Drimna

210 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Drimna, from 11 m² to 40,993 m² (4.1 ha, 10.13 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 20 neighbouring parcels touch it.

• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Kilrush Settlement Plan, Clare · 170 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C1.1Commercial (Commercial, retail)
  Kilrush Settlement Plan, Clare · 12 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M1Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  Kilrush Settlement Plan, Clare · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space (Open space, park)
  Kilrush Settlement Plan, Clare · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S1Community (Education)
  Kilrush Settlement Plan, Clare · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S2Community (Health and related)
  Kilrush Settlement Plan, Clare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Kilrush Settlement Plan, Clare · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Strategic Residential Reserve
  Kilrush Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3Community (Community facilities)
  Kilrush Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Kilrush Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 23 Oct 2025Conditional

  to renovate and extend the existing dwelling house with all necessary ancillary services

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2560647

• 6 Mar 2025Conditional

  to construct three dwelling houses along with all ancillary works

  Permission, 3 homes · Clare County Council, 2560106

• 19 Dec 2024Conditional

  for the construction of a front and rear extension along with all associated works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2460658

• 23 May 2024Unconditional

  to carry out the following development. The construction of a new housing estate development consisting of: a) 12 no. residential units comprising of: a) 2 no. 1-bedroom, single storey houses, ie. Type A 2 no. - 2-bedroom, single storey houses, i.e. Type B 8 no. 2-Bedroom two Storey houses, i.e Type C b) 16 ancillary car parking spaces within the development. c) The construction of pedestrian access point to the site. d) New vehicular access point to the site. e) Connection to main sewer and watermain. f) Alterations to ground level to accommodate the development. g) Surface water management will include attenuation and discharge to surface water network. h) All ancillary site works to include boundary and landscaping works. In accordance with the Habitats Directive , Appropriate Assessment Screening has been carried out on the project. A preliminary examination of the nature, size and location of the development has been carried out to Article 120(1) of the Planning & Development Regulations, 2001 (as amended) and it has been concluded that there is no likeilhood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development and, accordingly, an Environmental Impact Assessment is not required.

  Permission, 12 homes · Clare County Council, 248004

• 1 May 2024Conditional

  of domestic shed/garage to rear of existing dwelling, elevational changes to existing dwelling including additional gable window and rooflights plus all ancillary site works

  Retention · Clare County Council, 24144

• 14 Dec 2023Conditional

  to construct Stable Block plus all ancillary site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 23627

• 13 Dec 2023Conditional

  to remove a section of a rear boundary wall and install a gate along with all associated works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2360539

• 8 Nov 2022Conditional

  to carry out alterations and extension to an existing dwelling house, removal of part of the front boundary wall to facilitate safe parking, along with all associated works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 221007

• 29 Sept 2022Conditional

  to part demolish existing downstairs bedroom for development of new universal bedroom and en-suite bathroom with all necessary ancillary works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 22880

• 8 Dec 2021Conditional

  to construct an extension, consisting of a granny flat to an existing dwelling house along with all associated works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 211305

• 18 Mar 2021Conditional

  to convert and extend existing Convent structures, to upgrade existing stairways, relocate part of internal partitions, install 2No lifts, revise floor levels, revise part elevations, to include 30No apartments, to demolish part of existing outbuilding, reduce part of ground levels, to construct 20No semi-detached dwellings, service road, new entrance and to upgrade/ extend existing ancillary services. The Convent is a protected structure (RPS 861)

  Permission, 50 homes · Clare County Council, 21239

• 19 Feb 2021Unconditional

  to Extend the Appropriate Period of Planning Permission for P15-557 to replace previously granted block OF 5 No. apartments Ref No. 08-31001, with block of 3 No dwellings and ancillary services

  Extension of duration, 1 home · Clare County Council, 21143

• 30 Sept 2020Conditional

  to RETAIN alterations to an existing office building and permission to construct a new equipment storage building containing office space.

  Retention · Clare County Council, 20704

• 20 Dec 2019Refused

  for change of use of premises from former shop to proposed pizzeria/takeaway

  Permission · Clare County Council, 191003

• 31 Oct 2019Conditional

  to demolish existing garage including railings and concrete flat roof and PERMISSION to construct new ground and first floor extension in its place, PERMISSION to demolish existing glass conservatory and to construct new single storey extension at rear of existing dwelling, update existing first floor windows to front and side elevations, PERMISSION for new bay windows to front and side elevations, new front porch extension and PERMISSION to widen existing entrance gates at driveway

  Permission · Clare County Council, 19837

• 25 Aug 2017Conditional

  to construct a two storey dwelling house and garage connect to public services, telephone, electricity and carry out ancillary site works ( Previous planning reference no. P05-31)

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 17655

• 31 Jul 2017Conditional

  to upgrade the existing flat and pitched roofs of the School to A pitched slated roofs and planning permission to upgrade existing front entrance, providing covered lobby outside existing main entrance with all ancillary works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 17586

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 the townland of Drimna.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Drimna.

Architectural heritage

• Saint Mary's Convent, convent/nunnery, 1855–1865 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached nine-bay three-storey over basement convent, built 1860-4, to design by James Joseph McCarthy (1817-82) with single-bay three-storey gabled end bay (west) or single-bay (four-bay deep) full-height chapel (east); seven-bay two-storey return (north). Pitched slate roofs with chimneystacks, cut-stone coping to gables and cast-iron rainwater goods. Snecked limestone walls with cut-stone plinth and quoins. Pointed segmental-headed door opening approached by flight of steps with cut-stone doorcase and timber boarded door with sidelights and mullioned fanlight. Shouldered square-headed window openings to ground floor with cut-stone dressings and six-over-six timber sash windows. Trefoil-headed window openings to first floor with cut-stone dressings and six-over-six timber sash windows. Shouldered square-headed window openings to top floor with cut-stone dressings and six-over-six timber sash windows. Intact interior including chapel with stained glass, mosaic work and exposed pointed-arch timber roof construction. Set in landscaped grounds.

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).

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

Name

Drimna

Area

239,211 m² (23.92 ha, 59.11 acres)

Civil parish

Kilrush, and its townlands

Barony

Moyarta

Electoral division

Kilrush Urban, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyurra, Kilrush, Leadmore East

Placenames

Drimna on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.