Belclare
Townland in the civil parish of Oughaval, barony of Murrisk, Co. Mayo; in Irish Béal an Chláir
- Area
- 55.1 ha
- 136 acres
- Land parcels
- 9
- registered freehold, median 2,084 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres)
- Zoning
- P1
- Agriculture
- Planning
- 5
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
9 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Belclare, from 1,731 m² to 17,780 m² (1.78 ha, 4.39 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 20 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
- P1Agriculture
Westport Local Area Plan, Mayo · 11 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
23 Jan 2023Conditional
The installation of approximately 15Km of 250mm OD water Trunk Main, which will extend from a position approximately 1Km from Westport at the junction of Pound Road and the R355 in the townland of Carrownalurgan to Kilsallagh Lower at the road junction between the R355 and the L1826 road to Drummin and the installation of approximately 29.3Km of a mains distribution network to supply water to 473 No Consumers along the route of the Trunk Main and in the area to the Townlands to the West of Croagh Patrick. All associated temporary site development works to gain access including clearance of vegetation, disassembly and reassembly of gate posts/ piers and removal and reinstatement of existing fencing, walls, and hedging; and any other temporary associated and ancillary development works required for the purposes of the proposed watermain, including the installation of stone tracks and temporary watercourse crossings. The watermain pipeline is located within the townlands of Cloghan, Clooneen, Knockfin, Ardoley, Churchfield, Knockaraha East, Knockaraha West, Streamstown, Belclare, Killadangan, Deerpark West, Murrisknaboll, Carrowkeeran, Bellataleen, Carrowkeel, Murrisk Demesne, Meermihil, Glaspatrick, Thornhill, Carrowmacloughlin, Leckanvy, Killsallagh Lower, Killsallagh Upper, Kinknock, Kilgeever, Cuilleen, Mullagh, Cartoor, Glenbaun, Glencally, Furgill, Cregganroe and Boheh in County Mayo.
Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 2360016
26 Apr 2021Conditional
NEW REAR EXTENSION (SOUTH SIDE) ALONG WITH ALTERATIONS TO ALL EXTERNAL FACADES AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING FAMILY DWELLING HOUSE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS, SERVICES AND LANDSCAPING
Permission · Mayo County Council, 21402
27 Oct 2017Conditional
CONSTRUCT DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, AND CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SERVICES TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 17857
22 Aug 2017Conditional
DEMOLISH EXISTING BURNT OUT RUIN AND REPLACE WITH A NEW FAMILY DWELLING HOUSE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED AND ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND SERVICES INCLUDING A NEW PROPRIETARY TREATMENT SYSTEM IN LIEU OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND CONNECTION TO NEW WATER SUPPLY
Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 17677
24 Mar 2017Conditional
PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLINGHOUSE, FOR THE RENOVATION AND EXTENSION OF THE DWELLING HOUSE THE INSTALLATION OF A PROPRIETARY EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ACCESS ROAD INCORPORATING A BRIDGE
Permission · Mayo County Council, 17209
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
- Special Area of Conservation: Clew Bay Complex SAC 001482
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Clew Bay Complex 001482
Recorded monuments
- MA087-038 Castle - unclassified
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
- Shivdella House, house, 1841–1897 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, extant 1897, on a cruciform plan centred on single-bay single-storey projecting porch to ground floor; single-bay (three-bay deep) two-storey central return (east). Occupied, 1901. Vacant, 1911. Renovated, ----. For sale, 2008. Hipped slate roof on a T-shaped plan with clay ridge tiles, paired cement rendered central chimney stacks having stepped capping supporting yellow terracotta octagonal or tapered pots, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on rendered cut-limestone eaves. Replacement cement rendered walls. Segmental-headed central door opening into house with fittings removed. Square-headed window openings with drag edged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement six-over-six timber sash windows having part exposed sash boxes. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling, screen with timber panelled doors having reclaimed fanlight, replacement staircase on a dog leg plan with reclaimed timber "match stick" balusters supporting carved timber banister, and carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors; dining room (north) retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors centred on cast-iron chimneypiece with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing reclaimed timber panelled shutters, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "Acanthus"-detailed ceiling rose; drawing room (south) retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors centred on cut-veined green marble chimneypiece with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing reclaimed timber panelled shutters, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing reclaimed timber panelled shutters. Set in landscaped grounds.
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 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_173 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Belclare with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Mayo.
The townland
- Name
- Belclare · Béal an Chláir
- Area
- 550,534 m² (55.05 ha, 136.04 acres)
- Civil parish
- Oughaval, and its townlands
- Barony
- Murrisk
- Electoral division
- Westport Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Westport Rural electoral division: 1,739 people in 619 households; 88% of households own their home; 38% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Cloonagh, Killadangan, Knockaraha West, Streamstown
- Placenames
- Belclare 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.