Abbert

Area

122,598 m² (12.26 ha, 30.29 acres)

Buildings

3 buildings touch it, 308 m² on the ground

Zoning

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

Townland

Abbert

Planning applications on this parcel

• 7 Aug 2026N/a

  A 10-year planning permission for the development of a solar farm on a site of 239 hectares consisting of the following: 1,031,319 sq. m. of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames; 32 no. MV stations on associated hardstanding; new internal access tracks; underground cabling and ducting including along public roads L7138, L7141, L3110, L7140, L31085, L3108, L7132, L7131, and L7129; new access points onto public roads L7138, L3110, L7141, L7129, L71383, and upgrades to existing access points are proposed on public roads L7141, L3110, L7140, L7132, L7129, and L71383; limited alterations to existing stone walls including the creation or widening of access openings and reinstatement works; security fencing; CCTV; drainage infrastructure; landscaping and biodiversity enhancement measures; Horizontal Directional Drilling beneath the disused railway line; temporary construction compounds; and all associated ancillary site development works. The proposed development will be operational for 40 years. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2661362

• 23 Dec 2025Conditional

  of the as-constructed waste water treatment system and percolation area, alterations to the as constructed entrance and permission for construction of private dwelling house and domestic garage and all other associated site development works

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561941

• 29 Jul 2025Conditional

  to construct an agricultural entrance on to my farm land to allow entry and exit for agricultural activities

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2561041

• 10 Jun 2025Conditional

  to construct a fully serviced private dwelling house with waste water treatment system and private garage/store, including all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: (H)183.14 sqm & (G) 53.94 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 25135

• 8 Apr 2025N/a

  to construct a fully serviced private dwelling house and private garage/store to include all associated site works. (Revised plans and connect to existing treatment system granted under planning ref. 19/1638)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2569

• 17 Dec 2024Refused

  to construct a fully serviced private dwelling house with wastewater treatment system and private garage/fuel shed to include all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: (House) 203.28 sqm & (Garage) 53.94 sqm

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 24362

• 22 Oct 2019Conditional

  to construct a fully serviced private dwelling house with waste water treatment system and private garage / fuel shed to include all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: House = 203.28 sqm, Garage = 53.94 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 191638

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.

Recorded monuments around it

No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.

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).

Ground and risks

Radon

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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.

Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.

Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.