Knockanoura

338 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Knockanoura, from 2 m² to 17,740 m² (1.77 ha, 4.38 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 21 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.

• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Ennis and Environs, Clare · 314 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C1.1Commercial (Commercial, retail)
  Ennis and Environs, Clare · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space (Open space, park)
  Ennis and Environs, Clare · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Buffer Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Ennis and Environs, Clare · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• O2Water Bodies (General)
  Ennis and Environs, Clare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 27 Nov 2025Conditional

  to change the design, footprint and use of the proposed development, previously authorised under planning permission ref no. 24-60087, to include the following changes: (a) A revised split use of the building to consist of a restaurant / take away, coffee shop, flower shop, car sales office and storage building; (b) elevational changes to the building; (c) changes to the permitted roof profile and finishes; (d) changes to the permitted building footprint; (e) changes to the permitted internal layout and configuration of the building; (f) changes to the car parking area and external landscape; (g) all associated site works and services

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2560743

• 25 Jun 2025Conditional

  for development comprising the demolition of existing side and rear single storey extensions, the construction of a two storey side extension and a single storey rear extension, including internal modifications together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2560376

• 21 May 2024Conditional

  of the granny flat as constructed to side and rear of existing dwelling house together with all associated site development works and services

  Retention · Clare County Council, 2460228

• 29 Feb 2024Conditional

  for the following development: (a) to demolish the existing shed buildings to the rear of the existing convenience store / supermarket building and to demolish sections of the existing convenience / supermarket store building; (b) to construct new extensions to the rear of the rear/side of the existing building; (c) to make elevational and fenestration changes to the existing building; (d) to construct a new pitched roof over the entire building; (e) to construct new front and rear boundary walls and new site entrance / exit; (f) to make alterations to the existing parking area; (g) to carry out internal alterations and refurbishment works to the existing convenience store / supermarket to include a proposed retail area, storage area, deli / café area, goods loading area and an off-licence and (h) all associated site works and services

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2460087

• 23 Jan 2024Conditional

  to construct a new vehicular entrance and parking area together with associated site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2460018

• 19 Sept 2023Conditional

  to construct two number detached 2 storey dwelling houses, including all associated site works and services

  Permission, 2 homes · Clare County Council, 2360379

• 6 Jul 2023N/a

  for the construction of a first floor extension over existing single storey section to side of existing dwelling & 2 storey extension to the rear of same & additional single storey extension to the rear of dwelling with works to compromise of utility area, kitchen/ dining area, first floor bedroom, bathroom & en-suite. Permission is also sought for demolition of existing single storey section to the rear of dwelling, including internal alterations and elevational changes to existing dwelling including all ancillary site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2360239

• 25 Mar 2022Conditional

  to run a second Montessori class for 3 hrs in the afternoon

  Permission · Clare County Council, 22267

• 15 Dec 2021Conditional

  of (a) the recently constructed replacement fence and (b) the infilling works to the site at the rear of the property. An Appropriate Assessment Screening report in compliance with the habitats Directive accompanies this application

  Retention · Clare County Council, 211324

• 11 Jun 2021Conditional

  of a detached garage and a single storey utility extension to the side of the property

  Retention · Clare County Council, 21608

• 25 May 2021Refused

  permission to RETAIN the recently constructed replacement fence to the rear of property

  Retention · Clare County Council, 21516

• 22 May 2019N/a

  for a four storey care health facility with photovoltaic arrays on the roof comprising a maximum gross floor area of 2623m2; (i) on site car and bicycle parking provision, (ii) associated building signage, (iii) landscaping and all ancillary signage; and (iv) all associated site development works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 19409

• 20 Sept 2018Conditional

  to RETAIN a detached shed / laundry room as constructed together with all ancillary site development works and services

  Retention · Clare County Council, 18746

• 23 Apr 2018Conditional

  to construct an extension over two floors to the side of the existing dwelling house including all ancillary site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 18320

• 29 Mar 2018Conditional

  to construct ground floor extensions to side and rear of dwelling house and to construct new first floor extension over an existing single storey section and part of the new proposed extended area, with all associated site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 18244

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lower River Shannon SAC 002165

Recorded monuments

• CL033-087 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  See attached document with details from Risteárd Ua Cróinín and Martin Breen, The Castles and Tower-houses of Co. Clare (unpublished report). Uploaded courtesy of R. Ua Cróinín and M. Breen. Date of upload: 11 December 2014

Architectural heritage

• O'Brien's Castle, castle/fortified house, 1400–1600 · National interest
  Description

  Remains of former castle, date uncertain.

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

At the centre of the townland of Knockanoura, about 1 in 5 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, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground and water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_539 (ZIP).

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.

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

Name

Knockanoura · Cnoc an Amhra

Area

220,318 m² (22.03 ha, 54.44 acres)

Civil parish

Templemaley, and its townlands

Barony

Bunratty Upper

Electoral division

Ennis Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

19,353 people lived in 7,011 households in the Ennis Rural electoral division. 66% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cappahard, Dulick, Knockaderry, Lifford

Placenames

Knockanoura 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.