O'Briensbridge

255 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in O'Briensbridge, from 28 m² to 174,382 m² (17.44 ha, 43.09 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 23 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  O'Briensbridge Settlement Plan, Clare · 63 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Bridgetown Settlement Plan, Clare · 27 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Mixed Use (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  O'Briensbridge Settlement Plan, Clare · 15 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space (Open space, park)
  O'Briensbridge Settlement Plan, Clare · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• O2Village Growth Area (General)
  O'Briensbridge Settlement Plan, Clare · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S1Community (Education)
  Bridgetown Settlement Plan, Clare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• O2Village Growth Area (General)
  Bridgetown Settlement Plan, Clare · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3Community (Community facilities)
  O'Briensbridge Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space (Open space, park)
  Bridgetown Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  O'Briensbridge Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Bridgetown Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Buffer Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  O'Briensbridge Settlement Plan, Clare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Bridgetown Settlement Plan, Clare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C1.1Commercial (Commercial, retail)
  Bridgetown Settlement Plan, Clare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N2.2Utilities (Wastewater)
  Bridgetown Settlement Plan, Clare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G2Open Space (Walkway, cycleway, bridle path)
  O'Briensbridge Settlement Plan, Clare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  O'Briensbridge 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.

• 2 Jun 2026Conditional

  for construction of two storey extension to the rear of the existing semi-detached dwelling together with all associated incidental and site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2660359

• 14 May 2026N/a

  to demolish existing house and erect a replacement house, connect to existing septic tank and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2660315

• 24 Jul 2025Conditional

  of a garage, (x2) sheds and changes to the dwelling house extension previously granted planning permission under (PL Ref. P07/739)

  Retention · Clare County Council, 2560459

• 11 Apr 2025Conditional

  for extensions and alterations to their existing semi-detached house and for a replacement waste water treatment system

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2560186

• 19 Feb 2025N/a

  for the construction of a dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and new entrance including ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2560074

• 23 Dec 2024Conditional

  for the construction of a multi use games area (MUGA), associated side fencing and netting, artificial grass surface, floodlighting and all associated ancillary and incidental works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2460671

• 20 Nov 2024Conditional

  of as-constructed 2 storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling together with all associated ancillary and site works.

  Retention · Clare County Council, 2460577

• 13 Nov 2024N/a

  for the construction of a multi use games area (MUGA), associated side fencing and netting, artificial grass surface, floodlighting and all associated ancillary and incidental works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2460563

• 25 Jul 2024Conditional

  for the change of use of an existing derelict public house for use as a dwelling house. Permission is also being sought for the following to facilitate the change to a dwelling house:- 1) renovation of the existing building to include elevational changes; 2) demolition of existing single storey extension to the rear; 3) construction of a single storey extension to the rear; 4) construction of a two storey side extension to include a drive through arch (to access the rear yard); 5) conversion of the existing attic space including provision of rooflights to the front roof slope and a dormer structure to the rear; 6) construction of garage and shed to rear of property and 7) all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2460345

• 28 Jun 2024N/a

  for development, the development consists of a new floating mooring for canoe, row boat and small craft access, access platform and gangway upgrade of existing onshore access path. A Natura Impact Statement and Ecological Impact Assessment have been prepared in respect of the proposed development

  Permission · Clare County Council, 24214

• 17 May 2024N/a

  the development consists of a new floating mooring for canoe, row boat and small craft access, access platform and gateway upgrade of existing onshore access path. A Natura Impact Statement and Ecological Impact Assessment have been prepared in respect of the proposed development

  Permission · Clare County Council, 24163

• 12 Oct 2023Conditional

  for the construction of 4 new dwellings, new vehicular entrance, pedestrian access, footpaths and individual wastewater treatment systems with percolation areas including ancillary site works.

  Permission, 4 homes · Clare County Council, 2360425

• 8 Aug 2023Refused

  to Extend the Appropriate Period of Planning Permission for P18/178 for the construction of a 44 bedroom two storey over part basement nursing home ( floor area = 3161m2), a standalone single storey services building ( floor area = 40m2 ), a standalone single storey grounds keeping store ( floor area = 22m2), together with the provision a proprietary waste water treatment system and sand polishing filter, 35 no. car parking spaces and all associated site works. permission was previously granted on the site for a two storey nursing home and day care centre development under planning register reference no. P10-358 with permission extended for same under planning register reference P16-98. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement

  Extension of duration · Clare County Council, 23435

• 12 May 2023N/a

  for development the development consists of a new floating mooring for canoe, row boat and small craft access, access platform and gangway, upgrade of existing onshore access path. A Natura Impact Statement and Ecological Impact Assessment have prepared in respect of the proposed development

  Permission · Clare County Council, 23279

• 12 May 2023Conditional

  for change of use from residential dwelling to Long-term residential care facility for people with disabilities and retain existing rear extension all as per drawing documentation submitted together with all ancillary site works and services.

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2360148

• 6 Mar 2023N/a

  for the construction of 9 New Dwellings, New Vehicular Entrance, Pedestrian Access, footpaths and individual wastewater treatment systems with percolation areas including ancillary site works

  Permission, 9 homes · Clare County Council, 23132

• 18 May 2022Conditional

  for the demolition of existing derelict dwelling, construction of new detached two storey dwelling, onsite wastewater treatment system and percolation area connection to necessary services, new entrance together with all associated ancillary and incidental site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Clare County Council, 22443

• 14 Mar 2022Conditional

  for the construction of a single storey extension to the side and rear of the existing dwelling together with all associated ancillary and incidental site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 22229

• 26 Jan 2021Conditional

  for the construction of 1.5 storey extension to the south western elevation of the existing single storey dwelling, detached domestic double garage, relocation of existing vehicular entrance together with all associated incidental and site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2143

• 14 Oct 2020Conditional

  for construction of two storey extension to the rear of the existing semi detached dwelling together with all associated incidental and site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 20741

• 27 Aug 2020N/a

  for retention and completion of detached domestic garage and for RETENTION of as-constructed detached fuel store together with all associated incidental and site works

  Retention, 1 home · Clare County Council, 20594

• 24 Oct 2019Conditional

  to construct a new site entrance, dwelling house, private garage and wastewater treatment system, along with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 19818

• 18 Oct 2018Conditional

  to RETAIN the following development: as-constructed extension to the front and rear of the existing dwelling together with all associated site works

  Retention · Clare County Council, 18827

• 23 May 2018Conditional

  for development which will consist of a single storey extension to the existing building and all associated ancillary site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 18419

• 4 May 2018Conditional

  for the following development: O'Briens Bridge is a Protected Structure ( RPS No. 215) located in the Village O'Briensbridge and carries Regional Road R466 across the River Shannon into Montpelier, Co. Limerick. The trailhead for the Loop Walks is located in the Riverside Park. The walkway under the bridge is closed off at present on safety grounds and the proposed development will allow it to be reopened. The proposed development shall include the following works: 1. Construction of structures on the riverside walk upstream and downstream of O'Brien's Bridge to provide protection from falling masonry from the parapet walls above. The bridge had been struck by vehicles and dislodged masonry had fallen onto the walkway below. The structures will provide canopies over the walkway for a short distance. 2) Repairs to the surface of the riverside walk in the vicinity of the proposed structures. 3) Provision of traffic signals which will limit traffic to one direction at a time over the bridge. 4) Provision of a traffic detection system consisting of ducting, chambers and loops on the road surface approaching the bridge. 5)Provision of all necessary signs and road markings

  Permission · Clare County Council, 188007

The 25 most recent of 29 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lower River Shannon SAC 002165

Recorded monuments

• CL054-005 Cist
  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.

• CL054-006 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.

• CL054-008 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

• Bridge, 1830–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Double-arch rubble stone road bridge over river, built c. 1850, with cut-stone voussoirs and V-cutwaters.

• Bridge, 1920–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Triple-arch reinforced concrete hump-back road bridge over canal, built c. 1925, as part of the Ardnacrusha scheme. Mass concrete walls with parapet copings. Reinforced concrete pseudo three-centred arches on cast steel bearings with concrete cutwaters.

• Old Stonebridge House, house, 1810–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay two-storey house, built c. 1825, with porch addition to centre. Two-bay single-storey flanking wings, added c. 1850. In use as Garda station in 1939. Now in use as house. Pitched slate roof with four red brick chimneystacks. Hipped roofs to wings and porch. Rendered walls with render quoins. Timber sliding sash windows. Timber glazed double leaf doors to porch. Retaining interior timber shutters. Cut-stone panelled piers with fluted friezes and pyramidal capping having cast-iron gates and railings.

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

About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1085 (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.

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

Name

O'Briensbridge · Droichead Uí Bhriain

Area

3,015,306 m² (301.53 ha, 745.1 acres)

Civil parish

O'Briensbridge, and its townlands

Barony

Tulla Lower

Electoral division

O'Briensbridge, the unit of the census

Census 2022

O'Briensbridge electoral division: 682 people in 245 households; 86% of households own their home; 39% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardataggle, Ardcloony, Clonboy, Fahy Beg, Kilcredaun, Ross

Placenames

O'Briensbridge 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.