Cloonown

620 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cloonown, from 16 m² to 373,576 m² (37.36 ha, 92.31 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 62 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.

No zone of a development plan covers Cloonown 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.

• 28 Feb 2026Conditional

  Retention Permission for 1) To retain as constructed extension to rear of existing dwelling, 2) To retain alterations to elevations, and all ancillary site development works at

  Retention · Roscommon County Council, 2660084

• 20 Dec 2025Conditional

  Permission for the construction of a new four bay slatted shed incorporating feeding passage, concrete apron, water recycling tank, access road and all other ancillary site works and services, a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) is submitted with the planning application, at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2560608

• 28 Nov 2025N/a

  Permission for the construction of a new four bay slatted shed incorporating feeding passage, concrete apron, water recycling tank, access road and all other ancillary site works and services at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2560560

• 20 Dec 2024Conditional

  Permission for development consisting of the decommissioning of the existing septic tank and percolation area serving existing school buildings and its replacement with new wastewater treatment system and Ter 3 Packaged Tertiary Unit and all ancillary site works at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2460603

• 3 Dec 2023Refused

  Permission for development consisting of the importation of inert fill material for agricultural improvement purposes, including all other ancillary site work and services at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2360239

• 30 Jun 2023Conditional

  Permission to upgrade existing septic tank and Retention Permission for two existing sheds and a change of site boundary previously granted under PD/89/17760 at

  Retention, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 23287

• 2 Jun 2023N/a

  Permission for the upgrade of an existing septic tank and Retention Permission for two existing sheds and a change of site boundary previously granted under PD/89/17760 at

  Retention · Roscommon County Council, 23234

• 10 May 2023N/a

  Planning Permission for upgrade of an existing septic tank and Retention Permission for two existing sheds and a change of site boundary previously granted under PD/89/17760 at

  Retention · Roscommon County Council, 23189

• 13 Feb 2023Conditional

  Permission for the construction of a new extension to the rear and sides of an existing dwelling, including all associated site works at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2337

• 25 May 2022Conditional

  Permission to upgrade existing septic tank to new treatment system with percolation area and all ancillary development works at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 22251

• 31 Mar 2021Conditional

  to construct a storey and a half side extension onto existing dwelling, decommission existing septic tank and percolation area and install a new single dwelling treatment system and percolation area and associated site works at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 21158

• 1 Sept 2020Refused

  to construct a storey and a half side extension onto existing dwelling and all associated site works at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 20336

• 26 Aug 2020Refused

  to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage and single dwelling treatment system with percolation area and all associated site works at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 20328

• 24 Aug 2020Conditional

  (1) to retain existing septic tank and percolation area, (2) to install pumping station to be used with the existing septic tank and a new raised percolation area in the form of a filter bed (3) to provide dressing rooms in the form of a fabricated steel building and (4) all associated site development works (Both were granted previously under PD Ref No 11/189 and revised under PD Ref No.15/173) at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 20325

• 21 Apr 2020N/a

  (1) to retain a septic tank and polishing filter percolation area, (2) to remove the septic tank and replace with a mechanical aeration effluent treatment system, (3) to provide dressing rooms in the form of a fabricated steel building and (4) all associated site development works ( Both were granted previously under PD Ref. No. 11/189 and revised under PD Ref. No.15/173) at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 20152

• 27 Sept 2019Conditional

  permission for change of house type and amendments to garage previously granted under planning reg. ref. PD/18/326 including all ancillary site works and services at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 19502

• 6 Aug 2019Conditional

  to retain a change of use from shop to residential accommodation ancillary to existing dwelling house and all associated site works at

  Retention · Roscommon County Council, 19393

• 1 Mar 2019Conditional

  to construct two storey dwelling, domestic garage, proprietary effluent treatment system and percolation area, associated site development works and services at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 1993

• 17 Jul 2018Conditional

  The development consists of the Retention of revised north and west boundaries, revised garage location and orientation to that granted under Planning Ref.: PD/06/2058. Retention permission is also sought for the nap plaster finish and the revised location of garage windows and doors to that granted under Planning Ref.: PD/06/2058. Permission is also sought for landscaping to the north and west site boundary and all ancillary site works,at

  Retention · Roscommon County Council, 18357

• 2 Jul 2018Conditional

  for the construction of a storey and half dwelling house, domestic garage, new entrance, effluent treatment system, polishing filter including all ancillary site works and services at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 18326

• 27 Jun 2018N/a

  The development consists of the Retention of revised north and west boundaries, revised garage location and orientation to that granted under Planning Ref.: 06/2058. Retention Permission is also sought for the nap plaster finish and the revised location of garage windows and doors to that granted under Planning Ref.: 06/2058. Permission is also sought for landscaping to the north and west site boundary and all ancillary site works at

  Retention · Roscommon County Council, 18314

• 27 Apr 2018Conditional

  to provide a children's play area and relevant site development works (this was previously granted under PD Ref. No. 11/189 and revised under PD Ref. No.15/173)

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 18201

• 21 Feb 2018N/a

  To provide dressing rooms in the form of a fabricated steel building, a children's play area, and all associated site development works, (both were granted under PD Ref. No. 11/189 and revised under PD Ref No/15/173) at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 1873

• 26 Oct 2017Conditional

  the development will consist of the renovation and extension of an existing bungalow dwelling with associated alterations to elevations, installation of upgraded wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all ancillary site works at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 17438

• 17 Oct 2017N/a

  the development will consist of the renovation and extension of an existing bungalow dwelling with associated alterations to elevations, installation of upgraded wastewater treatment system & percolation area and all ancillary site works at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 17428

The 25 most recent of 26 applications.

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: River Shannon Callows SAC 000216
• Special Protection Area: Middle Shannon Callows SPA 004096
• Natural Heritage Area: Carrickynaghtan Bog NHA 001623
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: River Shannon Callows 000216

Recorded monuments

• RO055-003001 Church
  Description

  On a level, low-lying landscape but it was probably on an island in bog at one time. It is possibly an early church site dedicated to St Bridget, according to J. O'Donovan writing in the 1830s (O'Flanagan 1931, vol. 1, 28) and may have been a chapel-of-ease to St. Peter’s Athlone. Cluain Emhain is listed in a 15th century document (O'Donovan 1843, 79). Described as St Bridget's Nunnery and depicted as a small building (dims c. 10m E-W; c. 5m N-S) in the graveyard (RO055-003004-) attached to the Roman Catholic church on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. The cluster of houses around the church is surrounded by a circular field system suggesting an oval ecclesiastical enclosure (RO055-003005-) (dims c. 200m E-W; c. 160m N-S) on the 1837 and 1915 eds of the OS 6-inch map, which survives as stone walls and hedgerows SE-SW. A modern cross commemorates the graveyard (dims c. 35m E-W; c. 20m N-S) defined by masonry walls, which is preserved as a green just E of the old Roman Catholic church, but there is no evidence of a structure within it. A fragment of a cross-slab (RO055-003003-) (dims 0.3m x 0.15m) was found in a wall of the old church and is now preserved in the entrance porch of the new church (Fanning and O hEailidhe 1980, 13; Herity et al. 1997, 116). Archaeological testing (00E0780; 07E0869) within the possible ecclesiastical enclosure failed to produce any related archaeological material (Crumlish 2002; Gleeson 2010), but testing (11E0360) c. 50m outside the enclosure to the NW produced evidence of metal-working (RO055-003006-) (Quinn 2011). St Bridget's Well (RO055-004----) is c. 200m to the NE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 February 2011

• RO055-003003 Cross-slab
  Description

  On a level landscape. A fragment of a cross-slab (dims 0.3m x 0.15m) was found in a wall of the old Roman Catholic church and is now preserved in the entrance porch of the new church (Fanning and O hEailidhe 1980, 13; Herity et al. 1997,116). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO055-003004 Graveyard
  Description

  On a level landscape. A modern cross commemorates the graveyard (dims c. 35m E-W; c. 20m N-S) defined by masonry walls, which is preserved as a green just E of the old Roman Catholic church. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO055-003005 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  On a level landscape. The cluster of houses around the church is surrounded by a circular field system suggesting an oval ecclesiastical enclosure (RO055-003005-) (dims c. 200m E-W; c. 160m N-S) on the 1837 and 1915 eds of the OS 6-inch map, which survives as stone walls and hedgerows SE-SW. Evidence of metal-working (RO055-003006-) was identified c. 50m outside the line of the enclosure to the NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 February 2012

• RO055-003006 Metalworking site
  Description

  Archaeological testing (11E0360) uncovered evidence of metalworking c. 50m outside the line of the ecclesiastical enclosure (RO055-003005-) at Cloonown, to the NW. It consisted of three areas of intense buring in a confined area of c. 8m x 8m, with iron slag and a piece of copper alloy. A ditch (Wth 2.5m; D c. 0.8m) was uncovered (L 43m plus) running NW-SE parallel with the publc road just to the W, but the ditch turns N to avoid the metalworking area. (Quinn 2011) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 February, 2012

• RO055-004 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Marked on the 1837 and 1915 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and described in gothic lettering on both as 'St Bridget's Well'. It is situated on a level landscape. This is a natural rectangular spring (dims c. 5m E-W; c. 2m N-S) surrounded by field stones and overgrown but open to the SW and used by cattle. There is no record of, knowledge of, or evidence of veneration. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Architectural heritage

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

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 Cloonown, 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, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1581 (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 Cloonown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Roscommon.

Name

Cloonown · Cluain Eamhain

Area

10,093,418 m² (1,009.34 ha, 2,494.14 acres)

Civil parish

St. Peters, and its townlands

Barony

Athlone South

Electoral division

Cloonown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

271 people lived in 95 households in the Cloonown electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Callowbeg, Carrickynaghtan, Carrickynaghtan and Garrynagawna Bog, Creggan, Cregganabeaka, Taylorstown

Placenames

Cloonown 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.