Corraree and Ballygatta

89 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Corraree and Ballygatta, from 377 m² to 313,328 m² (31.33 ha, 77.43 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Corraree and Ballygatta 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.

• 31 Jul 2026N/a

  Retention Permission for existing 5-bay slatted cattle shed on lands at

  Retention · Roscommon County Council, 2660

• 15 May 2026N/a

  Permission to construct a five bay extension to existing slatted cattle shed, a five bay feed store and farmyard manure pit on lands at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2638

• 24 Apr 2026N/a

  Permission to construct a five bay extension to existing slatted cattle shed, a five bay feed store and farmyard manure pit on the lands at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2630

• 15 Apr 2026N/a

  Permission for a 10-year planning permission for development at this site at Esker, Cuilmore, Cloonrallagh, Corraree and Ballygatta, Newtown, Ardnanure, Curraghaleen, Cloonakille, Rooskagh, Bellanamullia and Monksland Co. Roscommon. This development will consist of the construction of a Solar PV development, an on-site 38kV Substation and Battery Energy Storage System, along with associated 38kV underground cable connecting the proposed Solar PV Farm and BESS to the existing Athlone ESB 110kV Substation and all associated works on a total area of ca. 116 hectares. The Solar Farm, 38kV substation and Battery Energy Storage System will be located on a site that is ca. 110ha and located within the townlands of Esker, Cuilmore, Cloonrallagh, Corraree and Ballygatta, Co. Roscommon and will consist of: I. Solar PV panels laid out in arrays across the Site of ca. 110ha on ground-mounted frames; II. 48 BESS units; III. 15 transformer units; IV. One 38kV substation building (13.7m x 7.3m); V. Underground electrical and communications cabling within private lands and minor local road; VI. Polemounted security cameras; VII. Perimeter security fencing (2m high) and security gates; VIII. Three new entrances and upgrade works of one existing entrance; IX. Two primary temporary construction compounds and three satellite temporary construction compounds; X. 16 new drainage ditch crossings and one upgraded culvert; XI. Internal access tracks between the solar arrays and the site entrances ; and, XII. All associated ancillary site development, landscaping and reinstatement works. The 38kV underground cabling will be located on a site that is ca. 6ha and will traverse the townlands of Monksland, Bellanamullia, Cloonakille, Rooskagh, Curraghaleen, Cloonrollagh, Ardnanure, Newtown and Cuilmore, Co. Roscommon and will consist of: I. Ca. 9.56km of underground 38kV cable, three power cables and one fibre communications, beneath private and public roads (L76371, L76374, L76394, L2047, L2026, L7577, L75771 and R362); II. 12 Joint Bays; III. Two HDD Crossings; IV. Associated works including road carriageway passing places; and, V. All associated ancillary works above and below ground. The operational lifespan of the development will be 40 years, and planning permission is requested for this duration. A Natura Impact Statement accompanies the planning application. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2660164

• 7 Apr 2026N/a

  Permission to construct a 5 bay slatted cattle shed, a five bay feed store and farmyard Manure pit on their lands at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2623

• 6 Mar 2026Conditional

  Permission for the construction of a new single storey dwelling, the provision of a new wastewater treatment system and soil polishing filter, the opening of a new vehicular entrance to the site, new domestic garage with integrated stable, together with all associated site development works. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared as part of this application at

  Permission, 2 homes · Roscommon County Council, 2660097

• 23 Dec 2025Refused

  Permission for a change of house design & relocation of the garage permitted under Planning Register Reference Number PD/22/663 (An Bord Pleanala Reference Number ABP-319526-24) and to construct all necessary site works at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2660007

• 19 Dec 2025N/a

  Permission for a change of house design and relocation of the garage permitted under planning register reference number PD/22/663 (An Bord Pleanala Reference Number ABP-319526-24) and to construct all necessary site works at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2560599

• 15 Feb 2023Conditional

  Permission to erect a dwelling house, a domestic garage, to install a septic tank with a percolation area and to construct all ancillary site works to facilitate same at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 2342

• 9 Feb 2023N/a

  Permission to erect a dwelling house, a domestic garage, to install a septic tank with a percolation area and to construct all ancillary site works to facilitate same at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 2331

• 16 Dec 2022N/a

  Permission to erect a dwelling house, a domestic garage, to install a septic tank with a percolation area and to construct all ancillary site works to facilitate same at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 22663

• 12 Dec 2022N/a

  Permission to erect a dwelling house, domestic garage, to install a septic tank with a percolation area and to construct all ancillary site works to facilitate same at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 22655

• 11 Jan 2021Refused

  to construct a dwelling house, waste-water treatment system & soil polishing filter and associated siteworks at

  Permission, 1 home · Roscommon County Council, 214

• 11 Dec 2020N/a

  to construct a dwelling house, waste-water treatment system & soil polishing filter and associated siteworks at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 20532

• 1 Dec 2020N/a

  to construct a dwelling house, waste-water treatment system & soil polishing filter and associated siteworks at

  Permission · Roscommon County Council, 20508

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: Castlesampson Esker SAC 001625
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Castlesampson Esker 001625

Recorded monuments

• RO051-036 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In a low-lying position in an undulating landscape. Raised subcircular grass-covered platform (dims 26.5m N-S; 23m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 1-1.2m) with slight traces of a bank (at N: int. H 0.25m) on the lip of the platform W-N-ESE. There are slight traces of a fosse (Wth 2.8-3.4m) at the base of the scarp, but there is no identifiable original entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO051-061002 Graveyard
  Description

  The burial ground at Cloonoghil church (RO051-061001-) is a rectangular platform (dims 35.7m NNE-SSW; 23.8m WNW-ESE; H 0.5-1.4m) NE of the church with uninscribed grave-markers, which is locally regarded as a childrens burial ground (RO051-061003-) (Gannon 1972). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO051-061003 Children's burial ground
  Description

  On a rise in an undulating landscape. The burial ground (RO051-061002-) at Cloonoghil church (RO051-061001-) has uninscribed grave-markers and is locally known as a childrens burial ground (Gannon 1972), perhaps because it is described as 'Caltragh' in italic lettering on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

• RO051-061004 House - 18th/19th century
  Description

  There are the remains of two houses, marked as occupied on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as derelict on the 1915 ed., c. 100m NE of the church (RO051-061001-). 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 Corraree and Ballygatta.

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 Corraree and Ballygatta, 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 Corraree and Ballygatta.

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 Corraree and Ballygatta with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Roscommon.

Name

Corraree and Ballygatta

Area

2,119,595 m² (211.96 ha, 523.76 acres)

Civil parish

Taghmaconnell, and its townlands

Barony

Athlone South

Electoral division

Castlesampson, the unit of the census

Census 2022

408 people lived in 138 households in the Castlesampson electoral division. 94% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carrowduff and Garbally, Castlesampson, Cloonoghil, Cuilfadda and Derrinshin, Cuilmore, Esker, Kilkenny, Onagh, Turlaghmore

Placenames

Corraree and Ballygatta 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.