Castlegar
Townland in the civil parish of Kilcolman (Claremorris Ra), barony of Clanmorris, Co. Mayo; in Irish An Caisleán Gearr
Parcel 955090
- Area
- 27,068 m² (2.71 ha, 6.69 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Castlegar
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 2 recorded monuments.
- MA101-026 Ringfort - rath
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.
- MA101-026001 Souterrain
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
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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
- About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. 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.
- Area
- 109.2 ha
- 270 acres
- Land parcels
- 59
- registered freehold, median 5,644 m² (0.56 ha, 1.39 acres)
- Zoning
- P5
- Rural Transition
- Planning
- 12
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
59 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Castlegar, from 68 m² to 96,960 m² (9.7 ha, 23.96 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 37 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
- P5Rural Transition (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Mayo · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S3Community Services/Facilities (Community facilities)
Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Mayo · 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
3 Feb 2026Conditional
demolition of existing derelict house, the construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary treatment unit and percolation area and all ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 2619
5 May 2023Conditional
Demolition of part of the existing woodwork/construction studies building and prefabricated classroom building to rear of existing school. Construction of a single-storey standalone extension on lands to the north-east, consisting of 2 mainstream classrooms, 3 SET rooms, 2 construction studies/woodwork rooms, storage areas and toilet facilities along with hard and soft landscaped areas, upgrading of foul connections and surface water system, connections to all services, construction of a temporary traffic meeting point setback on L55513 and a temporary site access road off L55513 on the north eastern boundary of site and all other associated site works
Permission · Mayo County Council, 23246
10 Feb 2023Conditional
The development will consist of the partial demolition, extension and attic conversion of an existing single storey bungalow and all associated site works. Amendments will be made to the elevations of the existing building including increased ridge height, reconfiguration of the existing openings and the addition of new openings. The extension of the bungalow will result in an increased ground floor area of 82sqm.
Permission · Mayo County Council, 2360031
1 Sept 2022Conditional
RETENTION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, GARAGE AND ANCILLARY WORKS INCLUDING SITE ENTRANCE ON REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES
Retention, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 22740
11 Feb 2022N/a
SECTION 5 DECLARATION: PROVISION OF STANDING SEAM CLADDING TO A SECTION OF SIDE ELEVATION WALL OF EXISTING DWELLING
Permission · Mayo County Council, 2264
19 Mar 2020Conditional
Construction of a temporary extension (woodwork/construction studies room) and all associated services
Permission · Mayo County Council, 20194
26 Feb 2020N/a
CONSTRUCT A TEMPORARY EXTENSION (WOODWORK/CONSTRUCTION STUDIES ROOM) AND ALL ASSOCIATED SERVICES.
Permission · Mayo County Council, 20138
25 Feb 2020Conditional
REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING SEPTIC TANK WITH AN ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS.
Permission · Mayo County Council, 20137
13 Dec 2019Conditional
RETAIN DWELLINGHOUSE AND GARAGE ON SITE TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Retention · Mayo County Council, 19972
28 Aug 2019Conditional
ERECTION OF 21 NO. PV MODULES ON SOUTH EAST FACING SLOPE OF EXISITNG CANTEEN ROOF
Permission · Mayo County Council, 19665
24 Jul 2019N/a
ERECT 21 NO. PV MODULES ON SOUTH EAST FACING SLOPE OF EXISTING CANTEEN ROOF
Permission · Mayo County Council, 19569
3 Feb 2017Conditional
INSTALLATION OF AN ALL WEATHER PITCH INCLUDING LIGHTING AND FENCING
Permission · Mayo County Council, 1751
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 Castlegar.
Recorded monuments
- MA101-023 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.
- MA101-024 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.
- MA101-025 Ringfort - rath
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.
- MA101-026 Ringfort - rath
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.
- MA101-026001 Souterrain
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
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Castlegar.
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 moderately low, 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 Castlegar.
- 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
- Castlegar, Claremorris6 sales
The townland
- Name
- Castlegar · An Caisleán Gearr
- Area
- 1,092,428 m² (109.24 ha, 269.94 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilcolman (Claremorris Ra), and its townlands
- Barony
- Clanmorris
- Electoral division
- Claremorris, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Claremorris electoral division: 4,740 people in 1,786 households; 57% of households own their home; 49% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballinsmaula, Boherduff, Cartronnacross, Clare, Drumkeen, Drumneen South, Eskerlevally
- Placenames
- Castlegar 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.