Cloonlara
Townland in the civil parish of Kiltenanlea, barony of Tulla Lower, Co. Clare; in Irish Cluain Lára
Parcel 1468898
- Area
- 255 m²
- Buildings
- 1 building touches it, 63 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- R2 Existing Residential (Clonlara Settlement Plan) The objective
- Townland
- Cloonlara
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1018 (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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 62.2 ha
- 154 acres
- Land parcels
- 291
- registered freehold, median 308 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 30
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
291 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cloonlara, from 6 m² to 86,252 m² (8.63 ha, 21.31 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 15 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)
Clonlara Settlement Plan, Clare · 231 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space (Open space, park)
Clonlara Settlement Plan, Clare · 16 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M2Mixed Use (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
Clonlara Settlement Plan, Clare · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Residential (New/proposed residential)
Clonlara Settlement Plan, Clare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S1Community (Education)
Clonlara Settlement Plan, Clare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N2.2Utilities (Wastewater)
Clonlara Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G5Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
Clonlara Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S3Community (Community facilities)
Clonlara Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R4Strategic Residential Reserve
Clonlara Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - O2Water Bodies (General)
Clonlara Settlement Plan, Clare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G2Open Space (Walkway, cycleway, bridle path)
Clonlara 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
5 Jun 2026N/a
for development which will consist of the construction of a dwelling house, a proprietary waste water treatment system and ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2660373
20 May 2026Conditional
for the demolition of existing detached dwelling owing to building condemnation and replacement with new single storey dwelling, connection to necessary services together with all associated incidental ancillary and site works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2660327
25 Nov 2025N/a
for development which will consist of the construction of a dwelling house with garage/store a proprietary waste water treatment system and ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2560727
25 Sept 2025Conditional
of a single storey extension to front and rear of dwelling house, conversion of attic space to storage space, rooflights to rear elevation, detached shed/fuel store to rear of dwelling together with all associated ancillary and incidental site works
Retention, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2560585
5 Sept 2025Refused
of existing front boundary security fence and entrance gate and for PERMISSION to lower height of fence to 1.2m, remove existing double side entrance gates and replace with matching fencing and all associated site works
Retention, 1 home · Clare County Council, 25282
2 Apr 2025N/a
of security fence and entrance gate on the front boundary of dwelling and all associated site works
Retention, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2597
7 Mar 2025Conditional
to construct one detached dwelling house, connection to existing public service infrastructure, access entrance to the road network of permitted development, Ref Nos: P20/740 and P24/60432 and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2567
17 Dec 2024N/a
to construct a general purpose shed to store feed, fodder and farm implements and a roofed manure pit solely for agricultural use and ancillary works, i.e. yards, drainage etc. utilising the farm’s existing public road entrance and access road
Permission · Clare County Council, 2460645
4 Oct 2024Conditional
a 10-year planning permission for a solar array. The development will consist of c. 330,000 m2 of solar panels on ground mounted frames, 13 no. single storey control cabins with associated electrical transformer units and hardstand areas, 2 no. ring main units, underground cabling within the solar array site and within the R471 public road to connect solar array field parcels, security fencing, internal CCTV, access tracks (upgrade of existing and new), upgrade to 1 no. existing agricultural field entrance and creation of 2 no. new entrances on the R471 and 1 no. new entrance on the L70382, 2 no. temporary construction compounds (including site offices and welfare facilities), landscaping and all associated ancillary apparatus and development works. The proposed development provides for minor modifications to the solar array permitted under Clare County Council Reference P22/591 / An Bord Pleanála Reference ABP-316043-23. These modifications comprise the omission of 1 no. single storey control cabin and associated electrical transformer unit, omission of solar panels and access track, and reconfiguration of internal cabling. The solar array will connect to the national grid and will have an operational lifespan of 40 years. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application
Permission · Clare County Council, 2460485
2 Oct 2024Refused
of security fence and entrance gate on the front boundary of their dwelling and all associated site works
Retention · Clare County Council, 24312
6 Sept 2024Conditional
for construction of amendments to Housing layout approved under P20/740 to include (a): Replacement of 4 No. Detached, Type 5 Houses at Errina Locke with 6 No. Detached, Type 4 houses. (b) Minor revision to road layout to include visitor parking and revised turning hammerhead at Errina Locke. (c) Change of House Design to Type 5D for No. 5 & 7 Errina Close. (d) Change of House Design to Type 5E for No. 6 & 8 Errina Close, (e) including revised house boundaries & all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2460432
21 Aug 2024N/a
to construct 2 No. semi-detatched dwelling houses, connection to existing public service infrastructure, access entrances to the road network of permitted development, Ref. No. P20-740 and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 24265
16 Aug 2024N/a
for change of House Design from that previously approved under P20/740 for specified houses. Houses 4 & 6 Errina Locke and Houses 5 & 7 Errina Close proposed to be replaced with New House Type 5D. Additionally Houses 6 & 8 Errina Close and Houses 5 & 7 Errina Locke to be replaced with new House Type 5E, including all ancillary site works
Permission · Clare County Council, 2460384
29 May 2024Conditional
for alterations to the existing ground and first floor layouts to incorporate a café on the ground floor, gym and cardio studio on the ground and first floors, new meeting room on the first floor, minor internal alterations, modifications to the existing elevations to incorporate new windows, together with all associated ancillary and incidental works.
Permission · Clare County Council, 2460250
16 Nov 2023N/a
to construct 2 No semi-detached dwelling houses, connection to existing public service infrastructure, access entrances to the road network permitted development Ref No: P20/740 and all associated site works
Permission, 2 homes · Clare County Council, 23577
3 Oct 2023N/a
to construct 2 No semi-detached dwelling houses, connection to existing public service infrastructure, access entrances to the road network of permitted development, Ref No: P20/740 and all associated site works
Permission · Clare County Council, 23513
21 Jul 2023Conditional
of amendments to previously approved Planning Permission Register Reference P21/552 (for single storey extensions to the side and rear of an existing two storey house, alterations to the existing house and all associated site works)
Retention · Clare County Council, 2360268
13 Oct 2021N/a
to construct dwelling house, garage and connection to public services and RETENTION Permission for new as constructed entrance and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 211082
29 Jun 2021N/a
to construct a dwelling house, garage, entrance and all associated works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 21679
1 Jun 2021Conditional
for single storey extensions to the side and rear of an existing two storey house, alterations to the existing house and all associated site works
Permission · Clare County Council, 21552
5 May 2021Conditional
to construct dwelling house, connect to public services and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 21436
22 Feb 2021Conditional
to construct street lighting over the entire length of its gravel walkway and all associated site works
Permission · Clare County Council, 21150
22 Jan 2021Conditional
to construct changing rooms, toilet facilities, referee's room, machinery room, connection to public sewer and water mains and all associated site works
Permission · Clare County Council, 2133
14 Oct 2020Conditional
for the construction of a total of 70 Dwellinghouses (including 14 no. Detached 4 Bed houses, 4 No. split level 4 Bed houses, 12 No. Semi-Detached 4 Bed houses, 36 No. Semi-Detached 3 Bed houses, 4 No. Semi-Detached 2 Bed houses) and for new connections to public services including water & foul sewerage including pumping station, rising main and associated plant. PERMISSION is also sought for vehicular and pedestrian entrances, access roads, footpaths, landscaping works, parking areas, boundary treatments & all ancillary site works. A Natura Impact Statement(NIS) shall be submitted to the Planning Authority as part of this application.
Permission, 40 homes · Clare County Council, 20740
26 Feb 2020Conditional
for the following: Single Storey Extension to side of existing dwelling, and associated site works
Retention · Clare County Council, 20138
The 25 most recent of 30 applications.
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 Cloonlara.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Cloonlara.
Architectural heritage
- Saint Senan's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1865–1875 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding gable-fronted double-height Roman Catholic church, built 1870, with single-bay three-stage tower and spire to right hand side, four-bay side elevations and polygonal apse to rear. Pitched slate roof with cut-stone gable copings, cross finials and cast-iron rainwater goods. Cut-limestone broach spire. Squared rubble stone walls with cut-stone corner buttresses. Cut-stone plinth, string course and scalloped eaves course to tower. Lancet openings with cut-stone dressing and cast-iron quarry glazing having horizontal pivot windows. Pointed arch opening with timber matchboard double leaf doors, flanked by lancet windows, having continuous hood mouldings above. Pointed arch opening to entrance gable with triple lancets and carved hood moulding. Retaining interior features.
- Cloonlara Church (Kiltenanlea), church/chapel, 1810–1820 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding double-height Church of Ireland church, built c. 1815, with two-bay side elevations, single-bay single-storey additions to left and right, and single-bay three-stage entrance tower, added c. 1830. Pitched slate roof with cut-stone gable copings. Castellations and pinnacles to tower. Rendered walls with cut-stone eaves, plinth and quoins to nave. Rubble stone walls to rear elevation with diagonal buttresses. Dressed limestone walls to tower with cut-stone string courses and hood mouldings to openings. Dressed limestone walls to vestry. Pointed arch opening with timber panelled double leaf doors. Lancet openings with cut-stone architraves and leaded coloured glass windows. Timber sliding sash windows and louvres to tower openings. Cut-stone piers with cast-iron gates and railings.
- Cloonlara House, rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
Description
Detached L-plan two-bay two-storey former glebe house, built c. 1810, with three-bay two-storey return to rear having two-bay single-storey lean-to addition. Now in use as private house. Hipped and pitched slate roofs with red brick chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls. Replacement timber windows. Original round-headed entrance with timber doorcase having fluted frieze and fanlight now enclosed by porch. Retaining interior features. Lined-and-ruled rendered piers with cast-iron gates, set in rubble stone boundary walls.
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; parts are made ground and water.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1018 (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 Cloonlara with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare.
The townland
- Name
- Cloonlara · Cluain Lára
- Area
- 621,943 m² (62.19 ha, 153.69 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kiltenanlea, and its townlands
- Barony
- Tulla Lower
- Electoral division
- Kiltenanlea, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Kiltenanlea electoral division: 1,987 people in 660 households; 87% of households own their home; 37% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Coollisteige, Dromintobin South, Knockbrack Lower, Newtown, Ruanard, Springfield
- Placenames
- Cloonlara 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.