Caherateemore North
Townland in the civil parish of Lackagh, barony of Clare, Co. Galway; in Irish Cathair an Tí Mhóir Thuaidh
- Area
- 223.4 ha
- 552 acres
- Land parcels
- 56
- registered freehold, median 4,403 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 10
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
56 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Caherateemore North, from 30 m² to 865,883 m² (86.59 ha, 213.96 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 47 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
No zone of a development plan covers Caherateemore North in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.
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 Feb 2026Conditional
to construct a fully serviced private dwelling house with waste water treatment system and private garage/store to include all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2639
29 Jan 2026Conditional
for the construction of a dwellinghouse, a domestic garage and a proprietary effluent treatment plant
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660115
31 Oct 2025Conditional
for; (i) construction of a new single-storey flat roof extension to the north-west, comprising a new entrance, living areas & rooflights; (ii) construction of a new two-storey pitched roof extension to the south-east, comprising ensuites & storage areas; (iii) replacement of the pitched roof of the porch to the front with a flat roof; (iv) construction of a detached garden room to the west of the site; (v) construction of a detached garage to the north of the site; (vi) elevational alterations and internal reconfiguration of the existing dwelling; and, (vii) all ancillary engineering and landscaping works, inclusive of WWTS, necessary to facilitate the development
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561597
23 Jan 2024Conditional
to construct an extension to an existing dwelling house, construction of a new treatment system and percolation area, and decommissioning of existing septic tank, and construction of garage and associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 112.80 sqm (extension) & 60 sqm (garage)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460063
19 Jan 2024Conditional
for the construction of a single dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary wastewater effluent treatment unit, percolation area and all associated site services. Gross floor area of proposed works: 239 sqm (dwelling house) and 72 sqm (garage)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460050
17 Nov 2023Refused
construct a four bay loose house / fodder storage shed. Gross floor space of proposed works: 263.62 sqm
Permission · Galway County Council, 2361378
29 Aug 2023Conditional
to upgrade the existing 220k overhead line between the existing Cashla 220kV Substation in the townland of Barrettspark, Co. Galway, & Tower 138 in the townland of Oughtagh, Co. Galway. The proposed development will consist of refurbishment works to the existing overhead Line (approximately 49 km long & comprising of 138no. steel angle masts). The refurbishment works to towers will consist of: installation of replacement parts on the towers including insulators, shield wire, vibration dampeners, arching horns & anti-climbing guards; associated site development works, including temporary work areas, foundation refurbishment /strengthening & recapping/clearing of shear blocks; clearance of shear block bases; & ancillary works; ancillary site preparation works, site clearance & levelling at the 6no. temporary construction compounds & associated temporary works to existing tracks & new temporary access routes to provide internal access routes to each tower with all associated works required to facilitate the development. No works will be undertaken to the overhead line (conductor). The proposed development will also consist of upgrades to the Cashla 220kV substation that will consist of: the decommissioning and removal of line bay equipment within the substation boundary; construction of a new adjacent offline like for like line bay & associated bay protection cabinets within the substation boundary; & new overhead lines connection between the end mast & the new line bay. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 23355
28 Mar 2023Conditional
of the first-floor extension to the front of an existing dwelling, retention of a domestic garage and all associated works, (gross floor area- first floor extension- 43msq. garage-38msq.)
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360296
13 Jan 2023N/a
to construct a four bay loose house/fodder storage shed on his lands. Gross floor space of proposed works: 263.62 sqm.
Permission · Galway County Council, 236
28 Jan 2022Conditional
of existing driveway, Previous PL. Ref No. 14/272.
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2294
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 Caherateemore North.
Recorded monuments
- GA070-007 Enclosure
Description
On a gentle SE-facing slope in grassland. Poorly preserved subcircular enclosure (ESE-WNW 41m, ENE-WSW 39m) defined by a bank of earth and stone. From SE through W to N, traces of an intervening fosse and an outer bank, overlain by a field wall, are visible. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010
- GA070-008 House - indeterminate date
Description
On a NE-facing slope in grassland. Poorly preserved roughly circular enclosure (D 8.1m) defined by a grass-covered collapsed stone wall. Possibly a circular house. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010
- GA070-009 Ringfort - unclassified
Description
In level grassland. Poorly preserved and overgrown circular cashel (D 50m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall overlain by a field wall. Some original facing stones are visible at SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Caherateemore North.
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 low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Caherateemore North.
- 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 Caherateemore North with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.
The townland
- Name
- Caherateemore North · Cathair an Tí Mhóir Thuaidh
- Area
- 2,234,148 m² (223.41 ha, 552.07 acres)
- Civil parish
- Lackagh, and its townlands
- Barony
- Clare
- Electoral division
- Belleville, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Belleville electoral division: 670 people in 223 households; 90% of households own their home; 42% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Caherateemore South, Carheenlea, Glenmore, Grange East, Rathfee, Sheeaunpark
- Placenames
- Caherateemore North 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.