Ballymaquiggin
Townland in the civil parish of Templemaley, barony of Bunratty Upper, Co. Clare; in Irish Baile Mhic Uiginn
- Area
- 107.6 ha
- 266 acres
- Land parcels
- 82
- registered freehold, median 2,798 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres)
- Zoning
- P1
- Agriculture
- Planning
- 19
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
82 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballymaquiggin, from 50 m² to 82,175 m² (8.22 ha, 20.31 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 30 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- P1Agriculture
Ennis and Environs, Clare · 41 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Ennis and Environs, Clare · 35 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - O2Water Bodies (General)
Ennis and Environs, Clare · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Buffer Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Ennis and Environs, Clare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
13 Apr 2026Conditional
of the; a) window style / treatment details as constructed b) position of the existing dwelling house on site c) site boundaries/ reduced site area as constructed including all ancillary services and works
Retention, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2696
18 Apr 2024Conditional
for the following works: (A) renovate and change the layout and elevations of the existing dwelling and garage (B) change use of the garage as living accommodation (C) construct ground floor extensions to dwelling (D) raise roof and construct first floor extension to the dwelling, and (E) upgrade the existing effluent treatment system, all with associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 24124
13 Nov 2023Conditional
to construct a dwelling house and garage, with effluent treatment system, new entrance from public road, and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 23569
28 Apr 2023Conditional
to demolish existing extension, construct a new extension to the existing property, construct a new roof and raise roof height and all ancillary works
Permission · Clare County Council, 23248
26 Apr 2023Conditional
to construct a new dwelling house, private garage, site entrance and wastewater treatment system along with all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2360132
14 Apr 2023N/a
to demolish existing extension, construct a new extension to the existing property, construct a new roof and raise roof height and all ancillary works
Permission · Clare County Council, 23222
3 Apr 2023N/a
to demolish existing extension, construct a new extension to the existing property, construct a new roof and raise roof height and all ancillary works
Permission · Clare County Council, 23200
22 Jul 2022Conditional
of the construction of a garage building larger than that granted under existing permission P01-682, the construction of an extension to the side of the garage, and the change of use of the garage to use as a granny flat, associated with the on-site dwelling, all with associated site works
Retention · Clare County Council, 22662
16 Apr 2021Conditional
for development which will consist of the construction of a dwelling house, a proprietary waste water treatment system access gate to rear agricultural lands and ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 21361
15 May 2020Conditional
for the construction of a dwelling house and garage with effluent treatment system, using the existing farm entrance as a means of access, and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 20305
27 Jun 2019Conditional
for development which will consist of a revised garage design, including on site location and floor level, all to that previously granted under planning ref. P14-625
Permission · Clare County Council, 19514
25 Jun 2019N/a
to RETAIN an existing shed along with ancillary site works
Retention · Clare County Council, 19503
25 Jun 2019N/a
to RETAIN an existing gravelled area along with ancillary site works
Retention · Clare County Council, 19504
6 Jun 2019Conditional
to change design of dwelling house approved under Planning Permission P11-96 together with all associated site development works and services.
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 19452
15 Apr 2019Conditional
to construct an extension to the rear of existing dwelling house, demolish the existing front porch, demolish part of the rear of the existing house, demolish the existing chimneys, alter the existing site boundaries and all ancillary site works
Permission · Clare County Council, 19286
18 Feb 2019Refused
to RETAIN existing shed for storage of machinery and equipment connected with property management business
Retention · Clare County Council, 19114
1 Oct 2018N/a
to construct dwelling, entrance and proprietary treatment system previously granted under Planning Reference No. P09-1167
Outline permission · Clare County Council, 18768
12 Jun 2017Refused
to construct a dwelling house and garage with effluent treatment system, using the existing farm entrance as a means of access, and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 17460
1 Jun 2017Conditional
to change the location of the front entrance/access gate from that as granted under Planning Permission P15-455 and P14-626 and associated site works
Permission · Clare County Council, 17422
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Special Area of Conservation: Ballyallia Lake SAC 000014
- Special Protection Area: Ballyallia Lough SPA 004041
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballyallia Lake 000014
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Cleggan 001331
Recorded monuments
- CL025-210 Ringfort - cashel
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
Architectural heritage
- Ballymacquiggan Bridge, bridge, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Double-arch limestone road bridge over river, built c. 1830, with cut-stone voussoirs and stile incorporated in wall. Partly reconstructed, c. 1990, retaining original materials.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- 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
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_500 (ZIP).
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Ballymaquiggin with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare.
The townland
- Name
- Ballymaquiggin · Baile Mhic Uiginn
- Area
- 1,076,172 m² (107.62 ha, 265.93 acres)
- Civil parish
- Templemaley, and its townlands
- Barony
- Bunratty Upper
- Electoral division
- Templemaley, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Templemaley electoral division: 1,290 people in 431 households; 92% of households own their home; 36% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyhee, Drumcliff, Reaskaun, Rinerrinagh
- Placenames
- Ballymaquiggin 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.