# Firgrove, Co. Clare: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Drumline, barony of Bunratty Lower, Co. Clare; in Irish Garrán na Giúise. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 649,264 m² (64.93 ha, 160.44 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 20 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,180 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): R2 Existing Residential, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 3 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Drumline, https://everytownland.com/clare/parish/drumline.md - Barony: Bunratty Lower - Electoral division: Drumline, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 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. - County: Co. Clare, https://everytownland.com/clare.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/6230 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 31207 - Centre: latitude 52.722302, longitude -8.84752 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 20 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Firgrove, from 3 m² to 318,073 m² (31.81 ha, 78.6 acres); 23 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1512558: 318,073 m² (31.81 ha, 78.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1512558.md - Parcel 1517736: 133,982 m² (13.4 ha, 33.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1517736.md - Parcel 1516650: 119,743 m² (11.97 ha, 29.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1516650.md - Parcel 2611508: 31,968 m² (3.2 ha, 7.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2611508.md - Parcel 2611509: 7,795 m² (0.78 ha, 1.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2611509.md - Parcel 1517240: 6,298 m² (0.63 ha, 1.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1517240.md - Parcel 2611507: 4,856 m² (0.49 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2611507.md - Parcel 2843898: 4,793 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2843898.md - Parcel 1456328: 3,606 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1456328.md - Parcel 1437562: 3,529 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1437562.md - Parcel 1438292: 2,830 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1438292.md - Parcel 1519736: 2,392 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1519736.md - Parcel 1484664: 2,203 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1484664.md - Parcel 1436180: 2,124 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1436180.md - Parcel 1477863: 1,954 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1477863.md - Parcel 1482718: 1,562 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1482718.md - Parcel 5450359: 1,005 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5450359.md - Parcel 5531015: 394 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5531015.md - Parcel 1461862: 161 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1461862.md - Parcel 1499236: 3 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1499236.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - R2 Existing Residential (Existing residential): Shannon Town and Environs Local Area PLan, Clare; 11 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.clarecoco.ie/services/planning/publications/localareaplans/shannon-town-and-environs-local-area-plan-2012-2018-volume-1-written-statement-17242.pdf#page=122 - R1 Residential (New/proposed residential): Shannon Town and Environs Local Area PLan, Clare; 3 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.clarecoco.ie/services/planning/publications/localareaplans/shannon-town-and-environs-local-area-plan-2012-2018-volume-1-written-statement-17242.pdf#page=122 - N2.2 Utilities (Wastewater): Shannon Town and Environs Local Area PLan, Clare; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.clarecoco.ie/services/planning/publications/localareaplans/shannon-town-and-environs-local-area-plan-2012-2018-volume-1-written-statement-17242.pdf#page=122 - P1 Agriculture: Shannon Town and Environs Local Area PLan, Clare; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.clarecoco.ie/services/planning/publications/localareaplans/shannon-town-and-environs-local-area-plan-2012-2018-volume-1-written-statement-17242.pdf#page=122 ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 3 applications, newest first. - 11 Sept 2025, Clare County Council 2560560: Refused. Permission. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560560/0 - 12 Jul 2021, Clare County Council 21729: Conditional. Permission, 14 homes. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/21729/0 - 23 Jan 2017, Clare County Council 1731: Conditional. Permission. 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. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/1731/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Firgrove. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - CL051-095: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL051-095----. 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, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCL051-158----. 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. 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Firgrove. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - 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: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - 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, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_733.zip (ZIP). - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/clare/firgrove.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/clare/firgrove.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/clare/firgrove.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Firgrove with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare: https://everytownland.com/clare.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Ballycasey More: https://everytownland.com/clare/ballycasey-more.md - Ballycunneen: https://everytownland.com/clare/ballycunneen.md - Clonmoney West: https://everytownland.com/clare/clonmoney-west.md - Drumline: https://everytownland.com/clare/drumline.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. 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; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/clare/firgrove - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/clare/firgrove