Cloonbony

75 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cloonbony, from 22 m² to 925,903 m² (92.59 ha, 228.8 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 36 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Residential (Existing residential)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Recreation/Amenity/Green Space (Active open space)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Recreation/Amenity/Green Space (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C7Industrial/Alternative Energy (Other commerce/industrial/enterprise uses)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 18 Feb 2026Refused

  the proposed erection of a prefabricated building to be used in conjunction with a recent grant of planning permission under planning permission reference number pl25/60180 for the proposed change of use of an existing bungalow-type dwelling into a crèche/full-time early years education and afterschool services and all associated site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2660052

• 10 Feb 2026Conditional

  4 no. floodlights, planning permission for 4 no. additional floodlights 4 no. ballstops and all ancillary site works

  Retention · Longford County Council, 2660039

• 29 Aug 2025Refused

  the construction of a part two-storey and part single-storey four-bedroom dwelling, site entrance, boundary fence, wastewater treatment system with percolation area, and ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 2560189

• 19 Aug 2025Conditional

  the proposed change of use of an existing bungalow-type dwelling into a crèche/full-time early years education and afterschool service. The development will include the proposed construction of a single-story side extension, proposed decommissioning of existing septic tank system, proposed installation of a suitable onsite treatment system with polishing filter, a playground with perimeter fencing/wall, provision of on-site car parking and a drop-off area along with all associated site works, whereby it is now proposed to revise the site layout plan to include amendments to the traffic management and parking layout

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2560180

• 21 Feb 2025Conditional

  alterations to facade/windows of existing gym, the proposed construction of 2 no. astroturf pitches, fencing, 6 no. additional floodlights, ball wall and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 257

• 2 Oct 2024Conditional

  the proposed construction of a single storey bungalow type dwelling house, detached garage, entrance, boundary fence/wall, onsite suitable wastewater treatment system with percolation area & ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 2460215

• 4 Jul 2024Refused

  of PL19/223: proposed construction of a dormer bungalow type dwelling house with detached garage, entrance, boundary wall/fence, wastewater treatment system with percolation area and all ancillary site works

  Extension of duration · Longford County Council, 2436

• 1 Jul 2024Conditional

  the development proposes the following: The delivery of a network of walking and cycling trails on Bord Na Móna lands. This will include the repurposing of 5.2km on existing former rail bed, 3.1km along existing bog headlands / former high fields and 185m along pre-existing machine access routes. The construction of car and / or bicycle parking facilities at a number of gateway locations along the proposed route. This will include 1 no. type 02 gateway, 2 no. type 03 gateway, 1 no. type 04 gateway, 3 no. rest points. The provision of 1 no. proposed Type 03 Gateway (LD-03-03) is located at the previously permitted Knappogue Bog Amenity Trail as permitted under Longford County Council Part 8. No. 79. The provision of a Type 02 Gateway (LD-02-01) at Lanesborough which will consist of the development of a pavilion structure, ramp and stairs structure to access the car parking facility. The provision of a pavilion and totem feature at Gateways (LD-03-03 & LD03-06) and the provision of a Thematic Experience comprising a framed structure extending to 8.0 meters with a visitor periscope to view the surrounding landscape, along the northern section of the route within the Cloonmore townland. The provision a Type 04 Gateway (LD-04-04), with the provision of handrails at the existing bridge and the provision of a new fence line along the centre line of the bridge with key holder gated access for maintenance vehicles located in the townland Begnagh. Improvement works to 8 no. existing agricultural crossings. The provision of upgrade works at road crossings (LD-00-02 & LD-00-05). The erection of wayfinding and interpretive signage at Gateway locations and along the route. Fencing and screening will be erected where required for health and safety and biodiversity reasons. This will include; 520 meters of screening along the permitted Knappoge Bog section. 1065 meters of screening along the Begnagh Bog section. The implementation of Nature Based Drainage proposals at the Gateway locations to cater for surface water drainage at car park locations. The demolition and removal of 2 No. existing level crossing gates and associated support structure at proposed road crossing locations at Gateways (LD-03-03 & LD-03-06). All other ancillary and associated site works. The application is accompanied by a NIS

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2460132

• 1 Apr 2022Conditional

  development at the 13.1 Ha site known as 'Lough Ree Power (LRP) Station' located in Lanesborough (Lanesboro), in the townlands of Aghamore and Lanesborough, Eircode N37E180; in County Longford. The development will consist of the demolition of the existing LRP station (as approved under Longford County Council reg.ref 01/115 ' An Board Pleanala Ref. PL14.125540 and all subsequent permissions);and the development and operation of electricity grid services - namely a battery energy storage system (BESS) and a Synchronous Condenser (Sync Con). The proposed development comprises two distinct phases of activity - the initial demolition and site reinstatement (Phase 1); following by construction and operation of the new BESS and Sync Con (phase 2). Phase 1 comprises the demolition of existing site structures (with a total footprint of c. 11.195sq.m. and a total gross floor area of c. 20,000 sq.m) including the former LRP station (boiler house, turbine house, bag filter house and associated 80 m high stack); the intermediate peat storage building and associated fuel management system; and ancillary buildings including, electrical building, tippler building and associated control room and office, the screening building, lorry uploading building, water treatment plant building, offices building, laboratory building, workshop and maintenance buildings, oil pumphouse, electrics rooms, railway/locomotive service building, cooling water pump house and sewage/foul water treatment facility. All buildings and structures (including storage tanks and vessels) will be demolished to ground level, with below ground voids filled. Existing hard standing surfac3es (e.g. building ground floor concrete slabs, tarmacadam surfaces, concrete footpaths and road kerbs) will remain in site; and the site will be reinstated and secured with boundary gates and fences, etc. Associated with the demolition activity there will be on-site crushing of material using mobile machinery for the purposed of disposal and/or material re-use. Phase 2 comprises the proposed development of the BESS, Sync Con; and all associated development (Full description scanned/attached)

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2275

• 3 Sept 2019Conditional

  proposed construction of a dormer bungalow type dwelling house with detached garage, entrance, boundary wall/fence, wastewater treatment system with percolation area and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 19223

• 11 Jul 2019N/a

  development at the existing electricity generating station - known as Lough Ree Power (LRP) station, located in the townlands of Aghamore and Lanesborough in the settlement of Lanesborough (Lanesboro), Co. Longford, Eircode N39 E180; and at an existing ash disposal facility (ADF) located in the townlands of Derraghan More and Derraghan Beg, Co. Longford. (Full Description scanned / attached)

  Permission · Longford County Council, 19188

• 13 Feb 2019N/a

  development at the existing electricity generating station - known as Lough Ree Power (LRP) station, located in the townlands of Aghamore and Lanesborough in the settlement of Lanesborough (Lanesboro), Co. Longford, Eircode N39 E180; and at an existing ash disposal facility (ADF) located in the townlands of Derraghan More and Derraghan Beg, Co. Longford. (Full Description scanned / attached)

  Permission · Longford County Council, 1938

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Cloonbony.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Cloonbony.

Architectural heritage

• Cloonbony House, house, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1800, having two-storey block, and modern single- and two-storey extensions to rear (northwest), and modern glazed sunroom/conservatory attached to southwest elevation. Hipped natural slate roof with a central pair of ashlar limestone chimneystacks. Pebbledashed rendered walls over smooth rendered plinth course, and having V-profile cut limestone quoins to the corners of the main body of building. Square-headed window openings with tooled cut limestone sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows having margin glazing bars. Timber window shutters visible to interior. Central round-headed door opening to main elevation having glazed timber double doors, flight of cut limestone steps, and a carved limestone door surround comprising fluted pilasters with moulded capitals, moulded lintel/entablature with roundel motifs and fluted sections to frieze and having architraved head with petal fanlight. Set back from road in mature grounds to the northwest of Lanesborough, close to the banks of the River Shannon. Complex of single- and two-storey outbuildings to the rear (northwest), c. 1810, having pitched natural slate roofs and random rubble limestone walls (some with remnants of roughcast render over), and square-headed openings with timber battened doors and replacement timber casement windows. Round-headed window opening to south west gable end of outbuilding to the northeast of the house having brick surround and fixed-pane timber window. Main entrance gates to the south of house, possibly moved and rebuilt at present location, comprising a pair of ashlar limestone gate piers (on square-plan) having moulded pyramidal-headed capstones and a pair of hooped wrought-iron flat bar gates. Rubble limestone boundary walls to site. Pair of partially reconstructed dressed limestone gate piers (on square-plan) giving access to outbuildings to rear. Long approach avenue to house from the south.

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).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Cloonbony, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1544 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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.

No address of the register names Cloonbony with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Longford.

Name

Cloonbony · Cluain Buinneach

Area

2,210,325 m² (221.03 ha, 546.18 acres)

Civil parish

Rathcline, and its townlands

Barony

Rathcline

Electoral division

Rathcline, the unit of the census

Census 2022

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.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghamore, Barnacor, Kilnacarrow, Mount Davys

Placenames

Cloonbony 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.