# Lackan, Co. Monaghan: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Aghnamullen, barony of Cremorne, Co. Monaghan; in Irish An Leacán. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,344,134 m² (134.41 ha, 332.14 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 46 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 12,255 m² (1.23 ha, 3.03 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 9 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Aghnamullen, https://everytownland.com/monaghan/parish/aghnamullen.md - Barony: Cremorne - Electoral division: Creeve, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 705 people lived in 230 households in the Creeve electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Monaghan, https://everytownland.com/monaghan.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/39802 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 171270 - Centre: latitude 54.05038, longitude -6.923497 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 46 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lackan, from 285 m² to 159,575 m² (15.96 ha, 39.43 acres); 24 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 342087: 159,575 m² (15.96 ha, 39.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/342087.md - Parcel 328229: 146,666 m² (14.67 ha, 36.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/328229.md - Parcel 356442: 87,771 m² (8.78 ha, 21.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/356442.md - Parcel 344950: 83,299 m² (8.33 ha, 20.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/344950.md - Parcel 328235: 70,720 m² (7.07 ha, 17.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/328235.md - Parcel 328232: 65,679 m² (6.57 ha, 16.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/328232.md - Parcel 326237: 65,094 m² (6.51 ha, 16.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/326237.md - Parcel 344948: 62,492 m² (6.25 ha, 15.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/344948.md - Parcel 328230: 56,578 m² (5.66 ha, 13.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/328230.md - Parcel 328549: 51,338 m² (5.13 ha, 12.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/328549.md - Parcel 329992: 48,987 m² (4.9 ha, 12.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/329992.md - Parcel 344949: 46,431 m² (4.64 ha, 11.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/344949.md - Parcel 344947: 32,034 m² (3.2 ha, 7.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/344947.md - Parcel 355610: 31,383 m² (3.14 ha, 7.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/355610.md - Parcel 332455: 29,376 m² (2.94 ha, 7.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/332455.md - Parcel 332505: 29,317 m² (2.93 ha, 7.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/332505.md - Parcel 2399872: 28,769 m² (2.88 ha, 7.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2399872.md - Parcel 339527: 27,559 m² (2.76 ha, 6.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/339527.md - Parcel 334920: 17,661 m² (1.77 ha, 4.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/334920.md - Parcel 5411306: 17,045 m² (1.7 ha, 4.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5411306.md - Parcel 328234: 16,705 m² (1.67 ha, 4.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/328234.md - Parcel 352025: 15,691 m² (1.57 ha, 3.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/352025.md - Parcel 344946: 12,393 m² (1.24 ha, 3.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/344946.md - Parcel 356541: 12,117 m² (1.21 ha, 2.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/356541.md - Parcel 2399868: 11,070 m² (1.11 ha, 2.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2399868.md - Parcel 339469: 9,881 m² (0.99 ha, 2.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/339469.md - Parcel 353950: 9,754 m² (0.98 ha, 2.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/353950.md - Parcel 4578860: 9,679 m² (0.97 ha, 2.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4578860.md - Parcel 4578878: 6,494 m² (0.65 ha, 1.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4578878.md - Parcel 321377: 5,675 m² (0.57 ha, 1.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/321377.md - Parcel 350881: 5,527 m² (0.55 ha, 1.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/350881.md - Parcel 4340710: 4,439 m² (0.44 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4340710.md - Parcel 328550: 4,395 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/328550.md - Parcel 339528: 4,371 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/339528.md - Parcel 347029: 4,286 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/347029.md - Parcel 2399884: 4,158 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2399884.md - Parcel 4340733: 3,391 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4340733.md - Parcel 4904682: 3,384 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4904682.md - Parcel 3720096: 2,961 m² (0.3 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3720096.md - Parcel 4904687: 2,649 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4904687.md - Parcel 4904418: 2,482 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4904418.md - Parcel 3669854: 2,100 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3669854.md - Parcel 4340631: 1,103 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4340631.md - Parcel 2540407: 618 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2540407.md - Parcel 4680188: 373 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4680188.md - Parcel 328231: 285 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/328231.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Lackan 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) 9 applications, newest first. - 17 Jan 2024, Monaghan County Council 2460014: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. 1. retention permission of a storey and a half cottage type dwelling house (which replaced an existing semi-derelict cottage) and 2. permission to consist of replacement of existing septic tank and soakaway with a proprietary wastewater treatment system and purpose built raised percolation area together with all ancillary site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460014/0 - 17 Jan 2024, Monaghan County Council 2460015: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. Retention Permission for the change of use of existing single storey detached domestic garage granted permission under planning reference no. 05/1064 to dependent relative accommodation; provision of a single storey lean-to porch to side of the building; provision of single storey lean-to domestic storage sheds to the front and rear of the building; use of roof space of building for domestic storage purposes with associated external walk way to access same together with all ancillary site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460015/0 - 6 Dec 2023, Monaghan County Council 2360302: N/a. Retention, 1 home. Permission for Retention and Permission for a development consisting of 1. The construction of a storey and a half cottage type dwelling house (which replaced an existing semi-derelict cottage) and will consist of 2. Replacement of existing septic tank and soakaway with a proprietary wastewater treatment system and purpose built raised percolation area together with all ancillary site development works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360302/0 - 6 Dec 2023, Monaghan County Council 2360304: N/a. Retention, 1 home. Retention Permission for the change of use of existing single storey detached domestic garage granted permission under planning reference no. 05/1064 to dependent relative accommodation; provision of a single storey lean-to porch to side of the building; provision of single storey lean-to domestic storage sheds to the front and rear of the building; use of roof space of building for domestic storage purposes with associated external walk way to access same together with all ancillary site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360304/0 - 17 Aug 2022, Monaghan County Council 22366: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. permission consisting of a dormer style dwelling house and single domestic garage, wastewater treatment system and polishing filter, entrance onto existing private laneway, use of existing laneway onto public road together with all ancillary site development works (Previously granted under Planning Reference No. 17/172). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/22366/0 - 22 Jun 2022, Monaghan County Council 22286: Refused. Retention. permission to retain consisting of 2 No. shipping containers used as a smoke house for smoking artisan meats, covered canopy area together with all ancillary site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/22286/0 - 11 May 2022, Monaghan County Council 22205: N/a. Retention. retention permission for development consisting of a shipping container used as a smoke house for smoking artisan meats together with all ancillary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/22205/0 - 3 Nov 2017, Monaghan County Council 17517: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. Permission to retain an existing 30m high telecommunications support structure (previously granted permission under reference 11/367 which was a temporary permission which has expired) carrying antennas and link dishes together with associated equipment unit & security fencing. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/17517/0 - 12 Apr 2017, Monaghan County Council 17172: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Permission to construct a dormer style dwelling house and single storey domestic garage, wastewater treatment system and polishing filter, entrance onto existing private laneway, use of existing laneway onto public road together with all ancillary site development works (Previous Planning Ref No 14/158). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MonaghanCC/AppFileRefDetails/17172/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Loughbawn House Loughs, site code 001595 - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Black And Derrygoony Loughs, site code 001596 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - MO026-005: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMO026-005----. The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Marked 'Fort' on 1835 OS 6-inch map. Circular platform (diam. 27m) visible. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 26 February 2018 - MO027-001: Enclosure - large enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMO027-001----. Located on the SE-facing spine of a NW-SE drumlin ridge. It is depicted faintly as an oval enclosure described as a ‘fort’ in gothic lettering on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map and as an oval field on the 1907 edition. This is an oval grass-covered area (dims 65.7m NW-SE; 46.5m NE-SW) defined by a scarp (Wth 1.6-3.6m; H at W 2.3m). There is no visible fosse but there are modern gaps at SE (Wth c. 3m) and SW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 31 January 2018 - MO027-017: Crannog, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMO027-017----. Located at the NW angle at the triangular N part (max. dims c. 630m WNW-ESE; c. 460m N-S) of Bawn Lough, at a point where a stream leaves the lake. A small island is represented here on the 1834 and 1907 editions of the OS 6-incha map. This is a small cairn incorporating a natural sand bank (diam. c. 15m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 30 January 2018 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 Lackan. ## 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 Lackan, 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: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Lackan. - 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/monaghan/lackan.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/lackan.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/lackan.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Lackan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Monaghan: https://everytownland.com/monaghan.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Cooltrim: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/cooltrim.md - Corlea: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/corlea-170446.md - Cortober: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/cortober-170565.md - Derrygoony: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/derrygoony.md - Drumcanon: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/drumcanon.md - Drumgor: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/drumgor.md - Shantony: https://everytownland.com/monaghan/shantony.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/monaghan/lackan - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/monaghan/lackan