Boheraroan
Boheraroan is a townland in the civil parish of Tomfinlough, barony of Bunratty Lower, Co. Clare. Its name in Irish is Bóthar an Ruáin.
Parcel 1465945
- Area
- 2,375 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres)
- Buildings
- 1 building touches it. Its footprint covers 151 m².
- Zoning
- R2 Existing Residential (Newmarket on Fergus Settlement Plan) The objective
G1 Open Space (Newmarket on Fergus Settlement Plan) The objective - Townland
- Boheraroan
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
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
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
- At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in 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
- 16.8 ha
- 42 acres
- Land parcels
- 132
- registered freehold, median 231 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 10
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
132 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Boheraroan, from 6 m² to 24,951 m² (2.5 ha, 6.17 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 11 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Newmarket on Fergus Settlement Plan, Clare · 118 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N2.2Utilities (Wastewater)
Newmarket on Fergus Settlement Plan, Clare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1Enterprise (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Newmarket on Fergus Settlement Plan, Clare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space (Open space, park)
Newmarket on Fergus Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1Residential (New/proposed residential)
Newmarket on Fergus Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G5Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
Newmarket on Fergus Settlement Plan, Clare · 0 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
26 Jun 2026N/a
to carry out the following development: Proposed new parking area, proposed junction upgrades to include raised tables, upgrade of existing parking areas with permeable paving, upgraded paved Public footways, upgrade of existing Pedestrian Crossing, undergrounding of Overhead Services, Street Lighting, Line marking, Signage, Drainage works and all other associated site works. An Appropriate Assessment (AA) screening determination has been made and concludes that the proposed development will not have a significant impact on qualifying interests and conservation objectives for Natura 2000 sites, and that the integrity of these sites will not be adversely affected. No significant direct, indirect or cumulative impacts on Natura 2000 sites have been identified. A Stage 2, Appropriate Assessment is not considered necessary. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening determination has been made and concludes that there is no real likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development, and an EIA is not required
Permission · Clare County Council, 268011
22 May 2026N/a
to carry out the following development: Proposed new parking area, proposed junction upgrades to include raised tables, upgrade of existing parking areas with permeable paving, upgraded paved Public footways, upgrade of existing Pedestrian Crossing, undergrounding of Overhead Services, Street Lighting, Line marking, Signage, Drainage works and all other associated site works
Permission · Clare County Council, 268009
25 Sept 2025Conditional
to construct a new dwelling house and connect to public water and sewer along with ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2560591
3 Nov 2024Conditional
for the construction of a one bedroom apartment including alteration and extension of existing building, alterations to elevational treatment of existing apartment No. 2 & reduction of rear yard of apartment No. 3. Also for construction of new gate to rear common area, & private yard for proposed apartment including connections to services & all ancillary site works
Permission · Clare County Council, 2460548
23 Aug 2024Conditional
of the change of use of first floor storeroom of former laundrette permitted under P96/509 to a one bedroom apartment including internal alterations to same, provision of private open space to rear and all ancillary site works
Retention · Clare County Council, 2460401
15 Feb 2024N/a
to construct a new dwelling house and connect to public water and sewer along with ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2460057
5 Dec 2022Conditional
for development at Newmarket-on-Fergus Wastewater Treatment Plant in the townland of Boheraroan, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare and an associated rising main traversing the townlands of Ballyconneely, Ballynacragga, Boheraroan, Dromoland, Latoon North, Latoon South, Manusmore, Newmarket and Rathfolan, County Clare. The development will compromise proposed works within the existing Newmarket-on-Fergus Wastewater Treatment Plant, including: a. 1 No. 7.8m high storm storage tank with minimum storage capacity of 516m3, measuring approximately 11m diameter. Between 3.6m - 5.0m will be above ground level, the remainder will be buried below ground level b. New below-ground discharge pumping station with associated below-ground valve chambers and wet well c. New 4.1m high tertiary treatment system (including 2 No. tertiary filter units and flocculation tank with a volume of 8m3) d. 2 No. 2.7m high chemical storage tanks (each with a volume of 7.5m3) e. Electrical control kiosk (6.4m L x 5.2m W x 2.5m H) f. Standby generator g. Diversion of the flows from the existing final effluent pump chamber via 110m of 300mm external diameter sewer to the new discharge pumping station. The proposed development will also include: h. Construction of approximately 4.4km of 400mm diameter outfall rising main from the proposed pumping station to the proposed outfall diffuser within the River Rine i. An outfall diffuser with three diffuser heads of 225mm diameter located within the River Rine foreshore j. All ancillary works site development works including site preparation works, hardstanding, site clearance, ground levelling and site drainage as required to facilitate the development. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS).
Permission · Clare County Council, 221095
8 Dec 2021Conditional
for development which will consist of (1) The demolition of existing on site storage buildings (2) The construction of a new single storey dwelling house, temporary septic tank, ancillary site works and connection to public services
Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 211303
19 Mar 2021Conditional
for the construction of a domestic home fuel store and also RETENTION permission for existing portacabin to be used as an office to the north side of existing garage forecourt including ancillary site works
Permission · Clare County Council, 21241
2 Jan 2020Conditional
proposes to carry out the following development. The construction of a new housing estate development consisting of: a. 18 no. residential units comprising of: (1) 4 no. 1-bedroom apartments, i.e. Type A (2) 12 no. 2-bedroom apartments, i.e. Type B (3) 2 no. 3-bedroom apartments, i.e. Type C b. 27 ancillary car parking spaces within the development. c. The construction of pedestrian access point to the site. d. New Vehicular access point to the site. e. Connection to main sewer and watermain. f. Alterations to ground levels to accommodate the development. g. Surface water management will include attenuation and discharge to surface water network. h. All ancillary site works to include boundary and landscaping works. In accordance with the Habits Directive, Appropriate Assessment Screening has been carried out on the project. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening determination has been made and concludes that there is no real likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development.
Permission, 18 homes · Clare County Council, 208000
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
- Special Area of Conservation: Lough Gash Turlough SAC 000051
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Gash Turlough 000051
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Boheraroan.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Boheraroan.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Boheraroan, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Boheraroan.
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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
- Boheraroan, Newmarket on Fergus34 sales
The townland
- Name
- Boheraroan · Bóthar an Ruáin
- Area
- 168,263 m² (16.83 ha, 41.58 acres)
- Civil parish
- Tomfinlough, and its townlands
- Barony
- Bunratty Lower
- Electoral division
- Urlan, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 1,069 people lived in 358 households in the Urlan electoral division. 77% of households owned their home. 44% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Carrigoran, Knocksaggart, Lisduff, Newmarket
- Placenames
- Boheraroan 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.