Gowlaun

38 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gowlaun, from 6 m² to 266,820 m² (26.68 ha, 65.93 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Gowlaun 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.

• 25 Nov 2025Refused

  1. To construct a single storey flat roof domestic extension. 2. To make elevational changes to both side gables and the front elevation of the existing domestic dwelling. 3. To upgrade a wastewater treatment system to EPA code of practice and all ancillary works.

  Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 2560291

• 31 Oct 2024Conditional

  amend a previously permitted development granted planning permission granted under An Bord Pleanála Reference PL12.312895 (Leitrim Co Co Reference 21/57) in the townlands of Tullinloughan, Lackagh, Tullynamoyle and Gowlaun, County Leitrim. The permitted development provides for the construction of a 10 year permission for an additional 4 wind turbines with ancillary substation building, container unit, and associated plant and site development works under a 10-year duration planning permission. The proposed amendments to the permitted development comprise: • Increase in the tip height of the consented turbines from 155 to 156.5 metres and increase the rotor diameter from 126 to 138 metres • Resiting of T16, circa 10 metres south of the consented location • Resiting of T22, circa 12 metres north of the consented location • Realignment of the access road at T17 • Provision of a new cable from T22 back to the consented Tullynamoyle Substation A design flexibility opinion issued by Leitrim County Council on 16th August 2024 accompanies this application. The details unconfirmed in this application are the turbine tip height, rotor diameter and hub height. The range of parameters under which the turbine dimensions will fall are specified on this site notice and in the design flexibility opinion that accompanies this application. The planning application will be accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement(NIS)..

  Permission · Leitrim County Council, 2460223

• 22 Dec 2022Conditional

  amendment to the development permitted under Leitrim County Planning Register Reference P.19/26 for the construction of a culvert crossing to an existing stream along the access to consented wind turbine no. 18.The planning application will be accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS)

  Permission · Leitrim County Council, 22265

• 17 Dec 2019Conditional

  retention of the existing 30m telecommunications tower together with associated antenna, dishes and ground based equipment all enclosed within security fencing

  Retention · Leitrim County Council, 19280

• 8 Feb 2019Conditional

  A thirty year planning permission for an additional four (4) wind turbines to an existing fifteen (15) turbine windfarm. The proposed development will constitute the following: (a) the construction of four (4) wind turbines with hub heights of up to 92 metres with an overall height of up to 150 metres to blade tip.; (b) the construction of crane hardstand areas located beside each turbine; (c) the construction of two (2) 20 Kv substation buildings with associated electrical plant, equipment and security fences; (d) Internal windfarm underground cabling; (e) the construction of new site access tracks and the provision of upgraded access roads; (f) Installation of a drainage system for the proposed hardstand and road areas; (g) Underground grid connection approximately five (5) Km in length, predominantly along existing public road network; (h) all associated site development and ancillary works. The planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and by a Natura Impact Statement in lieu of a thirty year planning permission for an additional six(6) wind turbines to an existing fifteen (15) turbine windfarm in the townlands of Lackagh, Tullynamoyle, Gowlaun and Altavra, Killarga, County Leitrim. The grid connection to Corderry Substation will be located in the townlands of Knockacullion, Tawnahoney, Lisnagowan, Tawnylea, Derrintawny, Shivdelagh, Cloonagh, Drumduffy and Corderry, Killarga County Leitrim. The proposed development will constitute the following: (a) the construction of six (6) wind turbines with hub heights of up to 92 metres with an overall height of up to 150 metres to blade tip.; (b) the construction of crane hardstand areas located beside each turbine; (c) the construction of two (2) 20 Kv substation buildings with associated electrical plant, equipment and security fences; (d) Internal windfarm underground cabling; (e) the construction of new site access tracks and the provision of upgraded access roads; (f) Installation of a drainage system for the proposed hardstand and road areas; (g) Underground grid connection approximately five (5) Km in length, predominantly along existing public road network; (h) all associated site development and ancillary works. The planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and by a Natura Impact Statement.

  Permission · Leitrim County Council, 1926

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Boleybrack Mountain SAC 002032

Recorded monuments

• LE016-008 Metalworking site
  Description

  Situated in a quarry at the fork of the ravines of two streams which join c. 150m to W. Called the Creevelea Iron Works, Sir Charles Coote established a mine here in the early 17th century, but it was destroyed in the 1641 rebellion. A smelter using wood was re-established in 1695 and continued in operation until the 1760s. The works re-opened between 1852 and 1854, and again in the 1860s using turf for fuel, but it closed again in 1872. A final investment in modern equipment enabled it to function from 1896 to 1900, but it has since remained idle. The visible remains probably date from the 1850s and 1860s. They consist of a circular furnace with a square base (dim. c. 9m; H c. 10m) which has four embrasures communicating with the bottom of the furnace. Iron slag adheres to the sides of the flue and there are remains of a spoil heap nearby. The base of a possible crane and the remains of some houses can also be seen. Waterpower might have been derived from the ravine of the stream to N which is bridged by a natural arch and the remains of a brick arch. (Flanagan 1972, 416-20) See the attached view of the furnace taken from the N. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

• LE016-033 Sweathouse
  Description

  Situated on the N side of an E-W ravine in mixed woodland and c. 80m SE of Creevelea Iron Works (LE016-008----). It is marked only on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Surveyed by A. Harte (Leitrim Sweathouse Project) and described as a heavily collapsed structure, comprising a possibly D-shaped chamber (diams. c.2m E-W; c.1.7m). While the front façade has collapsed, it may have been straight-sided, facing NW and diagonal to a nearby cliff-face. Internally, evidence of corbelling survives at NW (max int. H: 0.9m at NE corner). See attached document: • LE016-033----_1 Sketch plan of sweathouse by A Harte, 30/08/22. Compiled by: Michael Moore and Gearóid Conroy Date of revision: 16 November 2022

Architectural heritage

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

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 Gowlaun, about 1 in 10 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 high, 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 Gowlaun.

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 Gowlaun with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Leitrim.

Name

Gowlaun · An Gabhlán

Area

1,867,801 m² (186.78 ha, 461.54 acres)

Civil parish

Killarga, and its townlands

Barony

Drumahaire

Electoral division

Killarga, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Altavra, Boleybrack, Killooman, Knockacullion, Tawnahoney, Tullynamoyle

Placenames

Gowlaun 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.