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Residential land off Gallen Td, Ferbane

Birr · Offaly

On the RZLT map, no permission. RZLT-liable and no live permission for 10+ homes on it

Site area
0.51 ha (1.25 acres)
Zoning
R2
Townland
Gallen
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Why this site

  • On the RZLT map, no permission· Residential Zoned Land Tax
    On the RZLT map, no permission · RZLT-liable and no live permission for 10+ homes on it · 1 Jan 2027 · source
  • On the RZLT map (3% land tax)· Residential Zoned Land Tax
    On the RZLT map (3% land tax) · On the 2027 draft RZLT map · 1 Jan 2027 · source

Planning on this site

  • 2660387 · n/a · 22 homes · lodged 20 Jul 2026
  • 2660112 · n/a · lodged 8 Mar 2026
  • 2222 · refused · 25 homes · lodged 31 Jan 2022
  • 225 · n/a · lodged 18 Jan 2022

Planning applications within 500 m (on Planning Register)

Developers active near this site

Who owns it

We name an owner route only when the public record has one: the planning agent on the council file, the company’s registered office, or its liquidator. We never name a private individual. Where there’s none, there’s no public route. Title isn’t checked.

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Planning around the site, deadlines, zoning and constraints in full

Planning on and around the site

Radius m
250

Near

Years
5
Total
19

Appeals

Total
0
Tagged
0

Inspector recommendations are shown only where the inspector's report has been read and tagged; "not extracted" is not the same as "no recommendation". Sources: npad, 15 Oct 2026; acp, 9 Oct 2026; bcms, 14 Oct 2026

Deadlines running

Radius m
250
Count
0

Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here. Sources: acp, 9 Oct 2026; consult, 15 Oct 2026; moderngov, 15 Oct 2026; npad, 15 Oct 2026; rzlt, 11 Oct 2026

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Available
Yes
On site
Yes
Note
This land is on the council's final map for the vacant land tax. Unless it is a home someone lives in (or its garden), the owner pays 3% of the land's value a year until homes are built or the zoning changes.

Zones (4)

CodeLabelMeaningObjective textPlan idValid from
G5Open space and amenityLand zoned to stay open — parks, playing fields, amenity corridors. Built development is very hard to justify, which also means the view is protected.Open Space, Amenity and Recreation: Shall be taken to include the use of land for; parks, public woodland, pedestrian routes and greenways, riparian zones, h…OF-003:DP:offaly-county-development-plan-2021-202722 Oct 2021
G5Open space and amenityLand zoned to stay open — parks, playing fields, amenity corridors. Built development is very hard to justify, which also means the view is protected.Open Space, Amenity and Recreation: Shall be taken to include the use of land for; parks, public woodland, pedestrian routes and greenways, riparian zones, h…OF-003:DP:offaly-county-development-plan-2021-202722 Oct 2021
R1New residentialZoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving wit…New Residential: This zoning shall be taken to primarily include the use of land for new residential units. It may also provide for a range of other uses par…OF-003:DP:offaly-county-development-plan-2021-202722 Oct 2021
R2Existing residentialAn established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…Existing Residential: This zoning allows for the conservation and enhancement of the quality and character of existing residential areas, to protect resident…OF-003:DP:offaly-county-development-plan-2021-202722 Oct 2021

Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Sources: zoning, 11 Oct 2026; rzlt, 11 Oct 2026

Constraints

Available
Yes
Buffer m
50
Opw flood extent nearby
No
Opw flood extent close
No
Flood close m
100

Kinds (1)

KindLabelCount
niahNIAH-recorded building3

Flood extents are OPW data we may not redistribute: shown as a yes/no and a link to floodinfo.ie. Sources: constraints, 27 Sept 2026; constraints.niah, 27 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

Totals

Sites
1
Homes
17
Started
17
Sites started
1
Sites unbuilt
0
Sites lapsing
0
Sites lapsed
0
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
100
Not started
0

As of

Computed at
2026-10-10T22:02:23+00:00
Sites in table
4,197

Sites (1)

SourceApplication idCouncilRefNameAddress
application446,957OFFALY21396BALLYVORABALLYVORA , FERBANE , CO. OFFALY

Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 14 Oct 2026; npad, 15 Oct 2026

Public land nearby

Radius m
1,000

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 15 Oct 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
4
Facility count
5

Stops (4)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8320B3584402Ferbane28.6
nta8320B3584302Ferbane43
nta8320B358421Ferbane366.7
nta8320B3584401Ferbane374.6

Schools (2)

KindRefNameCouncilDistance mPath
school_postprimary91515WGALLEN COMMUNITY SCHOOLOFFALY164.9/school/gallen-community-school-91515w
school_primary20289PSt. Cynoc's National SchoolOFFALY374.3/school/st-cynocis-national-school-20289p

Sources: gtfs, 11 Oct 2026; schools, 27 Sept 2026

Other sites nearby

Figures as of 12 Oct 2026. Sources: acp (9 Oct 2026); bcms (14 Oct 2026); constraints (27 Sept 2026); constraints.niah (27 Sept 2026); consult (15 Oct 2026); gtfs (11 Oct 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (15 Oct 2026); npad (15 Oct 2026); parcels (11 Sept 2026); places (4 Oct 2026); rzlt (11 Oct 2026); schools (27 Sept 2026); zoning (11 Oct 2026).

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