Quingardens

172 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Quingardens, from 7 m² to 245,883 m² (24.59 ha, 60.76 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Quin Settlement Plan, Clare · 133 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Mixed Use (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Quin Settlement Plan, Clare · 29 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space (Open space, park)
  Quin Settlement Plan, Clare · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N4Utilities (Telecommunications)
  Quin Settlement Plan, Clare · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Strategic Residential Reserve
  Quin Settlement Plan, Clare · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3Community (Community facilities)
  Quin Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N2.1Utilities (Water)
  Quin Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Quin Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N2.2Utilities (Wastewater)
  Quin Settlement Plan, Clare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Quin 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.

• 3 Jun 2026N/a

  to refurbish and extend Ballykilty House to provide a hotel facility of 19 No. Bedrooms, 63 Car Park Spaces, together with all ancillary services. This building is a protected structure – Record Protected Structure (RPS) Ref. No. 658 The development will consist of: • Internal refurbishment to existing protected structure of main house. • Structural alterations to main house, to stabilize existing structure and exclude rainwater ingress. • Construction of a Part-2 Storey extension to the Eastern Elevation of the original house, of matching proportions to the current western elevation, to balance the overall front elevation of the new premises. • Refurbishing and repurposing the existing out-buildings to incorporate them into the new development - as per drawings. • Construction of new extensions to incorporate New Reception & Hotel Entrance areas, New Bedroom block, New Kitchen & food preparation areas, New Function Room, New Café Building within the Walled Garden • Construction of a New Car Park • Refurbishment of existing Main Entrance Gateway to property from public road • Upgrade of existing Site roadway within property. • New mechanical & electrical systems incorporating sustainable policies. • Landscaping and reinstatement works including to walled garden • New Ancillary Service Areas and Buildings as per Drawings to include: ESB Sub-Station, Plant Room, Electrical Switch Room, Generator Room, Bin Storage Area, Liquified Petroleum Gas storage area, Photo-voltaic Panel array area, Waste water treatment plant, Sundry Service areas. The construction of a new service road running to the rear of the walled garden to provide access to the service areas noted above. The provision of a series of Geo-Cellular Underground Stormwater Attenuation reservoirs and Ponds and all ancillary stormwater sewers. The provision of foul sewer system to serve the premises with a site specific Waste Water Treatment Plant located on site. All ancillary works. A series of landscaped open spaces provided throughout the site with a mix of hard and soft landscaping, pedestrian and cycle access together with planting and green areas as shown on the drawings. All landscaping, including planting to consolidate tree lines and hedgerows forming existing site boundaries with adjoining agricultural lands.

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2660361

• 19 Feb 2026N/a

  for the following development: 1. Convert, renovate and extend existing two storey commercial/residential building (V95VY9E) to three no 2 bedroom apartments and one commercial office unit to include for the demolition of the existing two storey extension at the rear. 2. Renovate and extend existing single storey dwelling house(V95XY5N) to include the demolition of the existing rear extension to provide a 3-bedroom single storey dwelling house. 3. Demolish existing derelict building known as Muddy Paws Quin (V95VO79) to include the demolition of the existing derelict shed and attached boundary walls. 4. Replace the above demolished building with a new building consisting of 2 no two bedroom apartments, 2 no one bedroom apartment and a 3 bedroom townhouse. All of the above with all necessary ancillary services

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2660085

• 21 Oct 2025Conditional

  for (1) Retention permission for the change of use from an existing licensed store to a multi-purpose room associated with the existing bar and restaurant areas, including minor changes to elevations (2) PERMISSION for development which will consist of the following (a) A stretch tent sound absorbent fabric covering, as weather protection between the existing kitchen and toilet areas and the multi-purpose room. (b) Signage associated with the multi-purpose room. (c) A ten-year permission for a temporary car park to serve the existing bar, restaurant and multi-purpose room. (d) Ancillary site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2560644

• 9 Jul 2025Conditional

  to demolish the existing house and build a replacement dwelling & all ancillary works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2560427

• 19 May 2025Conditional

  the development will consist of alterations and an extension to the existing dwelling house, including the use of the existing foundations granted under Planning Ref. 19-201, all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2560284

• 29 Aug 2024Conditional

  for a residential development comprising 56 no. residential units, (7 no. detached houses, 46 no. semi-detached houses and 3 no. terrace houses), construction of public footpath to the existing road, ancillary surface car parking, vehicular & pedestrian access to the proposed development, connection to existing public water supply; foul water drainage services including the provision of surface water attenuation and all associated site development and landscape works on lands at Quingardens, Quin, County Clare. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS)

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2460410

• 23 Apr 2024Conditional

  for (i) for construction of detached two storey dwelling house, onsite waste water treatment system, together with all associated ancillary and incidental works (ii) Retention of landfill activities as already undertaken

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2460168

• 1 Mar 2024Conditional

  for development consisting of the following : (a) The demolition of part of the existing bar/restaurant toilets, including store and boiler house (b) The change of use of the existing living room to a restaurant area linked to the existing kitchen area, previously used by the existing bar/restaurant (c) The construction of new toilets, including wheelchair accessible toilet, store and ancillary areas, incorporating part of the existing toilet area, to serve the existing refurbished bar area (d) The construction of new toilets including wheelchair accessible toilet and ancillary areas to serve the new restaurant area (e) The provision of new boundary wall and fencing to part of the site curtilage (f) The provision of new roof lights over the existing bar/restaurant area (g) Changes to all building elevations and (h) Associated signage and ancillary site works.

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2460089

• 30 Nov 2023Conditional

  to erect a 30 metre high lattice telecommunications support structure, including a headframe together with antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equipment and works, all enclosed in security fencing and to construct a new access track and revised site entrance. A Natura Impact Statement has been submitted as part of this application

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2360520

• 8 Nov 2023Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house, coach-house/garage, wastewater treatment system and new entrance including ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2360469

• 9 Aug 2023N/a

  to construct a dwelling house, effluent treatment system and associated site works and for retention of landfill activities

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2360311

• 24 Jul 2023Conditional

  for development which will consist of alterations to walls and roof of an existing rear first floor bedroom including the provision of a new rear gable window

  Permission · Clare County Council, 23415

• 5 Jul 2023N/a

  to construct a dwelling house, effluent treatment system and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2360238

• 10 May 2023Refused

  for the construction of detached two storey dwelling house, onsite wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new entrance, connection to necessary services, together with all associated ancillary and incidental site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2360145

• 27 Sept 2022N/a

  to erect a 30 metre high lattice telecommunications support structure including headframe together with antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equipment, all enclosed in security fencing with a new access track.

  Permission · Clare County Council, 22870

• 14 Sept 2022Conditional

  for (1) PERMISSION for development which will consist of the following (a) demolish existing substandard dwelling house and store (b) the provision of 4 no. serviced sites, including site development works, access road, and connection to public services (2) OUTLINE PERMISSION to construct 4 no. dwelling houses with garages on the above serviced sites

  Permission, 4 homes · Clare County Council, 22816

• 24 Aug 2022Refused

  to construct a house, garage and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 22754

• 28 Jan 2022Conditional

  for a development comprising of 41 no. residential units, (13 no. detached houses, 10 no. semi-detached houses, 18 no. terrace houses) ancillary surface car parking, vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed development, connection to existing public water supply; foul water drainage services including the provision of surface water attenuation and all associated site development and landscape works

  Permission, 41 homes · Clare County Council, 2259

• 22 Dec 2021Refused

  to construct a new entrance/exit to public road, for future dwelling house, and all associated site and ancillary works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 211375

• 18 Nov 2021Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house, coach-house/garage, wastewater treatment system and new entrance including ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 211224

• 15 Jun 2021N/a

  for an agricultural entrance

  Permission · Clare County Council, 21622

• 6 Jan 2021Conditional

  for the following development. 1. Sub-division and extension to existing commercial premises formally known as New Village Restaurant to 2 no two bedroom dwelling houses to include the CHANGE OF USE from commercial use to residential use, including the demolition of the existing rear extension and storage shed with all necessary ancillary works. 2. Demolish adjoining derelict buildings at the east of the existing commercial building facing the public road with all necessary ancillary works. 3. Construct 4 no. four bedroom dwelling houses, including the development of service road, public footpaths, public lighting and all necessary connections to public utilities to service the overall development to include RETENTION of public access to the River Rine adjoining the property with all necessary ancillary works

  Permission, 3 homes · Clare County Council, 215

• 14 Dec 2020Conditional

  to build an extension onto the rear of the existing dwelling house and all associated site and ancillary works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 20947

• 21 Mar 2019Conditional

  for development which will consist of (1) the removal of an existing single storey rear annexe; (2) alterations and an extension to the existing dwelling house;(3) all ancillary site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 19201

• 25 Oct 2018N/a

  to construct an extension to the rear of the existing retail shop unit, alterations to front elevation including relocating existing front entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 18849

The 25 most recent of 32 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 Quingardens.

Recorded monuments

• CL042-021 Enclosure
  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.

• CL042-022001 Barrow - unclassified
  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.

• CL042-022002 Fulacht fia
  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.

• CL042-022003 Fulacht fia
  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.

• CL042-027003 Church
  Description

  On generally level ground with a slight slope to the E. The River Rine flows N-S at the base of the hill 50m to the E, in marshy terrain. There is a modern housing estate to the NW. Quin Abbey lies c. 80m to the E. There are fair-good views in all directions, though the views are impeded to the E by Quin Abbey, to the S by a house and to the W by a housing estate. Listed erroneously in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996) as being in Commons townland. A parish church dedicated to St. Finghin which was built c. 1278 by Thomas de Clare (Westropp 1900-2, 148; Anon. 1900, 439). The church is surrounded by a graveyard (CL042-027004-), though only the area S of the church is enclosed and evident as a graveyard. A possible ecclesiastical enclosure (CL042-027007-) is indicated on the 1840 OS 6-inch map. An undivided church (24m E-W; 8.2m N-S), built of roughly coursed limestone rubble. The NW angle has been rebuilt and the N wall does not survive. A later wall has been built roughly on the line of the N wall, possibly incorporating some of the original masonry at foundation level. Particularly large blocks of masonry have been used in the lower courses of the W gable, up to c. 4m. Externally a clasping buttress projects from the NE and SW angle and two angle buttresses from the SE angle. Though built of well-cut ashlar masonry, these buttresses appear to be contemporary with the original 13th-century church. The SE buttresses (total H c. 4.6m) have a battered base (H c. 3m) and are capped with sloping masonry (H c. 0.6m), with a projecting roll-moulding running along the top and a concave moulding along the base of the slope. The buttress at the NE angle is taller, less well preserved at the top and takes a different form from those at the SE angle, in that it is a clasping buttress which wraps around the NE angle. The buttress at the SW angle was modified in the 15th century when a bell-tower was built on this angle. The bell-tower forms a slender square tower which rises above the apex of the church. Externally there is a string-course below the two upper floors and it is capped by crenellations which rest on a projecting stone course. The top floor has a flat-headed single-light window in the W and E face and a flat-headed two-light window in the N and S face, though the mullion is gone from the N window. The floor below has a flat-headed single-light window in the W face. At the N end of the W gable inside the church there is a narrow doorway which gives access to a small square vaulted chamber (1.3m x 1.3m) at the base of the bell-tower. This chamber is lit by a flat-headed loop in the N wall. A narrow rectangular chute (Wth 0.22m; D 1.35m) runs through the overhead vault along the N wall and is the width of the chamber, its function was presumably to facilitate the bell rope(s). The upper levels of the bell-tower were accessed from a flat-headed doorway at the S end of the W gable just below roof level, presumably accessed from a wooden stair within the church. There are traces of external harling on the E gable which also has a number of put-log holes, particularly above window height. The church may originally have been entered through a W doorway, as disturbed masonry suggests there was a centrally placed doorway (H c. 2m; Wth c. 1.9m) in this gable. The surviving broken-out doorway, with hanging-eye and draw-bar hole, is at the W end of the S wall. The interior of the church was lit by a triple-light of graduated lancets in the E gable, two windows towards the E end of the S wall and a blocked up window at gallery level in the W gable. The westernmost window in the S wall is a pointed two-light, with external rebate and chamfer, and sandstone used in the easternmost window head. The stone at the base of the external masonry mullion (Wth 0.95m) is a reused chamfered window surround with mullion. The window closest to the altar is broken out, only the W side of the inner straight-sided embrasure survives. The large opening suggests that this was originally a two-light window. The W embrasure surround is moulded limestone, with a filleted roll-mould on the angle, flanked by a roll-mould on either side. The E window is flanked by two wall niches, a round-headed probable statue niche to the S and a slightly collapsed depressed arch niche to the N. See attached photographs: CL042-027003-_01 External view from the SW CL042-027003-_02 External view of E gable CL042-027003-_03 External view of E gable and N wall CL042-027003-_04 External view of W gable and W wall of bell-tower CL042-027003-_05 Interior E gable and S wall CL042-027003-_06 External view of two-light window in S wall CL042-027003-_07 Internal view of two-light window in S wall CL042-027003-_08 External view of broken out two-light window in S wall CL042-027003-_09 Detail of moulding on interior of broken out two-light window in S wall CL042-027003-_10 SW angle of church – interior Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 29 November 2017

• CL042-027004 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated on the SE side of St Finghin’s church (CL042-027003-) built c. 1278 by Thomas de Clare (Westropp 1900-2, 148). A roughly rectangular graveyard (39m NE-SW; 24m NW-SE) bounded by the church at NW and elsewhere by a modern stone wall. The external ground level is lower outside the graveyard wall at E (int. H 0.83m; ext. H 1.83m; Wth 0.65m). To S there is an even greater discrepancy in height (int. H 0.82m; ext. H 2.3m). Pre-development archaeological testing in 2008 (Licence no. E3921; Ruttle 2014, 12-18) located the probable original S boundary of the graveyard on the S side of this S wall at the lower level. Burials including skeletal remains of a person buried at the earliest in the 16th century were found in a roughly triangular area (10.2m x 8.9m x 7.3m). Boulders have been placed to mark the outline of the area and a plaque explaining this has been erected. Test trenching to the immediate N and E of St Finghin’s church (Carey 2003, 21, no. 89; Carey 2004, 51, no. 197; Licence no. 01E0573) uncovered disarticulated human bone and three skeletons oriented E-W. This may indicate that the medieval graveyard extended to this side. A curving field boundary to N and W c. 55m from the church, indicated on the OS 6-inch maps, shows St. Finghin's church centrally placed between that and the river Rine to the SE and may indicate the outline of the medieval precinct (CL042-027007-). The present graveyard boundary contains mainly 19th and 20th century burials and there is a mausoleum commemorating the Spaight family at NE. A later church is depicted and named 'St. Fineen's Church within this graveyard on the OS 1st edition 6-inch map and on the later editions. According to Ruttle (2014, 16) this was a Protestant church built next to St Finghin's in 1797. It was a small plain building with a low tower built by aid from the Board of First Fruits and was dismantled sometime after 1954 by the Board of Works. The church would have been attached to the S wall of the Spaight mausoleum and further remains are evident in the NE graveyard wall. The graveyard is accessed through a laneway at SW which originally lead directly to the later church. The following images have been uploaded: CL042-027004-_01.jpg Boulders outlining the S extent of the original graveyard. Modern graveyard wall behind with St. Finghin's church in the background. CL042-027004-_02.jpg Plaque erected to explain boulder area. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 27 June 2018

• CL042-027007 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Situated on generally level ground on the W bank of the River Rine with a slight slope to the E. Listed as earthwork complex in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). Curving field boundaries on the 1840 OS 6-inch map show St. Finghin’s church (CL042-027003-) to be centred within a subcircular area (130m NE-SW; 100m NW-SE) with the River Rine completing the circle NE-S. Present field walls to the W and N retain this curve. A survey of earthworks in this area in 1982 (SMR file) concluded that some of them were the remains of modern structures and possibly natural ridges. It was noted that the area may be associated with the settlement (CL042-027----) around Quin Abbey (CL042-027002-) on the E side of the river. Test trenching to the immediate N and E of St Finghin’s church (Carey 2003, 21, no. 89; Carey 2004, 51, no. 197; Licence no. 01E0573) uncovered disarticulated human bone and three skeletons oriented E-W indicating that the medieval graveyard also extended to this side. The line of a proposed pathway was altered on foot of this discovery. Several other trenches in the area produced no archaeological material. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 31 October 2018

Architectural heritage

• Milestone/milepost, 1825–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cut-limestone milestone, dated 1828, on a square plan. NOTE: Inscribed: "Ennis 7½ Sp'hill 4 Gort [blank]", "SM Bridg [destroyed] Limerick [destroyed] N Market 4", "Tulla 7 Tomgreany [blank]" and "Placd [sic] here by J.S 1828 at his own expence [sic]". The "J.S" is presumed to be John Singleton (1793-1877) of nearby Quinville Abbey and the stone, its upper margin showing foliage in low relief, may have been left over from the reconstruction of 'the handsome mansion...rebuilt [1827] in the Elizabethan style' to designs by James Pain (c.1779-1877).

• Saint Fineen's Church, church/chapel, 1275–1280 · National interest
  Description

  Remains of detached four-bay single-storey rubble stone single-cell church, dated 1278, with single-bay three-stage crenellated tower to left gable. Now in ruins. Rebuilt after destruction of earlier church by Thomas de Clare. Cut-limestone gate piers with string courses, copings and cast-iron gates.

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.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_692 (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.

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

Name

Quingardens · Gairdíní Chuinche

Area

693,081 m² (69.31 ha, 171.26 acres)

Civil parish

Quin, and its townlands

Barony

Bunratty Upper

Electoral division

Quin, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Quin electoral division: 1,524 people in 533 households; 79% of households own their home; 53% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyhannan North, Ballyhannan South, Ballykilty, Commons, Madara, Quin, Quinville South, Rine

Placenames

Quingardens 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.