Cloonlaheen
Townland in the civil parish of Kilmaley, barony of Islands, Co. Clare; in Irish Cluain Fhlaithín
- Area
- 57.5 ha
- 142 acres
- Land parcels
- 117
- registered freehold, median 715 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 7
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
117 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cloonlaheen, from 9 m² to 158,746 m² (15.87 ha, 39.23 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 22 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)
Kilmaley Settlement Plan, Clare · 93 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space (Open space, park)
Kilmaley Settlement Plan, Clare · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - O2Village Growth Area (General)
Kilmaley Settlement Plan, Clare · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1Agriculture
Kilmaley Settlement Plan, Clare · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C1.1Commercial (Commercial, retail)
Kilmaley Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M1Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
Kilmaley Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N2.2Utilities (Wastewater)
Kilmaley 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
25 Feb 2026Conditional
to retain the existing community hall as constructed and for permission to alter and extend the existing community hall and upgrade the existing wastewater system along with ancillary site works
Permission · Clare County Council, 2660105
19 Feb 2026Conditional
to construct a new steel portal frame shed for storage of machinery and light goods with associated works
Permission · Clare County Council, 2660081
26 Mar 2025Conditional
to construct an ancillary residential unit within the rear yard of the existing dwelling, for the enjoyment of the occupants of the main dwelling & all other associated site and ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2588
31 May 2024Conditional
for the following development: (a) Demolition of the existing single storey extension to rear of the dwelling house, (b) Construction of a new two storey extension to rear of existing dwelling house, (c) internal modifications to existing dwelling house, (d) Part demolition and conversion of existing garage into ancillary living accommodation, (e) All associated site works and services
Permission · Clare County Council, 2460258
1 Aug 2019N/a
for development of 3 no. three bed, single storey detached houses, with associated car parking, public open space, landscaping and associated site works. 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, 198008
8 Jun 2017Conditional
for development which consists of the RETENTION of a domestic garage together with ancillary site works
Retention · Clare County Council, 17454
25 Apr 2017N/a
for construction of an entrance to serve residential zoned land to include a new front boundary wall, a dwellinghouse with entrance , domestic waste water treatment system and soil polishing filter and all ancillary site development works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 17311
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 Cloonlaheen.
Recorded monuments
- CL032-047 Ringfort - rath
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.
- CL032-051 Ringfort - rath
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.
- CL032-052 Ringfort - rath
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
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Cloonlaheen.
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 10 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.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Cloonlaheen.
- 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 Cloonlaheen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare.
The townland
- Name
- Cloonlaheen · Cluain Fhlaithín
- Area
- 574,658 m² (57.47 ha, 142 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilmaley, and its townlands
- Barony
- Islands
- Electoral division
- Killanniv, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Killanniv electoral division: 809 people in 291 households; 81% of households own their home; 41% of homes were built since 2001; 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Culleen, Gortaganniv, Kilmaley, Knockadangan, Knockmore, Knockmoy, Lisbiggeen
- Placenames
- Cloonlaheen 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.