# Crosheen, Co. Galway: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Drumacoo, barony of Dunkellin, Co. Galway; in Irish An Croisín.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 729,459 m² (72.95 ha, 180.25 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 61 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 1,095 m²
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 12 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Drumacoo, https://everytownland.com/galway/parish/drumacoo.md
- Barony: Dunkellin
- Electoral division: Drumacoo, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Drumacoo electoral division: 1,561 people in 514 households; 83% of households own their home; 50% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Galway, https://everytownland.com/galway.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/19317
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 61601
- Centre: latitude 53.18957, longitude -8.905974 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

61 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Crosheen, from 201 m² to 206,692 m² (20.67 ha, 51.07 acres); 34 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 2104340: 206,692 m² (20.67 ha, 51.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2104340.md
- Parcel 2104329: 129,634 m² (12.96 ha, 32.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2104329.md
- Parcel 2054683: 94,723 m² (9.47 ha, 23.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2054683.md
- Parcel 2054675: 78,998 m² (7.9 ha, 19.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2054675.md
- Parcel 2054680: 42,780 m² (4.28 ha, 10.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2054680.md
- Parcel 2104338: 28,503 m² (2.85 ha, 7.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2104338.md
- Parcel 2104326: 24,970 m² (2.5 ha, 6.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2104326.md
- Parcel 2104335: 20,535 m² (2.05 ha, 5.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2104335.md
- Parcel 2104332: 16,461 m² (1.65 ha, 4.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2104332.md
- Parcel 2104330: 12,523 m² (1.25 ha, 3.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2104330.md
- Parcel 4895035: 9,445 m² (0.94 ha, 2.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4895035.md
- Parcel 2104333: 6,515 m² (0.65 ha, 1.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2104333.md
- Parcel 6121387: 3,530 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6121387.md
- Parcel 2104336: 3,357 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2104336.md
- Parcel 4566204: 3,291 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4566204.md
- Parcel 2420794: 3,278 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2420794.md
- Parcel 5900733: 2,471 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5900733.md
- Parcel 4763855: 2,268 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4763855.md
- Parcel 2054674: 2,228 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2054674.md
- Parcel 2054678: 2,128 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2054678.md
- Parcel 3933617: 2,089 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3933617.md
- Parcel 4460971: 2,044 m² (0.2 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4460971.md
- Parcel 2420789: 2,029 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2420789.md
- Parcel 2104339: 2,018 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2104339.md
- Parcel 4683449: 1,932 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4683449.md
- Parcel 2104334: 1,778 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2104334.md
- Parcel 2054676: 1,500 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2054676.md
- Parcel 2054673: 1,394 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2054673.md
- Parcel 2104331: 1,281 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2104331.md
- Parcel 5087149: 1,193 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5087149.md
- Parcel 3824152: 1,095 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3824152.md
- Parcel 4757167: 1,094 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4757167.md
- Parcel 4675558: 1,012 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4675558.md
- Parcel 3824142: 929 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3824142.md
- Parcel 5098925: 870 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5098925.md
- Parcel 6121519: 848 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6121519.md
- Parcel 4930169: 836 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4930169.md
- Parcel 5303606: 764 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5303606.md
- Parcel 3824181: 756 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3824181.md
- Parcel 3824159: 696 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3824159.md
- Parcel 3824168: 695 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3824168.md
- Parcel 5098941: 685 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5098941.md
- Parcel 2054677: 683 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2054677.md
- Parcel 5098938: 680 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5098938.md
- Parcel 4676002: 642 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4676002.md
- Parcel 3824185: 618 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3824185.md
- Parcel 3824176: 590 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3824176.md
- Parcel 3824179: 579 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3824179.md
- Parcel 2420793: 497 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2420793.md
- Parcel 2104328: 482 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2104328.md
- Parcel 2054681: 447 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2054681.md
- Parcel 4570660: 445 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4570660.md
- Parcel 4570648: 438 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4570648.md
- Parcel 2104337: 421 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2104337.md
- Parcel 2054679: 361 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2054679.md
- Parcel 4997947: 345 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4997947.md
- Parcel 5020508: 318 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5020508.md
- Parcel 4570665: 307 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4570665.md
- Parcel 2054682: 300 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2054682.md
- Parcel 6121396: 248 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6121396.md
- Parcel 4683736: 201 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4683736.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

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

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

12 applications, newest first.

- 27 Feb 2025, Galway County Council 2560211: Conditional. Permission. for a change of design and layout for a previously approved café previous planning reference 20/908 and also permission is being sought to construct a Bat House. Gross floor space of proposed works: 32.90 sqm, 5.29 sqm(bat house). Gross floor space of any demolition: 24.50 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560211/0
- 8 Oct 2024, Galway County Council 24291: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for alterations and extension to existing dwelling; to convert the existing attached garage, to demolish the existing ground floor front elevation overhang and to construct a new entrance porch and renovate and increase the height of the existing sheds along with all ancillary works. Gross floor space of proposed works 56.3 sqm (extension). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/24291/0
- 22 Dec 2021, Galway County Council 212496: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a 1) dwelling house and domestic garage/garden store, 2) new sewage treatment system and, 3) all associated site works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 223.3 sqm (house) & 60 sqm (garage). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/212496/0
- 16 Nov 2021, Galway County Council 212124: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for the construction of a new dwelling house, domestic garage, sewage treatment plant and percolation area, along with all ancillary works. Gross floor space of proposed works: House: 164 sqm, Garage: 50 sqm.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/212124/0
- 20 Nov 2020, Galway County Council 201762: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to (1) demolish existing old garage/sheds (2) erect dwelling house, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, polishing filter together with new access road and all associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 231.80 sqm (H), 46.00 sqm (G) Gross floor space of any demolition; 135sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/201762/0
- 9 Jul 2020, Galway County Council 20908: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for the following:[1] demolition of existing sub-standard dwellinghouse and replacement of same with a new two storey dwellinghouse. [2] change of use of existing bar / licensed premises to use as a café. Demolition of existing sub-standard extension to licensed premises. The construction of an extension to licensed premises which incorporates a kitchen, toilets and extended seating area. [3] Replacement of existing sub-standard septic tank with a proprietary effluent treatment system. [4] All parking, signage, binstores and all ancillary site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 240.4 msq, Gross floor space of any demolition; 197.60sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/20908/0
- 23 Dec 2019, Galway County Council 192030: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for development consisting of (1) permission to construct a dwelling house and domestic garage / garden store (2) new sewage treatment system and (3) all associated site works and services. Gross floor space of proposed works: House - 212.5 sqm, Garage - 60 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/192030/0
- 17 Sept 2019, Galway County Council 191445: Refused. Permission, 6 homes. for (1) alterations to site layout and internal layout of access road relating to 3 proposed detached dwellings, as granted under planning reference 18/692 and (2) construction of a further 6 detached dwelling houses with domestic garages, each with an on-site sewage treatment system, on revised site boundaries, along all ancillary works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 983 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/191445/0
- 19 Jul 2019, Galway County Council 191117: N/a. Permission, 9 homes. for (1) alterations to site layout and internal layout of access road relating to 3 proposed detached dwellings, as granted under planning reference 18/692 and (2) construction of a further 6 detached dwelling houses with domestic garages, each with an on-site sewerage treatment system, on revised site boundaries, along all ancillary works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 983 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/191117/0
- 4 Apr 2019, Galway County Council 19484: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct dwelling house, garage, wastewater treatment unit and all associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works: Dwelling - 242 sqm, Garage - 60 sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/19484/0
- 25 May 2018, Galway County Council 18692: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for 1) demolition of existing old garage, 2) construction of 3 detached dwelling houses with domestic garages, each with an on-site sewage treatment system along with a new access road and ancillary works. Gross floor space of proposed works 549 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition 135 sqm.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/18692/0
- 2 May 2018, Galway County Council 18554: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a single storey side extension and minor amendments to the existing house. Gross floor space of proposed works 9.3 sqm.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/18554/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Lough Fingall Complex SAC, site code 000606, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000606
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Fingall Complex, site code 000606

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- GA103-010: Chapel, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA103-010----. 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.

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- Bertie's Cottage, house, 1780–1820, Regional interest, registry number 30410346, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=GA&regno=30410346. Detached four-bay single-storey vernacular house with attic storey, built c.1800. Pitched thatched roof having raised ridge, and painted rendered chimneystacks. Painted roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings having painted stone sills with replacement uPVC windows to front elevation, fixed window to gable. Square-headed door opening having replacement half-glazed timber door. Wrought-iron pedestrian gate with rendered piers and rubble stone boundary walls to front garden.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: Susceptibility 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 Crosheen.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/galway/crosheen.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/galway/crosheen.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/galway/crosheen.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Crosheen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway: https://everytownland.com/galway.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ballinderreen: https://everytownland.com/galway/ballinderreen.md
- Ballyvullaun: https://everytownland.com/galway/ballyvullaun.md
- Carrownacreggaun: https://everytownland.com/galway/carrownacreggaun.md
- Cartron: https://everytownland.com/galway/cartron-61055.md
- Drumacoo: https://everytownland.com/galway/drumacoo.md
- Muggaunagh: https://everytownland.com/galway/muggaunagh.md

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.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. 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; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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