Firgrove

20 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Firgrove, from 3 m² to 318,073 m² (31.81 ha, 78.6 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 23 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Shannon Town and Environs Local Area PLan, Clare · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Shannon Town and Environs Local Area PLan, Clare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N2.2Utilities (Wastewater)
  Shannon Town and Environs Local Area PLan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Shannon Town and Environs Local Area 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.

• 11 Sept 2025Refused

  for a proposed solar farm development which is located across the townlands of Ballycunneen, Drumline, Ballycasey More, Clonmoney West, Firgrove, and Ardkyle, in County Clare. The development will consist of: • Linear arrays of solar PV panels on ground mounted steel supported structures with associated cabling and ducting (including underground cable grid connection to the Drumline 110kV substation); • 2 no. Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) locations associated with interconnecting cable routes; • 11 no. proposed single storey MV stations; • A co-located Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) installation (including 20 No. containers with cells and 5no. containers with PCS MV stations); • Site perimeter fencing; • Palisade double security gates at all temporary (3No.) and permanent (3 Nno.). site entrances; • Site access tracks including passing and turning bays; • On-site pole mounted CCTV cameras; • 2no. temporary construction compound/carpark/material storage areas with associated temporary site offices, parking areas and security fencing; • 8 no. steel storage containers; • 5 no. turning bays; • 3 no. temporary construction stage wheel wash systems; • Temporary soil storage areas; and • All associated and ancillary works. The proposed solar farm development spans a total site area measuring 98ha. Permission is sought for a period of 10 years with an operational period of 40 years. The total capacity of Solar PV on the site is estimated to be up to 60MW. The development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413). x YES NO If YES above, important to note that the planning application is subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply. An Appropriate Assessment Screening Report (AASR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared for this development and submitted with this planning application

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2560560

• 12 Jul 2021Conditional

  for development of a scheme of 14 no. 2-storey dwellings and all ancillary works including an estate road, foul sewer (with pumping station) and other connections to public services. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and accompanies this application

  Permission, 14 homes · Clare County Council, 21729

• 23 Jan 2017Conditional

  for a Ten Year Permission for the development of a solar PV farm consisting of up to 34,334 sq.m of solar panels on ground mounted steel frames, 1 no. substation, 2 no. inverter cabins, a battery storage container, underground cable ducts, a temporary site compound area and ancillary facilities, boundary security fencing, site landscaping, upgrade to existing farm track and new internal access track, CCTV and all associated site works. The development includes the demolition of the existing ruined cottage on site. The proposed solar farm will be connected to the National Grid

  Permission · Clare County Council, 1731

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 Firgrove.

Recorded monuments

• CL051-095 Enclosure
  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.

• CL051-158 Enclosure
  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 Firgrove.

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

At the centre of the townland of Firgrove, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_733 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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.

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

Name

Firgrove · Garrán na Giúise

Area

649,264 m² (64.93 ha, 160.44 acres)

Civil parish

Drumline, and its townlands

Barony

Bunratty Lower

Electoral division

Drumline, the unit of the census

Census 2022

933 people lived in 309 households in the Drumline electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballycasey More, Ballycunneen, Clonmoney West, Drumline

Placenames

Firgrove 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.