# Coolnashinnagh, Co. Tipperary: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Ballingarry (Slievardagh Ra), barony of Slievardagh, Co. Tipperary; in Irish Cúil na Sionnach. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 344,781 m² (34.48 ha, 85.2 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 1 registered freehold parcel lies mostly in it, median 343,124 m² (34.31 ha, 84.79 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 9 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Ballingarry (Slievardagh Ra), https://everytownland.com/tipperary/parish/ballingarry-slievardagh-ra.md - Barony: Slievardagh - Electoral division: Farranrory, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Farranrory electoral division: 453 people in 166 households; 79% of households own their home; 20% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Tipperary, https://everytownland.com/tipperary.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/48481 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 211018 - Centre: latitude 52.617572, longitude -7.506411 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 1 registered freehold parcel lies mostly in Coolnashinnagh, from 343,124 m² (34.31 ha, 84.79 acres) to 343,124 m² (34.31 ha, 84.79 acres); 7 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 524922: 343,124 m² (34.31 ha, 84.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/524922.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Coolnashinnagh in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 9 applications, newest first. - 16 Apr 2024, Tipperary County Council 2460280: Conditional. Permission. a) an increase to the footprint of the substation compound of 381.6m2, b) an increase to the footprint of the substation building of 51.5m2, c) amendments to the layout of the offices and welfare facilities within the substation building, d) addition of 2 no. containers sized 6m by 2.43m by 2.59m in height for storage of parts and equipment during the operational phase, e) addition of 2 no. parking spaces and an extension of the access road, f) associated relocation of the permitted fence, g) amendments to the drainage design to accommodate changes to the layout, h) minor amendments to the red line of the permitted development to accommodate the above and i) addition of new joint bay. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460280/0 - 6 Oct 2023, Tipperary County Council 2360803: Conditional. Permission. an amendment to the planning application previously granted permission under planning reference 20/972. The previously consented planning application included the construction of 9 turbines with maximum overall ground to blade tip height of up to 150 metres, associated foundations and hardstand areas; new site entrances, upgrade of existing site entrances; new on-site 38KV substation and all ancillary site works. The proposed amendments to the previously consented application comprise: (1) Increase the tip height of the turbines from 150 to 156.5 metres and increase the rotor diameter from 133 to 136 metres (3) Reconfiguration of a number of the consented hardstand layouts and associated changes to internal access roads (4) Minor Adjustments to the red line boundary (5) Provision of LiDAR (This application is accompanied by a NIS). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360803/0 - 14 Jun 2023, Tipperary County Council 2360402: Conditional. Permission. proposed amendments to the previously consented grid connection granted under pl. ref. 21/1620 to comprise of: a) increase in number of joint bays along the extent of the grid connection from a total of 35 to 45 joint bays, b) grid connection to be operated at 38kV but installed to a 110kV underground cable design standards/infrastructure, c) minor adjustments to the route and red line boundary (Advisory Note: The full extent of the grid connection is 33.65 km and a separate amendment planning application will be made for an underground grid connection to Kilkenny County Council). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360402/0 - 31 May 2023, Tipperary County Council 2360367: N/a. Permission. An amendment planning application for a planning application granted under reference PL/21/1620 in the townlands of Coolnashinnagh, Ardragh, Gortfee and Bolakeale, Co Tipperary. The previously consented planning application comprised the installation of 2.25 km of a 38kV underground grid connection comprising cable ducting and associated electrical cabling and all other ancillary works including joint bays, culverts, maker posts and all associated development. The proposed amendments to the previously consented grid connection comprise: • Increase in number of joint bays along the extent of the grid connection from a total of 35 to 45 joint bays • Grid connection to be operated at 38kV but installed to a 110kV underground cable design standards/infrastructure • Minor Adjustments to the route and red line boundary Advisory Note: The full extent of the grid connection is 33.65 km, and a separate amendment planning application will be made for an underground grid connection to Kilkenny County Council.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360367/0 - 5 Nov 2021, Tipperary County Council 211620: Conditional. Permission. a ten-year appropriate period planning permission for development of this site: the proposed development will constitute the provision of the following: the installation of 2.25 km of 38kV underground grid connection comprising cable ducting and associated electrical cabling and all other ancillary works including joint bays, culverts, maker posts and all associated developments. Advisory Note: The full extent of the grid connection is 33.8 km, and a separate planning application will be made for a underground grid connection to Kilkenny County Council. This development comprises part of an overall development for which planning permission was granted for a 9 turbine wind farm and all associated works on lands located in the townlands of Farranrory Upper, Farranrory Lower, Coolnashinnagh and Gortnasmuttaun, Co. Tipperary. The planning application will be accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/211620/0 - 22 Oct 2021, Tipperary County Council 211558: N/a. Permission. a ten-year appropriate period planning permission for development of this site: the proposed development will constitute the provision of the following: the installation of 2.25 km of 38kV underground grid connection comprising cable ducting and associated electrical cabling and all other ancillary works including joint bays, culverts, maker posts and all associated developments. Advisory Note: The full extent of the grid connection is 33.8 km, and a separate planning application will be made for a underground grid connection to Kilkenny County Council. This development comprises part of an overall development for which planning permission was granted for a 9 turbine wind farm and all associated works on lands located in the townlands of Farranrory Upper, Farranrory Lower, Coolnashinnagh and Gortnasmuttaun, Co. Tipperary. The planning application will be accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/211558/0 - 27 Jul 2021, Tipperary County Council 211097: N/a. Permission. a ten year appropriate period planning permission for the installation of 2.25km of 38kV underground grid connection comprising cable ducting and associated electrical cabling and all other ancillary works including joint bays, culverts, maker posts and all associated developments in the townlands of Coolnashinnagh, Ardragh, Bolakeale & Gortfree, Co. Tipperary. Advisory Note: The full extent of the grid connection is 33.8km, and a separate planning application will be made for an underground grid connection to Kilkenny County Council. This development comprises part of an overall development for which planning permission was granted for a 9-turbine wind farm and all associated works on lands located in the townlands of Farranrory Upper, Farranrory Lower, Coolnashinnagh & Gortnasmuttan, Co. Tipperary. The planning application will be accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/211097/0 - 22 Jul 2021, Tipperary County Council 211068: N/a. Permission. a ten year appropriate period planning permission for the installation of 2.25km of 38kV underground grid connection comprising cable ducting and associated electrical cabling and all other ancillary works including joint bays, culverts, maker posts and all associated developments in the townlands of Coolnashinnagh, Ardragh, Bolakeale & Gortfree, Co. Tipperary. Advisory Note: The full extent of the grid connection is 33.8km, and a separate planning application will be made for an underground grid connection to Kilkenny County Council. This development comprises park of an overall development for which planning permission was granted for a 9-turbine wind farm and all associated works on lands located in the townlands of Farranrory Upper, Farranrory Lower, Coolnashinnagh & Gortnasmuttan, Co. Tipperary. The planning application will be accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/211068/0 - 1 Sept 2020, Tipperary County Council 20972: Conditional. Permission. a ten year planning permission for a renewable energy development with a 40-year operational life (from the date of commissioning of the renewable energy development). The entirety of the development constitutes the provision of a 9-turbine wind farm and all associated works on lands in both Counties Tipperary and Kilkenny. This development comprises part of an overall development for which planning permission is also sought for a 38kV substation in the townland of Killeen, Co. Kilkenny. A separate planning application will be made for an underground grid connection to Tipperary County Council and to Kilkenny County Council. The proposed development will constitute the provision of the following: • Construction of up to 9 turbines each with a maximum overall ground to blade tip height of up to 150 metres and associated foundations and hardstand areas; • Construction of new site entrances and upgrade of existing site entrances; • Internal wind farm underground power and communications cabling; • Upgrade of existing access tracks and provision of new site access roads; • Removal of existing Meteorological Masts and construction of 1 new Meteorological Mast for monitoring wind speeds with a maximum height of up to 85 metres; • Site drainage network • Construction of a new temporary site compound for use during construction; • Two Borrow Pits • Construction of a new on-site 38kV substation The planning application will be accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/20972/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Coolnashinnagh. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Coolnashinnagh. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Coolnashinnagh. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Coolnashinnagh. - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/tipperary/coolnashinnagh.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/tipperary/coolnashinnagh.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/tipperary/coolnashinnagh.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Coolnashinnagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Tipperary: https://everytownland.com/tipperary.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ardragh: https://everytownland.com/tipperary/ardragh.md - Farranrory Lower: https://everytownland.com/tipperary/farranrory-lower.md - Farranrory Upper: https://everytownland.com/tipperary/farranrory-upper.md - Garrynagree: https://everytownland.com/tipperary/garrynagree.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/tipperary/coolnashinnagh - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/tipperary/coolnashinnagh