# Glenlon North, Co. Clare: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of O'Briensbridge, barony of Tulla Lower, Co. Clare; in Irish Gleann Luain Thuaidh. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 711,310 m² (71.13 ha, 175.77 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 8 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 47,447 m² (4.74 ha, 11.72 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 13 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: O'Briensbridge, https://everytownland.com/clare/parish/obriensbridge.md - Barony: Tulla Lower - Electoral division: Ballyglass, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Ballyglass electoral division: 6,030 people in 2,061 households; 85% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Clare, https://everytownland.com/clare.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/7349 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 31279 - Centre: latitude 52.72506, longitude -8.619481 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 8 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Glenlon North, from 2,106 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres) to 367,516 m² (36.75 ha, 90.82 acres); 22 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1435365: 367,516 m² (36.75 ha, 90.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1435365.md - Parcel 5727544: 168,540 m² (16.85 ha, 41.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5727544.md - Parcel 1480577: 65,474 m² (6.55 ha, 16.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1480577.md - Parcel 5727524: 64,468 m² (6.45 ha, 15.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5727524.md - Parcel 5727541: 30,426 m² (3.04 ha, 7.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5727541.md - Parcel 1471553: 8,690 m² (0.87 ha, 2.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1471553.md - Parcel 2756148: 4,091 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2756148.md - Parcel 5635846: 2,106 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5635846.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Glenlon North 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) 13 applications, newest first. - 25 Jan 2026, Clare County Council 2660031: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for detached single storey dwelling house and detached domestic garage, onsite wastewater treatment system and percolation area, bored well, connection to necessary services, new entrance detail together with all associated ancillary and incidental site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660031/0 - 15 Jul 2025, Clare County Council 2560437: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for the construction of a dwelling house, detached garage, new vehicular splayed entrance and piers, new wastewater treatment and percolation system, and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560437/0 - 14 Feb 2025, Clare County Council 2560066: N/a. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a dwelling house, new vehicular splayed entrance and piers, new wastewater treatment & percolation system, demolition of existing shed and all associated site works. Note :- An Appropriate Assessment Screening and Natura Impact Statement Report is included with the proposed development.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560066/0 - 24 Jan 2025, Clare County Council 2560027: N/a. Permission, 1 home. for the construction of a dwelling house, new vehicular splayed entrance and piers, new wastewater treatment & percolation system, demolition of existing shed and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560027/0 - 30 Jul 2024, Clare County Council 2460351: Conditional. Retention. to RETAIN changes to original house plans submitted for grant of planning permission P8/10268, and for detached shed and all associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460351/0 - 13 Jul 2023, Clare County Council 2360249: Conditional. Permission. a solar farm on a site of 70 hectares consisting of the following: 309,008 sq. m. of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames; a 38 kV electrical substation with electrical control building and associated compound with palisade fence; the installation of 21 electrical skids within 7 no. electrical compounds (with acoustic barrier fencing); underground power and communication cables and ducts, including underground cabling along the L3056 public road; new and upgraded internal access tracks (including stream crossings as required); 3 no. upgraded site entrances to the public road (one entrance to L-3054 (Lackyle Heights), and 2 no. entrances to L-30541); boundary fencing (including 607m of acoustic barrier fencing on the eastern boundary); landscaping and biodiversity enhancement measures; and all associated ancillary development, site works and services. The solar farm will be operational for 40 years. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360249/0 - 13 Apr 2023, Clare County Council 23221: Conditional. Permission. to contract a slatted slurry tank and all ancillary concrete works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/23221/0 - 7 Feb 2023, Clare County Council 2357: Conditional. Permission. to apply for a 10-year planning permission for development at land to the west/north west of Ardnacrusha within the townlands of Castlebank, Glenlon North, Glenlon South, Drummin and Ballykeelaun, for the development of a solar farm on a site of approximately 70 hectares consisting of the following; up to 309,008 sq.m of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames; a 38 kV electrical substation with electrical control building and associated compound with palisade fence; the installation of up to 21 no. inverter/transformer stations on 7 no. hardstanding locations; underground power and communication cables and ducts, including underground cabling along the L3056 public road; new and upgraded internal access tracks (including stream crossings as required); 3 no. upgraded site entrances to the public road (one entrance to L-3054 (Lackyle Heights), and 2 no. entrances to L-30541); boundary fencing; landscaping and biodiversity enhancement measures; and all associated ancillary development, site works and services. The solar farm will be operational for 40 years. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2357/0 - 31 Jan 2023, Clare County Council 2360009: Refused. Permission, 1 home. for the construction of a detached dwelling house, detached shed, new vehicular entrance and piers in existing splayed wall, connection to existing waste water treatment system and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360009/0 - 26 Apr 2021, Clare County Council 21395: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct dwelling house, garage, bored well, waste water treatment system, percolation area, entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/21395/0 - 22 Apr 2020, Clare County Council 20268: N/a. Permission, 1 home. to construct a dwelling house, garage, bored well, waste water treatment system, percolation area, entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/20268/0 - 8 Nov 2019, Clare County Council 19874: Refused. Permission, 1 home. to construct a dwelling house, garage, bored well, waste water treatment system, percolation area, entrance and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/19874/0 - 4 Jul 2019, Clare County Council 19539: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a bungalow residence, including rain water retention system, treatment unit and associated site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/19539/0 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 Glenlon North. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - CL053-028: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL053-028----. The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie. - CL053-030: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL053-030----. The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie. 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Glenlon North. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: About 1 in 10 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, on the 1:50,000 map. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Glenlon North. - 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/clare/glenlon-north.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/clare/glenlon-north.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/clare/glenlon-north.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Glenlon North with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare: https://everytownland.com/clare.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Coolnalira: https://everytownland.com/clare/coolnalira.md - Glenlon South: https://everytownland.com/clare/glenlon-south.md - Roo West: https://everytownland.com/clare/roo-west.md - Trough: https://everytownland.com/clare/trough.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/clare/glenlon-north - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/clare/glenlon-north