Gorteengar

46 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gorteengar, from 22 m² to 200,389 m² (20.04 ha, 49.52 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

• R2Residential (Existing residential)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S1Social/Community/Education/Public Utility (Education)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Recreation/Amenity/Green Space (Open space, park)
  LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Longford · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 19 Aug 2026N/a

  RED III application for a 10 Year Planning Permission with an operational lifespan of 40 years. The grid connection route (subject to a separate future planning application to An Coimisiún Pleanála) will be in the townlands of Aghamore and Lanesborough. 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. The planning application is subject to a completeness check under section 37JA of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended by the European Union (Planning and Development) (Renewable Energy) Regulations 2025. The development consists of: a solar farm with a total area of circa 146.93 ha. The proposed solar farm development spans a total site area measuring circa 96.3ha. The export capacity to the grid is estimated to be up to 85 MW. The proposed development will consist of a solar farm comprising of: • Installation of approximately 49.1 ha (approximately 910,650 sqm solar PV panel arrays, to include approximately 491,270 sqm of ground-mounted panels supported by steel frame structures, and the remaining area as solar array row spacing. • Construction of 24 MV stations. • A 110 kV on-site substation (0.7 ha) and approximately 1.7 km of underground cabling to connect to the national grid (subject to a separate future planning application to An Coimisiún Pleanála). The grid connection route will be in the townlands of Aghamore and Lanesborough. • Installation of underground cabling and ducting, comprising approximately 3.13 km along the public roads R392, L1168, L5264 and L1164. • Provision of two temporary site compounds, welfare facilities and materials storage areas. • Provision of seven temporary laydown areas for materials storage and welfare units (portaloos). • Construction of approximately 8.9 km of internal access tracks throughout the site. • Erection of 19 no. pole mounted, inward facing CCTV cameras for site monitoring across the proposed development. • Construction and operational access via existing entrances on the R392, L5264 & L1164. • Removal of agricultural cattle crush at the R392. • Landscaping and biodiversity enhancement measures. The proposed development will also inc

  Permission · Longford County Council, 2660261

• 7 Jul 2022N/a

  proposed construction of a dairy unit consisting of a milking parlour with associated covered holding yard & drafting area together with the proposed construction of an eight bay slatted shed, underground effluent storage tank and all ancillary works, whereby it is now proposed to increase the site boundaries as outline in red than what were originally proposed so as to facilitate access to and from the proposed development.

  Permission · Longford County Council, 22163

• 23 Mar 2022Conditional

  of temporary stand-alone prefabricated classrooms that have been erected at Lanesboro Community College, Co. Longford. The development consists of 3 no. single storey classrooms: 2 no. at 49m2 and 1 no. of 44.80m2 complete with all necessary services and ancillary works comprising of pathways and steps for access

  Retention · Longford County Council, 2265

• 11 Jun 2021Conditional

  to construct a five bay slatted shed with creep area, concrete apron, slurry storage facilities and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 21182

• 18 Jun 2020Conditional

  of sun room to rear of dwelling house, and also domestic garage, and all associated works

  Retention, 1 home · Longford County Council, 20131

• 10 Jul 2018Conditional

  development consisting of the renovation of an existing dwelling house including partial demolition and construction of an extension (37m.sq. - gross floor area) at the sides/rear, first floor and alterations to the front elevation together with all ancillary site works

  Permission · Longford County Council, 18154

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 Ree 000440
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Bannow 000449

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Gorteengar.

Architectural heritage

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

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 Gorteengar, 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 low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1545 (ZIP).

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 Gorteengar with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Longford.

Name

Gorteengar · An Goirtín Gearr

Area

1,027,282 m² (102.73 ha, 253.85 acres)

Civil parish

Rathcline, and its townlands

Barony

Rathcline

Electoral division

Rathcline, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,700 people lived in 675 households in the Rathcline electoral division. 63% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Barnacor, Commons North, Curreen, Knock, Lisduff, Rathcline, Tullyvrane

Placenames

Gorteengar 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.