Baunkyle

115 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Baunkyle, from 19 m² to 288,669 m² (28.87 ha, 71.33 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 34 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Corrofin Settlement Plan, Clare · 49 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Mixed Use (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Corrofin Settlement Plan, Clare · 13 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Corrofin Settlement Plan, Clare · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space (Open space, park)
  Corrofin Settlement Plan, Clare · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Corrofin Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Buffer Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Corrofin Settlement Plan, Clare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Strategic Residential Reserve
  Corrofin Settlement Plan, Clare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 26 Mar 2025Conditional

  to construct 28 no. dwelling houses comprising 14 no. semi-detached houses and 14 no. duplex units together with all associated site works and services. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been included in the application

  Permission, 56 homes · Clare County Council, 2560153

• 10 Mar 2025N/a

  to construct 28 no. dwelling houses comprising 14 no. semi-detached houses and 14 no. duplex units together with all associated site works and services. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been included in the application.

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2560117

• 10 Apr 2024Conditional

  for the construction of (a) 10 no. Glamping pods, (b) 1no. Short term rental chalet, (c) 19 no parking bays for short term stay camper vans, (d) new car park, (e) Renovation of existing hay barn to accommodate reception, communal shower and toilet facilities and recreation room, (f) new connection to public sewer, (g) upgrading of existing vehicular access, (h) ground mounted solar PV panels, (i) modifications to existing entrance gate, and all associated site works. The proposed works are within the curtilage of a protected structure (RPS No 530)

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2460156

• 26 Jan 2024Conditional

  to erect a 30 metre high monopole telecommunications support structure together with antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equipment, all enclosed in security fencing

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2460023

• 9 Nov 2023Unconditional

  to undertake the following development: Streetscape Enhancement in Corofin and works to Corofin Union Workhouse in Newtown, Corofin. Location: The location of the proposed works are at Corofin, County Clare in the following areas: 1. Corofin Village Core Area. 2. Gort Road. 3. Newtown and Kilvoydan. 4. Church Street. 5. Corofin Union Workhouse, Kilvoydan (RPS No. 434 Clare County Development Plan). 6. R476 Ennis Road. 7. R476 Kilnaboy Road. 8. R460 Station Road. 9. Inchiquin Lake. 10. Kilvoydan Cemetery. 11. Lough Atedaun. Nature and Extent of Works: 1. The provision of enhanced public realm to include upgrades to hard landscaping, new street furniture, signage, cycle parking, street trees and green areas along with other ancillary works. 2. The provision of pedestrian friendly raise tables and minor road realignments of the Gort Road, Kilvoydan and Church Street. 3. Provision of a Shuttle Bus stop with bus shelter on Gort Road. 4. Reconfiguration of on street parking spaces to provide age friendly and disabled parking spaces in accessible locations. 5. All associated site development and landscaping works. 6. Change of use, renovation and extension of Corofin Union Workhouse (RPS No. 434 Clare County Development Plan) Newtown to provide Artists Studios with associated site development and landscaping works including enhanced public realm works and the provision of 4 no. parking spaces. 7. A new Community Garden at Newtown adjacent to Corofin Union Workhouse with new planting and enhanced public realm.; The subject works are partially located within the Corofin Architectural Conservation Area. Corofin Union Workhouse is a protected Structure, Record of Protected Structures, RPS ID: 434 (Clare County Development Plan). In accordance with the Habitats Directive, an Appropriate Assessment (AA) Screening has been carried out in respect of the proposed works. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening determination has been made and concludes that there is no likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 238003

• 7 Sept 2023Conditional

  1. for change of use from commercial use to residential use 2. Retention permission to retain demolition of rear 2 storey extension, to retain alterations to façade and to retain construction of Dormer rooflight at the rear of number 21 Main Street Corofin, 3. Permission to construct new 2 storey extension on footprint of demolished 2 story extension to the rear of number 21 Main Steet, Corofin, 4. Retention permission to retain alterations to front and rear elevations to numbers 19 and 20 Main Street, Corofin, permission to retain new Dormer rooflight to rear of number 20 and permission to retain new Conservation Velux rooflights to the front and rear of number 19.

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2360367

• 6 Jun 2023Conditional

  to build a dwelling house, garage connect to existing services & all other associated site and ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 23332

• 24 May 2023N/a

  to build a dwelling house, garage, connect to existing services & all other associated site and ancillary works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 23301

• 15 Dec 2022Conditional

  to construct a new entrance/exit to public road to service future housing development and all associated site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 221137

• 2 Dec 2022N/a

  to construct a dwelling house and garage, accessed by means of an existing entrance, with connections to existing sewer and water services, all with associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 221087

• 17 Oct 2022Conditional

  of 3 No Apartments and storage. This is a protected structure (RPS 435)

  Retention, 3 homes · Clare County Council, 22939

• 24 Mar 2021Conditional

  for the: (a) change of use for an existing single storey building from use as a domestic garage to use as a yoga studio, (b) modification and extension of the existing single storey domestic garage (c) new connection to existing public sewer, (d) reuse of the existing site entrance, (e) creating of new car parking spaces and all associated site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 21255

• 8 Oct 2020Conditional

  for the (a) change of use for an existing single storey building from use as a domestic garage to use as a yoga studio (b) modification and extension of the existing single storey domestic garage (c) new connection to existing public sewer (d) reuse of the existing site entrance (e) creating of new car parking spaces and all associated site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 20727

• 3 Jul 2019Conditional

  to construct a Community Wellness Centre, consisting of a single storey structure to the rear of an existing free standing training enclosure and all ancillary site works at Corofin GAA Grounds

  Permission · Clare County Council, 19538

• 15 Jun 2017Conditional

  to construct a dwelling house, garage and connect to existing sewer and water services

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 17468

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: East Burren Complex SAC 001926
• Special Protection Area: Corofin Wetlands SPA 004220
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: East Burren Complex 001926

Recorded monuments

• CL017-114 Enclosure
  Description

  Toward the bottom of a S-facing slope in pasture. Hachured on the OS 25-inch plan (1897) where it is recorded as a raised D-shaped area (est. diam. c. 33m NW-SE) with a straight side along the N (est. L c. 29m) along the base of which, outside to N, a later field boundary wall runs. Recorded similarly on the later, Cassini edition (1920) of the OS 6-inch map. Not visible at ground level when inspected in 1999, but traces of a scarp can be seen in satellite imagery (MapGenie Digital Globe 2011-13; MapGenie 2013-18) from SE-S-SW.   Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Conn Herriott    Date of upload: 29-10-2025

• CL017-115 Enclosure
  Description

  On an E-facing slope in undulating pasture. Depicted on the first edition (1842) of the OS 6-inch map as the north-eastern two-thirds (from W-N-SE) of a ringfort with the south-western third (from SE-S-W) truncated by a later field boundary running NW-SE. Hachured on the later OS 25-inch plan (1897) and Cassini edition (1920) of the OS 6-inch map as a curving scarp from W-N-E defining – along with a later field boundary from E-S-W - a roughly circular area (est. diam. c. 35m) enclosed by later field boundaries from E-S-W. When inspected in 1999, the enclosing scarp was not clearly visible at ground level.   Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Conn Herriott   Date of upload: 29-10-2025

Architectural heritage

• P. Crowley, house, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace six-bay two-storey house, built c. 1790. Timber shopfront inserted, c. 1900, to left hand side. Now also in use as public house. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Lime-washed walls. Shopfront comprising timber pilasters flanking tripartite fixed window and timber panelled doors with overlights, having fascia, marbleised lettering and cornice above. Timber panelled door with overlight to right hand side. Timber sliding sash windows with stone sills. Steps leading to entrance door. Stone kerbing to footpath. Attached single-bay single-storey lean-to outbuilding to left.

• Richmond House, house, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey house with dormer attic, built c. 1800, prostyle diastyle Doric portico added, c. 1840. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, gabled dormer windows and cast-iron rainwater goods. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render quoins. Round-headed door opening having cut-granite Gibbsian door surround with fluted keystone. Timber panelled and glazed double leaf doors with radial fanlight. Timber sliding sash window. Timber casement windows to dormers. Cobbled yard to rear. Detached four-bay two-storey rubble stone coach house with dormer attic, built c. 1790, having lunette window openings to first floor. Extensively renovated and subdivided, c. 1995, to accommodate use as apartments. Remains of detached single-bay two-storey rubble stone building, now in ruins. Cut-stone gate piers with obelisk pinnacles.

• House, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1870, timber pubfront inserted, c. 1920. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystack. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls. Shopfront comprising pilasters flanking fixed window and timber panelled half glazed door with fascia and moulded cornice above. Timber panelled door with overlight. Timber sliding sash windows with stone sills. Thick stone flag forms bridge over drain in footpath to front.

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 high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Terrain model

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

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.

• Baunkyle, Corofin6 sales

Name

Baunkyle · Fánchoill

Area

1,885,455 m² (188.55 ha, 465.91 acres)

Civil parish

Killinaboy, and its townlands

Barony

Inchiquin

Electoral division

Corrofin, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Corrofin electoral division: 1,362 people in 535 households; 72% of households own their home; 41% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Anneville, Ballykinnacorra North, Clifden, Curraghkeel, Inchiquin, Kilvoydan, Laghtagoona, Liscullaun

Placenames

Baunkyle 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.