Lumcloon
Townland in the civil parish of Gallen, barony of Garrycastle, Co. Offaly; in Irish Lomchluain
Parcel 360439
- Area
- 9,184 m² (0.92 ha, 2.27 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- 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
- Lumcloon
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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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. 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.
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
- 911 ha
- 2,251 acres
- Land parcels
- 192
- registered freehold, median 11,933 m² (1.19 ha, 2.95 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 29
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
192 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lumcloon, from 160 m² to 1,582,928 m² (158.29 ha, 391.15 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 34 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 Lumcloon 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
23 Apr 2026Conditional
Extension To Rear Of Existing House And For Garage To Side Of Existing House And All Associated Site Works
Retention, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2660214
11 Feb 2025Conditional
a dwelling house, domestic garage, new site entrance, septic tank treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2560033
20 Jan 2025Conditional
the development of a recreational shared cycle and walkway located on Bord Na Móna lands within the townlands of Cloncraff or Bloomhill, Clonascra, Ballyduff, Clonaderg, Doon Demesne, Lackagh Beg, Lackagh More, Cormore and Corbeg, Corbane, Ballydaly, Kilcolgan Beg, Turraun, Leabeg, Leamore, Oughter, Derrymore, Bunakeeran, Lumcloon and Broughal in County Offaly. The development proposes the following; a) The delivery of a shared cycle and walkway on Bord na Móna lands. This will include the repurposing of 16,919 meters of existing former rail bed and 8,960 meters along existing bog headlands / former high fields. b) The proposed shared cycle and walkway will connect into the existing Grand Canal Greenway, The Offaly Way, and the Lough Boora Discovery Park. c) The construction of car and / or bicycle parking facilities at a number of gateway locations along the proposed route and the provision of EV Charging spaces at the Gateway locations. This will include; i. 5 no. Type 2 Gateways (including 2 no. upgrades to existing parking and 3 no. proposed parking facilities) ii. 6 no. Type 3 Gateways iii. 1 no. Type 4 Gateways iv. 2 no. Major Rest Points v. 2 no. Minor Rest Points d) Upgrade works to Brosna Bridge (Ref 15-100). e) The construction of a new pedestrian and cycle bridge spanning the Grand Canal within the Turraun townland. f) Upgrade works to 10 no. local access road crossings, and 8 no. agricultural crossings. g) The erection of wayfinding and interpretative signage at Gateway locations along the route. h) The implementation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) nature-based drainage proposals at the Gateway locations to cater for surface water drainage at car park locations. i) Fencing and screening will be erected where required for health and safety and biodiversity reasons which will include 14,909 meters of ecological screening. j) All other ancillary and associated site work. This Planning Application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS)
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2560014
9 Dec 2024N/a
he development of a recreational shared cycle and walkway. The development proposes the following; The delivery of a shared cycle and walkway on Bord na Móna lands. This will include the repurposing of 16,919 meters of existing former rail bed and 8,960 meters along existing bog headlands / former high fields. The proposed shared cycle and walkway will connect into the existing Grand Canal Greenway, The Offaly Way, and the Lough Boora Discovery Park. The construction of car and / or bicycle parking facilities at a number of gateway locations along the proposed route and the provision of EV Charging spaces at the Gateway locations. This will include; 5 no. Type 2 Gateways (including 2 no. upgrades to existing parking and 3 no. proposed parking facilities) 6 no. Type 3 Gateways, 1 no. Type 4 Gateways, 2 no. Major Rest Points, 2 no. Minor Rest Points. Upgrade works to Brosna Bridge (Ref 15-100). The construction of a new pedestrian and cycle bridge spanning the Grand Canal within the Turraun townland. Upgrade works to 10 no. local access road crossings, and 8 no. agricultural crossings. The erection of wayfinding and interpretative signage at Gateway locations along the route. The implementation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) nature-based drainage proposals at the Gateway locations to cater for surface water drainage at car park locations. Fencing and screening will be erected where required for health and safety and biodiversity reasons which will include 14,909 meters of ecological screening. All other ancillary and associated site work. This Planning Application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS)
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460492
5 Dec 2024Conditional
The proposed development includes the construction of the following: (i) two new independent power provider (IPP) buildings, (ii) two new electrical transformers, (iii) additional air insulated switchgear (AIS) including four new 110kV bays, (v) connection to the grid via the existing 110kV Derrycarney substation, (vi) access to the site is proposed through an upgraded existing entrance onto the R357 regional road consented under planning reference 23/60111 and through the existing Derrycarney 110kV Substation entrance, (vii) all civil engineering works, drainage, internal roads, landscaping, lighting, temporary construction compound and security fencing.
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460485
25 Nov 2024N/a
an extension to the existing Derrycarney 110kV Substation. The proposed development includes the construction of the following: (i) two new independent power provider (IPP) buildings, (ii) two new electrical transformers, (iii) additional air insulated switchgear (AIS) including four new 110kV bays, (v) connection to the grid via the existing 110kV Derrycarney substation, (vi) access to the site is proposed through an upgraded existing entrance onto the R357 regional road consented under planning reference 23/60111 and through the existing Derrycarney 110kV Substation entrance, (vii) all civil engineering works, drainage, internal roads, landscaping, lighting, temporary construction compound and security fencing
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460468
30 Oct 2024N/a
the existing apartments in the existing basement of the dwelling house. Permission is also sought to retain and complete for the existing outbuilding to the south boundary of the site and all associated site works
Retention · Offaly County Council, 2460427
13 Sept 2024Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE/FUEL SHED, INSTALL EFFLUENT TREATMENT UNIT WITH SOIL POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 24128
2 Sept 2024Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE/FUEL SHED, INSTALL EFFLUENT TREATMENT UNIT WITH SOIL POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ANCILLERY SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 24120
14 Sept 2023Conditional
an extension to the existing battery energy storage system (BESS) facility (consented under Planning Ref 19/55) the proposed development includes the construction of the following: (i) Open area battery energy storage system (BESS) on lands adjoining the existing BESS facility to the east and south, containing a total of 112 modular battery containers and medium voltage power stations (MVPS). The proposed development will utilise the existing customer (IPP) building and electrical infrastructure to connect to the grid via the 110kV Derrycarney transmission substation, which adjoins the BESS facility, (ii) Access to the site is proposed through an upgraded existing entrance onto the R357 regional road, (iii) All civil engineering works, drainage, internal roads, landscaping, lighting and security fencing.
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2360111
14 Sept 2023N/a
The proposed development includes the construction of the following: (i) Open area battery energy storage system (BESS) on lands adjoining the existing BESS facility to the east and south, containing a total of 112 modular battery containers and medium voltage power stations (MVPS). The proposed development will utilise the existing customer (IPP) building and electrical infrastructure to connect to the grid via the 110kV Derrycarney transmission substation, which adjoins the BESS facility, (ii) Access to the site is proposed through an upgraded existing entrance onto the R357 regional road, (iii) All civil engineering works, drainage, internal roads, landscaping, lighting and security fencing.
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2360114
17 Aug 2023Conditional
The installation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm, including a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) consisting of 48no. units and provision of a bridge crossing the Silver River, on 87.96Ha./217.37 acres of lands comprising 18no. agricultural fields on two separate land parcels within the townlands of Lumcloon and Falsk, Gallen Co. Offaly (E: 613500; N: 720000 – centre of site). The solar farm will consist of a series solar photovoltaic (PV) panels mounted on steel support structures to a height not greater than 3.00m. Development ancillary to the siting of solar PV panels includes 19no. transformers; pole-mounted CCTV cameras; underground cabling; deer fenceline measuring 2.00m high; a proposed 5.00m wide graded track between an existing site entrance and BESS; internal access tracks; widening of 2no. existing field entrances and all associated development. Two temporary compounds, measuring 5250sqm approx. in overall area, will be established during the construction phase of the solar farm. The planning permission will have a duration of 10-years, with a subsequent operational lifetime of 40- years, after which it will be decommissioned with all associated lands returned to their original use excluding the Silver River bridge crossing, which shall be retained. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and submitted in support of this planning application.
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2360071
3 Aug 2023N/a
The installation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm, including a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) consisting of 48no. units and provision of a bridge crossing the Silver River, on 87.96Ha./217.37 acres of lands comprising 18no. agricultural fields on two separate land parcels within the townlands of Lumcloon and Falsk, Gallen Co. Offaly (E: 613500; N: 720000 – centre of site). The solar farm will consist of a series solar photovoltaic (PV) panels mounted on steel support structures to a height not greater than 3.00m. Development ancillary to the siting of solar PV panels includes 19no. transformers; pole-mounted CCTV cameras; underground cabling; deer fenceline measuring 2.00m high; a proposed 5.00m wide graded track between an existing site entrance and BESS; internal access tracks; widening of 2no. existing field entrances and all associated development. Two temporary compounds, measuring 5250sqm approx. in overall area, will be established during the construction phase of the solar farm. The planning permission will have a duration of 10-years, with a subsequent operational lifetime of 40- years, after which it will be decommissioned with all associated lands returned to their original use excluding the Silver River bridge crossing, which shall be retained. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and submitted in support of this planning application.
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2360050
13 Jul 2023N/a
The installation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm, including a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) consisting of 48no. units and provision of a bridge crossing the Silver River, on 87.96Ha./217.37 acres of lands comprising 18no. agricultural fields on two separate land parcels within the townlands of Lumcloon and Falsk, Gallen Co. Offaly (E: 613500; N: 720000 – centre of site). The solar farm will consist of a series solar photovoltaic (PV) panels mounted on steel support structures to a height not greater than 3.00m. Development ancillary to the siting of solar PV panels includes 19no. transformers; pole-mounted CCTV cameras; underground cabling; deer fenceline measuring 2.00m high; a proposed 5.00m wide graded track between an existing site entrance and BESS; internal access tracks; widening of 2no. existing field entrances and all associated development. Two temporary compounds, measuring 5250sqm approx. in overall area, will be established during the construction phase of the solar farm. The planning permission will have a duration of 10-years, with a subsequent operational lifetime of 40- years, after which it will be decommissioned with all associated lands returned to their original use excluding the Silver River bridge crossing, which shall be retained. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and submitted in support of this planning application.
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2360021
26 Jan 2023Refused
DEVELOPMENT OF A SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.THE PROPOSED SOLAR PV ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IS CONTAINED WITHIN TWO DISTINCT PARCELS OF LAND, REFERRED TO AS ZONE 1 AND ZONE 2. THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT SITE OF C. 247 HECTARES WILL CONTAIN: (I) SOLAR PV PANELS ON GROUND MOUNTED FRAMES /SUPPORT STRUCTURES WITHIN EXISTING FIELD BOUNDARIES, (IÎ) 30 NO. MEDIUM VOLTAGE POWER STATION (MVPS) ENCLOSURES (6.058M LONG X 2.348M WIDE X 2.896M HIGH), (III) 6 NO. WEATHER MONITORING STATIONS, (IV) 2 NO, TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUNDS (50M LONG X 35M WIDE), (V) INTERNAL SITE ACCESS TRACKS AND UNDERGROUND CABLES (UGC), (VI) UGC IN THE PUBLIC ROAD NETWORK (L70095, L70099, L70208-3 & R357), WHICH WILL ELECTRICALLY CONNECT THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE DERRYCARNEY 110KV SUBSTATION LOCATED WITHIN THE TOWNLAND OF LUMCLOON, AND (VII) ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING; PERIMETER FENCING WITH ACCESS GATES AT VEHICLE SITE ENTRANCES ALONG PUBLIC ROADS (L70095 AND THE R357), CCTV SECURITY CAMERAS, LANDSCAPING, AND ALL ASSOCIATED CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS, PLANNING PERMISSION IS BEING SOUGHT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED AND ACCOMPANIES THIS PLANNING APPLICATION
Permission · Offaly County Council, 2320
4 Jan 2023N/a
DEVELOPMENT OF A SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.THE DEVELOPMENT SITE OF C. 247 HECTARES WILL CONTAIN: (I) SOLAR PV PANELS ON GROUND MOUNTED FRAMES /SUPPORT STRUCTURES WITHIN EXISTING FIELD BOUNDARIES, (IÎ) 30 NO. MEDIUM VOLTAGE POWER STATION (MVPS) ENCLOSURES (6.058M LONG X 2.348M WIDE X 2.896M HIGH), (III) 6 NO. WEATHER MONITORING STATIONS, (IV) 2 NO, TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUNDS (50M LONG X 35M WIDE), (V) INTERNAL SITE ACCESS TRACKS AND UNDERGROUND CABLES (UGC), (VI) UGC IN THE PUBLIC ROAD NETWORK (L70095, L.70099, L.70208-3 & R357), WHICH WILL ELECTRICALLY CONNECT THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE DERRYCARNEY 110KV SUBSTATION LOCATED WITHIN THE TOWNLAND OF LUMCLOON, AND (VII) ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING; PERIMETER FENCING WITH ACCESS GATES AT VEHICLE SITE ENTRANCES ALONG PUBLIC ROADS (L.70095 AND THE R357), CCTV SECURITY CAMERAS, LANDSCAPING, AND ALL ASSOCIATED CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS, PLANNING PERMISSION IS BEING SOUGHT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED AND ACCOMPANIES THIS PLANNING APPLICATION
Permission · Offaly County Council, 231
16 Dec 2021N/a
AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) FACILITY (CONSENTED UNDER PLANNING REF. PL2/19/55).THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF AN OPEN AREA BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) COMPOUND WITHIN THE EXISTING BESS FACILITY (COMPOUND 1) AND ON LANDS ADJOINING THE EXISTING BESS FACILITY TO THE SOUTH (COMPOUND 2), THE COMPOUNDS WILL BE SURFACED WITH CLEAN WASHED LIMESTONE TO ACCORD WITH THE EXISTING BESS FACILITY. IT IS PROPOSED TO INSTALL A TOTAL OF 112 MODULAR BATTERY ENCLOSURES AND 28 MEDIUM VOLTAGE POWER SYSTEM (MVPS) ENCLOSURES. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL UTILISE THE EXISTING CUSTOMER (IPP) BUILDING AND ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ON SITE TO CONNECT TO THE GRID VIA THE 110KV DERRYCARNEY TRANSMISSION SUBSTATION, WHICH ADJOINS THE BESS FACILITY. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ACCESSED FROM THE EXISTING BESS FACILITY SITE ENTRANCE LOCATED ALONG THE R357 REGIONAL ROAD. A SECONDARY ACCESS POINT WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE DEVELOPMENT FROM AN EXISTING ACCESS POINT SERVING THE DEVELOPMENT LANDS FROM MILL ROAD (L70099 WEST OF THE SITE) AND THIS WILL BE UTILISED FOR CONSTRUCTION STAGE WORKS AND FOR EMERGENCY USE DURING THE OPERATIONAL PHASE OF THE DEVELOPMENT. THE DEVELOPMENT AREAS WILL BE SECURED BY PERIMETER FENCING
Permission · Offaly County Council, 21778
4 Jun 2021Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE/FUEL SHED, INSTALL EFLUENT TREATMENT UNIT WITH RAISED SOIL POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21346
13 Apr 2021Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE / FUEL SHED, INSTALLATION OF SEPTIC TANK WITH PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 21205
18 Sept 2020Conditional
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 33KV SUBSTATION AND SUBSTATION COMPOUND WITH ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING TRANSFORMER, AND GRID CONNECTION INTO THE PERMITTED DERRYCARNEY 110KV SUBSTATION
Permission · Offaly County Council, 20444
25 Aug 2020N/a
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 33KV SUBSTATION AND SUBSTATION COMPOUND WITH ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL INFASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING TRANSFORMER, AND GRID CONNECTION INTO THE PERMITTED DERRYCAREY 110KV SUBSTATION
Permission · Offaly County Council, 20389
22 Jan 2020Refused
TO CONSTRUCT A NEW DWELLING, DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS
Outline permission · Offaly County Council, 2011
22 Nov 2019Conditional
THE INSTALLATION OF APPROXIMATELY 8 KILOMETRES OF UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY LINE WITH A CAPACITY OF UP TO 38KV FROM THE PERMITTED (WIND FARM) SUBSTATION (OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 14/188 & AN BORD PLEANÁLA REFERENCE PL19.244053 AND OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 19/22) IN THE TOWNLAND OF STONESTOWN, COUNTY OFFALY TO THE PERMITTED DERRYCARNEY ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION IN THE TOWNLAND OF LUMCLOON, COUNTY OFFALY. THE ELECTRICITY LINE WILL BE LOCATED WITHIN PRIVATE LANDS AND WITHIN THE PUBLIC ROADS NUMBERED L7009, L70091, R437, L70099 AND R357; WILL BE INSTALLED IN EXCAVATED TRENCHES OF APPROXIMATELY 1.3 METRES 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 L70091, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR)/ ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT WHCIH INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LIKELY EFFECTS 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 PLEANÁLA REFERENCE PL19.244053 AND PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THIS PERMITTED WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT, PROPOSED PURSUANT TO OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 19/404 (CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION). THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY AN APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT SCREENING REPORT
Permission · Offaly County Council, 19555
13 Nov 2019N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING, SEPTIC TANK/EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS
Outline permission · Offaly County Council, 19537
15 Feb 2019Conditional
ALTERATIONS TO DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE 100MW OF SYSTEM SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE ELECTRICITY GRID AT LUMCLOON, CLOGHAN, CO. OFFALY IN LIEU OF THAT GRANTED UNDER PLANNING PERMISSION PL2/17/194. PROPOSED ALTERATIONS CONSIST OF; (I) PROVISION OF OPEN AREA BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) COMPOUND (AREA OF 6,200 SQM) CONTAINING BATTERY AND CONTROL SYSTEM ENCLOSURES IN LIEU OF THE APPROVED SINGLE STOREY MAIN BUILDING (FLOOR AREA OF 4,536 SQM), (II) ALTERATIONS TO THE APPROVED SWITCHYARD CONTAINING THE PROPOSED 110kV SUBSTATION WHICH WILL INCLUDE (A) CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING ELECTRICITY NETWORK IN LIEU OF THAT APPROVED, (B) INCREASE IN THE SIZE OF THE CONTROL BUILDING (FLOOR AREA 375 SQM) IN LIEU OF THAT APPROVED (FLOOR AREA 200 SQM), AND (C) PROVISION OF A DIESEL GENERATOR AND TRANSFORMER ADJACENT TO THE CONTROL BUILDING, (III) INCREASE IN SIZE (630 SQM), LOCATION AND INTERNAL LAYOUT OF SWITCHGEAR BUILDING IN LIEU OF THAT APPROVED (100SQM), AND (IV) PROVISION OF 110kV TRANSFORMER IN LIEU OF MV SUBSTATION (100 SQM), AND (V) AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Offaly County Council, 1955
The 25 most recent of 29 applications.
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
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Boora 001365
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Lumcloon.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Lumcloon.
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 10 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.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Lumcloon.
- 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. 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
- Lumcloon, Cloghan8 sales
The townland
- Name
- Lumcloon · Lomchluain
- Area
- 9,110,454 m² (911.05 ha, 2,251.24 acres)
- Civil parish
- Gallen, and its townlands
- Barony
- Garrycastle
- Electoral division
- Gallen, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Gallen electoral division: 588 people in 203 households; 78% of households own their home; 22% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Broughal, Bun, Coolreagh or Cloghanhill, Cortullagh or Grove, Derrycarney, Falsk, Gallen, Lea Beg, Rin, Stonestown
- Placenames
- Lumcloon 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.