Gorteen

186 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gorteen, from 6 m² to 127,541 m² (12.75 ha, 31.52 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 40 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

• P1Agriculture
  Ballina Local Area Plan, Mayo · 178 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Ballina Local Area Plan, Mayo · 18 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Enterprise & Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Ballina Local Area Plan, Mayo · 12 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 30 Apr 2026Conditional

  Propose to demolish existing single storey Conservatory to the south eastern end elevation of existing house, construct new replacement 2 storey extension and to carry out ancillary site works at Gorteen Ballina, Co Mayo, F26 KH22.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2660343

• 29 Apr 2026N/a

  Propose to demolish existing single storey Conservatory to the south eastern end elevation of existing house, construct new replacement 2 storey extension and to carry out ancillary site works at Gorteen Ballina, Co Mayo, F26 KH22.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2660337

• 27 Mar 2026N/a

  Propose to demolish existing single storey Conservatory to the south eastern end elevation of existing house, construct new replacement 2 storey extension and to carry out ancillary site works at Gorteen Ballina, Co Mayo, F26 KH22.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2660233

• 11 Dec 2025Conditional

  for revisions to existing retail unit comprising of revised internal layout and revisions to elevations together with all associated site and landscaping works

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560910

• 18 Nov 2025Conditional

  We, Simon Beale + Associates, are applying to Mayo County Council, on behalf of Deirdre Carr for Full retention permission for the existing Garage to the rear of the dwelling and all ancillary site works at Drumhill house, Gurteens, Ballina, Co. Mayo, F26 D2F6.

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 2560824

• 19 Sept 2025Conditional

  Construction of a new extension to an existing detached dwelling, together with all connections to all services and all associated site development works at Orchard Grove, Gurteens, Ballina, Co. Mayo.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560655

• 31 Jul 2025N/a

  Section 5 Declaration: A meal bin

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 25309

• 13 Jun 2024Conditional

  The development will consist of demolition of existing industrial building, construction of new industrial building and all associated site works. Gross Floor area of proposed works: 145 sq. m (Demolition), 280 sq. m (Proposed Extension)

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2460361

• 4 Jul 2023Conditional

  The existing circuit is located in the townlands of Gorteen, Ardoughan, Kilemoremoy, Belleek, Ballina, Quignalecka, Quignashee, Ballyholan, Behy More, Corimla South, Carrownlabaun, Bunnyconnellan West, Rathreedaun, Drumsheen and Bunnyconnellan East, Co. Mayo. The proposed development will consist of: (i) The replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor wires with a new higher capacity conductor including installation of a new fibre communication connection. (ii) The replacement of 20 no. of the 63 no. existing Intermediate Polesets (IMPs) with similar polesets. Any replacement polesets will be constructed at, or immediately adjacent to the existing structures that they will replace, will be along the same alignment as the existing line, with a height difference of between 1-2 metres, with the exception of IMP52 where the height difference will be 4 metres. (iii) The relocation of IMP49 on the Behy Road (townland of Ballyholan), to be replaced with 2 no. new polesets (IMP49 and IMP49A) to the east and west of the existing poleset, along the route of the existing line. (iv) The replacement of 3 of the 13 no. existing steel towers (angle masts) with similar structures. (v) The carrying out of civil works for tower foundation strengthening at 3 no. locations and monopole-foundation strengthening at 1 no. location and bar member replacement works at 3 no. locations. (vi) The replacement of hardware and fittings at all locations. (vii) The replacement of crossarms at 20 no. locations. (viii) All associated works within the existing Glenree and Moy substations to accommodate the uprated 110kV overhead line. (ix) Other temporary associated and ancillary development works required for the purpose of the uprate, including construction compounds, the installation of silt traps, silt fences, access tracks, ground protection mats and temporary watercourse crossings. (x) All associated site development works above and below the ground to gain access to the existing structures including vegetation clearance, remedial works on concrete shear blocks, replacement of individual tower members and bolts, replacement of hardware and insulators, replacement of dampers, installation of line identification and danger notices and anti-climbing guards, the provision of temporary access routes and other ancillary works necessary to facilitate the proposed development. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2360261

• 28 Nov 2022Conditional

  Construction of extension to an existing dwelling house, construction of detached domestic garage, decommissioning of existing foul water system and installation of a new onsite wastewater treatment system and all ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 221052

• 24 Oct 2022Conditional

  DEMOLISH EXISTING DETACHED BUNGALOW DWELLING HOUSE AND GARAGE, CONSTRUCT A REPLACEMENT DORMER BUNGALOW DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 22917

• 30 May 2022N/a

  SECTION 5 DECLARATION: REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING UNDERGROUND FUEL STORAGE TANKS AND PIPEWORK

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 22413

• 8 Apr 2021Conditional

  (I) change of use of part living area to domestic garage (2) extend and reconstruct dwelling house (3) widen existing front entrance

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 21323

• 16 Nov 2020Conditional

  PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF GARAGE/SHED AND ERECTION OF NEW REPLACEMNT GARAGE/UTILITY.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 20874

• 18 Sept 2020N/a

  CONSTRUCT DETACHED GARAGE/UTILITY.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 20677

• 13 Feb 2020N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF 3 NO. NEW LIGHT RETAIL/COMMERCIAL DEVLEOPMENT COMPRISING OF UNIT "A" 450sqm UNIT "B" 450SQM & UNIT "C" 277 SQM ALSO INCORPORATING CAR PARKING SPACES WITH LORRY TURNING AREA. INCLUDING CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC WATER MAIN, FOUL/STORM SEWER, EXISTING ENTRANCE AND ALL OTHER ANCILLARY SITE WORK/SERVICES

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2084

• 12 Feb 2020Conditional

  RETAIN ELEVATIONAL CHANGES TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND FURTHER RETAIN 2ND VEHICULAR SITE ACCESS TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 2081

• 22 Feb 2019Conditional

  CONSTRUCT 49 NO. DWELLING HOUSES, CONSISTING OF 13 NO. DETACHED DWELLINGS AND 36 NO. SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS, WITH CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER AND PUBLIC WATER MAIN, INCLUDING ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS/SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 19119

• 18 Jul 2018Conditional

  EXTENSION TO EXISTING INDUSTRIAL BUILDING (230SQM) TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 18547

• 16 May 2018Conditional

  CONSTRUCT DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC SHED, AND CONNEC TO PUBLIC SEWER TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS.

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 18354

• 19 Oct 2017Conditional

  ALTER AND CONVERT EXISTING CO-JOINED GARAGE INTO LIVING ACCOMMODATION AND CONSTRUCT SECOND FLOOR LIVING ACCOMMODATION OVER SAME, CONSTRUCT A NEW TWO STOREY FRONT PORCH. RETAIN EXISTING GARAGE TO REAR OF HOUSE, ABANDON EXISTING SEPTIC TANK, CONNECT TO PUBLIC SEWER AND CARRY OUT ALL NECESSARY ANCILLARY WORKS ON THIS SITE

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 17816

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 Gorteen.

Recorded monuments

• MA030-050 Enclosure
  Description

  Located in field of level pasture, flanked by residential and commercial development, on the outskirts of Ballina. Rising ground to N. This monument is depicted on 1837 OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure; it is not shown on later map editions. It has been levelled; there are no remains visible at ground level. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 16 April 2018

• MA030-071 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located in pasture, on a rise at the base of a gentle W-facing slope, and overlooked c. 250m to W by a ridge on top of which a possible rath (MA030-070----), now levelled, is sited. Raised, broadly oval area (c. 25-30m NW-SE; c. 35-40m NE-SW) defined by an earthen scarp (H 3m; Wth slope 5-6m), which retains a low internal rim at E, and enclosed by two fosses with an intervening bank (Wth 5.6m; int. H 0.4-0.6m; ext. H 2.2m). The inner fosse (Wth 2.5m) is narrower than the outermost fosse (Wth 4m; ext. D 0.85m). The outermost fosse is well defined on N and S, with a low rise (Wth 1.8m) on its outer edge in parts, which may represent a counterscarp bank, or possibly a later field bank. The E half of the interior is level but there is a marked slope down from centre to W−SW. At the ESE, a U-shaped depression (Wth 4-5m) cuts through the fosses and outer bank, extending as far as the inner scarp; it appears to be the result of relatively modern disturbance/quarrying. The perimeter is ringed with hawthorn, blackthorn and brambles, and there is a dense thicket of blackthorn in E half of interior. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 5 June 2018

• MA030-072 Megalithic structure
  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.

• MA030-079 Souterrain
  Description

  In the NE corner of a modern pasture field, on the NW outskirts of Ballina town, located on top of a roughly N–S ridge, close to the fall of ground on the W side. This souterrain is not shown on the 1837 OS 6-inch map, but is indicated as ‘Cave’ on the 1930 edition. At surface ground level, a shallow, linear depression (c. 5m NNE–SSW; c. 1.5-2m WNW–ESE) indicates the line of the underground passage. Partly exposed within the depression, are three in situ roofing lintels, which flank a cavity where a fourth lintel has been displaced. The cavity provides a partial view of the interior of a passage (Wth c. 1-1.2m; c. H 0.8m), which has walls of drystone construction. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 5 June 2018

Architectural heritage

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

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 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

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_373 (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.

No address of the register names Gorteen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Mayo.

Name

Gorteen · An Goirtín

Area

1,426,073 m² (142.61 ha, 352.39 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmoremoy, and its townlands

Barony

Tirawley

Electoral division

Ballina Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballina Rural electoral division: 3,199 people in 1,095 households; 77% of households own their home; 38% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardoughan, Ballina, Croftonpark, Knocklehaugh, Knocksbarrett, Raish

Placenames

Gorteen 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.