Derrynavglaun
Townland in the civil parish of Moyrus, barony of Ballynahinch, Co. Galway; in Irish Doire na bhFlann
- Area
- 554.1 ha
- 1,369 acres
- Land parcels
- 35
- registered freehold, median 6,845 m² (0.68 ha, 1.69 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 13
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Derrynavglaun, from 84 m² to 3,985,338 m² (398.53 ha, 984.8 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 9 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 Derrynavglaun 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 May 2026Conditional
to replace existing bay window to front elevation of existing dwelling, and replace gate and gate pillars at access driveway, and all associated site services and landscaping works
Permission · Galway County Council, 2660848
25 Sept 2025Conditional
to demolish an existing dwelling house and other associates structures and to construct a new dwelling house, domestic garage and sewage treatment system together with all associated site works on same site boundaries granted planning permission under ref 24/307. This application will be accompanied by an updated Natura Impact Statement
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 25254
17 Apr 2025N/a
chun leasú a dhéanamh ar phleananna a bhronnadh theana, faoi cead pleanála 24/307 chun athruithe a dhéanamh agus chun sineadh a chuir le mo Theach Cónaithe agus chun Córas Séarachais agus Garáiste a thogail, chomh maith le gach obair eile a bhaineann leis art thorbairt a thógáil. Tá me ag cuir Ráiteas Tionchair Nádurtha faoi bhraid Chomhairie Chontae Na Gaillimhe, maidir leis an t-larratas. Spás urláir comhlán na n-oibreacha beartaithe: (H) 195 sqm & (G) 29 sqm(G), 29.5 sqm(scartáil)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2578
20 Dec 2024Conditional
for single storey domestic garage to side and rear of existing dwelling house and all associated site services and landscaping works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 68.00 sqm(garage)
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2461799
21 Oct 2024Conditional
chun athruithe a dhéanamh agus Córas Séarachais agus Garáiste a thógáil chomh maith le gach obair eile a bhaineann leis an fhorbairt a thógáil. Tá me ag cuir Ráites Tionchair Nádurtha faoi bhráid. Spás urláir comhlán na n-oibreacha beartaithe: 140 sqm(h) 29 sqm (G).
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 24307
14 Oct 2024N/a
for single storey domestic garage to side and rear of existing dwelling house and all associated site services and landscaping works. Previous Pl Ref. 11/1000. Gross floor space of proposed works: 68.00 sqm
Permission · Galway County Council, 2461351
21 Nov 2023N/a
of existing dwelling house. Gross floor space of work to be retained: 42.66 sqm
Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2361395
21 Jun 2023N/a
of existing dwellinghouse
Retention · Galway County Council, 2360678
15 May 2023Conditional
for the 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, 2360512
11 May 2023N/a
of existing dwelling house
Retention · Galway County Council, 2360490
21 Dec 2022N/a
of existing Agricultural Shed.Gross floor space of work to be retained 42.66sqm.
Retention · Galway County Council, 2261281
16 Jun 2022Refused
to construct a new dwelling house, effluent treatment system and polishing filter, vehicular access as well as all ancillary site works and site services. This planning application is accompanied by an NIS, as required by Article 239 of the Planning and Development Regulations, 2001 (as amended).Gross floor space of proposed works 179.00sqm.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260614
15 Dec 2021Refused
to construct a new dwelling house, effluent treatment system and polishing filter, vehicular access as well as all ancillary site works and site services. Gross floor space of proposed works: 179 sqm.
Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 212382
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: Connemara Bog Complex SAC 002034
- Special Area of Conservation: The Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex SAC 002031
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Connemara Bog Complex 002034
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: The Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex 002031
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Derrynavglaun.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Derrynavglaun.
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 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility high, 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 Derrynavglaun.
- 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
No address of the register names Derrynavglaun with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.
The townland
- Name
- Derrynavglaun · Doire na bhFlann
- Area
- 5,540,574 m² (554.06 ha, 1,369.11 acres)
- Civil parish
- Moyrus, and its townlands
- Barony
- Ballynahinch
- Electoral division
- Bencorr, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Bencorr electoral division: 219 people in 55 households; 72% of households own their home; 22% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 39% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballinafad, Glencoaghan, Killeen, Lettery, Tievebreen
- Gaeltacht
- In an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames
- Derrynavglaun 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.