Carrowkeel West
Townland in the civil parish of Inagh, barony of Inchiquin, Co. Clare; in Irish An Cheathrú Chaol Thiar
- Area
- 210.5 ha
- 520 acres
- Land parcels
- 175
- registered freehold, median 460 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 13
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
175 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carrowkeel West, from 9 m² to 413,022 m² (41.3 ha, 102.06 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 23 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
- R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Inagh Settlement Plan, Clare · 112 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G5Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
Inagh Settlement Plan, Clare · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S3Community (Community facilities)
Inagh Settlement Plan, Clare · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Residential (New/proposed residential)
Inagh Settlement Plan, Clare · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space (Open space, park)
Inagh Settlement Plan, Clare · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N2.2Utilities (Wastewater)
Inagh Settlement Plan, Clare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C1.1Commercial (Commercial, retail)
Inagh Settlement Plan, Clare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R4Strategic Residential Reserve
Inagh Settlement Plan, Clare · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S1Community (Education)
Inagh Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1Agriculture
Inagh Settlement Plan, Clare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - O2Water Bodies (General)
Inagh 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
1 May 2026Conditional
to construct a two storey extension to side existing dwelling, and for RETENTION PERMISSION for the construction of a shed and playhouse, all with associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 26119
2 Dec 2025Conditional
to demolish an existing extension and sheds to the side of an existing dwelling house, renovate and make changes to the layout of the dwelling, including raising its roof, construct an extension to the side of the dwelling and create a new vehicle entrance to the south, all with associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 25371
22 Oct 2025Conditional
to extend the existing dwelling house, & all other associated site and ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 25333
2 Oct 2024Conditional
to alter house types approved under P23-60560 to 20 No. Semi-detached two storey dwellinghouses and 1 No. detached bungalow together with all associated site development works and connections to public services
Permission · Clare County Council, 2460474
5 Jun 2024Conditional
for development which will provide for the upgrade of the Inagh wastewater treatment plant and will generally comprise the following: construction of a new by-pass channel at the inlet works, construction of a new stormwater holding tank, construction of new sludge drying reed beds, construction of a new return pumping station and all ancillary site development works including hard and soft landscaping
Permission · Clare County Council, 2460263
19 Dec 2023Conditional
for the construction of 21 houses with reserved open space, access roads, footpaths , connections to public sewer and storm water, ancillary services along with all associated site works
Permission, 21 homes · Clare County Council, 2360560
26 Jul 2023N/a
for the construction of 24 houses with reserved open space, access roads, footpaths , connections to public sewer and storm water, ancillary services along with all associated site works
Outline permission, 24 homes · Clare County Council, 2360276
16 Aug 2022Conditional
for the construction of an extension to existing dwelling house to comprise of Sunroom including ancillary site works
Permission · Clare County Council, 22735
3 May 2022N/a
to construct a coffee takeaway structure together with ancillary site works and services including signage
Permission · Clare County Council, 22402
21 Apr 2021Conditional
to alter and extend existing dwelling along with associated site works
Permission · Clare County Council, 21378
31 Oct 2019Conditional
to develop a community amenity park, incorporating children's play area, active elderly equipped area, and walking / cycle tracks, with all associated site works
Permission · Clare County Council, 19832
30 Aug 2018Conditional
to RETAIN the following works : (A) A timber cabin used as a hobby room, in conjunction with the existing on-site dwelling, (B) A timber garden shed and (C) A Polytunnel, all located in the garden space of the site, and all with associated site works
Retention · Clare County Council, 18688
26 Oct 2017Conditional
to carry out the following works; (A) Remove and change the layout of the old school building attached to existing community sports hall, and (B) Change use of the building from school to a multi purpose community facility associated with the attached community sports hall, all with associated site works. The proposed site adjoins the curtilage of protected structures Church of Immaculate Conception ( No. 115) and Inagh bridge ( No. 208 )
Permission · Clare County Council, 17821
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
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Carrowkeel West.
Recorded monuments
- CL032-002001 Church
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.
- CL032-002002 Graveyard
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
- Catholic Church of Immaculate Conception, church/chapel, 1855–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding double-height Roman Catholic church, built 1858, with five-bay elevation having central door opening. Pitched artificial slate roof. Pebbledashed walls with cut-stone quoins and niche with statue over entrance door. Lancet openings with leaded coloured glass windows and cut-stone dressings. Pseudo four-centred arch door opening with cut-stone dressings, timber matchboard double leaf doors and etched glass fanlight. Retaining interior features. Cut-stone gate piers set in rendered boundary walls to site. Grotto and belfry to rear.
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 20 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 Carrowkeel West.
- 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 Carrowkeel West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare.
The townland
- Name
- Carrowkeel West · An Cheathrú Chaol Thiar
- Area
- 2,104,934 m² (210.49 ha, 520.14 acres)
- Civil parish
- Inagh, and its townlands
- Barony
- Inchiquin
- Electoral division
- Ballyea, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Ballyea electoral division: 781 people in 296 households; 80% of households own their home; 39% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballyduff Beg, Carrowkeel East, Cloonmackan, Drumcullaun, Drumlesh, Kylea, Muckinish, Skaghvickincrow
- Placenames
- Carrowkeel West 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.