Newpark
Townland in the civil parish of Templemaley, barony of Bunratty Upper, Co. Clare; in Irish An Pháirc Nua
- Area
- 45.7 ha
- 113 acres
- Land parcels
- 62
- registered freehold, median 1,860 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 11
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
62 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Newpark, from 31 m² to 140,357 m² (14.04 ha, 34.68 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 12 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)
Ennis and Environs, Clare · 39 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Buffer Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Ennis and Environs, Clare · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1Agriculture
Ennis and Environs, Clare · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Residential (New/proposed residential)
Ennis and Environs, Clare · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space (Open space, park)
Ennis and Environs, Clare · 1 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
8 Jun 2026Conditional
to remove an existing single storey element to the side, and to construct single storey extension to the rear and side of existing dwelling house, with all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 26156
14 Mar 2024Conditional
of (a) rear extension and fenestration changes to dwelling house as constructed (b) rear garden shed together with all associated site development works
Retention · Clare County Council, 2460112
20 Feb 2024Conditional
to construct an entrance, dwelling house and shed together with all associated site development works and connections to public services
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2460060
5 May 2023Conditional
for alterations to previously approved Planning ref no. 21/746. The alteration will consist in the increase of dwelling units from 33 units to 39 units including the following alterations to building types; Change of 7 no. detached houses (unit no’s 1, 2, 3, 4 ,5 ,6, 7) to 10 no. semi-detached Bungalows and 1no. detached Bungalow; Change of Storage and hobby pavilion to 2 no. semi-detached Bungalows; Alterations to the Landscaping and vehicle parking and all associated site development works
Permission, 39 homes · Clare County Council, 2360143
27 Jul 2022Conditional
for development consisting of the demolition of a portion of the existing detached garage and the demolition of an existing chimney of the dwelling. The construction of an extension to provide a link between the dwelling and the garage and the conversion of the garage to an accessible bedroom, WC and staff area together with all associated site works
Permission · Clare County Council, 22673
15 Jul 2021Conditional
for development consisting of the provision of 33 no. houses and storage & hobby pavilion, together with ancillary siteworks
Permission, 33 homes · Clare County Council, 21746
7 Jul 2021Conditional
for an extension to an existing dwelling
Permission · Clare County Council, 21710
30 Nov 2018Conditional
to demolish an existing garage and to refurbish the existing house and to construct a living/dining/kitchen extension, a new garage and associated site works and to relocate the site road entrance
Permission · Clare County Council, 18983
12 Apr 2018Refused
For the Construction of a two storey dwelling and detached garage, site access and all associated site services and landscaping.
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 18295
2 Jun 2017Refused
to construct dwellinghouse and garage, connect to public water supply and carry out all ancillary site works
Outline permission · Clare County Council, 17440
8 May 2017Conditional
for development which will consist of the construction of a dwelling house, garage, ancillary site works and connection to public services
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 17333
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
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Newpark House (Ennis) 000061
Recorded monuments
- CL033-088 Designed landscape feature
Description
In a lowlying position within Newpark Wood. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). Indicated as a circular feature with a solid line on the 1921 OS 6-inch map. This and a similar feature (CL033-089----) c. 60m to the S are likely to have been decorative landscape features associated with the Newpark estate. Newpark house is c. 200m to the SE. On inspection in 2000 no trace of any archaeological features were found. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 18 November 2014
- CL033-089 Designed landscape feature
Description
In a lowlying position within Newpark Wood. Listed as ‘Enclosure possible’ in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). Indicated as a circular feature with a solid line on the 1921 OS 6-inch map. A circular enclosure (int. diam. 18.7m N-S) defined by a double-faced drystone wall (Wth 0.9-1.2m; H 0.7-0.9m). The wall has collapsed in places. There are mature deciduous trees within the enclosure as well as dense overgrowth. This and a similar feature (CL033-088----) c. 60m to the N are likely to have been decorative landscape features associated with the Newpark estate. Newpark house is c. 165m to the SE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 12 July 2016
- CL034-043 House - 16th/17th century
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.
- CL034-188 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.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Newpark.
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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility 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_539 (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 Newpark with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare.
The townland
- Name
- Newpark · An Pháirc Nua
- Area
- 457,330 m² (45.73 ha, 113.01 acres)
- Civil parish
- Templemaley, and its townlands
- Barony
- Bunratty Upper
- Electoral division
- Ennis Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Ennis Rural electoral division: 19,353 people in 7,011 households; 66% of households own their home; 38% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Placenames
- Newpark 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.