Leadmore West
Townland in the civil parish of Kilrush, barony of Moyarta, Co. Clare; in Irish Léid Mhóir Thiar
Parcel 1480867
- Area
- 315 m²
- Buildings
- 3 buildings touch it, 160 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- R2 Existing Residential (Kilrush Settlement Plan) The objective
- Townland
- Leadmore West
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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- No susceptibility class 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_223 (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
- 124.9 ha
- 309 acres
- Land parcels
- 166
- registered freehold, median 316 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 37
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
166 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Leadmore West, from 5 m² to 199,218 m² (19.92 ha, 49.23 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 27 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)
Kilrush Settlement Plan, Clare · 102 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M1Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
Kilrush Settlement Plan, Clare · 18 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - O2Water Bodies (General)
Kilrush Settlement Plan, Clare · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1Enterprise (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Kilrush Settlement Plan, Clare · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1Agriculture
Kilrush Settlement Plan, Clare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Buffer Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Kilrush Settlement Plan, Clare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Residential (New/proposed residential)
Kilrush Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space (Open space, park)
Kilrush 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
28 Aug 2026N/a
to revovate and extend existing derelict dwelling house to include the following: 1) raised ridge height, 2) minor elevational changes to front window fenestration, 3) removal of gable wall with creation of side pedestrian access 4) construct rear extension, plus all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 26238
5 Feb 2026Conditional
to construct an agricultural straw bed calving shed plus all ancillary site works
Permission · Clare County Council, 2660055
30 May 2025Conditional
of the following works: a) retention of the light engineering workshop in the old seaweed factory building. b) retention of the new side cladding and access doors to old sea-weed factory building. c) retention of the existing palisade fencing and entrance gates. d) retention of the existing storage area. e) retention of the existing carparking. Please note that these works will be carried out within the curtilage of an existing protected structure
Retention · Clare County Council, 25172
19 May 2025Conditional
for single storey extension to the side of existing house, including all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 25160
21 Mar 2025N/a
for a change of use from a seaweed factory to a light engineering facility and permission to retain the existing pallisade fencing and entrance gate. Please note that these works will be carried out within the curtilage of an existing protected structure
Permission · Clare County Council, 2581
13 Feb 2025Conditional
for development which will consist of (1) the demolition of existing extensions to front, LHS, RHS and rear of original cottage, (2) the retrofit of original cottage, (3) the provision of a new extension to LHS of original cottage, (4) the provision of a garage, carport and externally covered areas to front and rear, (5) driveway entrance at position of existing agricultural entrance, and (6) all related site works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2560061
11 Oct 2024Conditional
to demolish existing barn, construct new dweling, including all ancillary site works, connection to existing public sewer and services, utilising existing site entrance with modifications
Permission · Clare County Council, 24328
5 Sept 2024Conditional
of minor modifications to the design of the dwelling houses granted under P19-432, retention permission for alterations to finished floor levels, boundaries between houses and planning permission to alter the main entrance granted under planning permission P19-432 along with all associated works
Retention, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2460430
30 Jul 2024Conditional
for development of a livestock slatted unit with associated ancillary siteworks
Permission · Clare County Council, 24242
14 Dec 2023Conditional
to change of use of property from holiday home to permanent residence
Permission · Clare County Council, 23628
19 Oct 2023N/a
to demolish existing barn, construct new dwelling, including all ancillary site works, connection to proposed treatment unit and percolation area, utilising existing site entrance with modifications
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 23535
18 Sept 2023Conditional
to change of use of property from holiday home to permanent residence
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 23498
27 Jul 2023Conditional
to construct 10 no. housing units consisting of 6 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached units and 4 no. 2 bedroom semi-detached units together with all associated ancillary site works and services
Permission, 10 homes · Clare County Council, 2360280
30 Mar 2023Conditional
to construct 18 no. social housing units together with all associated ancillary site works and services
Permission, 18 homes · Clare County Council, 2360094
8 Mar 2023Conditional
to construct a new dwelling house, access road, entrance, private garage and install a new wastewater treatment system along with all associated works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2360052
17 Nov 2022Conditional
to change use of property from holiday home to permanent residence
Permission · Clare County Council, 221040
9 Mar 2022Conditional
of the change of use of a ground floor commercial unit into ground floor apartment including all associated layout and elevational changes
Retention, 1 home · Clare County Council, 22217
14 Jul 2021Refused
for the change of use of a ground floor commercial unit and first floor apartment building into three apartments including all associated layout and elevational changes
Permission · Clare County Council, 21744
24 Jun 2021N/a
to replace the existing side cladding with new cladding and associated gutters to an existing commercial building and to install offices, canteen and toilet facilities within the foot-print of the building and to connect to public sewer. Please note that these works will be carried out within the curtilage of an existing protected structure
Permission · Clare County Council, 21659
15 Jun 2021N/a
to replace the existing side cladding with new cladding and associated gutters to an existing commercial building and to install offices, canteen and toilet facilities within the foot-print of the building and to connect to public sewer.
Permission · Clare County Council, 21624
25 Mar 2021Conditional
to change the use of the property from holiday home to permanent residence
Permission · Clare County Council, 21263
25 Mar 2021Conditional
to change the use of the property from holiday home to permanent residence
Permission · Clare County Council, 21264
15 Mar 2021N/a
to locate a cabin (10*20 ft) on a parking space on the Waterways Ireland property at Mill Yard between the Waters, Killaloe, Co Clare, on a temporary basis from 1st may until 30th September 2021, 2022 and 2023. The site will serve as an operational base for My Next Adventure
Permission · Clare County Council, 21224
8 Mar 2021Conditional
for development of a sewerage scheme at Skagh Point, Kilrush, Co Clare. The development will consist of: (1) the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant adjacent to the existing wastewater tidal outfall tank at Skagh Point, Kilrush comprising of inlet screening works, odour unit, primary splitter chamber, 2 no. primary settlement tanks, sludge, storm return and effluent pumping stations with associated gantry cranes, stormwater storage tank, sludge picket fence thickener, administration / control building, retaining wall, task lighting, boundary fencing, landscaping and scheme signage. Access to the wastewater treatment plant to be provided via a proposed new entrance onto the public road network. All associated site development and site excavation works above and below ground for the wastewater treatment plant; and (3) upgrades to the existing Frances Street pumping station at Cappagh Road, Kilrush, and the construction of an underground storm storage tank, vent stack, new entrance onto Cappagh Road, boundary fencing and landscaping. All associated site development and site excavation works above and below ground for the existing pumping station and storm storage tank. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared for this application
Permission · Clare County Council, 21203
4 Feb 2021Conditional
to RETAIN existing single-storey extension and shed at rear of property
Retention · Clare County Council, 2173
The 25 most recent of 37 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
- Special Area of Conservation: Lower River Shannon SAC 002165
- Special Protection Area: River Shannon and River Fergus Estuaries SPA 004077
Recorded monuments
- CL067-001001 Ringfort - rath
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.
- CL067-001002 Fulacht fia
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.
- CL067-006001 Church
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.
- CL067-006002 Graveyard
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 Leadmore West.
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; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_196 (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 Leadmore West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare.
The townland
- Name
- Leadmore West · Léid Mhóir Thiar
- Area
- 1,248,916 m² (124.89 ha, 308.61 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilrush, and its townlands
- Barony
- Moyarta
- Electoral division
- Kilrush Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Kilrush Rural electoral division: 738 people in 276 households; 83% of households own their home; 37% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Carrowncalla South, Kilrush, Leadmore East
- Placenames
- Leadmore West 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.