Tawnaghmore Lower

37 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tawnaghmore Lower, from 46 m² to 227,712 m² (22.77 ha, 56.27 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 34 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Tawnaghmore Lower 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.

• 19 Jun 2026Conditional

  The Application will replace the previous consented (but unbuilt) BESS facility granted under planning ref (25/60108). The development will consist of the following elements: • BESS facility including battery containers with integrated HVAC (heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning) units, transformers, inverters, underground cabling, internal access roads, lighting, CCTV and perimeter fencing; • Associated Electrical Compound consisting of a Low Voltage Operations Independent Power Producer (IPP) Compound including a single storey control and operations building, switchgear room, storage container, car parking, welfare/office facilities; • High voltage electrical yard and Eirgrid 110kV substation building; • 264 meters long 110kV single circuit underground grid connection (UGC) within SSE lands and 119 meters within the existing ESB 110kV Substation lands to facilitate the grid connection to the existing adjacent Tawnaghmore substation; • Proposed internal access tracks to BESS facility, including 4 no. new gate entrances • Reinforced concrete and retaining walls; • A temporary construction compound and associated temporary infrastructure to facilitate the development; • Associated landscaping, drainage, decommissioning of existing septic tank and ancillary works. A 10-year permission is sought in respect of the development. Certain details of the proposed development are unconfirmed in the planning application, and an opinion on unconfirmed details accompanies the application. The Tawnaghmore Power Station has an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued Industrial Emissions (IE) Licence (Reg, No. P0566-02).

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2660480

• 28 Feb 2025Conditional

  The development will consist of the following elements: • Battery Energy Storage System facility, consisting of battery containers with integrated HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning) units, transformers, inverters, underground cabling, associated control rooms, internal access routes, lighting, CCTV, lightning masts, fencing; • Associated Electrical Compound consisting of: Low voltage operations compound including one (1) single storey control and operational building, electrical plant, cabling, lighting, CCTV, lightning masts, diesel generator and diesel tank, operations and maintenance containers and stores; • High voltage electrical yard comprising outdoor electrical plant and associated compound; • Underground high voltage electrical cable to facilitate a connection to the existing adjacent 110kV Tawnaghmore substation; • Associated landscaping, drainage, decommissioning of existing septic tank and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development A 10-year permission is sought in respect of the development. Certain details of the proposed development are unconfirmed in the planning application, and an opinion on unconfirmed details accompanies the application. The Tawnaghmore Power Station has an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued Industrial Emissions (IE) Licence (Reg, No. P0566-02).

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2560108

• 21 Nov 2024Conditional

  The construction of a single data centre building located to the north of the site, with an overall gross floor area of c. 29,076 sq.m across two levels and an overall maximum height of c. 22.764m at parapet level. The data centre building includes data halls and associated electrical and mechanical plant rooms (c. 23,908 sq.m), an administrative and staff services block (c. 5,052 sq.m) and circulation and stairs (c. 116 sq.m). 2 no. external terraces are proposed to the east of the building (c. 309 sq.m) and an external generator yard to the south of the building (c. 5,205 sq.m) accommodating 25. no. backup / dispatchable generators and associated flues (to a height of c. 21.164m) within an enclosed compound. The construction of a sprinkler tank and pump house to the northeast of the site, the sprinkler tank is an overall height of c. 7.2 m and the pump house is a single storey building with an overall height of c. 4.15m and area GFA of c. 40.23 sq.m. The construction of an entrance hut at the main access to the south of the site, the hut is an overall height of c. 3.225m and area GFA of c. 11.6 sq.m. Construction of 2 no. site access points from the south and internal road network and circulation areas, footpaths, cyclist infrastructure, the provision of 56 no. car parking spaces (including 12 EV charging spaces and 7 disabled spaces, 3 of them EV), 20 no. cycle parking spaces, hard and soft landscaping and planting, site lighting, PV panels and plant at roof level, foul water connection connecting to existing WWTP in Killala Business Park, boundary treatments, green walls and all associated and ancillary works including underground foul and storm water drainage network and utility cables and all ancillary works and services. An EPA-Industrial Emissions Directive (IE) licence will be applied for to facilitate the operation of the proposed development. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the planning application and the EIAR and NIS will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2460708

• 15 Nov 2024Conditional

  We, Schutz (Ireland) Ltd., intend to apply for permission for development at this site at Killala Business Park, Tawnaghmore Lower, Killala, Co. Mayo, F26 XY18. The proposed development will consist of the following works: (a) Demolition of part of existing adjoining building to make provision for future extension as part of this application. (b) Demolition of temporary prefabricated buildings. (c) Construction of a fully serviced extension to side of existing building which will create additional production area for the existing facility, external plant mezzanine area and the construction of a two-storey office / admin block to the front of the development. (d) Alterations to elevations of existing building to include new wall cladding and windows. (e) New vehicular entrance off the existing service road to allow for HGV access to the rear of the site. (f) Site works to consist of alterations to existing service road, car parking, EV charging spaces, landscaping, lighting, the provision of a bicycle shelter, smoking shelter, covered outdoor seating area, forklift and gas compound, flag poles, signage and boundary treatments to the site. (g) Connection to existing foul, surface water, watermain and utility services networks. (h) All ancillary and associated site works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning authority in connection with the application. The planning application including the Natura impact statement (NIS) may be inspected at the offices of Mayo County Council during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee (€20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions pr observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions or may refuse to grant permission.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2460699

• 14 May 2024Conditional

  Planning permission sought for (1) Installation of 2 no. proposed bulk storage silos (13.1m high) to the rear of existing building with all associated siteworks, (2) Alterations to site boundaries, (3) Retention of detached temporary prefabrication office ancillary building. (4) Retention of existing temporary smoking shelter and (5) Retention of relocation of previously approved storage container and retention of 1 no. additional storage container at Killala Business Park, Tawnaghmore Lower, Killala Co.Mayo, F26 XY18.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2460295

• 10 Jul 2023Conditional

  The Proposed Development will consist of a Hydrogen Plant and an Energy Centre. The Hydrogen Plant, to the south of the site ,will consist of a Double Storey Electrolyser Building of up to 24m height; Fin Fan Coolers of up to 10.5m height; Hydrogen Storage Area of 7m height; Hydrogen Gas Tube Filling Station of up to 9m height, Gas Injection Compound and Gas Above Ground Installation Building of 4m height; Electrical Substation up to 15m height and Ancillary Equipment Building of up to 3m height; Fire Water Tank of up to 14m height; Pump House of up to 5m height; Administration/welfare building and control block building of up to 4m height. The Energy Centre, to the north of the site, will consist of 9no. Gas Engines generating up to 106MW of power, housed in a Gas Engine Building of up to 13.6m height with two stacks of up to 25m height, Distillate fuel tank of up to 11.2m height, Firewater tank of up to 10m height, associated pumps, sludge tank of 2.1m height and Pump house of 5m Height, Electrical Building of 4m Height, Gate House of up to 4m Height, Administration/Welfare building of up to 4m Height. The Proposed Development includes the demolition and removal of the existing Asahi Plant buildings, foundations, as well as decommissioning and removal of the existing overhead, above ground drainage system and underground services. The Proposed Development will also include Resurfacing, Repair and Improvement of Existing Site Entrance and new Internal Access Roads which in turn opens onto the existing entrance road to the Ballina/Killala regional road (R314). The provision for 23 no. car parking spaces, footpaths, street lighting, external lighting, CCTV cameras, signage, security fencing, construction compound, and all other associated site development plant and equipment and other works including, utilities connections, potable water, stormwater, sewage, and foul wastewater drainage infrastructure, within a total overall application boundary of 6.88ha.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2360266

• 28 Apr 2023Conditional

  A nominal 50 megawatt electricity generating station, combusting woody biomass chips (domestic and imported) as well as a small proportion of fuel oil for boiler start-up. The total site area is 19.0 ha of which approximately 7 ha will be developed. The elements of the station are: weighbridges (2 no.), scale house, roundwood storage area, log deck, enclosed wood chipper, wood chip truck dump, wood chip receiving hopper, wood chip screen, wood chip hog, wood chip bins (2 no.), wood chip storage building, wood chip reclaimer, wood chip conveyors with associated magnetic separators, fuel oil storage tank and associated pumps, fuel oil generator, boiler house, baghouse, ash silo, induced draft fan room, boiler stack, combustion air and flue gas fans, boiler additive material receiving hoppers (3 no.), boiler additive conveyors with associated magnetic separators, boiler additive silos (3 no.), boiler water treatment tanks and associated pumps, ammonia tank and associated pumps, turbine hall (existing), control room (existing), cooling tower and associated pumps, water treatment building, waste water storage tank, fire water storage tank and associated pumps, compressed air system, high voltage transfer lines (3 no.), low voltage transfer lines (3 no.), GSU transformer, switchyard, switchyard MCC room (existing), storage and maintenance building (existing), garage, car park, HGV parking, flagpoles (3 no.), external lighting, CCTV cameras, internal road system, signage, construction compound, landscaping, foul and storm water disposal systems, storm water attenuation, wheel washes, gatehouses (2 no.), entrance gates, security fencing, and all associated site works and services. (See attached Description of Proposed Development document for more details.)

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2360134

• 21 Apr 2023N/a

  The Proposed Development will consist of a Hydrogen Plant and an Energy Centre. The Hydrogen Plant, to the south of the site ,will consist of a Double Storey Electrolyser Building of up to 24m height; Fin Fan Coolers of up to 10.5m height; Hydrogen Storage Area of 7m height; Hydrogen Gas Tube Filling Station of up to 9m height, Gas Injection Compound and Gas Above Ground Installation Building of 4m height; Electrical Substation up to 8m height and Ancillary Equipment Building of up to 3m height; Fire Water Tank of up to 14m height; Pump House of up to 5m height; Administration/welfare building and control block building of up to 4m height. The Energy Centre, to the north of the site, will consist of 9no. Gas Engines generating up to 106MW of power, housed in a Gas Engine Building of up to 13.6m height with two stacks of up to 25m height, Distillate fuel tank of up to 11.2m height, Firewater tank of up to 10m height, associated pumps, sludge tank of 2.1m height and Pump house of 5m Height, Electrical Building of 4m Height, Gate House of up to 4m Height, Administration/Welfare building of up to 4m Height. The Proposed Development includes the demolition and removal of the existing Asahi Plant buildings, foundations, as well as decommissioning and removal of the existing overhead and underground services. The Proposed Development will also include Resurfacing, Repair and Improvement of Existing Site Entrance and new Internal Access Roads which in turn opens onto the existing entrance road to the Ballina/Killala regional road (R314). The provision for heavy goods vehicle layby area, the provision of 23 no. car parking spaces, footpaths, street lighting, external lighting, CCTV cameras, signage, security fencing, construction compound, and all other associated site development plant and equipment and other works including, utilities connections, potable water, stormwater, sewage, and foul wastewater drainage infrastructure, within a total overall application boundary of 6.91ha.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2360117

• 17 Jan 2020Conditional

  25 YEAR PERMISSION FOR AN ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY . THE DEVELOPMENT WILL COMPRISE OF A COMPOUND CONTAINING 4 NO. ENERGY STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH A CAPACITY OF UP TO 15MV AND ASSOCIATED TRANSFORMERS, SWITCHGEAR, A PRIMARY METERING CABINET, AN AUXILIARY TRANSFORMER UNIT, ELECTRICAL CABLE DUCTING OF APPROX 112M AND COMMUNICATIONS CABLE DUCTING OF APPROX 124M TO CONNECT TO THE EXISTING 38KV SUBSTATION ON THE KILLALA COMMUNITY WIND FARM SITE AND ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2012

• 15 Apr 2019Conditional

  25 year permission for a single electricity generating wind turbine with an overall maximum height of up to 125m. The development will also consist of a turbine hardstand, access track of c.394m, internal cable trench of c.1,775m and ancillary site works. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 19260

• 17 May 2018Conditional

  A BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY WITHIN A TOTAL SITE AREA OF UP TO 1.18ha, TO INCLUDE 55 NO. SELF CONTAINED BATTERY CONTAINER UNITS WITH ASSOCIATED HVAC COOLING UNITS, 15 CONVERTER AND 15 SET UP TRANSFORMER CONTAINER UNITS, ASSOCIATED COMPOUND CABLING AND DUCTING, A GRID TRANSFORMER, A SINGLE STOREY SUBSTATION/CONTROL BUILDING WITH WELFARE FACILITIES, A CABLE ROUTE GRID CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING ESB SUBSTATION BUILDING, MAINTENANCE LIGHTING, SECURITY FENCING, A CCTV MONITORING SYSTEM, LANDSCAPING WORKS AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY INFRASTRUCTURE ON LANDS WITHIN THE TAWNAGHMORE GENERATION STATION. A TEN YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION IS BEING SOUGHT TO CONSTRUCT THE DEVELOPMENT

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 18358

• 31 Jul 2017Conditional

  10 YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR 5 TURBINE WIND FARM. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL BE LOCATED IN THE TOWNLANDS OF MAGHERABRACK, MULLAFARRY, TAWNAGHMORE LOWER, MEELICK AND TAWNAGHMORE UPPER, KILLALA APPROX 1.3KM SOUTH OF KILLALA. DEVELOPMENT IS AN UPDATED APPLICATION TO THE CONSENTED 6 TURBINE WIND FARM P09/780. PROPOSAL IS FOR A WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT COMPRISING 5 ELECTRICITY GENERATING WIND TURBINES, EACH WITH A ROTOR DIAMETER NOT EXCEEDING 103.2M A HUB HEIGHT NOT EXCEEDING 73.5M AND A BLADE TIP HEIGHT OF NOT EXCEEDING 126M. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL INCLUDE A METEOROLOGICAL MAST NOT EXCEED 82M IN HEIGHT, INTERNAL UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL CABLING, A SUBSTATION BUILDING, AN EXTERNAL UNDERGROUND GRID CONNECTION CABLE AND DUCTING TO THE EXISTING 110KV TAWNAGHMORE SUBSTATION, ASSOCIATED GRID SUBSTATION WORKS, ASSOCIATED SITE ACCESS ROADS AND ANCILLARY SITE WORKS INCLUDING UPGRADES TO EXISTING SITE ACCESS, A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND AND HAULAGE ROUTE WORKS. THE MAX OUTPUT CAPACITY OF THE WIND FARM WILL BE UP TO 18MW AND HAS AN INTENDED OPERATION LIFE OF 25 YEARS

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 17619

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

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Killala Esker 001517

Recorded monuments

• MA022-016 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, located close to the W boundary of the townland, on a low ridge, close to the break of slope on the N side. The location provides good views, particularly extensive to NW along a shallow valley of wettish pasture. Slightly raised, roughly circular area (22.8m NE–SW; 25.6m NW–SE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.3m at NE, 3.7m at SW; int. H 0.25m at NE, 0.55m at SW; ext. H 1.7m at NE, 1.15m at SW). The bank has a pronounced external slope at N, where it is enhanced by the natural contours of the ridge, but, in general, it is rather degraded with several gaps eroded by farm stock. The interior is level, grassy and featureless. The perimeter is ringed with gorse, brambles and blackthorn, with the overgrowth encroaching somewhat on the interior at N. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 25 April 2019

• MA022-033 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, located on slight N–facing slope, on top of a broad ridge, with extensive views E to Killala Bay. A factory complex is located 70m to E. Slightly raised, circular area (27.5m N–S; 27m E–W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.7-0.9m; ext. H 1.3m). At SE–SW the bank is incorporated into a later field fence which respects the curve of the enclosure. There are ephemeral traces of cultivation ridges, on a N–S axis, in the level interior. There is an eroded gap (Wth c. 3m) at NE, but it is unclear if this represents an original entrance. The bank is rather low and degraded in parts, with area of erosion by farm stock. It is ringed with gorse and brambles, with blackthorn at SW. The interior is grassy. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 25 April 2019

• MA022-034 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, located at the NE end of a roughly E–W ridge, with extensive views to N-NE over Killala town and Killala Bay. The townland boundary lies immediately to NE. Raised oval area (34m NW–SE; c. 27m NE–SW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.6m at NW, 3m at SE; int. H 0.7m at NW, 0.25m at SW; ext. H 1.3m at NW, 1.5m at SE). The bank is low internally, and is largely reduced to a scarp at N–SE, where it coincides with the contours of a natural break of slope. There are two eroded breaks (Wth 0.4m and 0.8m) in the bank at NNW, where a cattle track enters the rath. The interior has a gentle slope down from the centre to the N-NE. A slightly raised area (diam. c. 4-5m) can be discerned in the SE quadrant, but its outline is not clearly defined, and its significance is unclear. There is a rath (MA022-090----) 250m to W. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 10 June 2019

• MA022-035 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, located on the broad, level top of an E–W ridge. There is a industrial complex 80m to S. This possible enclosure is not shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map; it is shown on the 1929 edition map as an oval hachured area (c. 50m E–W; c. 30m N–S). When inspected prior to a land reclamation project in 1961, it was recorded as an 'earthen embankment' which was deemed to be of no archaeological significance (SMR file: OPW field notes, 1961). There is no visible trace at ground level. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 30 April 2019

• MA022-036 Earthwork
  Description

  In pasture, located on the broad, level top of an E–W ridge. An industrial complex is located 100m to S. This earthwork is not shown on the 1838 and 1929 OS 6-inch maps. It was recorded as an 'earthen embankment' when the location was inspected in 1961 prior to a land reclamation project, and was deemed to be of no archaeological significance (SMR file: OPW field notes, 1961). There is no visible trace at ground level. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 30 April 2019

• MA022-090 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, located on a roughly E–W ridge. There is a fall of ground c. 30m to N of the rath, giving extensive views to N, and to NE over Killala Bay. Immediately to SE-S there is a broad expanse of rolling, improved pasture. This possible rath is not indicated on the 1838 and 1929 OS 6-inch maps. It has been partly leveled. Slightly raised, roughly circular area (c. 24m N–S; 26.2m E–W) defined by a sod-covered bank (Wth 2.3m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.45m, at SW) of earth and stones. The bank is very low and degraded, and distinguished mainly by its covering of rough vegetation and long grass. The interior has a slight slope down from NE to SW. There is a gap (Wth 3.4m) in the bank at SW. From the N terminal of the gap, a low bank (Wth 1.6m; H 0.2m) curves into the interior for 7.5m, ending abruptly. A gravelled farm track, approaching the rath from the W, partly truncating the bank at N, and then turns to S extending through the interior. There is a rath (MA022-034----) 200m to E. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 7 May 2019

Architectural heritage

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

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

The EPA radon map did not answer.

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

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

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 Tawnaghmore Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Mayo.

Name

Tawnaghmore Lower · Tamhnach Mhór Íochtarach

Area

1,081,694 m² (108.17 ha, 267.29 acres)

Civil parish

Killala, and its townlands

Barony

Tirawley

Electoral division

Killala, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,325 people lived in 512 households in the Killala electoral division. 79% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 10% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Crosspatrick, Killala, Magherabrack, Meelick, Mullafarry, Rathowen East, Tawnaghmore Upper

Placenames

Tawnaghmore Lower 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.