Soran
Townland in the civil parish of Killoe, barony of Longford, Co. Longford; in Irish An Sorn
Parcel 66040
- Area
- 21,963 m² (2.2 ha, 5.43 acres)
- Buildings
- 3 buildings touch it, 169 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Soran
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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
- About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- 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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. 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.
- Area
- 487.7 ha
- 1,205 acres
- Land parcels
- 196
- registered freehold, median 9,057 m² (0.91 ha, 2.24 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 23
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
196 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Soran, from 23 m² to 186,480 m² (18.65 ha, 46.08 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 62 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
No zone of a development plan covers Soran in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
18 May 2026Conditional
proposed bungalow type dwelling with detached garage, formation of new entrance, wastewater treatment system, polishing filter and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 2660164
20 Feb 2026Conditional
the proposed construction of a retail/storage building to be used in conjunction with existing engineering/agricultural supplies business together with the proposed upgrading of existing agricultural entrance, erection of new boundary fences/walls, proposed connection into the existing onsite wastewater treatment system and all ancillary site development works
Permission · Longford County Council, 2660058
19 Dec 2025Conditional
partial demolition works, new single storey extension to side and front of existing two storey dwelling house to include external covered canopy structure, new single storey front entrance porch, extension of existing single storey side utility structure, alteration of existing first floor window fenestration to include reinstatement of original proportioned window opening, internal alterations, external landscaping works and all other associated ancillary site development works
Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 2560316
6 Nov 2024Conditional
of an existing extension to the side of an existing bungalow type dwelling house together with seeking retention permission for the existing domestic garage all as constructed and all ancillary works
Retention · Longford County Council, 2460259
15 Mar 2024Conditional
(A) the retention of modifications to two existing agricultural sheds to include internal and external alterations and raised ridge levels (52.5m2) (B) the construction of a bungalow type dwelling house (214m2) and (C) the construction of detached stables (41.5m2), new entrance, boundary walls, piers and fencing, proprietary wastewater treatment unit and percolation area and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 2460051
6 Sept 2023Unconditional
of 19/129 - the construction of storey and a half type dwelling house and detached domestic garage, new entrance, boundary walls, piers and fencing, proprietary wastewater treatment unit and percolation area and all ancillary site works
Extension of duration · Longford County Council, 23101
27 Jul 2023Conditional
proposed construction of a two storey type dwelling house, detached garage, entrance, boundary fence/wall, onsite suitable treatment system with polishing filter and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 2360095
26 Jan 2023Conditional
the proposed decommissioning of an existing partially constructed entrance that was granted full planning permission to service an existing practically completed dwelling house that was granted full planning permission under planning reference no. PL19/287 together with seeking full planning permission for the construction of a new vehicular entrance with boundary fence/wall off the adjoining public road to the south- west to service same and all ancillary works
Permission · Longford County Council, 2320
12 Jan 2023Conditional
conversion of existing garage to a single occupancy community dwelling including changes to exterior elevations, construction of a 2m high fence to form private garden & all site works
Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 234
16 Aug 2022Conditional
and completion of existing storey and a half type dwelling house, entrance, boundary fence / wall, proprietary wastewater treatment system with percolation area and all ancillary works
Retention · Longford County Council, 22194
12 May 2022Conditional
development consisting of A) retention of the main dwellings position on site (B) retention of the garage roof structure (hipped roof) and garage position on site and all associated site works
Retention, 1 home · Longford County Council, 22106
28 Apr 2022Refused
the proposed decommissioning of an existing partially constructed entrance that was granted full planning permission to service an existing practically completed dwelling house that was granted full planning permission under planning reference no PL 19/287 together with seeking full planning permission for the construction of a new vehicular entrance with boundary fence/wall off the adjoining public road to the southwest to service same and all ancillary works
Permission · Longford County Council, 2294
15 Dec 2021Conditional
proposed construction of a dormer bungalow type dwelling house, detached garage, entrance, boundary fence/wall, suitable sewerage system with polishing filter and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 21351
12 May 2021Conditional
of 16/283 proposed bungalow type dwelling house, detached garage, entrance, boundary fence/wall, suitable on-site wastewater treatment system with percolation area and ancillary site works
Extension of duration · Longford County Council, 21140
19 Apr 2021Conditional
to construct a two storey type dwelling house with single storey element and detached domestic garage, new entrance, boundary walls, piers and fencing, proprietary wastewater treatment unit and percolation area and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 21113
16 Apr 2021Conditional
the proposed construction of a bungalow type dwelling house, detached garage, entrance, boundary fence/wall, suitable sewerage system with percolation area and all ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Longford County Council, 21112
2 Mar 2020Conditional
to construct a dormer dwelling and domestic garage, waste water treatment system and percolation area, entrance and ancillary site services and development works COVID 19
Extension of duration · Longford County Council, 2047
31 Oct 2019Conditional
proposed construction of a single storey dwelling house with detached garage, entrance, boundary fence/wall, wastewater treatment system with percolation area and all ancillary works whereby it is now proposed to alter the site boundaries than what were originally applied for together with relocating the proposed dwelling house & detached garage to a new position within site than what was originally applied for together with relocating the proposed vehicular entrance from the roadway that forms the south -western boundary of the site to the public highway that forms the south-eastern boundary of the site and all ancillary works
Permission · Longford County Council, 19287
17 May 2019Conditional
the construction of storey and a half type dwelling house and detached domestic garage, new entrance, boundary walls, piers and fencing, proprietary wastewater treatment unit and percolation area and all ancillary site works
Permission · Longford County Council, 19129
14 Jan 2019Conditional
proposed loose cattle shed and proposed sheep shed with associated underground effluent tank and manure all ancillary site works
Permission · Longford County Council, 197
12 Dec 2018Conditional
proposed construction of a two story house type dwelling house with detached garage, entrance, boundary fence/wall, wastewater treatment system with percolation area and all ancillary works
Permission · Longford County Council, 18296
26 Oct 2017Conditional
proposed dormer type dwelling house, detached garage, formation of new entrance, wastewater treatment system and polishing filter and all ancillary site works
Permission · Longford County Council, 17278
13 Apr 2017Conditional
Proposed construction of a single storey extension to the rear of existing crèche previously granted full planning permission under PL99/403 & PL06/829 and all ancillary site works
Permission · Longford County Council, 17108
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 Soran.
Recorded monuments
- LF009-010 Ringfort - rath
Description
On a S-facing slope. A raised circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by a bank of earth and stone (Wth c. 5-5.5m; H 0.3-0.9m) with an external fosse, both of which have been modified and incorporated into a field boundary. The original entrance is not recognisable. It is densely overgrown with scrub. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Soran.
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 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
- Soran, Ballinalee10 sales
The townland
- Name
- Soran · An Sorn
- Area
- 4,877,414 m² (487.74 ha, 1,205.24 acres)
- Civil parish
- Killoe, and its townlands
- Barony
- Longford
- Electoral division
- Aghaboy, the unit of the census
- Neighbouring townlands
- Aghnashannagh, Ballinalee Or Saintjohnstown, Carrowlinan, Cavan, Cornafunshin, Currycahill, Derrynacross, Drumnacooha, Esker South, Kilnacarrow, Kiltyclogh, Lettergonnell
- Placenames
- Soran on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.