# Gortnaraby, Co. Mayo: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Crossmolina, barony of Tirawley, Co. Mayo; in Irish Gort na Ráibe. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 947,970 m² (94.8 ha, 234.25 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 30 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 8,127 m² (0.81 ha, 2.01 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 11 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Crossmolina, https://everytownland.com/mayo/parish/crossmolina.md - Barony: Tirawley - Electoral division: Crossmolina South, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 870 people lived in 349 households in the Crossmolina South electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 9% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Mayo, https://everytownland.com/mayo.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/34355 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 151895 - Centre: latitude 54.096936, longitude -9.300813 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 30 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gortnaraby, from 88 m² to 211,870 m² (21.19 ha, 52.35 acres); 13 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 5351004: 211,870 m² (21.19 ha, 52.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5351004.md - Parcel 4780885: 149,257 m² (14.93 ha, 36.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4780885.md - Parcel 877659: 69,978 m² (7 ha, 17.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/877659.md - Parcel 904009: 66,165 m² (6.62 ha, 16.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/904009.md - Parcel 933170: 60,968 m² (6.1 ha, 15.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/933170.md - Parcel 940911: 59,387 m² (5.94 ha, 14.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/940911.md - Parcel 5358261: 29,999 m² (3 ha, 7.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5358261.md - Parcel 5878330: 29,327 m² (2.93 ha, 7.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5878330.md - Parcel 910424: 27,983 m² (2.8 ha, 6.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/910424.md - Parcel 886401: 24,557 m² (2.46 ha, 6.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/886401.md - Parcel 924625: 20,284 m² (2.03 ha, 5.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/924625.md - Parcel 965326: 14,075 m² (1.41 ha, 3.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/965326.md - Parcel 943674: 13,503 m² (1.35 ha, 3.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/943674.md - Parcel 969458: 13,174 m² (1.32 ha, 3.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/969458.md - Parcel 1011158: 8,219 m² (0.82 ha, 2.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1011158.md - Parcel 6169593: 8,034 m² (0.8 ha, 1.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6169593.md - Parcel 906862: 5,875 m² (0.59 ha, 1.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/906862.md - Parcel 947120: 5,459 m² (0.55 ha, 1.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/947120.md - Parcel 947121: 5,356 m² (0.54 ha, 1.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/947121.md - Parcel 985578: 4,532 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/985578.md - Parcel 4780872: 3,385 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4780872.md - Parcel 4780875: 3,257 m² (0.33 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4780875.md - Parcel 4780879: 3,168 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4780879.md - Parcel 991901: 3,004 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/991901.md - Parcel 1009625: 2,388 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1009625.md - Parcel 911418: 1,720 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/911418.md - Parcel 971569: 1,150 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/971569.md - Parcel 4780985: 253 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4780985.md - Parcel 890327: 109 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/890327.md - Parcel 973698: 88 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/973698.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Gortnaraby 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) 11 applications, newest first. - 19 Mar 2026, Mayo County Council 2660212: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Consist of change of house type previously granted under planning permission Ref: P24/60562 & full planning permission for domestic garage. Including all other ancillary site work/services.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660212/0 - 19 Mar 2026, Mayo County Council 2660213: Conditional. Permission. The installation of a single-storey modular building containing a Biomass Boiler System including flue and Biomass Silo to serve the existing school premises together with ancillary and associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660213/0 - 9 Sept 2024, Mayo County Council 2460562: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. Construction of 1 No. Dwelling House, Garage & Wastewater Treatment System with Soil Polishing Filter. Including all other ancillary site work and services.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460562/0 - 17 Feb 2023, Mayo County Council 2379: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. change of house type granted under P20/402, including site works and services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/2379/0 - 19 Aug 2022, Mayo County Council 22707: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF 1 NO. DWELLING HOUSE, GARAGE AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH SOIL POLISHING FILTER, INCLUDING ALL OTHER ANCILLARY SITE WORK AND SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/22707/0 - 21 May 2021, Mayo County Council 21513: N/a. Permission. 1. AQUA WATER PARK PLAY AREA ON THE EXISTING LAKE TO INCLUDE PONTOON/WALKWAY, INFLATABLE WATER SLIDES, INFLATABLE PLATFORMS, INFLATABLE LOGS AND CLIMBING FRAMES. 2. PREFABRICATED MOBILE CHANGING FACILITIES FOR MALE & FEMALE. 3. CHANGE OF USE AND MINOR ALTERATIONS OF EXISTING CHANGING AREA TO CUSTOMER DESK & WETSUIT FITTING AREA. 4. INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS/SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/21513/0 - 9 Apr 2021, Mayo County Council 21331: Refused. Retention. RETENTION OF AUTOMATIC SLIDING GATE, INCLUDING ALL OTHER ANCILLARY SITE WORK AND SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/21331/0 - 22 Jun 2020, Mayo County Council 20402: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCT DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND SOIL POLISHING FILTER INLCUDING ALL OTHER ANCILLARY SITE WORK AND SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/20402/0 - 18 Dec 2019, Mayo County Council 19982: Refused. Permission. CONSTRUCT DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND SOIL POLISHING FILTER INCLUDING ALL OTHER ANCILLARY SITE WORK AND SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/19982/0 - 12 Oct 2018, Mayo County Council 18789: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE, ROADWAY AND CARPARK AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS TO THE EXISTING CEMETERY. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/18789/0 - 1 Nov 2017, Mayo County Council 17869: Conditional. Permission. SINGLE STOREY ASD UNIT EXTENSION TO EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDING COMPRISING OF CLASSROOMS AND ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION TOGETHER WITH ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING BUILDING AND SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/MayoCC/AppFileRefDetails/17869/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) - Special Area of Conservation: River Moy SAC, site code 002298, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002298 - Special Protection Area: Lough Conn and Lough Cullin SPA, site code 004228, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004228 - Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Conn And Lough Cullin, site code 000519 ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Gortnaraby. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - Gortnaraby House, country house, 1700–1777, Regional interest, registry number 31303801, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=MA®no=31303801. Detached five-bay two-storey over part raised basement country house with dormer attic, extant 1777, on a symmetrical plan. In alternative use, 1901. Occupied, 1911. Sold, 1916. "Improved", 1920/35, producing present composition to accommodate continued alternative use. Extensively renovated, ----, to accommodate alternative use. Replacement pitched slate roof centred on gablets to window openings to dormer attic with roll moulded clay ridge tiles, chimneystacks now missing, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on rendered cut-limestone eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Replacement roughcast walls on rendered plinth. Square-headed central door opening in tripartite arrangement approached by flight of twelve benchmark-inscribed drag edged tooled cut-limestone steps, part-fluted drag edged dragged cut-limestone Gibbsian surround supporting "Cyma Recta" or "Cyma Reversa" cornice framing timber panelled double doors having overlight with replacement casement sidelights on panelled risers. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement casement windows replacing three-over-six (basement), two-over-four (ground floor) or six-over-six (first floor) timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds with drag edged tooled limestone ashlar piers to perimeter having shallow pyramidal capping supporting cast-iron double gates. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Gortnaraby, about 1 in 5 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: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_338, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_338.zip (ZIP). - 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/gortnaraby.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/mayo/gortnaraby.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/mayo/gortnaraby.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Gortnaraby 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) - Gortnalyer: https://everytownland.com/mayo/gortnalyer.md - Knockalegan: https://everytownland.com/mayo/knockalegan-152138.md - Longford: https://everytownland.com/mayo/longford.md - Mullenmore North: https://everytownland.com/mayo/mullenmore-north.md - Mullenmore South: https://everytownland.com/mayo/mullenmore-south.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. --- 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/mayo/gortnaraby - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/mayo/gortnaraby