Lackafinna

81 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lackafinna, from 81 m² to 166,616 m² (16.66 ha, 41.17 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 18 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 Lackafinna 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.

• 29 Aug 2026N/a

  For permission to construct an extension to the rear of our dormer house and also to add a full first floor across the entire house all to have a two story flat roof structure also a single story porch to the front of the house with a flat roof and to refurbish and upgrade the remaining existing area of the house.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2660690

• 17 Aug 2026N/a

  For permission to construct an extension to the rear of our dormer house and also to add a full first floor across the entire house to have a flat roof structure and to refurbish and upgrade the remaining existing area of the house

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2660655

• 29 Aug 2024Conditional

  Alterations to elevations and Construction of front, rear & side extensions to a dwelling house and all associated site works.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2460540

• 19 Dec 2023Conditional

  Construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary wastewater treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 2360546

• 22 Nov 2023Conditional

  Full Planning Permission is sought for the construction of a domestic garage in the townland of Lackafinna, Cong, Co. Mayo.

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 2360485

• 6 Nov 2023Conditional

  construct a dwelling house and domestic garage with connection to effluent treatment system together with associated site services

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 23602

• 18 Nov 2022Conditional

  retain alterations to dwelling house including a revised site layout and boundary. A new porch and additional window to the side

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 221014

• 4 Jul 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A PRIVATE DWELLING HOUSE, PROPRIETARY EFFLUENT TREATMENT UNIT, PERCOLATION AREA AND DOMESTIC GARAGE ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 22541

• 25 Nov 2021Conditional

  EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS INCLUSIVE OF ANCILLARY DEMOLITION WORK TO THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF ORIGINAL HOUSE PART SINGLE STOREY AND PART ONE AND A HALF STOREY, TO PROVIDE A DINING ROOM AND SITTING ROOM AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL AND A BEDROOM OVER THE SITTING ROOM AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL. EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS TO THE ORIGINAL COACH HOUSE INCLUDING RAISING OF THE EXISTING ROOF AND CONNECTING IT TO THE NORTH END OF THE HOUSE AS EXTENDED, TO PROVIDE A STAIRS AND SHOWER ROOM ACCESSIBLE FROM THE HOUSE, A DOUBLE HEIGHT GARAGE SPACE, AND FIRST FLOOR STORAGE SPACE OVER THE EXISTING MACHINERY STORE AND FUEL STORE. PROVISION OF A SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION ARES WASTEWATER SYSTEM, ALL ANCILLARY WORKS SITEWORKS AND SERVICES

  Retention, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 211240

• 25 Nov 2021Conditional

  RETAIN AND COMPLETE THE VEHICULAR ACCESS ONTO THE LOCAL ROAD TO SERVE LACKAFINNA HOUSE TOGETHER WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITEWORKS AND SERVICES

  Permission · Mayo County Council, 211241

• 24 Jun 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A PRIVATE DWELLING HOUSE, PROPRIETARY EFFLUENT TREATMENT UNIT, PERCOLATION AREA AND DOMESTIC GARAGE ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SERVICES

  Permission, 2 homes · Mayo County Council, 21667

• 29 Apr 2019Conditional

  Retain a domestic garage constructed to the rear of the existing dwelling house along with all associated services

  Retention · Mayo County Council, 19302

• 9 Feb 2018Conditional

  CONSTRUCT DETACHED DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK/TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 1872

• 13 Mar 2017Conditional

  CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE TO THAT GRANTED ON FOOT OF PREVIOUS PLANNING PERMISSION REF NO P07/2926 TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Mayo County Council, 17174

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
• Special Protection Area: Lough Corrib SPA 004042
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Corrib 000297

Recorded monuments

• MA120-052 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  In undulating pasture. O'Donovan (1838, 762) makes reference to a cairn, marked on OS map (1929) as 'Calliaghdoo'. No visible surface trace. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 35. Date of upload: 12 December 2014

• MA120-054001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture. Shown on the 1837 OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m), with a souterrain (SL120-054002-) marked as 'Cave' in the W half of the interior. It is shown on the 1929 edition of the map only as an arc of hachuring curving W-N. It was levelled during reclamation in 1990 (Lavelle 1994). Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 12 December 2014

• MA120-054002 Souterrain
  Description

  Situated in levelled ringfort (MA120-054001-). A stone-built chamber was re-opened by chance during clearing in December 1990. Accessed through the collapsed roof; the site (L 13.4m; Wth 1.7m; H 1.6m) was orientated NW-SE. Constructed of random uncoursed dry-stone, with large boulders also present in the N wall. Site has been refilled and is now inaccessible. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 526. Date of upload: 12 December 2014

• MA121-087 Enclosure
  Description

  In level pasture. Aerial photograph (GSI M 192 -3; Roll 195, print 36) shows cropmark of circular enclosure. No visible surface traces. Possibly a ringfort. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 474. Date of upload: 7 January 2015

Architectural heritage

• Lackafinna House, hunting/fishing lodge, 1841–1867 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey fishing lodge, extant 1867, on a cruciform plan centred on single-bay full-height gabled projecting breakfront; single-bay (two-bay deep) two-storey lower off-central return (north). Occupied, 1901. In occasional use, 1911. For sale, 2001. "Restored", 2004, to accommodate occasional use. Pitched slate roof on a cruciform plan centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof (breakfront) with roll moulded clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks on rendered bases having "Cavetto"-detailed stringcourses below capping supporting yellow terracotta tapered pots, timber bargeboards to gables on timber purlins with timber finials to apexes, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on limewashed eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Limewashed repointed coursed rubble limestone walls with tooled cut-limestone flush quoins to corners centred on drag edged tooled cut-limestone shield panel. Square-headed window openings in bipartite arrangement with drag edged cut-limestone sills, carved timber mullions, and limewashed red or yellow brick block-and-start surrounds with hood mouldings framing one-over-one timber sash windows without horns. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surround to window opening framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers with carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; drawing room (south-west) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, Classical-style chimneypiece, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; dining room (south-east) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, chimneypiece, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers. Set in landscaped grounds with lichen-covered cut-limestone monolithic piers to perimeter supporting flat iron double 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

At the centre of the townland of Lackafinna, 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Lackafinna · Na Leaca Fionna

Area

1,649,471 m² (164.95 ha, 407.59 acres)

Civil parish

Cong, and its townlands

Barony

Kilmaine

Electoral division

Cong, the unit of the census

Census 2022

994 people lived in 325 households in the Cong electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 10% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cooslughoga, Gortacurra, Knock North, Knock South, Lislaughera, Tonaleeaun

Placenames

Lackafinna 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.