Parkroe
Parkroe is a townland in the civil parish of St. Patrick's, barony of Bunratty Lower, Co. Clare. Its name in Irish is An Pháirc Rua.
- Area
- 27.2 ha
- 67 acres
- Land parcels
- 78
- registered freehold, median 1,709 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 7
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
78 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Parkroe, from 11 m² to 79,080 m² (7.91 ha, 19.54 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Ardnacrusha Settlement Plan, Clare · 75 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space (Open space, park)
Ardnacrusha Settlement Plan, Clare · 12 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C1.1Commercial (Commercial, retail)
Ardnacrusha Settlement Plan, Clare · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - O2Village Growth Area (General)
Ardnacrusha Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Buffer Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Ardnacrusha Settlement Plan, 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
24 Oct 2024Conditional
for the construction of one new single family residence and domestic water treatment system with polishing filter, with all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 24349
9 Mar 2023Refused
for development of a wind farm in the townlands of Fahy Beg, Fahy More North, Ballymoloney, Ballyknavin (Ed O'Briensbridge), Balllyquin More, Woodpark and Leitrim, Co Clare together with the development of an underground grid connection cable to the national grid. The underground grid connection is located primarily within the public road within the townlands of Leitrim, Fahy More South, Ballybrack, Aharinaghmore, Tooreen (Ed Cloghera) Aharinaghbeg, Knockdonagh, Roo East, Blackwater, Rosmadda West, Parkroe, Lackyle (Ed Ballyglass) and Castlebank, Co Clare. Temporary accommodation works to facilitate the delivery of wind turbine components to the site will be required in the townland of Ardataggle, Co Clare. The development will consist of: Construction of 8 no. wind turbines with a blade tip height range from 169m to 176.5m, a hub height range from 102.5m to 110m and a rotor diameter range from 131m to 138m; Erection of 1 no. permanent meteorological mast to a height of 100m above ground level; Construction of 1 no. onsite 38kV electrical substation to ESB Networks (ESBN) specifications and associated compound including Welfare facilities, Electrical infrastructure, Parking, Wastewater holding tank, Rainwater harvesting tank, Security fencing and all associated infrastructure, services and site works including landscaping in the townland of Woodpark; Installation of medium voltage electrical and communication cabling underground between the proposed turbines and the proposed on-site substation and associated ancillary works; Construction of turbine foundations and crane pad hardstanding area; Construction of new site tracks and associated drainage infrastructure; Upgrading of existing tracks and associated drainage infrastructure where necessary; Access to the proposed wind farm site will be from the R466 local road and will consist of the use of an existing quarry entrance in the townland of Leitrim which will be upgraded, as well as the creation of 1 no. new permanent site entrance on the Fahymore local road in the townland of Ballyquin More, and the use of 1 no. existing field entrance which will be upgraded, in the townland of Ballymoloney. The site entrances shall be used for both construction and operation of the proposed wind farm; All associated drainage and sediment control; Installation of new watercourse and drain crossings; Reuse and upgrading of existing internal watercourse and drain crossings; 2 no. temporary construction site compounds and
Permission · Clare County Council, 23148
13 Jan 2023N/a
for development of a wind farm in the townlands of Fahy Beg, Fahy More North, Ballymoloney, Ballyknavin (Ed O'Briensbridge), Balllyquin More, Woodpark and Leitrim, Co Clare together with the development of an underground grid connection cable to the national grid. The underground grid connection is located primarily within the public road within the townlands of Leitrim, Fahy More South, Ballybrack, Aharinaghmore, Tooreen (Ed Cloghera) Aharinaghbeg, Knockdonagh, Roo East, Blackwater, Rosmadda West, Parkroe, Lackyle (Ed Ballyglass) and Castlebank, Co Clare. Temporary accommodation works to facilitate the delivery of wind turbine components to the site will be required in the townland of Ardataggle, Co Clare. The development will consist of: Construction of 8 no. wind turbines with a blade tip height range from 169m to 176.5m, a hub height range from 102.5m to 110m and a rotor diameter range from 131m to 138m; Erection of 1 no. permanent meteorological mast to a height of 100m above ground level; Construction of 1 no. onsite 38kV electrical substation to ESB Networks (ESBN) specifications and associated compound including welfare facilities, electrical infrastructure, parking, wastewater holding tank, rainwater harvesting tank, security fencing and all associated infrastructure, services and site works including landscaping in the townland of Woodpark; Installation of medium voltage electrical and communication cabling underground between the proposed turbines and the proposed on-site substation and associated ancillary works; Construction of turbine foundations and crane pad hardstanding area; Construction of new site tracks and associated drainage infrastructure; Upgrading of existing tracks and associated drainage infrastructure where necessary; Access to the proposed wind farm site will be from the R466 local road and will consist of the use of an existing quarry entrance in the townland of Leitrim which will be upgraded, as well as the creation of 1 no. new permanent site entrance on the Fahymore local road in the townland of Ballyquin More, and the use of 1 no. existing field entrance which will be upgraded, in the townland of Ballymoloney. The site entrances shall be used for both construction and operation of the proposed wind farm; All associated drainage and sediment control; Installation of new watercourse and drain crossings; Reuse and upgrading of existing internal watercourse and drain crossings; 2 no. temporary construction site compounds and
Permission · Clare County Council, 2317
2 Nov 2020Refused
for change of use of existing unit from commercial use to residential use to include for 2 No two bedroom apartments together with all associated site works
Permission · Clare County Council, 20798
27 Apr 2020Conditional
for the construction of an entrance, dwelling house, domestic waste water treatment system with polishing filter and all associated site works
Outline permission · Clare County Council, 20273
21 Jan 2020Conditional
for the construction of replacement domestic waste water treatment system with polishing filter, new site boundary to the north of the existing site together with all associated site works
Permission · Clare County Council, 2017
21 May 2019Unconditional
to Extend the Appropriate Period of Planning Permission P14-279 for development of a single house
Extension of duration · Clare County Council, 19405
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 Parkroe.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Parkroe.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Parkroe.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Parkroe, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low. Parts of the land are made ground.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_970 (ZIP).
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Parkroe with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare.
The townland
- Name
- Parkroe · An Pháirc Rua
- Area
- 272,427 m² (27.24 ha, 67.32 acres)
- Civil parish
- St. Patrick's, and its townlands
- Barony
- Bunratty Lower
- Electoral division
- Ballyglass, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 6,030 people lived in 2,061 households in the Ballyglass electoral division. 85% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballykeelaun, Blackwater, Lakyle, Rosmadda West
- Placenames
- Parkroe 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.