Acraboy
Townland in the civil parish of Solloghodmore, barony of Clanwilliam, Co. Tipperary; in Irish An tAcra Buí
- Area
- 61.3 ha
- 151 acres
- Land parcels
- 35
- registered freehold, median 3,489 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres)
- Zoning
- G1
- Amenity
- Planning
- 7
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Acraboy, from 34 m² to 168,189 m² (16.82 ha, 41.56 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 29 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- G1Amenity (Open space, park)
Tipperary County Development Plan 2022_2028 Settlement Plans, Tipperary · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Social and Public (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Tipperary County Development Plan 2022_2028 Settlement Plans, Tipperary · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
29 Feb 2024Conditional
the extension and renovation of an existing dwelling and permission to demolish existing sun room and shed and for all associated site works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2460147
17 Feb 2023Conditional
(a) the construction of an all weather playing pitch (b) associated fencing and lighting (c) and including all associated site development works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2339
5 Jul 2022Conditional
an All-Weather Horse Race Track integrated around the existing turf track to include: new 2.2km long sand based track ranging in width from 14-18m including 3 furlong sprint chute extension, 3.2m wide Gallop inc. all assoc. site infrastructure such as railings, start locations and other ancillary infrastructure, new Underpass to All Weather and Turf Track, surface water drainage system to new track inc. storm water attenuation pond and storm water retention pond located inside the existing turf track, attenuation pond to the NW of the new all-weather track, modifications to existing turf track to facilitate new track, dedicated 3.0 to 3.5m wide circulation track to perimeter of new track for movement of emergency and service vehicles, new underpass for movement of vehicles from outer to inner track areas, treatment and upgrade to existing site boundaries, demolition of existing stable block (60 stables) and erection of new stable blocks comprising of 82 stables and assoc. works, demolition of Ancillary Building of 18m2, removal of existing parade ring (1,265m2) and construction of new parade ring (1,565m2) and assoc. works, demolition of maintenance shed of 180m2 and construction of new maintenance shed of 360m2, provision of 1No. permanent fixed steel tower of 10m in height together with 7 no. of vehicle hardstands to facilitate televisions and communications requirements, new LED floodlighting ranging in height from 12 to 34m to full perimeter of new track and assoc. cabling/ducting, new LED lighting to proposed stable block and adjacent areas, new ESB infrastructure inc. MV / LV Substation, MV Switch Room, Transformer Room and LV Switch room, consolidation of existing 4No. vehicular access points from the N24 into 3No. access points and internal modifications to carpark and internal circulation routes, proposed surface water drainage to new All Weather Track including culverting and/or diverting of existing watercourses, water ring main and assoc. hydrants to facilitate watering of the existing turf track served by proposed new well inc. submersible pump chamber and above ground control kiosk, landscaping including hedgerow and tree removal, decommissioning existing foul treatment system and new connection to IW infrastructure, new signage at site boundary along the N24 and all assoc. site works including security offices, fencing, embankments, ducting and site services. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura lmpact Statement
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 22456
21 Jun 2021Conditional
(i) single storey building for use as car valet (50 sq.m), (ii) single storey storage building (118 sq.m), (iii) relocation of totem sign, (iv) alterations to forecourt layout and associated site works and Permission for (i) change of use of existing convenience shop to include part off-licence use (area of off-licence use 22 sq.m), (ii) single storey retail building (247 sq.m) and all associated site works
Retention · Tipperary County Council, 21899
9 Oct 2019Conditional
1. a hurling wall with astroturf area and perimeter fencing 2. an exercise footpath around the perimeter of the pitch with light standards 3. all associated site works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 19601112
11 Sept 2019N/a
1. a hurling wall with astroturf area and perimeter fencing 2. an exercise footpath around the perimeter of the pitch with light standards 3. all associated site works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 19600999
14 Aug 2019N/a
1. a hurling wall with astroturf area and perimeter fencing 2. an exercise footpath around the perimeter of the pitch with light standards 3. all associated site works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 19600891
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Acraboy.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Acraboy.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Acraboy.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Acraboy.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Acraboy with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Tipperary.
The townland
- Name
- Acraboy · An tAcra Buí
- Area
- 612,697 m² (61.27 ha, 151.4 acres)
- Civil parish
- Solloghodmore, and its townlands
- Barony
- Clanwilliam
- Electoral division
- Ballykisteen, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Ballykisteen electoral division: 892 people in 344 households; 71% of households own their home; 38% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballykisteen, Ballyryan East, Ballyryan West, Boreen, Gotinstown, Knockaneduff, Monard
- Placenames
- Acraboy 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.