# Carrowstrawly, Co. Longford: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Rathcline, barony of Rathcline, Co. Longford; in Irish Ceathrú Sráille. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 779,098 m² (77.91 ha, 192.52 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 33 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,876 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 2 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Rathcline, https://everytownland.com/longford/parish/rathcline.md - Barony: Rathcline - Electoral division: Rathcline, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,700 people lived in 675 households in the Rathcline electoral division. 63% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Longford, https://everytownland.com/longford.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/33403 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 130214 - Centre: latitude 53.630918, longitude -7.979593 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 33 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carrowstrawly, from 33 m² to 167,866 m² (16.79 ha, 41.48 acres); 19 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 76889: 167,866 m² (16.79 ha, 41.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/76889.md - Parcel 81551: 145,221 m² (14.52 ha, 35.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/81551.md - Parcel 5099424: 114,848 m² (11.48 ha, 28.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5099424.md - Parcel 56319: 113,416 m² (11.34 ha, 28.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/56319.md - Parcel 53659: 89,128 m² (8.91 ha, 22.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/53659.md - Parcel 84987: 34,976 m² (3.5 ha, 8.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/84987.md - Parcel 81552: 34,354 m² (3.44 ha, 8.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/81552.md - Parcel 51931: 19,779 m² (1.98 ha, 4.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/51931.md - Parcel 78779: 4,468 m² (0.45 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/78779.md - Parcel 53658: 4,367 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/53658.md - Parcel 6120671: 4,073 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6120671.md - Parcel 74801: 3,627 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/74801.md - Parcel 5395636: 3,394 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5395636.md - Parcel 67623: 3,361 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/67623.md - Parcel 4737891: 3,278 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4737891.md - Parcel 3627922: 3,134 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3627922.md - Parcel 5192697: 2,876 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5192697.md - Parcel 4923858: 2,872 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4923858.md - Parcel 84995: 2,656 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/84995.md - Parcel 58681: 2,572 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/58681.md - Parcel 75561: 2,319 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/75561.md - Parcel 2574370: 2,292 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2574370.md - Parcel 63187: 2,093 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/63187.md - Parcel 69394: 1,992 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/69394.md - Parcel 62229: 1,927 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/62229.md - Parcel 64137: 1,861 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/64137.md - Parcel 2632074: 1,606 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2632074.md - Parcel 4658111: 1,426 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4658111.md - Parcel 4658106: 943 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4658106.md - Parcel 68183: 800 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/68183.md - Parcel 62228: 111 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/62228.md - Parcel 6120692: 109 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6120692.md - Parcel 81081: 33 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/81081.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Carrowstrawly 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) 2 applications, newest first. - 19 Aug 2026, Longford County Council 2660261: N/a. Permission. RED III application for a 10 Year Planning Permission with an operational lifespan of 40 years, for development in the townlands of, Commons North, Gorteengar, Tullyvrane, Knock, Lisrevagh, Rathcline, Lisnacush, Carrigeens, Carrowroe and Aghaloughan, County Longford. The grid connection route (subject to a separate future planning application to An Coimisiún Pleanála) will be in the townlands of Aghamore and Lanesborough. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply. The planning application is subject to a completeness check under section 37JA of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended by the European Union (Planning and Development) (Renewable Energy) Regulations 2025. The development consists of: a solar farm with a total area of circa 146.93 ha. The proposed solar farm development spans a total site area measuring circa 96.3ha. The export capacity to the grid is estimated to be up to 85 MW. The proposed development will consist of a solar farm comprising of: • Installation of approximately 49.1 ha (approximately 910,650 sqm solar PV panel arrays, to include approximately 491,270 sqm of ground-mounted panels supported by steel frame structures, and the remaining area as solar array row spacing. • Construction of 24 MV stations. • A 110 kV on-site substation (0.7 ha) and approximately 1.7 km of underground cabling to connect to the national grid (subject to a separate future planning application to An Coimisiún Pleanála). The grid connection route will be in the townlands of Aghamore and Lanesborough. • Installation of underground cabling and ducting, comprising approximately 3.13 km along the public roads R392, L1168, L5264 and L1164. • Provision of two temporary site compounds, welfare facilities and materials storage areas. • Provision of seven temporary laydown areas for materials storage and welfare units (portaloos). • Construction of approximately 8.9 km of internal access tracks throughout the site. • Erection of 19 no. pole mounted, inward facing CCTV cameras for site monitoring across the proposed development. • Construction and operational access via existing entrances on. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660261/0 - 15 Oct 2024, Longford County Council 2460235: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the proposed construction of a two storey type dwelling house, detached garage, entrance, boundary fence/wall, suitable onsite treatment system with polishing filter and all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460235/0 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 Carrowstrawly. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - LF021-006: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLF021-006----. In rolling pasture. A raised circular area (diam. 50m) enclosed by a much-denuded, low bank of earth and stone (Wth 3.9m; H 0.6m) with a shallow intervening fosse (Wth 3.6m; D 0.55m) and an outer bank (Wth 2.9m; H 0.45m). It is divided into unequal portions by a NW-SE field boundary. The much-larger portion, to the NE , has been levelled and only faint traces of the inner bank are identifiable. The original entrance is not recognisable. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011 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 Carrowstrawly. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Carrowstrawly, about 1 in 5 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: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Carrowstrawly. - 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/longford/carrowstrawly.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/longford/carrowstrawly.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/longford/carrowstrawly.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Carrowstrawly with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Longford: https://everytownland.com/longford.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Aghaloughan: https://everytownland.com/longford/aghaloughan.md - Carrigeens: https://everytownland.com/longford/carrigeens.md - Carrownphull: https://everytownland.com/longford/carrownphull.md - Carrowroe: https://everytownland.com/longford/carrowroe.md - Formoyle (Newcomen): https://everytownland.com/longford/formoyle-newcomen.md - Lismacmanus: https://everytownland.com/longford/lismacmanus.md - Lisnacush: https://everytownland.com/longford/lisnacush.md - Lisrevagh: https://everytownland.com/longford/lisrevagh.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/longford/carrowstrawly - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/longford/carrowstrawly