# Ara, Co. Mayo: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Kildacommoge, barony of Gallen, Co. Mayo; in Irish Ára.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,989,944 m² (198.99 ha, 491.73 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 122 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 7,912 m² (0.79 ha, 1.96 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 9 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kildacommoge, https://everytownland.com/mayo/parish/kildacommoge.md
- Barony: Gallen
- Electoral division: Bellavary, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Bellavary electoral division: 1,084 people in 399 households; 89% of households own their home; 35% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Mayo, https://everytownland.com/mayo.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/35598
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 150056
- Centre: latitude 53.854892, longitude -9.110064 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

122 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ara, from 50 m² to 69,286 m² (6.93 ha, 17.12 acres); 46 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 995912: 69,286 m² (6.93 ha, 17.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/995912.md
- Parcel 912712: 64,925 m² (6.49 ha, 16.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/912712.md
- Parcel 917559: 64,917 m² (6.49 ha, 16.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/917559.md
- Parcel 917554: 62,048 m² (6.2 ha, 15.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/917554.md
- Parcel 917562: 60,905 m² (6.09 ha, 15.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/917562.md
- Parcel 954964: 60,208 m² (6.02 ha, 14.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/954964.md
- Parcel 996608: 56,443 m² (5.64 ha, 13.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/996608.md
- Parcel 894055: 48,216 m² (4.82 ha, 11.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/894055.md
- Parcel 967580: 46,357 m² (4.64 ha, 11.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/967580.md
- Parcel 917556: 46,290 m² (4.63 ha, 11.44 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/917556.md
- Parcel 941401: 46,095 m² (4.61 ha, 11.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/941401.md
- Parcel 997078: 44,981 m² (4.5 ha, 11.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/997078.md
- Parcel 1009779: 44,670 m² (4.47 ha, 11.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1009779.md
- Parcel 909656: 44,454 m² (4.45 ha, 10.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/909656.md
- Parcel 1004309: 43,078 m² (4.31 ha, 10.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1004309.md
- Parcel 875512: 41,612 m² (4.16 ha, 10.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/875512.md
- Parcel 913012: 39,086 m² (3.91 ha, 9.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/913012.md
- Parcel 1011725: 37,263 m² (3.73 ha, 9.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1011725.md
- Parcel 876397: 37,233 m² (3.72 ha, 9.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/876397.md
- Parcel 918854: 35,654 m² (3.57 ha, 8.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/918854.md
- Parcel 874096: 35,554 m² (3.56 ha, 8.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/874096.md
- Parcel 884119: 34,327 m² (3.43 ha, 8.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/884119.md
- Parcel 911605: 33,991 m² (3.4 ha, 8.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/911605.md
- Parcel 973983: 33,655 m² (3.37 ha, 8.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/973983.md
- Parcel 874256: 31,180 m² (3.12 ha, 7.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/874256.md
- Parcel 981170: 30,268 m² (3.03 ha, 7.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/981170.md
- Parcel 1532486: 29,089 m² (2.91 ha, 7.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1532486.md
- Parcel 906000: 27,834 m² (2.78 ha, 6.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/906000.md
- Parcel 965571: 27,500 m² (2.75 ha, 6.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/965571.md
- Parcel 876825: 27,076 m² (2.71 ha, 6.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/876825.md
- Parcel 871541: 25,915 m² (2.59 ha, 6.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/871541.md
- Parcel 969154: 24,895 m² (2.49 ha, 6.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/969154.md
- Parcel 5077659: 24,304 m² (2.43 ha, 6.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5077659.md
- Parcel 997399: 23,273 m² (2.33 ha, 5.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/997399.md
- Parcel 899245: 22,640 m² (2.26 ha, 5.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/899245.md
- Parcel 2721450: 22,136 m² (2.21 ha, 5.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2721450.md
- Parcel 971212: 21,989 m² (2.2 ha, 5.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/971212.md
- Parcel 997758: 21,483 m² (2.15 ha, 5.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/997758.md
- Parcel 5976204: 20,268 m² (2.03 ha, 5.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5976204.md
- Parcel 5983984: 19,913 m² (1.99 ha, 4.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5983984.md
- Parcel 875118: 19,638 m² (1.96 ha, 4.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/875118.md
- Parcel 887101: 18,988 m² (1.9 ha, 4.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/887101.md
- Parcel 949537: 17,602 m² (1.76 ha, 4.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/949537.md
- Parcel 903183: 15,849 m² (1.58 ha, 3.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/903183.md
- Parcel 898877: 15,126 m² (1.51 ha, 3.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/898877.md
- Parcel 874135: 14,198 m² (1.42 ha, 3.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/874135.md
- Parcel 5976148: 13,991 m² (1.4 ha, 3.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5976148.md
- Parcel 878056: 13,969 m² (1.4 ha, 3.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/878056.md
- Parcel 950138: 13,633 m² (1.36 ha, 3.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/950138.md
- Parcel 996320: 13,439 m² (1.34 ha, 3.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/996320.md
- Parcel 983841: 12,957 m² (1.3 ha, 3.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/983841.md
- Parcel 917647: 12,912 m² (1.29 ha, 3.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/917647.md
- Parcel 951276: 12,540 m² (1.25 ha, 3.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/951276.md
- Parcel 1008372: 12,127 m² (1.21 ha, 3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1008372.md
- Parcel 1009753: 12,000 m² (1.2 ha, 2.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1009753.md
- Parcel 1009730: 11,678 m² (1.17 ha, 2.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1009730.md
- Parcel 5976134: 10,622 m² (1.06 ha, 2.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5976134.md
- Parcel 875087: 10,113 m² (1.01 ha, 2.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/875087.md
- Parcel 876944: 9,994 m² (1 ha, 2.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/876944.md
- Parcel 998464: 8,933 m² (0.89 ha, 2.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/998464.md
- Parcel 986523: 7,996 m² (0.8 ha, 1.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/986523.md
- Parcel 1008229: 7,829 m² (0.78 ha, 1.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1008229.md
- Parcel 997668: 7,825 m² (0.78 ha, 1.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/997668.md
- Parcel 909274: 7,495 m² (0.75 ha, 1.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/909274.md
- Parcel 5966658: 7,370 m² (0.74 ha, 1.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5966658.md
- Parcel 3465466: 7,254 m² (0.73 ha, 1.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3465466.md
- Parcel 900300: 7,133 m² (0.71 ha, 1.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/900300.md
- Parcel 919289: 6,568 m² (0.66 ha, 1.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/919289.md
- Parcel 955305: 6,077 m² (0.61 ha, 1.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/955305.md
- Parcel 2721388: 6,046 m² (0.6 ha, 1.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2721388.md
- Parcel 874684: 5,155 m² (0.52 ha, 1.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/874684.md
- Parcel 997663: 5,020 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/997663.md
- Parcel 4706644: 4,973 m² (0.5 ha, 1.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4706644.md
- Parcel 1010279: 4,665 m² (0.47 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1010279.md
- Parcel 996256: 4,423 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/996256.md
- Parcel 975514: 4,030 m² (0.4 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/975514.md
- Parcel 2721425: 3,985 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2721425.md
- Parcel 1009744: 3,918 m² (0.39 ha, 0.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1009744.md
- Parcel 998404: 3,889 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/998404.md
- Parcel 919271: 3,785 m² (0.38 ha, 0.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/919271.md
- Parcel 876759: 3,577 m² (0.36 ha, 0.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/876759.md
- Parcel 995571: 3,507 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/995571.md
- Parcel 950162: 3,388 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/950162.md
- Parcel 912135: 3,054 m² (0.31 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/912135.md
- Parcel 985178: 3,015 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/985178.md
- Parcel 995612: 3,010 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/995612.md
- Parcel 875007: 2,801 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/875007.md
- Parcel 1009736: 2,474 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1009736.md
- Parcel 1009750: 2,448 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1009750.md
- Parcel 998493: 2,266 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/998493.md
- Parcel 988076: 2,258 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/988076.md
- Parcel 1009722: 2,184 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1009722.md
- Parcel 2721380: 2,160 m² (0.22 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2721380.md
- Parcel 987921: 1,947 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/987921.md
- Parcel 952420: 1,914 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/952420.md
- Parcel 952488: 1,905 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/952488.md
- Parcel 968924: 1,881 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/968924.md
- Parcel 1008975: 1,865 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1008975.md
- Parcel 882775: 1,763 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/882775.md
- Parcel 999177: 1,673 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/999177.md
- Parcel 919272: 1,594 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/919272.md
- Parcel 951246: 1,556 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/951246.md
- Parcel 984140: 1,517 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/984140.md
- Parcel 1009814: 1,423 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1009814.md
- Parcel 5983986: 1,401 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5983986.md
- Parcel 6128026: 1,316 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6128026.md
- Parcel 6124921: 1,277 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6124921.md
- Parcel 895940: 1,272 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/895940.md
- Parcel 882644: 1,215 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/882644.md
- Parcel 910745: 1,090 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/910745.md
- Parcel 5934923: 971 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5934923.md
- Parcel 962435: 793 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/962435.md
- Parcel 1532487: 446 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1532487.md
- Parcel 915362: 361 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/915362.md
- Parcel 5976207: 256 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5976207.md
- Parcel 5976184: 111 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5976184.md
- Parcel 5976208: 111 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5976208.md
- Parcel 874042: 100 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/874042.md
- Parcel 998760: 100 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/998760.md
- Parcel 992703: 95 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/992703.md
- Parcel 5934900: 84 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5934900.md
- Parcel 5984009: 50 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5984009.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Ara in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

9 applications, newest first.

- 7 Apr 2025, Mayo County Council 25130: Conditional. Permission. construct a three bay slatted shed incorporating a calf creep area and cattle crush, concrete apron and dung stead all as per drawing documents submitted together with all ancillary site works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/25130/0
- 3 Mar 2025, Mayo County Council 2583: N/a. Permission. construct a three bay slatted shed incorporating a calf creep area and cattle crush, a concrete apron and a dung stead all as per drawing documents submitted together with all site works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2583/0
- 11 Feb 2025, Mayo County Council 2560069: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (1) Construction of a new detached dwelling house, (2) Construction of a domestic garage, and(3) proposed effluent treatment system and percolation area with all associated site works at, Aghalusky, Sraheens, Balla, Co.Mayo. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560069/0
- 18 Dec 2024, Mayo County Council 2460781: Conditional. Permission. Extension & renovation of existing dwelling house, upgrade of existing septic tank and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460781/0
- 15 Apr 2024, Mayo County Council 24113: N/a. Permission. construct a three bay slatted shed incorporating a calf creep area and cattle crush, a concrete apron and a dung stead all as per drawing documents submitted, together with all ancillary site works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/24113/0
- 1 Sept 2022, Mayo County Council 22745: Conditional. Permission. RETAIN DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE; PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND WITH A TERTIARY TREATMENT UNIT, TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/22745/0
- 4 Aug 2022, Mayo County Council 22655: Conditional. Retention. RETAIN CHANGES TO DWELLING HOUSE AND THE DEVELOPMENT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER P99/2825 AND P01/2601 AND TO COMPLETE THE DEVELOPMENT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF P01/2601. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/22655/0
- 27 Sept 2017, Mayo County Council 17767: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCT A SLATTED HOUSE AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/17767/0
- 17 May 2017, Mayo County Council 17379: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCT DOMESTIC GARAGE/STORE/UTILITY ROOM AND ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/17379/0

Applicants are not shown.

## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

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

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- MA079-023: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA079-023----. 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.
- MA079-024001: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA079-024001-. 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.
- MA079-024002: Children's burial ground, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA079-024002-. 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.
- MA079-105: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CMA079-105----. 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.

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ara.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/mayo/ara.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/mayo/ara.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/mayo/ara.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Ara with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Mayo: https://everytownland.com/mayo.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Aghalusky: https://everytownland.com/mayo/aghalusky-150021.md
- Bohamore: https://everytownland.com/mayo/bohamore.md
- Cregg: https://everytownland.com/mayo/cregg.md
- Knocksaxon: https://everytownland.com/mayo/knocksaxon.md
- Lakill: https://everytownland.com/mayo/lakill.md
- Sraheens: https://everytownland.com/mayo/sraheens-152954.md
- Tawnagh More: https://everytownland.com/mayo/tawnagh-more.md

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.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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