Cloosh
Townland in the civil parish of Kinvarradoorus, barony of Kiltartan, Co. Galway; in Irish An Chluais
- Area
- 103.9 ha
- 257 acres
- Land parcels
- 88
- registered freehold, median 3,398 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 27
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
88 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cloosh, from 130 m² to 221,775 m² (22.18 ha, 54.8 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 50 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Cloosh 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
28 Aug 2026N/a
to construct a two-storey dwelling house, detached garage, wastewater treatment system and all associated site works that was previously granted under planning reference 21/2062
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2661473
8 Jun 2026Refused
of planning reference 21/2062, to construct a dwelling house and wastewater treatment system. Gross floor space of proposed works: 222.4 sqm
Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 26136
15 Jul 2025Unconditional
on pl. ref. 20/486 to construct a dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 236.2 sqm
Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 25175
22 Aug 2024Conditional
to construct a garage. Gross floor space of proposed works: 40.00 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461097
6 Nov 2023Conditional
for amendments to permitted pl. ref. no. 22/61119 consisting of: 1. layout amendments to the proposed extensions relating to the house with reductions in area from 192.7 sqm to 119 sqm which include amendments to the house façade/elevations also, 2. relocation of the permitted proposed upgrade to existing wastewater percolation /treatment system. Gross floor space of proposed works: 119 sqm (extension)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2361325
13 Jan 2023Refused
to construct a dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and all associated works.Gross floor space of proposed works 222.40sqm.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360012
4 Nov 2022Conditional
for the construction of; 1. Proposed Extensions to the existing bungalow type dwelling including an increase in building height to a height and a half type dwelling proposing to provide accommodation at first floor level including all house façade, site services & landscaping amendments. 2. A Proposed detached Garage 3. A proposed upgrade to existing wastewater percolation /treatment system.Gross floor space of proposed works 233.90sqm.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2261119
13 Apr 2022Refused
to construct a dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and all associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works :Dwelling house 222.4
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260344
4 Feb 2022Conditional
sought for the construction of front single & two storey extensions to an existing dwelling along with elevation alterations, the provision of a domestic and for all ancillary services and site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 50.50SQM
Permission, 2 homes · Galway County Council, 2260068
4 Nov 2021Conditional
to construct a dwelling house and wastewater treatment system. Gross floor space of proposed works: 222.4 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 212062
18 Oct 2021Conditional
for alterations and additions to the existing dwelling house including: 1. the removal of the existing artist's studio annex extension, 2. provision of a new extension to the original existing stone cottage dwelling, 3. the upgrading of the existing sewage treatment system. Gross floor space of proposed works: 133.5 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 70 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 132 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 211924
7 Apr 2021Conditional
for construction of a livestock underpass, effluent holding tank and all associated site works.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21538
1 Apr 2021Conditional
to construct a new agricultural shed with effluent storage facilities and associated works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 246 msq
Permission · Galway County Council, 21511
11 Mar 2021Conditional
to construct a dwelling house, garage and wastewater treatment system. Gross floor space of proposed area: 235.21 msq
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21335
10 Dec 2020Refused
for addition to rear of existing house, a new proprietary waste treatment system and all associated site works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works; 106.4sqm, Gross floor space of work to be retained; 295sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 201891
12 Oct 2020Refused
to increase the occupancy of the existing Montessori Classroom (previously granted under planning reference 02/765) in line with Tusla Guidelines.
Permission · Galway County Council, 201498
31 Jul 2020N/a
for change of use of the existing Library Room of Doorus National School to use as part of Doorus Community Montessori. Also to increase the occupancy of the Montessori School from the permitted occupancy of 20 children to 33 in accordance with Tusla's Guidelines.
Permission · Galway County Council, 201064
24 Jun 2020Conditional
to retain and complete a substantially completed dwelling house, garage & wastewater treatment system previously permitted under Planning Ref No's: 14/1389 & 19/464- Gross floor space to be retained: 224.4 sqm & 65.6 sqm [g]
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20799
16 Apr 2020Conditional
to construct a dwelling house, wastewater treatment system and ancillary services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 236.2 sqm
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20486
27 Mar 2020Conditional
for a change of house plans to previously permitted development under Planning Reg. ref 18/902. The proposed development consists of: (a) A change of proposed roofing to front porch and (b) replacement of existing window. The house is a protected structure RPS #3515, NIAH ref #30411203
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20402
16 Mar 2020Conditional
for development consisting of (a) single storey dwelling house measuring 202 sqm, (b) single storey domestic garage measuring 40 sqm (c) re-location of existing boundary wall to public road, (d) creation of vehicular entrance to public road (e) wastewater treatment and all associated site services and works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 202 sqm (House), 40 sqm (Garage)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20340
1 Apr 2019Conditional
for a change of house plans relating to retention and completion of a dwelling on the Planning Refs. 14/1389, 10/219, 08/1961 and 05/1190. Gross floor space of proposed works: New House Plans - 225 sqm, Garage - 109.5 sqm (Previous House - 227 sqm, Garage - 109.5 sqm)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 19464
21 Feb 2019Conditional
of existing dwelling house on revised site boundaries, retain ground floor side-extensions, construct a first floor extension over existing dwelling house, and replace existing septic tank with treatment plant and percolation area. Gross floor space of proposed works: 109.9 sqm. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 5.6 sqm
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 19234
30 Aug 2018Conditional
for change of house plan and all associated site development and external works to previously approved application Ref. 14/593. Gross floor space of proposed works 255sqm.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181229
28 Jun 2018Conditional
to carry out the following works: partial demolition of outbuildings, demolition of rear extension to facilitate new extension, replacement of front porch, construction of extension to existing dwelling house and replacement of septic tank and percolation area with all associated services and siteworks. This house is a protected structure ref RPS#3515, NIAH ref #30411203. Gross floor space of proposed works 125.1sqm, Gross floor space of any demolition 86.1sqm (shed).
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18902
The 25 most recent of 27 applications.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Special Area of Conservation: Galway Bay Complex SAC 000268
- Special Protection Area: Inner Galway Bay SPA 004031
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Galway Bay Complex 000268
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Cloosh.
Architectural heritage
- House, 1830–1870 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c.1850. Pitched thatched roof with decorative raised ridge, brick chimneystack and render copings. Smooth render to walls having render plinth course and quoins to front (north) elevation. Square-headed half-glazed timber panelled door to front. Square-headed window openings to front having tooled limestone sills and replacement timber windows.
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, landslides, flooding
- 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.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Cloosh.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
- Cloosh, Kinvara6 sales
The townland
- Name
- Cloosh · An Chluais
- Area
- 1,038,896 m² (103.89 ha, 256.72 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kinvarradoorus, and its townlands
- Barony
- Kiltartan
- Electoral division
- Doorus, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Doorus electoral division: 882 people in 293 households; 91% of households own their home; 42% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 9% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Cregboy, Dooruspark, Geehy South, Newtownlynch, Rinneen
- Placenames
- Cloosh 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.