Loch Gowna

191 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Loch Gowna, from 4 m² to 113,566 m² (11.36 ha, 28.06 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 23 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

• M4White Lands (Built up area)
  Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 99 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Town Core (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Cavan County Development Plan incorporating a Local Area Plan for Cavan Town 2022-2028, Cavan · 14 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 1 Jul 2026N/a

  to (a) alter existing main site entrance by erecting new entrance piers and walls along with new sliding entrance gate (b) erect new roadside boundary fence 1.8m high (c) together with all associated site works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2660370

• 16 Jul 2025Conditional

  for change of use and subdivision of ground & first floor of existing vacant commercial units to 9 no. residential apartments (5no. 1-bedroom, 1 no. 2-bedroom (3 person) & 3 no. 2-bedroom (4 person) apartments) including alterations to elevations, connection to existing services and all ancillary and associated works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2560400

• 27 Feb 2025Conditional

  to erect a 4 bay calf shed, covered underground run of storage tank, covered manure pit, lay concrete aprons and all assoicated site and enabling works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2512

• 18 Oct 2024N/a

  to erect a 4 bay calf shed, covered underground run off storage tank, covered manure pit, lay concrete aprons and all associated site and enabling works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2466

• 26 Apr 2024Conditional

  for change of use of existing schoolhouse to community facility. Works to include construction of a fully serviced, two storey extension to rear, connection to existing public sewer, parking facilities and all associated site work

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460174

• 18 Apr 2024N/a

  for change of use of existing schoolhouse to community facility. Works to include construction of a fully serviced, two storey extension to rear, connection to existing public sewer, parking facilities and all associated site work

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460154

• 12 Mar 2024Conditional

  for the extension of a semi-detached townhouse consisting of internal and external alterations, raising the upper storey of the dwelling and rear extension to same, detached domestic garage, pedestrian access to street and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2460092

• 6 Mar 2024N/a

  for a semi-detached townhouse consisting of internal and external alterations, raising the upper storey of the dwelling and rear extension to same, detached domestic garage, pedestrian access to street and all ancillary works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2460079

• 7 Sept 2023N/a

  to (a) erect a new 1.8m high security fence on top of existing retaining walls to the west and south of existing building and along part of the eastern site boundary inside existing boundary hedge (b) permission is also sought to amend planning condition no. 11(a) of planning permission ref. no. 21/228. It is sought to have wording of this noise level condition amended from “as measured at any point along the boundary of the site” to “as measured from the nearest noise sensitive receptor” (d) together with all associated site works, significant further information has been received

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2360170

• 2 Jun 2023Conditional

  for the following: A. Construct two bedroom extension and carry out alterations to existing dwelling, including elevational changes and B. Construct detached garage, new vehicular entrance, demolish existing sheds and associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2360040

• 17 May 2023N/a

  to A. Construct two bedroom extension and carry out alterations to existing dwelling, including elevational changes, B. Construct detached garage, new vehicular entrance and associated works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 2360025

• 24 Aug 2022Conditional

  to erect new two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, septic tank & percolation area, access onto existing laneway and all associated works. Significant further information and revised plans have been submitted.

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 22348

• 2 Mar 2022Conditional

  to demolish existing dwelling & outbuilding and construct replacement two storey dwelling, detached domestic garage, new entrance, connection to existing services and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2283

• 11 Feb 2022Conditional

  to retain all discrepancies between the current dwelling house and what was previously granted planning permission under PL REF: 89/189 to include (1) minor alterations to external envelope, (2) the construction of a portico at the main entrance and (3) retain the building as a whole to include an oversized house footprint

  Retention, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 2248

• 29 Apr 2021Conditional

  for development consisting of the following; Construction of a two storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house together with all ancillary and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 21247

• 21 Apr 2021Conditional

  to (a) alter the position on site of previously approved light industrial building, granted permission under planning ref. no. 19/458, (b) amend the design of the previously approved building, (c) revise site boundaries and (d) together with all associated site works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 21228

• 13 Aug 2020Conditional

  construct all weather all purpose playing surface together with perimeter fencing, erection of lighting poles with lighting and all ancillary works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 20347

• 20 Nov 2019Conditional

  to (a) construct a light industrial building (1747m2), together with ancillary staff and office accommodation (b) erect retaining walls on site to facilitate the new building, (c) form connections to existing foul and surface water drains, (d) together with all associated site works

  Permission · Cavan County Council, 19458

• 11 Oct 2018Conditional

  for the erection of a three storey extension to the back of the existing detached dwelling and associated renovations. Significant further information and revised plans have been received reducing the height of the extension to two storey dormer extension

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 18422

• 4 Apr 2018Conditional

  to carry out refurbishment works and extend existing dwelling house, including the following: (a) demolish existing single storey porch and W.C. to front (west elevation), (b) construct new single storey porch and study to the front (west elevation) (c) construct a two storey extension to side (south elevation), (d) construct a single storey extension to rear (east elevation), (e) construct a hipped roof over existing two storey flat roof extension to rear (east elevation), (f) connect to existing foul sewer, (g) together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 18136

• 4 Aug 2017Conditional

  to erect a single storey dormer extension to side of existing detached dwelling and associated alterations and retention of a loft conversion

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 17348

• 5 Jul 2017Conditional

  for alterations to previously approved site layout, retain and continue alterations to existing dwelling under construction (Planning Reference no. 06/2480) and all ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Cavan County Council, 17299

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

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Gowna 000992

Recorded monuments

• CV030-028 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Raised circular area (int. diam. 44.1m) enclosed by a very substantial earthen bank and a wide, deep, partially waterlogged fosse, both best preserved from S-W-NW. Break in bank at SE with accompanying causeway represents original entrance. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

Architectural heritage

• Handball alley, 1920–1960 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding handball alley, erected c.1940, having stepped profile to top of wall, buttresses to exterior elevations and lean-to outbuilding to rear. Rendered walls, having unrendered concrete breeze blocks to north-west elevation.

• Church of the Holy Family, church/chapel, 1900–1905 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Gothic Revival gable-fronted single-cell double-height Roman Catholic church, built 1904, having six-bay nave, polygonal chancel, and single-storey sacristy to north. Renovated 2010. Replacement slate roof having crested terracotta ridge, hip roof to chancel having terracotta hip tiles. Cut stone barge copings having single corble step to main gable. Carved Celtic crosses to nave gables, wrought-iron cross finials to hip apex. Square-profile cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered chimneystack having cut stone detailing to sacristry. Roughcast rendered walls with raised smooth rendered plinth, quoins to chancel and east gable end of nave. Octagonal-profile pinnacles on turrets over cut-stone angle buttresses to corners of gable front having cut stone weatherings, quoins, and rock-faced blocks. Stepped wall buttresses marking nave bays. Cut-stone rose window to front gable having cross motif with trefoiled ends and square quatrefoil compartments, having hood moulding. Pointed arch door with hood moulding to entrance front having sheeted timber door with decorative scrolled ironwork hinges below timber trefoil and quatrefoil timber tracery overlight, flanked by trefoil-headed side lights. Lancet windows to nave with block-and-start dressed limestone surrounds and chamfered sills. Stone tracery to chancel of paired trefoil-headed lights with quatrefoil over, square-headed openings to sacristy. Lattice glazing with coloured glass and replacement stained glass windows to chancel and east side of nave c.2010. Interior having exposed roof truss with king-post above tie-beam supported on curved braces on wall corbels. Glazed timber internal porch, carved timber gallery to entrance end with open trefoil arcade, pointed chancel arch, marble clad altar fittings. Set back from the road with low rubble stone boundary walls having cut-stone copings. Square-plan gate piers and decorative metal gates. Plaque inscribed ‘Church of the Holy Family Gowna. Built 1904, renovated 2010. Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise’. Freestanding belfry on stepped plinth with ornamented column shafts to north of church. Church surrounded by graveyard with twentieth century grave markers. Access path from graveyard to parochial house to north.

• Water pump, 1870–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, manufactured c.1890, having fluted shaft and cap with acorn finial. New tap fitted and still in use. Set on the footpath.

• Laureldale, house, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey house, built c.1860, having single-storey canted porch, canted bay window to side elevation, two-storey single-bay extension to rear. Now disused. Hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, brick eaves course, two red brick chimneystacks flanking entrance bay an third between southern bays, all having cornice detail, sections of cast-iron rainwater goods. Overhanging roof to canted bay window supported on eaves brackets and having scalloped slates. Roughcast render to rubble stone walls. One-over-one timber sash windows with stone sills. Panelled double-leaf door with bolection mouldings and single pane overlight to side of porch. Replacement door to rear. Oriented perpendicular to road, with collection of outbuildings having corrugated metal roofs and rendered rubble stone walls to the rear along roadside. Rubble stone boundary wall and rebuilt wall with entrance gates to rear yard.

• Water pump, 1870–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, c.1890, having fluted shaft, cap with acorn finial, and bucket stand. Foundry name to shaft, now over painted. New tap fitted and still in use. Set on footpath.

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

About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Loch Gowna.

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.

No address of the register names Loch Gowna with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Cavan.

Name

Loch Gowna · Loch Gamhna

Area

1,241,308 m² (124.13 ha, 306.73 acres)

Civil parish

Scrabby, and its townlands

Barony

Tullyhunco

Electoral division

Scrabby, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Scrabby electoral division: 662 people in 244 households; 77% of households own their home; 36% of homes were built since 2001; 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 10% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghaveans, Bernyhill, Cloone, Corfree, Cornagran, Cornamucklagh

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.