# Crancreagh, Co. Offaly: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Gallen, barony of Garrycastle, Co. Offaly; in Irish An Crann Criothach. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,148,492 m² (114.85 ha, 283.8 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 34 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 5,961 m² (0.6 ha, 1.47 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 7 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Gallen, https://everytownland.com/offaly/parish/gallen.md - Barony: Garrycastle - Electoral division: Shannonharbour, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 363 people lived in 132 households in the Shannonharbour electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 24% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Offaly, https://everytownland.com/offaly.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/41573 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 180514 - Centre: latitude 53.193468, longitude -7.885612 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 34 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Crancreagh, from 748 m² to 323,440 m² (32.34 ha, 79.92 acres); 11 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 309849: 323,440 m² (32.34 ha, 79.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/309849.md - Parcel 4222553: 170,952 m² (17.1 ha, 42.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4222553.md - Parcel 295887: 129,769 m² (12.98 ha, 32.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/295887.md - Parcel 309371: 128,095 m² (12.81 ha, 31.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/309371.md - Parcel 313598: 32,501 m² (3.25 ha, 8.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/313598.md - Parcel 305596: 30,118 m² (3.01 ha, 7.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305596.md - Parcel 305589: 21,940 m² (2.19 ha, 5.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305589.md - Parcel 4781895: 21,174 m² (2.12 ha, 5.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4781895.md - Parcel 305597: 18,591 m² (1.86 ha, 4.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305597.md - Parcel 305588: 15,146 m² (1.51 ha, 3.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305588.md - Parcel 310513: 14,785 m² (1.48 ha, 3.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/310513.md - Parcel 284994: 13,014 m² (1.3 ha, 3.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/284994.md - Parcel 305590: 12,497 m² (1.25 ha, 3.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305590.md - Parcel 5291522: 9,660 m² (0.97 ha, 2.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5291522.md - Parcel 4781899: 9,456 m² (0.95 ha, 2.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4781899.md - Parcel 313280: 6,781 m² (0.68 ha, 1.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/313280.md - Parcel 4222554: 6,006 m² (0.6 ha, 1.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4222554.md - Parcel 305925: 5,915 m² (0.59 ha, 1.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305925.md - Parcel 305600: 4,647 m² (0.46 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305600.md - Parcel 271286: 4,442 m² (0.44 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/271286.md - Parcel 313599: 4,317 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/313599.md - Parcel 305583: 4,303 m² (0.43 ha, 1.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305583.md - Parcel 305586: 4,230 m² (0.42 ha, 1.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305586.md - Parcel 305594: 4,005 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305594.md - Parcel 310515: 3,861 m² (0.39 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/310515.md - Parcel 310514: 3,380 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/310514.md - Parcel 305593: 3,358 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305593.md - Parcel 305591: 3,208 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305591.md - Parcel 305584: 2,262 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305584.md - Parcel 270263: 1,776 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/270263.md - Parcel 305598: 1,046 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/305598.md - Parcel 305587: 1,005 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/305587.md - Parcel 4669276: 791 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4669276.md - Parcel 310512: 748 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/310512.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Crancreagh 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) 7 applications, newest first. - 1 May 2026, Offaly County Council 2660237: N/a. Permission. (RED III) a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm and all associated works. This application involves the installation of 145MW of solar PV over an approximate area of 148 hectares, including 41 no. transformers and 1 no. RMU. The proposed development will utilise 1 no. existing construction entrance, and 2 no. existing operational entrances. The proposed development will utilise existing internal access tracks and will involve the construction of approximately 7km of new internal access tracks. The site is centred at X (ITM) 608494.8003 and Y (ITM) 716388.2449. Planning permission is sought for a period of 10 years, with an operational life of 40 years from the date of commissioning. A Natura Impact Statement will also be submitted to the Planning Authority with this application. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660237/0 - 10 Feb 2026, Offaly County Council 2660064: N/a. Permission. RED III application for a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm and all associated works. This application involves the installation of 145MW of solar PV over an approximate area of 148 hectares, including 41 no. transformers and 1 no. RMU. The proposed development will utilise 1 no. existing construction entrance, and 2 no. existing operational entrances. The proposed development will utilise existing internal access tracks and will involve the construction of approximately 7km of new internal access tracks. The site is centred at X (ITM) 608494.8003 and Y (ITM) 716388.2449. Planning permission is sought for a period of 10 years, with an operational life of 40 years from the date of commissioning. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will also be submitted to the Planning Authority with this application.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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660064/0 - 29 Jan 2026, Offaly County Council 2660046: N/a. Permission. a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm and all associated works (RED III). This application involves the installation of 145MW of solar PV over an approximate area of 148 hectares, including 41 no. transformers and 1 no. RMU. The proposed development will utilise 1 no. existing construction entrance, and 2 no. existing operational entrances. The proposed development will utilise existing internal access tracks and will involve the construction of approximately 7km of new internal access tracks. The site is centred at X (ITM) 608494.8003 and Y (ITM) 716388.2449. Planning permission is sought for a period of 10 years, with an operational life of 40 years from the date of commissioning. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will also be submitted to the Planning Authority with this application. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660046/0 - 12 Dec 2025, Offaly County Council 25130: N/a. Permission. A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS, WITH AN OPERATIONAL LIFE OF 40 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF COMMISSIONING. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT COMPRISES OF A SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) FARM AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS. THIS APPLICATION INVOLVES THE INSTALLATION OF 145MW OF SOLAR PV OVER AN APPROXIMATE AREA OF 148 HECTARES, INCLUDING 41 NO. TRANSFORMERS AND 1 NO. RMU. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL UTILISE 1 NO. EXISTING CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCE, AND 2 NO. EXISTING OPERATIONAL ENTRANCES. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL UTILISE EXISTING INTERNAL ACCESS TRACKS AND WILL INVOLVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 7KM OF NEW INTERNAL ACCESS TRACKS. THE SITE IS CENTRED AT X (ITM) 608494.8003 AND Y (ITM) 716388.2449. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT WILL ALSO BE SUBMITTED TO THE THE PLANNING AUTHORITY WITH THIS APPLICATION. THE DEVELOPMENT IS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE III (DIRECTIVE 2023/2413).. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/25130/0 - 15 Aug 2019, Offaly County Council 19404: Conditional. Permission. TEN YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED UNDER ABP REFERENCE PL19.244053 (OCC REF: PL2/14/188) TO PROVIDE (I) AN INCREASE IN THE OVERALL WIND TURBINE HEIGHT FROM 150 METRES TO UP TO 169 METRES; (II) THE RE-SITING OF WIND TURBINES T1, T2, T4, T6, T7 AND T9 AND THEIR ASSOCIATED FOUNDATIONS AND CRANE HARDSTANDINGS BY UP TO 19 METRES; (III) THE REALIGNMENT OF WIND FARM ACCESS TRACKS INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF TURNING HEADS AND PASSING BAYS AND THE ASSOCIATED REALIGNMENT OF UNDERGROUND WIND FARM ELECTRICAL CABLING; (IV) AN INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THE METEOROLOGICAL MAST TO UP TO 100.5 METRES; (V) TEMPORARY UPGRADE OF THE N52/N62 JUNCTION ('KENNEDY'S CROSS') AT BALLINDOWN; AND (VI) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT, ACCESS AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR)/ ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT WHICH INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LIKELY IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, AS A WHOLE AND IN COMBINATION WITH THE RELEVANT OFF-SITE OR SECONDARY DEVELOPMENTS WHICH WILL OCCUR AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED PURSUANT TO OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REF: 14/188 & AN BORD PLEANÁLA REFERENCE PL19.244053 AND THE PROPOSED GRID CONNECTION PROPOSED PURSUANT TO OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REF: 18/230 & AN BORD PLEANÁLA REF: ABP-304056-19. THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY AN APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT SCREENING REPORT.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/19404/0 - 29 Jul 2019, Offaly County Council 19379: N/a. Permission. TEN YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED UNDER AN BORD PLEANALA REFERENCE PL19.244053 (OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE PL2/14/188) TO PROVIDE (I) AN INCREASE IN THE OVERALL WIND TURBINE HEIGHT FROM 150 METRES TO UP TO 169 METRES; (II) THE RE-SITING OF WIND TURBINES T1, T2, T4, T6, T7 AND T9 AND THEIR ASSOCIATED FOUNDATIONS AND CRANE HARDSTANDINGS BY UP TO 19 METRES; (III) THE REALIGNMENT OF WIND FARM ACCESS TRACKS INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF TURNING HEADS AND PASSING BAYS AND THE ASSOCIATED REALIGNMENT OF UNDERGROUND WIND FARM ELECTRICAL CABLING; (IV) AN INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THE METEOROLOGICAL MAST TO UP TO 100.5 METRES; AND (V) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT, ACCESS AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT/ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT WHICH INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LIKELY IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, AS A WHOLE AND IN COMBINATION WITH THE RELEVANT OFF-SITE OR SECONDARY DEVELOPMENTS WHICH WILL OCCUR AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED PURSUANT TO OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 14/188 & AN BORD PLEANALA REFERENCE PL19.244053 AND THE PROPOSED GRID CONNECTION PROPOSED PURSUANT TO OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 18/230 & AN BORD PLEANALA REFERENCE ABP-304056-19. THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY AN APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT SCREENING REPORT.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/19379/0 - 30 May 2018, Offaly County Council 18230: Refused. Permission. THE INSTALLATION OF APPROXIMATELY 12.5KM OF 38KV ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION LINE FROM THE PERMITTED (WIND FARM) SUBSTATION (OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 14/188 & AN BORD PLEANALA REFERENCE PL19.244053) IN THE TOWNLAND OF STONESTOWN, COUNTY OFFALY TO THE EXISTING ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION IN THE TOWNLAND OF CLONDALLOW, COUNTY OFFALY. THE TRANSMISSION LINE WILL COMPRISE APPROXIMATELY 8.5KM OF UNDERGROUND LINE AND APPROXIMATELY 3.7KM OF OVERHEAD LINE. UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE LOCATED WITHIN PRIVATE LANDS AND WITHIN THE PUBLIC ROADS NUMBERED N62, R439 AND THE L70152; WILL BE INSTALLED IN EXCAVATED TRENCHES OF APPROXIMATELY 1.2M IN DEPTH AND WILL INCLUDE ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND DUCTING, JOINT BAYS, COMMUNICATION CHAMBER BAYS, SHEATH LINK BOXES AND INSPECTION CHAMBERS; DIRECTIONAL DRILLING AT 1 NO. RAILWAY CROSSING ALONG THE N62, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. OVERHEAD INFRASTRUCTURE WILL CONSIST OF 3 NO. POWERLINES SUSPENDED FROM WOODEN POLES WITH A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 16 METRES, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) / ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) WHICH INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LIKELY IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, AS A WHOLE AND IN COMBINATION WITH THE RELEVANT OFF-SITE OR SECONDARY DEVELOPMENTS WHICH WILL OCCUR AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED PURSUANT TO OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 14/188 & AN BORD PLEANALA REFERENCE PL19.244053. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/18230/0 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 Crancreagh. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Crancreagh. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Crancreagh. ## 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 Crancreagh, 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 low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Crancreagh. - 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/offaly/crancreagh.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/offaly/crancreagh.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/offaly/crancreagh.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Crancreagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Offaly: https://everytownland.com/offaly.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Carrick: https://everytownland.com/offaly/carrick-180310.md - Derrinlough: https://everytownland.com/offaly/derrinlough.md - Kilcamin: https://everytownland.com/offaly/kilcamin.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/offaly/crancreagh - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/offaly/crancreagh