Gorteengrone

19 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gorteengrone, from 44 m² to 273,816 m² (27.38 ha, 67.66 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 12 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Gorteengrone 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.

• 26 May 2026Conditional

  - Replacement (“restringing”) and uprating of c. 5.23km of the existing conductor on the Athy -Carlow 110 kV OHL circuit; - Provision of fibre communication connection on the uprated circuit; - Replacement of 10No. existing Intermediate Wooden Polesets, with similar structures. The replacement of these structures will result in standardised heights from 17m to 22m, with height increases between 1m and 2m. 1no. replacement Intermediate Wooden Poleset (structure 106) will be relocated approx. 21m from its current position; - Replacement of 6No. existing Intermediate Wooden Polesets crossarms; - Bar member replacements to 2No. existing steel angle masts and 1No. existing end mast; - Recapping works to be carried out on shear blocks at 2No. existing steel angle masts and 1No. existing end mast; - Foundation strengthening of 1No. existing steel angle mast and 1No. existing end mast; and, - All associated works/development including insulator/hardware replacement (strain clamps, suspension clamps and vibration dampers), replacement of bolt, replacement of line identification and danger notices, painting of angle masts, replacement/installation of anti-climbing guards, access tracks, vegetation clearance, temporary construction compounds and all other works necessary to facilitate the development. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with this planning application

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2660163

• 26 May 2026Conditional

  Replacement (“restringing”) and uprating of c.8.89km section of the conductor along the existing Athy - Carlow 110 kV OHL circuit; - Provision of fibre communication connection on the uprated circuit; - Replacement of 11No. existing Intermediate Wooden Polesets, with similar structures. The replacement of these structures will result in standardised heights from 16m to 24m, with height increases between 1m and 3m; - Replacement of 12No. existing intermediate Wooden Polesets crossarms; - Recapping works on shear blocks at 1No. existing steel angle mast; - Foundation strengthening of 1No. existing steel angle mast; - Bar member replacements to 8No. existing steel angle masts; - Separation of the existing double OHL circuit to provide for a new bypass OHL section measuring approximately 422m, connecting from the existing Athy 110 kV substation to the following proposed new structures on the existing Athy - Portlaoise 110 kV OHL: 2no. new single circuit angle masts (approximately 22.5m maximum height) and 1no. new wooden poleset (approximately 23.6m maximum height); and, - All associated works/development to existing structures, including hardware replacement (strain clamps, suspension clamps and vibration dampers), replacement of step bolts, replacement of line identification and danger notices, painting of angle masts, replacement/installation of anti-climbing guards, access tracks, vegetation clearance, temporary construction compounds and all other works necessary to facilitate the development

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660550

• 28 Jul 2025Refused

  Retention permission and permission for development that consists of: Existing pre-1963 self-contained unit with altered independent access, retention of four no. single-storey commercial units in use as industry and warehousing; additional vehicular entrance to the north of the site, storage and parking yard; signage, site lighting. landscaping and boundary treatments and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, including permission for a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, (Note: a small portion of the subject site and an additional building is in Gorteengrone, Co. Carlow which is the subject of a concurrent planning application Carlow Co. Council Pl. Ref. 2560051)

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2560851

• 28 Feb 2025N/a

  The development consists of the retention of one no. single-storey commercial unit and a portion of a single storey commercial unit in use as industry and warehousing; a storage and hard surfaced parking yard; and permission for the decommissioning of the existing septic tank, new site lighting, landscaping and boundary treatments and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, to connect to a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area. (Note: the wastewater treatment system and percolation area are the subject of the separate retention/permission planning application to Kildare Co. Council).

  Retention · Carlow County Council, 2560051

• 28 Feb 2025N/a

  for retention permission and permission for development that consists of: four no. single-storey commercial units in use as industry and warehousing; alterations to existing access and additional vehicular entrance, storage and parking yard; site lighting, landscaping and boundary treatments and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, including permission for a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2560198

• 20 Dec 2024N/a

  for four no. single-storey commercial units in use as industry and warehousing; alterations to existing access and additional vehicular entrance, storage and parking yard; site lighting, landscaping and boundary treatments and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, including a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2461384

• 16 Dec 2024N/a

  development ( Note: the main portion of the subject site and additional buildings are in Kocknagee, Co. Kildare, R93 PD78 which is the subject of a concurrent planning application) The development consists of: one no. single-storey commercial unit in use as industry and warehousing; alterations to existing access and additional vehicular entrance, storage and parking yard; site lighting, landscaping and boundary treatments and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, including a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area.

  Retention · Carlow County Council, 2460411

• 16 Dec 2024N/a

  for four no. single-storey commercial units in use as industry and warehousing; alterations to existing access and additional vehicular entrance, storage and parking yard; site lighting, landscaping and boundary treatments and the provision of all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, including a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 2461350

• 4 May 2024N/a

  a) Retention of existing front boundary wall and entrance as constructed with permission for modifications to achieve sightlines b) permission to remove one existing entrance to the site c) retention of existing temporary mobile home chalet style building for a period of 3 years pending the extension of the existing house on site d) permission for a single storey rear extension to existing single storey detached house and all associated site works. e) permission to upgrade existing septic tank to secondary effluent treatment system

  Retention · Carlow County Council, 2460113

• 6 Jul 2023N/a

  permission and retention permission for development at Gorteengrone, Carlow, Co. Carlow R93Y9C8. The development will consist of: a) retention of existing front boundary wall and entrance as constructed. b) permission to remove one existing entrance to the site c) retention of existing temporary mobile home chalet style building for a period of 3 years pending the extension of the existing house on site d) permission for a single storey rear extension to existing single storey detached house and all associated site works. e) permission to upgrade existing septic tank to secondary effluent treatment system

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 23114

• 29 Jun 2023N/a

  permission and retention permission for development at Gorteengrone, Carlow, Co. Carlow R93Y9C8. The development will consist of: a) retention of existing front boundary wall and entrance as constructed. b) permission to remove one existing entrance to the site c) retention of existing temporary mobile home chalet style building for a period of 3 years pending the extension of the existing house on site d) permission for a single storey rear extension to existing single storey detached house and all associated site works. e) permission to upgrade existing septic tank to secondary effluent treatment system

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 23109

• 12 Jun 2023N/a

  existing front boundary wall and entrance as constructed; 2) permission to remove one existing entrance to the site; c) retention of existing temporary mobile home chalet style building for a period of 3 years pending the extension of the existing house on site; d) permission for a single storey rear extension to existing single storey detached house and all associated site works; 3) permission to upgrade existing septic tank to secondary effluent treatment system

  Retention · Carlow County Council, 2398

• 20 Sept 2022N/a

  a) Retention of existing front boundary wall and entrance as constructed. b) Retention of existing temporary mobile home chalet style building for a period of 3 years pending the extension of the existing house on site c) Permission for a single storey rear extension to existing single storey detached house and all associated site works

  Retention · Carlow County Council, 22309

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 Gorteengrone.

Recorded monuments

• CW002-018 Enclosure
  Description

  Aerial photograph (GB90.BU.15, 13 July 1990) shows cropmark of a curvilinear enclosure defined by a fosse. A rectangular enclosure (KD040-030----) is located c. 160m to the N. Compiled by: Dr Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of upload: 29 March 2010

Architectural heritage

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

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 Gorteengrone, 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2547 (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 Gorteengrone with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Carlow.

Name

Gorteengrone · Goirtín na gCrón

Area

350,265 m² (35.03 ha, 86.55 acres)

Civil parish

Urglin, and its townlands

Barony

Carlow

Electoral division

Burton Hall, the unit of the census

Census 2022

529 people lived in 172 households in the Burton Hall electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 53% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Gorteenvacan (Co. Kildare), Killyshane, Knockbane (Co. Kildare), Knocknagee (Co. Kildare)

Placenames

Gorteengrone 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.