Clare Commons

140 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Clare Commons, from 2 m² to 24,232 m² (2.42 ha, 5.99 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 35 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Ennis and Environs, Clare · 123 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Mixed Use (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Ennis and Environs, Clare · 14 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M1Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  Ennis and Environs, Clare · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space (Open space, park)
  Ennis and Environs, Clare · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S2Community (Health and related)
  Ennis and Environs, Clare · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S1Community (Education)
  Ennis and Environs, Clare · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3Community (Community facilities)
  Ennis and Environs, Clare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N1.6Car Parks (Other transport/general uses)
  Ennis and Environs, Clare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• O2Water Bodies (General)
  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.

• 8 May 2026Conditional

  further to the granted planning permission referenced P25/258. Retention planning application works consisted of the full demolition and reconstruction of an existing side extension to the property circa. 1979 (Planning Ref: P8/13386). Also including alterations to the grant of planning (Ref: P25/258) consisting of the raising of the ridge level of the mono-pitch extension roof by 225mm, alterations to the window/door layouts for the side and rear elevations and associated site ancillary works

  Retention, 1 home · Clare County Council, 26128

• 19 Dec 2025Conditional

  for the following development to the existing dwelling. (a) to demolish the existing private garage and shed (b) to construct a single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling along with all associated ancillary works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 25400

• 8 Aug 2025Conditional

  for the addition of an entrance door to the front elevation and minor alterations to the side and rear elevations

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 25258

• 7 Jan 2025Conditional

  for the construction of a single storey extension to the existing school consisting of two special educational needs classrooms and ancillary accommodation, associated circulation space and all associated services and site development works including additional carparking, sensory garden, play areas, covered canopy and storage shed

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2560005

• 4 May 2023Conditional

  change of use of a portion of the existing commercial premises to 2 number 1 bedroom apartments and all associated site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2360142

• 27 Mar 2023Conditional

  to construct a two storey extension to the rear of house, to replace a door with a window to the front and relocate a roof light to the rear of the house

  Permission · Clare County Council, 23189

• 2 Aug 2022Conditional

  to demolish an existing house and an outbuilding/garage, and construct a building complex of two residences with associated ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 22691

• 27 Jan 2022Conditional

  for the construction of a single storey apartment unit and all associated site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2248

• 23 Feb 2021Conditional

  is sought for "a change of use" from storage rooms (currently ancillary to Kat O'Reillys Pub) to a small scale production facility for the manufacturing of non-alcoholic beverages and foods including all associated signage, site works and services

  Permission · Clare County Council, 21155

• 19 Feb 2020Conditional

  for the construction of a 2.4 metre high wire mesh fence to existing soft play area and future Astroturf Pitch and also PERMISSION for the construction for a hurling wall adjacent to existing school including ancillary site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2098

• 10 Oct 2019Conditional

  proposes to carry out the following development: The construction of 1 No. three bed, two storey detached house and 1 No. two bed, detached, single storey house with associated car parking and associated siteworks. In accordance with the Habitats Directive, Appropriate Assessment Screening has been carried out on the project. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening determination has been made and concludes that there is no real likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development

  Permission · Clare County Council, 198013

• 3 Oct 2019Conditional

  to RETAIN the existing Ground floor Cafe and separate retail unit and full planning PERMISSION for alterations to the existing apartment areas on the second floor, (2no) and the change of use from retail area to residential on the 1st floor to provide 2 new apartment units and all associated site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 19764

• 10 May 2018Conditional

  to RETAIN (a) extension to shop, (b) change of use from part residential use to retail shop and (c) associated signage, all at Centra Supermarket

  Retention · Clare County Council, 18373

• 3 Apr 2018Conditional

  to construct an extension to existing dwellinghouse together with all ancillary site development works and services

  Permission · Clare County Council, 18260

• 21 Dec 2017Conditional

  for development which consists of the construction of a dwelling house to the rear of existing dwellings on the street with connection to main public sewer and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 17986

• 6 Mar 2017Refused

  to (a) Demolish existing shed on site and (b) Construct a dwelling house, new vehicular entrance and boundary wall and connect to the mains water and sewer

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 17158

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: Lower River Shannon SAC 002165

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Clare Commons.

Architectural heritage

• Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, church/chapel, 1835–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding T-plan double-height Roman Catholic church, built 1839, comprising gable-fronted nave with four-bay side elevations and single-bay transepts. Triple gable-fronted blocks added to front, 1986, comprising glazed central atrium block flanked by rendered blocks. Gable-fronted porches added to transepts, 1986. Pitched artificial slate roof with cut-stone bellcote. Rendered walls with render quoins. Lancet openings with cut-stone block-and-start architraves and leaded glass. Segmental-arched former door opening with label moulding. Retaining interior features. Rendered piers with pyramidal copings set in rubble stone wall.

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

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.

No address of the register names Clare Commons with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare.

Name

Clare Commons · Coimín an Chláir

Area

178,692 m² (17.87 ha, 44.16 acres)

Civil parish

Clareabbey, and its townlands

Barony

Islands

Electoral division

Clareabbey, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Clareabbey electoral division: 3,541 people in 1,334 households; 78% of households own their home; 40% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballaghafadda East, Clareabbey, Clarehill, Creggaunnahilla, Skehanagh

Placenames

Clare Commons 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.