Farranlahassery
Townland in the civil parish of Caher, barony of Iffa and Offa West, Co. Tipperary; in Irish Fearann na Leathsheisrí
- Area
- 36.3 ha
- 90 acres
- Land parcels
- 173
- registered freehold, median 261 m²
- Zoning
- R1
- Residential Existing
- Planning
- 18
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
173 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Farranlahassery, from 25 m² to 86,318 m² (8.63 ha, 21.33 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 56 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
- R1Residential Existing (New/proposed residential)
Cahir Local Area Plan 2021-2027, Tipperary · 204 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P5Agricultural (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
Cahir Local Area Plan 2021-2027, Tipperary · 13 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S3Social and Public (Community facilities)
Cahir Local Area Plan 2021-2027, Tipperary · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
Cahir Local Area Plan 2021-2027, Tipperary · 1 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
6 Aug 2026N/a
the construction of an extension to the side of dwelling
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2660767
29 Jan 2026Conditional
a) the construction of four new extensions with a total combined floor area of 2,522.50m², comprising - (i) extension 1 (2,367m²), a part single storey and part two storey extension to the west of the existing school building. Extension 1 comprises a 4 no. classroom SEN base, 6 no. general classrooms, 4 no. specialist classrooms, 3 no. SET rooms, as well as storage, toilets, locker/social spaces, and other ancillary accommodation. Extension 1 is connected to the existing school by two short link corridors. Extension 1 includes solar PV panels on the roof; (ii) extension 2 (58.5m²) and extension 3 (58.5m²), both single storey extensions located within a service yard to the east of the existing school building. Extensions 2 and 3 are both technology preparation rooms and are attached directly to existing technology classrooms, and; (iii) extension 4 (38.5m²), a single storey external store extension; b) demolition of part of the existing service yard, including four small stores (total area 67.4m²); c) construction of a new 2.1m high rendered wall and vehicular gates to the modified service yard, and construction of a new covered storage area; d) modifications and extension to the existing car park to provide additional car parking spaces and an SEN set down area; e) two new covered bicycle shelters and relocation of the two existing covered bicycle shelters; f) provision of a new heat pump compound enclosed in 2.1m high palisade fencing; g) construction of an SEN enclosed play area and a sensory garden; h) all ancillary site development works, including new hard and soft landscaping, an underground firefighting static storage tank, a swale and a soakaway, and i) all associated site services, including external lighting and EV charging
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2660071
7 Nov 2025Conditional
the construction of all-weather sports facilities to the rear of the school including the following: a) a 3 lane, 400-metre athletic running track, with a 6 lane, 100-metre sprint track, b) an all-weather pitch for soccer and GAA games, c) track and field sports including long jump, high jump, shot put, boules, miniature-golf course, d) a perimeter walkway/running track with low level lighting around the existing amenities, e) flood-lighting to the main all-weather pitch and track and field sports, f) two new paddle courts with flood lighting and associated fencing, g) proposed ball stop netting, h) proposed dugouts, i) ancillary structures such as a small retaining wall between the all-weather pitch and the existing grass pitch, steps, footpaths, fencing and gates. The works include all landscaping, drainage, ancillary works and services
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2561123
23 Oct 2025N/a
construction of all-weather sports facilities to the rear of the school including the following; a) a 400-meter athletic running track, with a 100-meter sprint track, b) An all-weather pitch for soccer and GAA games, c) track and field sports including long jump, high jump, shot put, boules, miniature-golf course, d) a perimeter walkway/running track with low level lighting around the existing amenities e) Flood-lighting to the main all-weather pitch and track and field sports f) two new paddle courts with flood lighting and associated fencing, g) ancillary structures such as a small retaining wall between the all-weather pitch and the existing grass pitch, steps, seating fencing and gates. The works include all landscaping, drainage and ancillary works and services
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2561066
20 Dec 2024Conditional
refurbishment works to 24.3 km of overhead line, 9 no. steel towers and 121 no. wooden polesets within County Tipperary. These lie between the existing Cahir Substation in the townland of Ballyhenebery, and the border with County Cork in the townland of Coolapreavan, crossing the County Tipperary townlands of: Ballyhenebery, Monaraha, Ballymacadam West, Killeenbutler, Garnavilla, Ballybrada, Cranna, Roosca (Hickey), Roosca (Burke), Crannavone, Killinure, Ballyhohan, Ballygarrane, Derravoher, Burges West, Curraghatoor, Kilroe, Kilbeg, Inchnamuck, Ballysheehan, Shanbally, Knockaarum, Cullenagh South, Carriganroe, Coolantallagh, Carrigavisteal, Dangan, Cooladerry, Knocknagapple and Coolapreavan. The development also includes 3 no. temporary construction compounds in the townlands of Killeigh, Garnavilla and Knockaarum. The works in County Tipperary will consist of: the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line (OHL) circuit conductor wires; replacement of 5 no. towers and 35 no. polesets with similar dimensions and heights as the existing; installation of replacement parts on towers and polesets; foundation refurbishment / strengthening and recapping / clearing of shear blocks; all associated site development works, including temporary works areas; clearance of shear block bases; vegetation maintenance works; ancillary site preparation works, site clearance and levelling at the 3 no. temporary construction compounds, temporary works to existing tracks and new temporary access routes to each structure; and all associated works required to facilitate the Proposed Development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2461133
29 Feb 2024Refused
change of previously approved western and southern boundaries from rendered blockwork wall to concrete post and concrete panel fence
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2460148
3 Sept 2023Conditional
a) proposed new astro-turf training pitch complete with perimeter fencing and ball stop netting, b) proposed new 6m high hurling/football ball wall, c) proposed new floodlighting installation to new astro-turf and existing grass pitch to include new lighting poles, d) all associated site works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2360696
17 May 2022Conditional
relocation of the existing Cahir-Tipperary 38 kV line
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 22361
2 Nov 2020Conditional
construction of 48 no. dwellings comprising of 38 no. houses in 10 no. 2 storey terrace blocks and 10 no. self-contained apartments in 1 no. 2 storey block, new access roadway and shared public surface, connection to public services, surface water detention pond, car parking, roads, footpaths, pedestrian access, communal bin store, open space areas and ancillary site development works
Permission, 38 homes · Tipperary County Council, 201281
2 Nov 2020Conditional
construction of 6 no. two storey, semi-detached dwellings, new access roadway, connection to public services, carparking, roads, footpaths, pedestrian access, open space areas and ancillary site development works
Permission, 6 homes · Tipperary County Council, 201282
11 Sept 2020Conditional
construction of 6 no. two storey dwellings, new vehicular entrance onto public access road, connection to public services, carparking, roads, footpaths, pedestrian access, open space areas and ancillary site development works
Permission, 6 homes · Tipperary County Council, 201029
16 Jul 2020N/a
construction of 6 no. two storey dwellings, new vehicular entrance onto public access road, connection to public services, carparking, roads, footpaths, pedestrian access, open space areas and ancillary site development works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 20785
18 May 2020Conditional
the installation of 40 kW (201 m2) of photo-voltaic panels on the roof of an existing building
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 20477
27 Apr 2020N/a
the installation of 40 kW of solar PV panels (approximately 201 meters squared) on the roof of the gym
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 20421
12 Sept 2019Conditional
construction of a single storey extension to the side of existing dwelling house
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 19601005
31 Jul 2019Conditional
construct 8 no. new dwellings including all associated site development works such as entrance, roadways, footpaths, new boundary treatments and connection to underground services as well as the closing up of an existing entrance to an existing neighbouring dwelling and opening a new entrance to the proposed estate roadway as well as providing a foul connection to the same existing dwelling and the decommissioning of the existing septic tank currently serving the existing dwelling
Permission, 8 homes · Tipperary County Council, 19600845
5 Apr 2019Conditional
installation of proposed pitch lighting and all associated site development works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 19600324
23 Feb 2017Conditional
construction of a single storey extension (with store behind) to side of our existing dwelling
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 17600179
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 Farranlahassery.
Recorded monuments
- TS075-049 Ringfort - rath
Description
In gently undulating terrain in pasture. Roughly circular raised area (diam. c. 30 N-S externally). Flat, level interior defined by scarp (H 0.87-1.29m over 4m in NE and SW quadrant respectively). Ringfort heavily overgrown by hawthorn and sloe bushes. Lot of stoney gravel visible where scarp has been eroded. Small area of disturbance at base of scarp in NNE. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Farranlahassery.
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 Farranlahassery.
- 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 Farranlahassery with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Tipperary.
The townland
- Name
- Farranlahassery · Fearann na Leathsheisrí
- Area
- 362,657 m² (36.27 ha, 89.61 acres)
- Civil parish
- Caher, and its townlands
- Barony
- Iffa and Offa West
- Electoral division
- Mortlestown, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Mortlestown electoral division: 1,689 people in 568 households; 63% of households own their home; 53% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyhenebery, Barnora, Killeigh, Monaraha, Townparks
- Placenames
- Farranlahassery 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.