Tooraree

301 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tooraree, from 7 m² to 96,643 m² (9.66 ha, 23.88 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 73 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Mayo · 180 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Enterprise & Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Mayo · 15 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P5Rural Transition (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Mayo · 14 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Mayo · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Strategic Residential Reserver Tier I (Strategic Residential Reserve)
  Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Mayo · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3Community Services/Facilities (Community facilities)
  Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Mayo · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Recreation & Amenity (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Mayo County Development Plan 2022-2028, Mayo · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 16 Jun 2026Conditional

  Planning Permission for change of use of existing CVRT (Light Commercial Test Centre) to car show room and planning permission to alter elevations and signage as per drawing documentation submitted together with all ancillary site works and services.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2660467

• 11 Nov 2025Conditional

  THE DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF THE RETENTION OF AN EXTENSION (96m2) AND GARAGE (13.9m2) AS CONSTRUCTED WITH A NEW CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWER TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE WORKS.

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 2560801

• 17 Jul 2025N/a

  Section 5 Declaration: permenent relocation of the treated effluent discharge point approved under P21/859. the discharge point to be relocated 350m upstream from its current location

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 25280

• 24 Apr 2025N/a

  The development will consist of the following: construction of 3no. 3-Bedroom detached dwellings connection to existing services; along with all associated ancillary site development works.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560244

• 11 Apr 2025Conditional

  Planning Permission to construct new all weather Astro Pitch with Pitch lighting and Planning Permission to retain existing ball wall and pitch lighting, all as per drawing documentation submitted together with all ancillary site works and services.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560214

• 4 Apr 2025Conditional

  Planning Permission to construct new building containing a CVRT Light Commercial Test Centre and Workshop space which will connect to existing building, all as per drawing documentation submitted together with all ancillary site works and services.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560195

• 30 Jan 2025Conditional

  Planning Permission to construct new building containing a CVRT Light Commercial Test Centre and Workshop space, all as per drawing documentation submitted together with all ancillary site works and services.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560050

• 23 Dec 2024Conditional

  retain extension to semi detached dwelling house, together with ancillary site works and services

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 24543

• 9 Dec 2024Conditional

  Planning Permission to demolish existing stand and construction of new replacement stand, all as per drawing documentation submitted together with all ancillary site works and services.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2460749

• 2 Dec 2024Conditional

  construct two detached dwelling houses and domestic garages with connection to public services

  Permission, 2 homes · Mayo County Council, 24506

• 10 Jan 2024Conditional

  construct an extension to dwelling, which will include a kitchen extension and one bedroom with shower room with associated site works and connections

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 246

• 11 Dec 2023N/a

  construct an extension to dwelling, which will include a kitchen extension and one bedroom with shower room with associated site works and connections to services

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 23657

• 1 Dec 2023Conditional

  construct dwelling house and garage on site together with all ancillary site works and services

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 23636

• 4 Jul 2023Conditional

  Laying of a 150mm diameter Underground Discharge Pipe, 5.2km in length, containing fully-treated effluent from Existing Factory at Western Brand Chickens, Knockaunacat to the Existing Fully-Licensed Above-Ground Effluent Balance Tanks at Drumbaun and final discharge pipe to the Dalgan River located at Cloonbullig. The proposed discharge pipe passes along the public road through the townlands of Knockaunacat, Erriff, Derrymore, Bohogerawer, Gorteen, Hazelhill, Cloonbullig and Drumbaun together with all ancillary site works and services at the above addresses. The proposed pipe shall replace the transporting of the fully-treated effluent from Western Brand Chickens, Knockaunacat to the Full-Licensed Above-Ground Effluent Balance Tanks at Drumbaun by Tanker Trucks as per granted under Planning permission P21/869.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2360259

• 18 May 2023Conditional

  retention of domestic shed which replaced a storm damaged shed together with all ancillary site works and services

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 23281

• 19 Dec 2022Conditional

  The demolition of existing shed to the side of the existing dwelling house. The construction of a new extension to the side of the existing dwelling house together with all ancillary site works and services

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 221131

• 2 Sept 2022Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF 36 NO. HOUSES WITH THE FOLLOWING TYPOLOGY: 4 NO. 4 BED SELF-BUILD 2 STOREY DETACHED UNITS, 18 NO. 3 BED 2 STOREY SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES AND 14 NO. 2 BED, 2 STOREY SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES. THE SITE WORKS WILL INCLUDE A PROPOSED SITE ENTRANCE, LANDSCAPING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND SERVICES

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 22748

• 29 Aug 2022Conditional

  INSTALLATION OF A 150kW PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) PANEL SYSTEM ON EXISTING ROOF, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOCUMENTS LODGED, INCLUDING ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND SERVICES

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 22734

• 27 Jul 2022Conditional

  Construct dwelling house and connect to public sewer all as per drawing documentation submitted with all ancillary site works and services.

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 22608

• 1 Mar 2022Conditional

  CHANGE OF USE FROM AN EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE TO A VETERINARY CLINIC AND TO DISUSE EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND CONNECT TO EXISTING PUBLIC SEWER TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND SERVICES

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 22151

• 24 Feb 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE ALONG WITH DOMESTIC GARAGE AND CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SERVICES ALONG WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 2 homes · Mayo County Council, 21144

• 5 Aug 2020Conditional

  RETAIN AND COMPLETE DWELLING HOUSE, AND GARAGE TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND SERVICES.

  Retention, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 20538

• 19 Sept 2019Conditional

  CONSTRUCT AN EXTERNAL VIEWING AREA PLATFORM TO EXISTING CLUBHOUSE, TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND SERVICES

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 19735

• 21 Dec 2018Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, GARAGE AND CONNECT TO PUBLIC SEWER, TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 181045

• 10 May 2018Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A NEW TWO-STOREY HOUSE WITH A DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 18329

The 25 most recent of 26 applications.

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 Tooraree.

Recorded monuments

• MA093-043001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture, located on flat ground flanking the S bank of the Mannin River, and overlooked by a low ridge 40m to SW. Horseshoe-shaped mound (5m NE–SW; 4.6m NW–SE; H 0.35m) encompassing a central depression (diam. 1.2m) open to NW. The river bank lies 3m to NNE. A burnt mound and a possible fulacht fia (MA093-043004-; MA093-043005-) are located to NW. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 June 2022

• MA093-043002 Mound
  Description

  In pasture flanking the S bank of the Mannin River. Included in the SMR (1991) and RMP (1997) as mound on the basis of information received from a local source (SMR file 1990). No visible trace at ground level. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 June 2022

• MA093-043003 Bridge
  Description

  Listed in the SMR (1991) and RMP (1997) as ‘Miscellaneous’, this record refers to a possible bridge reported to the SMR by a local source in 1990 A note in SMR file says it might be an ‘ancient’ bridge or a horizontal mill –this suggests that timbers may have been visible here. Deer bones and antler fragments were also found (SMR 1990). No archaeological remains were visible when the location was inspected in 1998. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 June 2022

• MA093-043004 Burnt mound
  Description

  In level pasture flanking the S bank of the Mannin River. When inspected in 1998, patchy traces of shattered stone and charcoal-rich soil were visible intermittently through the thin sod cover, possible the remains of a fulacht fia levelled during land reclamation. It was not possible to determine the limits of the mound. A fulacht fia (MA093-043001-) is located c. 100m to ESE. There is no trace of a third possible fulacht fis (MA093-043005-) located some meters to NW. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 June 2022

• MA093-043005 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In pasture flanking the S bank of the Mannin River. According to local information there is a fulacht fia at roughly this location (SMR file 1990). There is no visible trace at ground level. It is one of three fulacht fias noted in this area (See: MA093-043001-; MA093-043004-). Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 June 2022

• MA093-050 Enclosure
  Description

  In a pasture field. A circular, embanked enclosure (diam. 30-35m) is shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map; it is not shown on the 1916 edition where the location is indicated as ‘Tooraree Race Course’. There is no visible trace at ground level. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 29 June 2022

Architectural heritage

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

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; parts are made ground and water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_827 (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.

• Tooraree, Ballyhaunis13 sales

Name

Tooraree · Tuar an Fhraoigh

Area

1,611,117 m² (161.11 ha, 398.12 acres)

Civil parish

Bekan, and its townlands

Barony

Costello

Electoral division

Ballyhaunis, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballyhaunis electoral division: 3,531 people in 1,219 households; 53% of households own their home; 42% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Annagh, Bracklaghboy, Carrownluggaun, Gorteen, Hazelhill, Kilmannin

Placenames

Tooraree 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.