Roo West

72 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Roo West, from 6 m² to 267,881 m² (26.79 ha, 66.19 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

• O2Cluster (General)
  Roo East Cluster, Clare · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 27 Aug 2026N/a

  to retain change of use from agricultural to the temporary storage/parking of cars and vans and associated site works on lands.

  Retention · Clare County Council, 2660564

• 19 Aug 2026N/a

  for the construction of a dwelling house, detached garage, waste water treatment system, new boundary wall and recessed vehicular entrance, connection to watermain and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2660540

• 16 Jun 2026Conditional

  to construct dwelling house, garage, bored well, wastewater treatment system, percolation area, new front boundary wall, entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 26167

• 30 Apr 2026N/a

  to retain change of use from agricultural to the temporary storage/parking of cars and vans and associated site works on lands

  Retention · Clare County Council, 2660276

• 30 Apr 2026Conditional

  is being sought to retain and complete alterations to dwelling house to that previously permitted under planning reference P25/60050

  Retention, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2660281

• 1 Oct 2025N/a

  of attic conversion, as constructed shed, as constructed entrance gate and piers, location of dwelling house as shown on site layout plan and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Clare County Council, 25312

• 5 Sept 2025N/a

  to retain attic conversion, as constructed shed, as constructed entrance gate and piers, location of dwelling house as shown on site layout plan and all associated site works

  Retention · Clare County Council, 25283

• 15 Jul 2025Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house, detached garage, new vehicular splayed entrance and piers, new wastewater treatment and percolation system, and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2560437

• 9 Jul 2025Conditional

  the construction of an extension to existing dwelling house with alterations to the existing elevations, new attached garage & gym, alterations to existing vehicular splayed entrance and piers, new boundary wall, and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2560424

• 11 Jun 2025Refused

  of attic conversion and as constructed shed and PERMISSION for a one bed American style mobile unit for short term letting and all associated site works

  Retention, 2 homes · Clare County Council, 25188

• 13 Apr 2025Conditional

  for a two-storey detached house, a detached garage, a new site entrance, a waste water treatment system and all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2560189

• 14 Feb 2025N/a

  the construction of a dwelling house, new vehicular splayed entrance and piers, new wastewater treatment & percolation system, demolition of existing shed and all associated site works. Note :- An Appropriate Assessment Screening and Natura Impact Statement Report is included with the proposed development.

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2560066

• 7 Feb 2025Conditional

  to construct a new entrance, dwelling house, garage/shed, wastewater treatment system and all associated works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2560050

• 24 Jan 2025N/a

  for the construction of a dwelling house, new vehicular splayed entrance and piers, new wastewater treatment & percolation system, demolition of existing shed and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2560027

• 11 Nov 2024Conditional

  to construct dwelling house, garage, bored well, waste water treatment system, percolation area, entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 24373

• 6 Sept 2024Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house, garage, a septic tank with percolation area and ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2460434

• 30 Jul 2024Conditional

  to RETAIN changes to original house plans submitted for grant of planning permission P8/10268, and for detached shed and all associated site development works

  Retention · Clare County Council, 2460351

• 6 Apr 2023Conditional

  to construct dwelling house, garage, waste water treatment system, percolation area, entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 23209

• 15 Mar 2023Conditional

  for development consisting of the change of roof material on the dwelling house from Thatch to Slate

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2360069

• 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

• 31 Jan 2023Refused

  for the construction of a detached dwelling house, detached shed, new vehicular entrance and piers in existing splayed wall, connection to existing waste water treatment system and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2360009

• 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

• 15 Dec 2022N/a

  for development consisting of the change of roof material on the dwelling house from thatch to slate

  Retention · Clare County Council, 221134

• 12 Dec 2022Conditional

  to construct dwelling house, garage, bored well, waste water treatment system, percolation and sheared entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 221126

• 14 Nov 2022Conditional

  for change of house design, from that permitted under planning Ref No P21-844

  Permission · Clare County Council, 221033

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.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Roo West.

Recorded monuments

• CL053-033 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.

• CL053-034 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.

• CL053-051 House - 18th/19th century
  Description

  The building recorded as ‘Trough Castle (in Ruins)’ on the OS 6-inch map (1939) was built in the 19th century by a member of the O’Donnell family. It takes its name from the castle of that name, the ruin of which lies c. 1.1km to the NW (CL053-029----) (pers. comm. Martin Breen, 15 December 2014). Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 17 December 2014

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Roo 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).

Radon

About 1 in 10 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_970 (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.

• Roo West, Ardnacrusha5 sales

Name

Roo West · Ruaigh Thiar

Area

861,931 m² (86.19 ha, 212.99 acres)

Civil parish

O'Briensbridge, and its townlands

Barony

Tulla Lower

Electoral division

Cloghera, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Cloghera electoral division: 586 people in 189 households; 92% of households own their home; 34% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Blackwater, Glenlon North, Glenlon South, Knockdonagh, Lakyle, Roo East, Trough

Placenames

Roo 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.