Moat

136 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Moat, from 44 m² to 199,626 m² (19.96 ha, 49.33 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 62 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

• M4Self-Sustaining Consolidation Zoning (Built up area)
  Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Mayo · 145 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 3 Feb 2026Conditional

  construction of changing rooms and all ancillary works

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2618

• 16 Dec 2025Conditional

  The development will consist of the following: demolition of existing commercial buildings; formation of a new development entrance; construction of 12no. Dwellings (comprising of: 10no. 3-Bedroom Houses; 2no. 4-Bedroom Houses); and connection to existing services together with all ancillary site development works.

  Permission, 12 homes · Mayo County Council, 2560936

• 13 Oct 2025Conditional

  Balla Gaa intends to apply for permission for alterations to development previously granted under P23/60345 at the site Moat, Balla, Castlebar, Co Mayo, F23P520. This development will consist of removals, modifications and extensions to the existing clubhouse together with associated site works. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed Fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560715

• 7 Oct 2025N/a

  Balla Gaa intends to apply for permission for alterations to development previously granted under P23/60345 at the site Moat, Balla, Castlebar, Co Mayo, F23P520. This development will consist of removals, modifications and extensions to the existing clubhouse together with associated site works. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560705

• 25 Sept 2025N/a

  Balla Gaa intends to apply for permission for alterations to development previously granted under P23/60345 at the site Moat, Balla, Co Mayo, F23P520. This development will consist of removals, modifications and extensions to the existing clubhouse together with associated site works.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560677

• 20 Dec 2023Conditional

  The development will consist of the following: demolition of existing sheds and outbuildings; partial demolition of existing commercial buildings; formation of a new development entrance; construction of 16no. Dwellings (comprising of: 5no. 2-Bedroom Townhouses; 9no. 3-Bedroom Townhouses; 2no. 1-Bedroom Apartments); construction of bike and bin stores; extend, refurbish and reconfigure existing commercial buildings; and connection to existing services together with all ancillary site development works.

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 2360549

• 1 Sept 2023Conditional

  planning permission to construct a new pitch, new astro turf training area / pitch, equipment store, extension to eastern and southern end of existing clubhouse, new viewing area at first floor level, internal modifications to existing first floor area, new car parking area and improvements to entrance road

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2360345

• 27 Jan 2022Conditional

  RETENTION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND DETACHED GARAGE, AND THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM TO REPLACE THE EXISTING, WITH ALL ANCILLARY WORKS

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2234

• 12 Apr 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 21340

• 18 Mar 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCT EXTENSION, COMPRISING OF SHOWER/CHANGING ROOM, RESOURCE ROOM, THERAPY/MULTIFUNCTION ROOM AND CORRIDOR, TO THE EXISTING MAIN SCHOOL BUILDING WITH INTERNAL ALTERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSED EXTENSION AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND SERVICES

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 21240

• 4 Mar 2019Conditional

  REMOVAL OF EXISTING PREFAB CLASSROOM STRUCTURE AND ADJOINING CORRIDOR AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING MAIN SCHOOL BUILDING FOR THE PROVISION OF AN ASD UNIT AND SCIENCE LAB WITH CONNECTING CORRIDOR TO EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDING TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND SERVICES

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 19142

• 25 Jan 2019Conditional

  The development will consist of the development of playing pitches to include walking track and pitch lighting, the construction of an extension to existing sports hall and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 1940

• 25 Jun 2018N/a

  CONSTRUCT 16 SERVICED DWELLING HOUSES INCLUDING GRAVITY SEWER CONNECTION TO EXISTING SEWER SYSTEM, RELOCATION AND MODIFICATION OF EXISTING SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE, PROVISION OF ACCESS ROAD TO PHASE 2 OF DEVELOPMENT LANDS AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE SERVICES

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 18458

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 Moat.

Recorded monuments

• MA090-023 Moated site
  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

• Athavallie House, country house, 1805–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey country house, built 1808; extant 1811, on a U-shaped plan with pair of single-bay (two-bay deep) two-storey lower returns (south). Occupied, 1901. Vacant, 1911. In alternative use, 1914-8. Sold, 1919. Adapted to alternative use, 1920. Adapted to alternative use, 1987. Renovated, 2007. Replacement hipped artificial slate roof on a U-shaped plan retaining sections of slate finish, tuck pointed drag edged tooled limestone ashlar central chimney stacks having stringcourses below chamfered capping supporting crested terracotta tapered or yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and uPVC rainwater goods on cut-limestone eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast walls on cut-limestone or rendered chamfered plinth. Square-headed window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows including some six-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Set in landscaped grounds.

• Athavallie House, walled garden, 1805–1838 · Regional interest
  Description

  Walled garden, extant 1838, on a rectangular plan with ivy-covered boundary wall to perimeter having overgrown coping. Now disused. Set in unkempt grounds shared with Athavallie House.

• Athavallie House, farmyard complex, 1835–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Farmyard complex, under construction 1838, on a quadrangular plan about a courtyard including (west): Detached five-bay single-storey coach house with half-attic. Disused, 2010. For sale, 2013. Part overgrown hipped slate roof on collared timber construction with clay ridge tiles, and remains of cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-limestone eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered coursed rubble limestone walls with tooled cut-limestone flush quoins to corners. Series of five elliptical-headed arches with tooled limestone ashlar voussoirs. Square-headed window openings (half-attic) with cut-limestone sills, and hammered limestone lintels framing louvered timber fittings. Set in unkempt grounds shared with Athavallie House with snecked rock faced limestone cylindrical piers to perimeter having conical capping supporting flat iron double gates.

• Athavallie House, gates/railings/walls, 1840–1894 · Regional interest
  Description

  Gateway, extant 1894, on a symmetrical plan comprising pair of drag edged rock faced limestone ashlar piers on chamfered plinths having ivy-covered capping supporting replacement spear head-detailed mild steel double gates. Set back from street at entrance to grounds of Athavallie House.

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, on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Moat.

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 Moat with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Mayo.

Name

Moat · An Móta

Area

973,871 m² (97.39 ha, 240.65 acres)

Civil parish

Balla, and its townlands

Barony

Clanmorris

Electoral division

Balla, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Balla electoral division: 1,661 people in 631 households; 81% of households own their home; 41% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Balla, Ballykerrigan, Ballyrourke, Drumadoon, Lagaturrin, Lagnamuck, Legaun, Shanrawy, Tully More

Placenames

Moat 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.