Ballycuirke West

221 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballycuirke West, from 11 m² to 145,619 m² (14.56 ha, 35.98 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Residential Existing (Existing residential)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway · 105 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N1.5Transport Infrastructure (Mixed/general transport uses)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway · 36 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway · 35 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Business & Enterprise (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway · 18 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N1.1N59 Moycullen Bypass (Road)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3Community Facilities (Community facilities)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Residential Infill (New/proposed residential)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N6Public Utility (Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities uses)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Residential (Phase 2) (Strategic Residential Reserve)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space/Recreation & Amenity (Open space, park)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C5Tourism (Tourism and related)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N2.1Water/Rivers/Streams (Water)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Residential (Phase 1) (New/proposed residential)
  Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, Galway · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 4 Sept 2026N/a

  for the construction of two new semi-detached dwellings, including the provision of new vehicular entrances, boundary treatments, external works, site services, landscaping, connections to public utilities & all ancillary site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661514

• 15 May 2026N/a

  and complete a) alterations to all elevations, b) alterations to the proposed balcony including the removal of previously proposed external walkway under planning reference no. 24/60919, c) removal of external staircase, d) alterations to the footprint of the dwellinghouse, and all associated works

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660777

• 20 Apr 2026Refused

  for the construction of 2 no. lightweight commercial units and associated site works

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2660604

• 13 Apr 2026Conditional

  is sought for amendments to a previously permitted development Ref: 24/60796, consisting of change of use of 4 no. ground floor commercial units to 4 no. 1 bed apartments with alterations to front façade and associated ancillary works at 1-4 Teampall Eanna

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2660550

• 5 Dec 2025Conditional

  for; 1) subdivision of an existing site, 2) change of use of an existing detached garage to a dwelling house on its own site, 2) retention of a first floor and other minor changes to an existing garage as constructed, 3) construction of a ground floor extension to the front and side and first floor side dormer and alterations to same, 4) new sewerage treatment system, 5) construction of a new detached domestic garage & 6) provision of a new vehicle entrance onto a private right of way and all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561804

• 22 Aug 2025Conditional

  for front porch extension to dwelling house with all associated works and ancillary services

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561171

• 4 Jul 2025Conditional

  for amendments to a previously permitted development (Ref: 24/60796), proposed amendments comprise of: alteration of Residential Block (TYPE 6) from 3 no. 2-bed terraced houses to 3 no. 2-bed and 1 no. 3 bed terraced houses; connection to existing services and all associated site works. The total number of residential units proposed after these amendments will be 36. Gross floor space of proposed works: 112.40 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560882

• 25 Feb 2025N/a

  to construct a two-storey side extension to their existing dwelling providing 45 sqm additional dwelling accommodation and conversion of an existing bedroom to a study along with associated landscape works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 45.00 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 140.00 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2560199

• 11 Dec 2024Refused

  to construct a lightweight commercial unit and associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 470 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2461694

• 9 Oct 2024Conditional

  for an extension and alterations to existing dwelling house with all associated works and ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 31.87 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461327

• 23 Jul 2024Conditional

  to subdivide the existing site including revision to boundaries, services and vehicular access to serve the existing dwellinghouse and to construct a proposed single four-bedroom detached house with vehicular and pedestrian access and all associated site works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 211.60 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460919

• 28 Jun 2024Conditional

  for a new mixed-use development, to comprise of: (a) 37 new residential units comprising of 5 no. 1 bed ground floor apartments, 2 no. 1 bed first floor apartments, 7 no. 2 bed duplex apartments, 2 no. 2 bed townhouses, 8 no. 2 bed terraced houses, 9 no. 3 bed terraced houses and 4 no. semi-detached houses (b) 4 no. ground floor commercial units fronting onto Church road L1313 (c) Secure bin and bicycle storage unit (d) Provision of all ancillary site works including parking, private and communal open spaces, public realm landscaping, public lighting, surface water and foul drainage services and connections to public mains, as well as all other associated site works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has also been prepared for inclusion in the application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 3014.6 sqm (house/s) &199.3 sqm (commercial)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2460796

• 1 Mar 2024Conditional

  for proposed 19 additional holiday cabins (2 no. 2-Bedroom single storey; 2 no. 3-Bedroom two storey; 12 no. 3-Bedroom two storey and 3 no. 4-Bedroom two storey units) with all ancillary services, supported by a Natura Impact Statement and an Appropriate Assessment Screening Report. Gross floor space of proposed works: 2178.20 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2474

• 15 Dec 2023Refused

  for a new mixed-use development, to comprise of (a) 38 new residential units comprising of 5 no. 1 bed ground floor apartments, 2 no. 1 bed first floor apartments, 7 no. 2 bed duplex apartments, 2 no. 2 bed townhouses, 8 no. 2 bed terraced houses, 12 no. 3 bed terraced houses and 2 no. semi-detached houses (b) 4 no. ground floor commercial units fronting onto Church road L1313 (c) Secure bin and bicycle storage unit (d) Provision of all ancillary site works including parking, private and communal open spaces, public realm landscaping, public lighting, as well as provisions for surface water and foul drainage services and connections to public mains, as well as all other associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 3,117.7 sqm (House) and 199.28 sqm (Commercial)

  Permission, 27 homes · Galway County Council, 2361511

• 29 Nov 2023Refused

  to partially convert the existing dwelling to a home office and to construct a rear two-level extension comprising an entrance hall, living areas, kitchen, and four bedrooms with all associated groundworks. Gross floor space of proposed works: 211.60 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2361426

• 6 Nov 2023Conditional

  for the construction of a new Outback Shop and Take-out Food Outlet together with all ancillary services

  Permission · Galway County Council, 23449

• 10 May 2023Conditional

  of a storage shed to facilitate the existing Adventure Centre, which replaces a previously damaged storage shed at the same location. The gross floor space to be retained is 186 sqm

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 23188

• 16 Nov 2022Refused

  of a farm storage shed, which replaces a previously damaged farm storage shed at the same location. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 170.5sqm

  Retention · Galway County Council, 221173

• 4 Oct 2022Refused

  for a development consisting of an amendment to Condition 1 of grant of permission ABP-308401-20. The proposed amendment will include the following: 1. The omission of the creche facility permitted under ABP-30841-20. 2. The construction of 2 no. residential units comprising a Type C2 mid-terrace unit (4-bedroom) and a Type C3 end-of-terrace unit (4-bedroom). 3. The provision of 2 no. additional bicycle parking spaces at Bike Store 02. Gross floor space of proposed works: 298.8 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 221089

• 25 Jul 2022Conditional

  for development consisting of: (i) A new two storey Primary School Building, incorporating Classrooms, Specialist Teaching spaces, Multi-Purpose Hall. Special Education Needs Unit, Reception, Offices and Ancillary accommodation. Services to include roof mounted photovoltaic panels, plant room and external heat pump and gas tank compounds. (ii) The demolition of the existing primary school building and the removal of the prefabricated accommodation units from the sale. (iii) New site entrance and road set down improvement, internal access roadway with set down area, on-site car parking including, 2 no. covered bicycle stands, bin compound, 1 no. ballcourt, outdoor play areas, site lighting, new site boundary treatments and all ancillary site works, including temporary construction site access routes. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 3046 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 22911

• 7 Apr 2022Conditional

  to construct a dwelling house and domestic garage, and to connect to existing public services. Gross floor space of proposed works 180.60 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260324

• 16 Mar 2022Conditional

  for an amendment to condition 1 of grant of permission ABP-308401-20. The proposed amendment will include the following: 1) For a change from assisted living to residential use at the ground floor of Blocks1, 2, & 3, house types A, A2 & B. 2) For the redesign of the southern access stairway leading to the public open space. 3) Minor amendments to elevations of Duplex Blocks No. 1, 2, 3. Gross floor space of proposed works: 716 sqm

  Permission · Galway County Council, 22353

• 18 Feb 2022Conditional

  of minor revisions to elevations, as previously approved under planning permission reference 18-993

  Retention · Galway County Council, 22217

• 2 Dec 2021Refused

  for a development consisting of the provision of a single story building (129.516sqm), to provide the following: - Lobby entrance - Male/Female changing facilities - Male/Female shower room - Male/Female toilet facilities - Accessible/WC toilet and shower facilities - 30 no. external lockers - an external hand washing station and - all associated site development works to facilitate the proposed development. Gross floor space of proposed works: 129.516 sqm.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 212278

• 22 Mar 2021Conditional

  chun chead pleanála a athnuachan mar a deonaíodh d'fhoirgneamh sealadach forbartha teaga ar chúl Árais Uilinn, Maigh Cuilinn - Tag Pleanála 10/978 : 339 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21425

The 25 most recent of 43 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: Lough Corrib SAC 000297
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballycuirke Lough 000228

Recorded monuments

• GA068-002 Chapel
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

Architectural heritage

• Eaglais Chaitliceach an Choincheapa gan Smál [Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception], church/chapel, 1950–1970 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding gable-fronted single-cell Roman Catholic Church, built c.1960, having ten-bay nave, single-bay chancel to south-east, two-bay single-storey vestry and two-stage bell tower to south-west. Pitched artificial tile roof to nave, flat roof to tower and vestry with felt covering and artificial tile barrel roof to chancel with replacement uPVC rainwater goods. Painted roughcast rendered walls with rendered plinth, rendered string course to bell tower at second stage. Triplets of square-headed window openings to side elevations of nave and vestry, rendered surrounds and sills having lead-lined lattice work stained-glass windows. Single square-headed window openings to side elevations of chancel with raised render reveals, sills and lead-lined lattice work stained glass-windows. Pointed arch-headed window opening to front elevation having raised render surround, mullions and transoms in cruciform pattern with lead-lined stained glass lattice windows. Cruciform window openings to bell tower having fixed glazing and raised render reveals. Square-headed door openings having paired openings to front with double-leaf battened timber doors. Square-headed door openings to vestry with raised render surrounds and battened timber doors with concrete stepped approaches. Pointed barrel-vaulted rendered ceiling to interior with concrete supporting pillars and joists. Rubble stone bell-cote to north-west with cast-iron bell forged 1862, form earlier church.

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

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

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Terrain model

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

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.

No address of the register names Ballycuirke West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Ballycuirke West · Baile Uí Chuirc Thiar

Area

1,137,069 m² (113.71 ha, 280.98 acres)

Civil parish

Moycullen, and its townlands

Barony

Moycullen

Electoral division

Moycullen, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Moycullen electoral division: 2,459 people in 837 households; 78% of households own their home; 52% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballycuirke East, Clooniff, Gortyloughlin, Killarainy, Kylebroghlan, Moycullen, Uggool

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Ballycuirke West 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.