Leask 1939, 187). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA002-012001 Cross-slab (present location)
  Description

  Two rectangular shaped sandstone slabs both with incised simple crosses set against N wall of Clonaslee Catholic churchyard. A third much smaller slab is illustrated by Leask as Carrigeen no. 1 (JKAS 1937, 108) but could not be found. The remaining two cross-slabs (Carrigeen no. 2 and no. 3) are illustrated as being completely intact but both now have at least 1/3 of the W upper portions missing. Originally these cross-slabs (LA002-013006-) came from Carrigeen graveyard (LA002:013001-) Ballynahown. (JRSAI 1916, 166; JKAS 1939, 187). Depicted as Carrigeen no. 3 by Leask and described as a 'perfect slab about the same length as no. 2 but somewhat wider. It bears a two-line cross, with no side arms expanded at ends into half rounds and into a circle at centre, concentric with an inner circle in which is a small Greek incised cross (2" x 2"). Two cup marks flank the upper arm' (Leask 1939, 187). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA002-012002 Cross-slab (present location)
  Description

  Two rectangular shaped sandstone slabs both with incised simple crosses set against N wall of Clonaslee Catholic churchyard. A third much smaller incised cross-slab is illustrated by Leask as Carrigeen no. 1 (JKAS 1937, 108) and has been incorporated into the fabric of the boundary wall of the RC church at Clonaslee. This slab could not be precisely located within the churchyard wall. The remaining two cross-slabs (Carrigeen no. 2 and no. 3; LA002-012/LA002-012001-) are illustrated as being completely intact but both now have at least 1/3 of the W upper portions missing. Originally these cross-slabs (LA002-013003/006-) came from Carrigeen graveyard (LA002:013001-) in the townland of Ballynahown. (JRSAI 1916, 166; JKAS 1939, 187). One of a group of three cross-slabs (LA002-013006; LA002-013003-) which were moved from this graveyard to the RC church at Clonaslee. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 December 2007

Architectural heritage

• Saint Manman's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1810–1815 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached Catholic church, dated 1813, on a T-shaped plan with sacristy projection to rear. Interior retains some original fittings. Plaque inscribed: "This Chapel was Erected Anno Dom 1813 The Revd Thaddaeus Dunne Pastor".

• Clonaslee Heritage Centre, church/chapel, 1810–1815 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached Georgian Gothic-style Church of Ireland church, dated 1814. Renovated, 1998, with interior remodelled to accommodate use as heritage centre. Plaque inscribed: "This Church was Erected with the Consent of Dr. Charles Lindsey Lord Bishop of Kildare on a new Scite [sic] Granted By Lieut. General Edward Dunne of Brittas Consecrated October 9th 1814"

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 Clonaslee, 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.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1942 (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 Clonaslee with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Laois.

Name

Clonaslee · Cluain na Slí

Area

315,693 m² (31.57 ha, 78.01 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmanman, and its townlands

Barony

Tinnahinch

Electoral division

Clonaslee, the unit of the census

Census 2022

954 people lived in 347 households in the Clonaslee electoral division. 74% of households owned their home. 25% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynakill, Brittas, Brockagh, Bunastick, Capparogan

Placenames

Clonaslee 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.