Clashard

19 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Clashard, from 1,738 m² to 148,304 m² (14.83 ha, 36.65 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 25 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Clashard in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

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

• 22 Oct 2025N/a

  for the "change of use" of part of this existing historical property to facilitate agri-tourism and as described as follows: the refurbishment and conversion of the existing attached barns (Block C) into 3 apartments and facilities areas & the refurbishment and conversion of the old attached service area wing (Block B) into 3 Apartments and facilities areas; the recovery & refurbishment of the main residence (Block A) that maintains the existing character and use of the dwelling; to upgrade the existing courtyard and gardens to reflect the original design and character of the property; to install a new proprietary effluent treatment system and percolation area to replace the old style septic tank system; the provision of a ground-mounted solar panel system within part of the overall estate grounds. The above proposed developments are proposed for the existing Newton House, which is a protected structure RPS No. 84

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2561551

• 29 Aug 2023Conditional

  to upgrade the existing 220k overhead line between the existing Cashla 220kV Substation in the townland of Barrettspark, Co. Galway, & Tower 138 in the townland of Oughtagh, Co. Galway. The proposed development will consist of refurbishment works to the existing overhead Line (approximately 49 km long & comprising of 138no. steel angle masts). The refurbishment works to towers will consist of: installation of replacement parts on the towers including insulators, shield wire, vibration dampeners, arching horns & anti-climbing guards; associated site development works, including temporary work areas, foundation refurbishment /strengthening & recapping/clearing of shear blocks; clearance of shear block bases; & ancillary works; ancillary site preparation works, site clearance & levelling at the 6no. temporary construction compounds & associated temporary works to existing tracks & new temporary access routes to provide internal access routes to each tower with all associated works required to facilitate the development. No works will be undertaken to the overhead line (conductor). The proposed development will also consist of upgrades to the Cashla 220kV substation that will consist of: the decommissioning and removal of line bay equipment within the substation boundary; construction of a new adjacent offline like for like line bay & associated bay protection cabinets within the substation boundary; & new overhead lines connection between the end mast & the new line bay. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 23355

• 6 May 2022Conditional

  retain existing Dwelling House, Septic tank, percolation area and all associated site services on revised site boundaries.Gross floor space of work to be retained 130.80sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260441

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: Lough Corrib SAC 000297

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Clashard.

Architectural heritage

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

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 Clashard, 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.

Terrain model

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

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 Clashard with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Clashard · An Chlais Ard

Area

844,385 m² (84.44 ha, 208.65 acres)

Civil parish

Abbeyknockmoy, and its townlands

Barony

Tiaquin

Electoral division

Abbey East, the unit of the census

Census 2022

655 people lived in 215 households in the Abbey East electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Abbey, Chapelfield, Farmhill, Liss, Moyne, Newtown

Placenames

Clashard 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.