Cartron

11 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cartron, from 679 m² to 124,450 m² (12.44 ha, 30.75 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 14 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Cartron 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.

• 12 Jun 2025Conditional

  for continued use of the existing quarry (granted under Planning Ref. File No.: 06/2275 and ABP Ref.: PL07.222783), including drilling, blasting, crushing, processing, and stockpiling of mate-rials within a total site area of 15.09 hectares to the permitted depth of 33m OD. Continued use of existing permitted structures and facilities, including: weighbridge and wheelwash with side and overhead spray bar, office and staff facilities building and carpark provision (Ref. 17512). Asphalt plant (Ref. 15104), concrete batching plant (Ref. 20419), maintenance shed (Ref. 141295), aggregate shed, ESB substation (Ref. 191964), crushing and screening plant, and stock bays (Ref. 062275 & 21442). Associated site infrastructure. Construction of a new quarry storage yard (c. 1.09 Ha.) to the east of the existing quarry. Relocation of the existing permitted sheds (Plan Ref File No. 21442) to an area beside the proposed storage yard area. Importation of soil and stone (both waste and non-waste) for site restoration purposes and selected construction and demolition waste for recycling to preserve natural aggregate re-sources, subject to the necessary authorisations. The proposed development will facilitate the continued operation and restoration of the site, with the operational life of the quarry ceasing upon resource exhaustion, followed by resto-ration to agricultural and natural uses using imported material. The proposed development is within an overall application area of c. 16.3 hectares and is for a total period of 35 years (comprising an operational period of 33 years followed by 2 years for restoration). The application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR)

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2560750

• 24 Mar 2021Conditional

  1. Provision of a steel frame and cladding to cover existing aggregate stock bays for environmental purposed.2. the provision of a steel frame and cladding around the existing fixed plant (including lime crusher) for environmental purposed. the proposed development is ancillary to the main quarry which was previously approved under planning reference 06/2275 and An Bord Pleanála reference PL.07.222783.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 21442

• 22 Dec 2020N/a

  for development consisting of the further quarrying of mineral [limestone] at lands to the west of lands authorised under Substitute Consent Ref 07.SU.0036 [Carton Quarry]

  Permission · Galway County Council, 202013

• 21 Oct 2020N/a

  of development consisting of the retention and continued use of buildings, structures, plant and machinery to include 1 no. oil tank, extension to garage workshop approved under Planning Ref No. 06/3299, additional workshop/storage unit, canteen, pumphouse, lime crushing enclosure and water tank associated with the quarrying of limestone. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 966 sqm

  Retention · Galway County Council, 201547

• 31 Mar 2020Conditional

  for the construction of a Concrete Batching Plant on and adjacent to a Quarry site previously approved under Planning Reference 06/2275 and An Bord Pleanala Reference PL.07.222783. The proposed development is ancillary to the main Quarry and it will include the following; Washdown/Surface Water Collection System and Washwater Recovery Tanks. Concrete Block Making and Storage Facility and all Associated Ancillary Site Services. The Planning Application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS).

  Permission · Galway County Council, 20419

• 19 Dec 2019Conditional

  for development consisting of the installation of a substation building comprising of an ESB supply room and 2 no. switch rooms (c. 70 sq.m) within a planning application area of c.0.007 Ha. Gross floor space of proposed works: 70 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 191964

• 20 Jul 2017Conditional

  to construct a concrete Batching Plant on and adjacent to a quarry site previously approved under planning reference 06/2275 and An Bord Pleanála reference PL.07.222783. The proposed development is ancillary to the main quarry and it will include the following: washdown/surface water collection system and washwater recovery tanks; aggregate storage bins; concrete block-making and storage facilities and all ancillary site services.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 171083

• 18 Apr 2017Conditional

  for the removal of an existing office and staff facilities building and the replacement of same with a single storey prefabricated modular building (to be used for staff facilities/office) and for the provision of a staff and visitors carpark to serve the existing quarry. The development will connect to the existing treatment plant constructed under quarry planning reference 06/2275 (An Bord Pleanala Reference PL.07.222783). (Gross floor space of proposed work: 173.1 sqm.)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 17512

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 the townland of Cartron.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Cartron.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Cartron.

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

At the centre of the townland of Cartron, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Cartron with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Cartron · An Cartún

Area

504,530 m² (50.45 ha, 124.67 acres)

Civil parish

Belclare, and its townlands

Barony

Clare

Electoral division

Claretuam, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,132 people lived in 394 households in the Claretuam electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballaghbaun, Carheens, Carrowbeg South, Carrowntemple, Knockacarrigeen, Tobermina

Placenames

Cartron 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.