Monaraha

15 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Monaraha, from 201 m² to 193,119 m² (19.31 ha, 47.72 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Monaraha 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.

• 20 Dec 2024Conditional

  refurbishment works to 24.3 km of overhead line, 9 no. steel towers and 121 no. wooden polesets within County Tipperary. These lie between the existing Cahir Substation in the townland of Ballyhenebery, and the border with County Cork in the townland of Coolapreavan, crossing the County Tipperary townlands of: Ballyhenebery, Monaraha, Ballymacadam West, Killeenbutler, Garnavilla, Ballybrada, Cranna, Roosca (Hickey), Roosca (Burke), Crannavone, Killinure, Ballyhohan, Ballygarrane, Derravoher, Burges West, Curraghatoor, Kilroe, Kilbeg, Inchnamuck, Ballysheehan, Shanbally, Knockaarum, Cullenagh South, Carriganroe, Coolantallagh, Carrigavisteal, Dangan, Cooladerry, Knocknagapple and Coolapreavan. The development also includes 3 no. temporary construction compounds in the townlands of Killeigh, Garnavilla and Knockaarum. The works in County Tipperary will consist of: the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line (OHL) circuit conductor wires; replacement of 5 no. towers and 35 no. polesets with similar dimensions and heights as the existing; installation of replacement parts on towers and polesets; foundation refurbishment / strengthening and recapping / clearing of shear blocks; all associated site development works, including temporary works areas; clearance of shear block bases; vegetation maintenance works; ancillary site preparation works, site clearance and levelling at the 3 no. temporary construction compounds, temporary works to existing tracks and new temporary access routes to each structure; and all associated works required to facilitate the Proposed Development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2461133

• 19 Jul 2022Conditional

  amendment to a permitted Solar Farm (Tipperary County Council Reg. Refs. 16/600565, 20/46, 21/446 and 22/152) at Monaraha, Cahir, County Tipperary. The development will consist of the provision of 2 No. weather stations, provision of additional CCTV and associated electrical ducting and amendment of Condition No. 2 of the permission (Tipperary County Council Reg. Ref. 20/46) to provide for the substation compound and associated infrastructure as a permanent development which is not required to be removed from site after 35 years from the date of commencement

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2260376

• 23 Feb 2022Conditional

  To amend the solar farm permitted on the site under Tipperary County Council Reg. Ref. 20/46 and consists of a revised solar PV panel arrangement resulting in an increase in the overall panel footprint extent; a reconfigured internal – access route network resulting in a decrease to the overall network length; the reduction in the number of transformer stations from 16 No. to 5 No. and the provision of string inverters to the rear of panel arrays. It is also proposed to reduce the previously permitted maximum export capacity to 19 MW.

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 22152

• 10 Feb 2022N/a

  proposed development seeks to amend the solar farm permitted on the site under Tipperary County Council Reg. Ref. 16/600565 and Reg. Ref. 20/46 and consists of a revised solar PV panel arrangement resulting in an increase in the overall panel footprint extent; a reconfigured internal access route network resulting in a decrease to the overall network length; the reduction in the number of transformer stations from 16 no. to 5 no. and the provision of string inverters to the rear of panel arrays. It is also proposed to reduce the previously permitted maximum export capacity to 19 MW

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 22109

• 7 Apr 2021Conditional

  amend previously approved planning consents (Tipperary County Council Ref 16/600565 and 20/46) for a solar farm. The development will consist of a modification to the previously approved on-site substation to allow for a 38kV electrical substation configuration within the solar farm. In order to facilitate the construction of the 38kV substation design, the previously approved 3 no. battery storage units and approximately 240m of previously approved PV panel area will be replaced. The 38kV substation will include the construction of a control building, an ESB and IPP compound with associated infrastructure including a 38kV busbar, 38kV transformer, 38kV electrical equipment, lightning mast, and all associated ancillary infrastructure required for the project

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 21446

• 16 Mar 2021N/a

  amend previously approved planning consents (Tipperary County Council Ref 16/600565 and 20/46) for a solar farm. The development will consist of a modification to the previously approved on-site substation to allow for a 38kV electrical substation configuration within the solar farm. In order to facilitate the construction of the 38kV substation design, the previously approved 3 no. battery storage units and approximately 240m" of previously approved PV panel area will be replaced. The 38kV substation will include the construction of a control building, an ESB and IPP compound with associated infrastructure including a 38kV busbar, 38kV transformer, 38kV electrical equipment, lightning mast, and all associated ancillary infrastructure required for the project

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 21327

• 22 Jan 2020Conditional

  amend previously approved planning consent 16/600565 for a grant of a ten-year planning permission for a solar farm, the development will consist of an increase in the previously approved mega wattage output; amendments to the previously approved site layout including a reduced number of overall panel modules; additional and revised battery storage units; additional and revised designs for inverters and field transformers; the inclusion of switchgear substations; revisions to the panel elevations to include bi-facial panels; revisions to the panel dimensions to include an increased panel (and leg) max height of no more than 2.5m; revisions to the individual panel width and length; and a reduction in the spacing between the panel rows. Permission is also sought to extend the operational lifespan of the solar farm from 30 years to 35 years from commissioning to the grid

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2046

• 18 Oct 2017Conditional

  of Grant of Outline Permission ref number 16600655 for part two storey dwelling including (1) waste water treatment system and percolation area (2) proposed new entrance gate, wing walls and driveway (3) all associated drainage, site development and landscaping works

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Tipperary County Council, 17601144

• 4 Sept 2017N/a

  Permission on consequent of Grant of Outline Permission ref number 16600655 for part two storey dwelling including 1) waste water treatment system and percolation area 2) proposed new entrance gate, wing walls and drive way 3) all associated drainage, site development and landscaping works

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Tipperary County Council, 17600972

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 Monaraha.

Recorded monuments

• TS075-051 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Just off summit of hill on NE facing slope. SSW quadrant is on summit. Surrounding meadow cut for sileage. Monument covered by grass, nettles and some thistles. Large quarry immediately SE exploiting the limestone sub-strata of the hill, with limekiln built into S quadrant of the monument. Ringfort (TS075-050----) visible c. 250m to NW. Circular site (diam. 24.3m N-S; 23m E-W) enclosed by bank (Wth 1.6-1.8m crest, 2.5-3.5m base; int. H 0.37-0.72m; in N and W quadrant respectively, ext. H 0.52m). Lot of stones and small boulders protruding from bank. Entrance (Wth 2m) in S quadrant. Bank in NNW sector is denuded, giving the appearance of a right-angle at this point. Quarry edges into the E side of ringfort and has partially tuncated this sector. Possible field bank runs N of site in NW quadrant, curving to NE and NW. May also be upcast from small scale quarrying, however, bank appears to join N bank of ringfort and may be contemporary. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

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

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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

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 Monaraha with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Tipperary.

Name

Monaraha · Móin na Rátha

Area

662,637 m² (66.26 ha, 163.74 acres)

Civil parish

Caher, and its townlands

Barony

Iffa and Offa West

Electoral division

Caher, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Caher electoral division: 1,230 people in 483 households; 66% of households own their home; 15% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyhenebery, Ballymacadam (Austin), Ballymacadam West, Farranlahassery, Killeigh, Knockmorris, Loughlohery

Placenames

Monaraha 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.