Aughrus Beg

90 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Aughrus Beg, from 24 m² to 122,559 m² (12.26 ha, 30.28 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 27 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 Aughrus Beg 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.

• 25 Jun 2025Conditional

  to (1) construct a new single storey side elevation extension to the existing dwelling house. (2) Construct a new front elevation entrance porch. (3) Conversion of existing shed located on the side elevation of the property into an office/study. (4) Minor alterations to existing elevations including changes to the design, size, and/or placement of windows and doors as well as all ancillary site works. This planning is application is accompanied by a NIS. Gross floor space of proposed works: 19.70 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2560835

• 10 Apr 2025Refused

  for the construction of a new dwelling house incorporating the existing stone structure of an original family dwelling along with the construction of a new wastewater treatment system and all associated site works. Gross floor area of works: 70.60 sqm(extension). This application is accompanied by a NIS

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560409

• 12 Mar 2025Conditional

  to replace existing septic tank with a new private wastewater treatment system with all associated works and ancillary services. A Natura Impact Statement for the proposed development will be submitted with this application

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2560254

• 30 Oct 2024Refused

  to replace existing septic tank with a new private wastewater treatment system with all associated works and ancillary services. A Natura Impact Statement for the proposed development will be submitted with this application

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2461453

• 15 May 2023Conditional

  For development consisting of refurbishment and upgrading works [including (where necessary) replacement of existing poles along the existing overhead electricity line, minor ground works e.g. replacement or installation of stays, and maintenance or improvement works]; and all associated ancillary works including the provision of temporary accessways. Replacement poles will be constructed at, or immediately adjacent to, the existing structures that they will replace. Replacement poles will have a maximum height of 12m above ground; and be similar in appearance to existing poles. Planning permission is sought for a 10 year period. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360510

• 24 Mar 2022Conditional

  for (1) proposed external elevational changes and internal renovations/alterations to existing derelict cottage (2) proposed extensions to the front/side/rear elevations of the existing derelict cottage (3) permission to replace existing septic tank and percolation with new effluent treatment system as well as polishing filter area (4) new site entrance/driveway as well as all ancillary site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260267

• 4 Feb 2022Conditional

  to restore a derelict stone cottage. Works will include the restoration of the cottage, construction of an extension to rear, entrance setback and installation of a new wastewater treatment plant. Gross floor space of proposed works: 72 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 22126

• 26 Nov 2020Conditional

  to [1] construct a new single storey side elevation extension to the existing dwelling house [2] replace existing septic tank and percolation area with new effluent treatment system with polishing filter as well as all ancillary site works. This planning application is accompanied by an NIS. Gross floor space of proposed works: 16 msq -Gross floor space of works to be retained: 52.85 msq.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201786

• 1 Oct 2020Refused

  to renovate an existing derelict traditional vernacular cottage and construct an extension to rear with a new wastewater treatment system and all ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed development: 72 msq.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201429

• 17 Sept 2020Conditional

  for the renovation and extension of the existing single-storey cottage (total gross floor area 62sqm) to include the demolition of existing extensions (total gross floor area 21sqm), the restoration of the original roof pitch with a slate finish to replace the existing concrete tile, the construction of a new single-storey extension (total gross floor area 142sqm), the installation of a new on-site wastewater treatment system and percolation area, and associated site works, including widened site entrance and landscaping. A NIS (Natura Impact Statement) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the Application. Gross floor space of proposed works; 142sqm, Gross floor space of work to be retained; 41sqm; Gross floor space of any demolition; 21sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201325

• 17 Sept 2020Refused

  to [1] construct a new single storey side elevation extension to the existing dwelling house [2] replace existing septic tank and percolation area with new effluent treatment system with polishing filter as well as all ancillary site works. This planning application is accompanied by a NIS, as required by Article 239 of the Planning & Development Regulations, 2001 [as amended]. Gross floor space of proposed works: 16 msq. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 52.85 msq.

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201334

• 8 May 2019Conditional

  to demolish existing sub-standard agricultural shed and replace with new horse stables with storage area as well as all ancillary site works. This planning application is accompanied by a NIS, as required by Article 239 of the Planning and Development Regulations, 2001 (as amended). Gross floor space of proposed works: 58.00 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 25.37 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 19684

• 27 Apr 2017Conditional

  to replace the existing septic tank with a treatment plant and all associated site works. Previous permission relating to premises was planning reg. reference 11/405.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 17593

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: Aughrusbeg Machair and Lake SAC 001228
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Aughrusbeg Machair And Lake 001228

Recorded monuments

• GA021-001 Burial
  Description

  To N of a small stream at extreme E end of Aughrusbeg Lough. Indicated on OS 6-inch maps as a small unenclosed circular area (D c. 8m). No visible surface trace survives. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

• GA021-050 Midden
  Description

  In sand dunes on the N shoreline of Aughrus Beg townland. This midden (L c. 17m) is visible in the dune face as a dark horizon interspersed with limpet and periwinkle shells, and a band of granite boulders. The E and W limits are obscured by collapse and scraw and it is likely that the midden extends further in both directions. A pit is visible c. 4.5m to the W of its E limits. It is 0.6m below the sod layer and it varies in width from 1.4m at the top to 0.2m at the base; it is 0.5m in depth. There is a drop of 0.6m from the base of it to the bottom of the dune. Periwinkle and limpet shells are also visible within it and it appears to be sealed with a line of granite boulders. The midden was brought to the attention of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland by M. Gibbons, Archaeologist, Clifden. The following images have been uploaded: GA021-050----_01.jpg View end of midden from N GA021-050----_02.jpg E end from N GA021-050----_03.jpg W limits GA021-050----_04.jpg Pit detail Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 24 February 2016

Architectural heritage

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

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 gives no estimate at the centre of the townland of Aughrus Beg.

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 Aughrus Beg.

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 Aughrus Beg with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Aughrus Beg · Eachros Beag

Area

1,793,378 m² (179.34 ha, 443.15 acres)

Civil parish

Omey, and its townlands

Barony

Ballynahinch

Electoral division

Sillerna, the unit of the census

Census 2022

466 people lived in 191 households in the Sillerna electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 23% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 36% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aughrus More, Gannoughs, Rossadillisk, Rusheen

Placenames

Aughrus Beg 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.