Kilbreckan
Townland in the civil parish of Doora, barony of Bunratty Upper, Co. Clare; in Irish Cill Bhreacáin
- Area
- 233 ha
- 576 acres
- Land parcels
- 67
- registered freehold, median 3,586 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres)
- Zoning
- G3
- Buffer Space
- Planning
- 11
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
67 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilbreckan, from 8 m² to 299,715 m² (29.97 ha, 74.06 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 51 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
- G3Buffer Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Ennis and Environs, Clare · 15 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N1.1Transport Utilities (Road)
Ennis and Environs, Clare · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - O2Cluster (General)
Ballaghboy No. 2 Cluster, Clare · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Ennis and Environs, Clare · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1Agriculture
Ennis and Environs, Clare · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C1.1Commercial (Commercial, retail)
Ennis and Environs, Clare · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G5Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
Ennis and Environs, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - O2Cluster (General)
Ballaghboy No. 1 Cluster, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N1.1Utilities (Road)
Ennis and Environs, 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
3 Jun 2026Conditional
of private garage, as constructed
Retention · Clare County Council, 26153
11 Dec 2023Conditional
to install a 27m multi-user lattice type telecommunications support structure, carrying antenna and dishes enclosed within a 2.4 metre high palisade fenced compound together with associated ground equipment cabinets and associated site works
Permission · Clare County Council, 2360536
27 Jun 2023Conditional
of 1. the existing Garage as built on site 2. the site boundaries which are altered from those granted under Ref P8/13066 & PERMISSION to upgrade septic tank on site
Retention · Clare County Council, 23368
1 Mar 2023Conditional
to replace the permission granted under reference P19/978 with a new application to build new dressing rooms, with a first floor observation/commentary area, meeting room and storage areas, install a wastewater treatment system & all other associated site and ancillary works
Permission · Clare County Council, 23118
23 Oct 2020Conditional
to develop a motorway service area and rest area adjacent to Junction 12 of the M18 motorway, which will include service station building with convenience shop, food court, staff facilities, canopy, fuel facilities, parking and circulation space, children's play area, picnic area and access provision. The development also includes infrastructural works public lighting, signage, landscaping, internal fencing, electrical substation, sixteen electric car charging points, roof mounted solar panels, storm water runoff, petrol interceptors and attenuation system, on-site wastewater treatment plant including access road, pumping station and connection to public foul sewer, drainage improvement works, underground fuel storage tanks, rain water harvesting system, connection to public water supply, underground storage tanks for fire-fighting purposes, underground rain water harvesting tanks, works to improve visibility at access point, upgrade to adjacent roundabout and ancillary works. The connection to the public sewerage system will be by means of a rising main to an existing public sewer. The rising main sewer will cross under the M18 motorway by directional drilling and thereafter underground via existing road margins/public road and under River Fergus and railway line through the townlands of Kilbreckan, Killow, Skehanagh, Clareabbey and Ballybeg. The inert soil from the directional drilling will be used in landscaping works on the site of the service station building. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application
Permission · Clare County Council, 20781
19 Feb 2020Conditional
the development will consist of the construction of a slatted unit and associated site works
Permission · Clare County Council, 2093
18 Dec 2019Conditional
to build a new spectator stand with dressing rooms and storage areas underneath, upgrade the existing waste water treatment system and all associated site and ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 19978
1 Apr 2019Conditional
to RETAIN the rear timber structure as constructed along with associated site works
Retention · Clare County Council, 19242
20 Dec 2018Conditional
to RETAIN the following works a) to RETAIN the rear ground floor extension area, a door on the east elevation and second floor living accommodation area along with associated rooflights, b) to RETAIN the rear timber shed as constructed along with associated site works
Retention · Clare County Council, 181057
15 Oct 2018Conditional
to upgrade an existing septic tank system to an advanced wastewater treatment system and polishing filter together with all ancillary site development works and services
Permission · Clare County Council, 18807
11 Jul 2018N/a
with rising main sewer via existing public road / road margins through the Townlands of Kilbreckan, Killow, Skehanagh, Clareabbey and Ballybeg to develop a motorway service area and rest area adjacent to Junction 12 of the M18. The proposed development will include a service station building with convenience shop, food court, staff facilities, canopy, fuel facilities, parking and circulation space, children's play area, picnic area and access provision. The development also includes infrastructural works, public lighting, signage, landscaping, internal fencing, electrical substation, sixteen electric cars charging points, roof mounted solar panels, storm water runoff petrol interceptors and attenuation system, on-site wastewater treatment plant including access road, pumping station and connection to public foul sewer, drainage improvement works, underground fuel storage tanks, rain water harvesting system, connection to public water supply, underground storage tanks for fire fighting purposes, underground rain water harvesting tanks, upgrade to adjacent roundabout and ancillary works. The connection to the public sewerage system will be by means of a rising main to an existing public sewer via existing public road / road margins through the Townlands of Kilbreckan, Killow, Skehenagh, Clareabbey and Ballybeg, A Natura Impact Statement ( NIS ) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with this application.
Permission · Clare County Council, 18564
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 Kilbreckan.
Recorded monuments
- CL034-103 Ritual site - holy well
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.
- CL034-104001 Children's burial ground
Description
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- CL034-104002 Church
Description
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- CL034-163 Ringfort - rath
Description
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- CL034-200 Linear earthwork
Description
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- CL034-209001 House - indeterminate date
Description
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- CL034-209002 House - indeterminate date
Description
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- CL034-210001 Ringfort - cashel
Description
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- CL034-210002 Fulacht fia
Description
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- CL034-210003 Hut site
Description
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- CL034-213 Field boundary
Description
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- CL034-223 Fulacht fia
Description
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- CL034-238 Structure
Description
Situated on level ground, formerly used as pasture, near the summit of Kilbreckan hill. Excavated in 2002 as part of the Bord Gáis Éireann Pipeline to the West project (Licence no. 02E1059). Four post-holes and two larger post-holes or pits relating to a possibly circular 19th-century structure were excavated. The function of the structure was not apparent but the artefacts discovered indicated domestic activity. (Hull 2004, 44) Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 13 July 2016
- CL034-239 Burnt mound
Description
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- CL034-240 Excavation - miscellaneous
Description
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- CL034-243 Excavation - miscellaneous
Description
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- CL034-252 Ringfort - rath
Description
A subcircular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) defined by a low earthen bank. Visible on Google Earth (Imagery date: 19 Jan 2020). A large enclosure (CL034-254----) lies c. 150m to the E. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 12 July 2023
- CL034-254 Enclosure - large enclosure
Description
On a slight E-facing slope in pasture. A subcircular area (c. 95m NE-SW) defined by two banks visible on Google Earth (imagery date 10 February 2021). Reported to the National Monuments Service by Jean-Charles Caillère. The enclosure is truncated at SE by the Clarecastle to Clooney road. The driveway to Kilbreckanbeg House cuts across the W portion of the enclosure. This driveway is along the line of a field boundary shown on the OS 6-inch 1836 map leading to Kilbreckanbeg House. A rath (CL034-252----) lies c. 130m to the W. The following image has been uploaded: CL034-254----_01.jpg Google Earth image 10 February 2021 Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 18 January 2022
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Kilbreckan.
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 high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_582 (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 Kilbreckan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare.
The townland
- Name
- Kilbreckan · Cill Bhreacáin
- Area
- 2,330,200 m² (233.02 ha, 575.8 acres)
- Civil parish
- Doora, and its townlands
- Barony
- Bunratty Upper
- Electoral division
- Doora, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Doora electoral division: 2,147 people in 715 households; 88% of households own their home; 46% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballaghboy, Ballyvonnavaun, Ballyvonnavaun, Bunnow, Corebeg, Killow, Knockhogan, Noughaval, Skehanagh
- Placenames
- Kilbreckan 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.